AA
Financial service provider
A manager of money or other assets.
AB
Importer
A person or group that imports goods or services.
AC
Vendor
A person or group selling goods or services.
AD
Exporter
A person or group who sends goods or services to a foreign country.
AG
Agency
Description to be provided.
BG
Buying group
A temporary group of buyers formed for purchasing purposes.
BR
Broker
A person or group acting as an agent for others, accepting responsibility in return for a fee.
CN
Consolidator (master distributor)
A person or group acting as a clearing house for goods or services.
DE
Dealer
A person or group buying directly from a manufacturer for resale.
DI
Distributor
A person or group acting explicitly as distributor of merchandise or goods.
JB
Jobber
A person or group buying merchandise to resell it to a retailer.
MF
Manufacturer
Self explanatory.
OE
OEM (Original equipment manufacturer)
A manufacturer selling its goods to a company reselling them using own labels.
RS
Resale
Self explanatory.
RT
Retailer
A person selling goods or services in small quantities or by the piece.
ST
Stationer
Description to be provided.
WH
Wholesaler
A person or group buying goods in large quantities for resale by a retailer.
WS
User
Identifies the end-user of goods or services.