Electronics and music · Merchant category codes
What is MCC 5733 (Music Stores – Instruments, Pianos, Sheet Music)?
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MCC 5733 (Music Stores – Musical Instruments, Pianos, and Sheet Music) is the merchant category code for stores that sell musical instruments, sheet music, keyboards, instruction books, pianos and guitars, and may offer music lessons. An instrument or music gear store fits here. Recorded music fits 5735, and music downloads fit 5815. It is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list, and Stripe does not restrict it.
- Visa name
- Music Stores – Musical Instruments, Pianos, and Sheet Music
- Stripe name
- Music Stores-Musical Instruments, Pianos, and Sheet Music
- 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
- Guitar stores, Musical instruments, Pianos, Sheet music
What PlatformDTC does
PlatformDTC's payments setup lists 5733 in its Industry picker as "Music stores" under "Retail"; typing 5733 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 5733
Visa uses 5733 for stores that sell musical instruments, sheet music, keyboards, instruction books, pianos and guitars, and may offer music lessons.
An instrument or music gear store fits here. Recorded music fits 5735, and music downloads fit 5815.
- Guitar stores
- Musical instruments
- Pianos
- Sheet music
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5735 | Record Stores | You sell records or CDs |
| 5732 | Electronics Stores | You sell general audio electronics |
| 8299 | Schools and Educational Services (Not Elsewhere Classified) | You mainly sell lessons |
Risk, 3D Secure and Stripe rules
5733 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 5733 high risk?
- No. 5733 is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list. Stripe does not mark it restricted.
- Can a PlatformDTC store use MCC 5733?
- Yes. It is in the Industry picker of PlatformDTC's payments setup under "Retail", and typing 5733 in the search finds it. PlatformDTC sends the choice to Stripe for the store's own payments account.