Books, gifts and stationery · Merchant category codes
What is MCC 5973 (Religious Goods Stores)?
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MCC 5973 (Religious Goods Stores) is the merchant category code for stores that sell religious goods such as figurines, cards, devotion supplies, pictures, books and decorative items. A store selling religious items fits here. A religious bookshop where books are most of the sales can use 5942. It is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list, and Stripe does not restrict it.
- Visa name
- Religious Goods Stores
- Stripe name
- Religious Goods Stores
- Restricted by Stripe
- No
- Visa high-integrity risk
- No
- Visa 3D Secure rule for online sales
- No rule tied to this code
- In PlatformDTC's Industry picker
- Yes, under "Retail"
- Typical products
- Devotional supplies, Religious figurines, Religious books
What PlatformDTC does
PlatformDTC's payments setup lists 5973 in its Industry picker as "Religious goods stores" under "Retail"; typing 5973 in the search box finds it. The choice is sent to Stripe as the category code of the store's own payments account and can be changed later under Settings, Payments, Professional details, subject to Stripe's check.
What sells under MCC 5973
Visa uses 5973 for stores that sell religious goods such as figurines, cards, devotion supplies, pictures, books and decorative items.
A store selling religious items fits here. A religious bookshop where books are most of the sales can use 5942.
- Devotional supplies
- Religious figurines
- Religious books
Codes it is confused with
Choose the code for the line of business that makes up most of your sales. Visa also allows a separate code for each line of business.
| Code | Name | Use it instead when |
|---|---|---|
| 5942 | Book Stores | Most sales are books |
Risk, 3D Secure and Stripe rules
5973 is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list, so no extra Visa registration is tied to the code itself.
Stripe's list of supported codes does not mark it restricted, so a Stripe account can use it without asking Stripe first.
Frequently asked questions
- Is MCC 5973 high risk?
- No. 5973 is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list. Stripe does not mark it restricted.
- Can a PlatformDTC store use MCC 5973?
- Yes. It is in the Industry picker of PlatformDTC's payments setup under "Retail", and typing 5973 in the search finds it. PlatformDTC sends the choice to Stripe for the store's own payments account.