WAREHOUSES — general merchandise — N.O.C.
This classification applies to the storage of general merchandise, including new furniture, for separate concerns on a fee basis when no other classification more specifically describes the operations. This classification also applies to document storage, the storage of portable storage units regardless of their contents, or the crating of merchandise on a fee basis.
Storage of household goods or furniture (not new furniture for furniture stores or manufacturers) for separate concerns on a fee basis shall be classified as 8293(1), Warehouses — furniture.
Warehouses that provide climate controlled storage maintaining below ambient temperatures to prevent spoilage or preserve the integrity of the stored merchandise shall be classified as 8291(1), Warehouses — cold storage, or 8291(2), Warehouses — climate controlled storage.
Self-storage warehouses or facilities shall be classified as 8290, Warehouses — self-storage — all other employees.
Pick up or delivery of freight or stored merchandise shall be separately classified as 7219(1), Trucking Firms.
| Shown below is the previously published phraseology and footnote | Effective Date |
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Phraseology: WAREHOUSES — general merchandise — N.O.C. Footnote: This classification applies to the storage of general merchandise, including new furniture, for separate concerns on a fee basis when no other classification more specifically describes the operations. This classification also applies to document storage and the crating of merchandise on a fee basis. Truck pick up or delivery of freight or stored merchandise shall be separately classified as 7219(1), Trucking Firms. The storage of household goods or furniture (not new furniture for furniture stores or manufacturers) for separate concerns on a fee basis shall be classified as 8293(1), Warehouses — furniture. Warehouses that provide climate controlled storage maintaining below ambient temperatures to prevent spoilage or preserve the integrity of the stored merchandise shall be classified as 8291(1), Warehouses — cold storage, or 8291(2), Warehouses — climate controlled storage. The operation of self-storage warehouses or facilities shall be classified as 8290, Warehouses — self-storage — all other employees. | 1/1/2020 |
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