Food and drink · Merchant category codes
What is MCC 5422 (Freezer and Locker Meat Provisioners)?
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MCC 5422 (Freezer and Locker Meat Provisioners) is the merchant category code for stores that sell fresh, frozen or cured meats, fish and seafood, including bulk meat for freezer storage and home freezer plans. A meat or seafood box brand fits here. A store selling many food types fits 5499, or 5411 if perishables are at least 45% of sales. It is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list, and Stripe does not restrict it.
- Visa name
- Freezer and Locker Meat Provisioners
- Stripe name
- Freezer and Locker Meat Provisioners
- 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
- Butcher shops, Seafood markets, Frozen meat, Home freezer plans
What PlatformDTC does
PlatformDTC's payments setup lists 5422 in its Industry picker as "Freezer and locker meat provisioners" under "Retail"; typing 5422 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 5422
Visa uses 5422 for stores that sell fresh, frozen or cured meats, fish and seafood, including bulk meat for freezer storage and home freezer plans.
A meat or seafood box brand fits here. A store selling many food types fits 5499, or 5411 if perishables are at least 45% of sales.
- Butcher shops
- Seafood markets
- Frozen meat
- Home freezer plans
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5411 | Grocery Stores and Supermarkets | You run a full grocery |
| 5499 | Miscellaneous Food Stores – Convenience Stores and Specialty Markets | Meat is part of a wider specialty food range |
Risk, 3D Secure and Stripe rules
5422 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 5422 high risk?
- No. 5422 is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list. Stripe does not mark it restricted.
- Can a PlatformDTC store use MCC 5422?
- Yes. It is in the Industry picker of PlatformDTC's payments setup under "Retail", and typing 5422 in the search finds it. PlatformDTC sends the choice to Stripe for the store's own payments account.
Sources
Related
- 5411 — Full-line food stores where perishables are at least 45% of monthly sales.
- 5499 — Specialty, gourmet and health foods, vitamin stores and meal kits.
- 5921 — Packaged beer, wine and liquor to drink off the premises.
- 5441 — Candy, chocolate, nuts, dried fruit, popcorn and other sweets.
- 5462 — Stores that sell, and may make, bakery goods.
- 5451 — Packaged butter, cheese, ice cream, milk and other dairy.