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MCC 5051 — Metal Service Centres and Offices

Assigned to metal service centres, steel distributors, and metal product wholesalers.

MCC Code

5051

Industry

Retail

Risk Level

Low

Overview

MCC 5051 covers metal service centres and wholesale distributors selling steel, aluminium, copper, and other metals in sheet, bar, tube, and fabricated forms to industrial, construction, and manufacturing customers.

Transaction Profile

High value, moderate frequency, B2B dominant, trade accounts and invoiced billing, commodity price-linked

Card Network Notes

Standard interchange applies. B2B enhanced data rates available for wholesale metal transactions with Level II/III data.

Risk & Compliance

Low risk. Established B2B operations with trade account relationships. Transaction values can be high but are supported by commodity pricing transparency. Chargebacks are negligible in metals distribution.

Common Merchants

Thyssenkrupp Materials, Klöckner & Co, Ryerson, Metals USA, Barrett Steel, service centres, independent metal distributors

Transaction Profile

High value, moderate frequency, B2B dominant, trade accounts and invoiced billing, commodity price-linked

Card Network Notes

Standard interchange applies. B2B enhanced data rates available for wholesale metal transactions with Level II/III data.

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