5718Fireplace, Fireplace Screens, and Accessories Stores
Retail stores selling fireplaces, screens, accessories, and installation services.
Merchants Using MCC 5718
Well-known businesses assigned this code
Risk Assessment
Standard processing rates. Most payment processors accept this MCC with minimal additional requirements.
Common Use Cases
- Fireplace sales
- Accessory purchases
- Installation services
Category Details
- Category
- Home & Furnishing
- MCC Range
- 5200–5261
- Description
- Home supply, hardware, garden, and building materials.
Why MCC Codes Matter for Your Business
Your MCC code directly affects how card networks and processors treat your transactions.
Approval Rate Impact
Processors have different acceptance rates per MCC. A misclassified code can silently tank your approval rate by 5-15%, costing revenue on every declined transaction.
Interchange Fees
The interchange fee you pay on every transaction is directly tied to your MCC code. Some categories pay 0.5% less per transaction — at scale, that compounds into significant savings or hidden costs.
Chargeback Thresholds
Visa and Mastercard set different chargeback monitoring thresholds per MCC category. High-risk MCCs face stricter limits — exceeding them triggers fines, reserve requirements, or account termination.
Wrong MCC = Serious Risk
An incorrect MCC assignment means you could be paying inflated fees, hitting the wrong chargeback program, or worse — facing account termination for "MCC mismatch" during a processor audit.
Tagada Optimizes Routing by MCC Code
Tagada's payment orchestration engine analyzes your MCC code to route each transaction to the processor with the highest approval rate and lowest fees for that specific merchant category. For MCC 5718, this means your fireplace, fireplace screens, and accessories stores transactions are automatically sent through the optimal path in your processor stack.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Tagada Platform
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