All codesMiscellaneous RetailMedium Risk

5931Used Merchandise & Secondhand Stores

Used merchandise retailers and resale platforms. Medium risk due to condition disputes, authenticity concerns, and high return rates.

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Merchants Using MCC 5931

Well-known businesses assigned this code

GoodwillPoshmarkThredUpConsignment shops

Risk Assessment

May require additional documentation or slightly higher processing fees. Some processors apply enhanced monitoring.

Common Use Cases

  • Used goods retail
  • Consignment
  • Online resale platforms

Category Details

Category
Miscellaneous Retail
MCC Range
5900–5999
Description
Drug stores, florists, gift shops, and general merchandise.

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 5931, this means your used merchandise & secondhand stores transactions are automatically sent through the optimal path in your processor stack.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is MCC 5931?

MCC 5931 is for used merchandise and secondhand stores, including online resale platforms.

Does Poshmark use MCC 5931?

Online resale platforms like Poshmark and ThredUp may use MCC 5931 or 5999 depending on their processor.

Why is MCC 5931 medium risk?

Used goods face authenticity disputes, condition disagreements, and higher return rates than new merchandise.

Tagada Platform

Optimize MCC 5931 payments with Tagada

Tagada's intelligent routing engine optimizes MCC 5931 transactions for the best approval rate, lowest fees, and fastest settlement across your processor stack.