Health and beauty · Merchant category codes
What is MCC 5975 (Hearing Aids – Sales, Service and Supply)?
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MCC 5975 (Hearing Aids – Sales, Service, and Supply) is the merchant category code for stores that sell hearing aids and related supplies and may repair them. Use it for a store whose main sales are hearing aids and their batteries and parts. A general medical supply store selling to businesses fits 5047. It is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list, and Stripe does not restrict it.
- Visa name
- Hearing Aids – Sales, Service, and Supply
- Stripe name
- Hearing Aids Sales and Supplies
- 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
- Hearing aids, Hearing aid supplies, Hearing aid repair
What PlatformDTC does
PlatformDTC's payments setup lists 5975 in its Industry picker as "Hearing aids - sales, service, supply" under "Retail"; typing 5975 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 5975
Visa uses 5975 for stores that sell hearing aids and related supplies and may repair them.
Use it for a store whose main sales are hearing aids and their batteries and parts. A general medical supply store selling to businesses fits 5047.
- Hearing aids
- Hearing aid supplies
- Hearing aid repair
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5047 | Medical, Dental, Ophthalmic and Hospital Equipment and Supplies | You sell medical equipment wholesale to businesses |
| 5976 | Orthopedic Goods – Prosthetic Devices | You sell orthopedic or prosthetic goods |
Risk, 3D Secure and Stripe rules
5975 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 5975 high risk?
- No. 5975 is not on Visa's high-integrity risk list. Stripe does not mark it restricted.
- Can a PlatformDTC store use MCC 5975?
- Yes. It is in the Industry picker of PlatformDTC's payments setup under "Retail", and typing 5975 in the search finds it. PlatformDTC sends the choice to Stripe for the store's own payments account.
Sources
Related
- 5047 — Wholesale distributors of medical, dental, ophthalmic and hospital equipment.
- 5976 — Prosthetic devices, orthotics and orthopedic goods.
- 8043 — Opticians who test eyes and make and sell eyeglasses and optical goods.
- 5977 — Stores that sell cosmetics such as makeup and skincare.
- 5997 — Stores that sell electric razors and may repair them.