Merchant Category Codes (MCC) Library

devices/systems and services such as security guard, Armored Cars Elsewhere Classified) MCC Fire Alarm Companies - Elsewhere Classified) Home/Business Security Home Security Systems Private Investigators Protective Services Security Services, Detective Agencies Security Systems Services - Guard Dog Services - Security Surveillance Systems, Services Protective Services, and Security Services, including Armored Cars, and Guard Dogs

movies, digital artwork/images or music that is Newspapers Merchants offering online streaming of digital media Picture Theaters

(including games of skill but excluding games of jurisdictions where they Supplies including in-app purchases in games Arcades/Establishments

Goods Merchant All regions (excluding Europe): Merchants classified with this MCC are large-volume Merchants that sell digital goods (goods delivered via electronic format) with a minimum threshold of 25 million transactions annually. Europe region only: Merchants classified with this MCC are digital goods Merchants that are categorized as PCI DSS Level 1, as they process over 6 million Visa transactions annually. MCC

Merchants that sell prewritten software applications made available to a cardholder via remote access (for example, a hosted server) or download. Such applications include, but are not limited to, accounting or financial programs, office suites, data management resources, image organizers, media players, and animation development tools.

Merchants classified with this MCC sell a variety of Combination Catalog and Retail goods via catalogs and offer no means by which Merchant customers may purchase products in a face-to-face manner. goods via catalog and one or more retail outlets. MCC Merchant MCC relevant to what is sold in the retail outlets is used for goods sold in the retail outlets.

products for delivery (such as book clubs, (Direct Mail Only) Sanitary food, clothing, “nutraceuticals”) via “direct” mail, Stores email. apps, or salespeople. Merchants not

Merchants that initiate direct contact with consumers to sell products and services. Outbound telemarketing merchants contact (and sometimes offer an incentive to) prospective buyers by phone, advertising, direct mail (other than a catalog), or other direct marketing method that includes either a toll-free phone number or a mailing address. Products promoted and sold via such methods may include cosmetics, health-care products, vitamins, and time-share realty. For charitable organizations that solicit contributions by any means, including via outbound telemarketing, use MCC 8398.