CNAEGroup
CNAE 53.1—Postal activities subject to the universal service obligation
Group · Clasificación Nacional de Actividades Económicas (2025)
Where 53.1 sits
- H Transport and Storage
- 53 Postal and courier activities
- 53.1 Postal activities subject to the universal service obligation
Contains 1 narrower code
What 53.1 includes
- Pickup, sorting, transport and delivery (domestic (national) or international) of letter post and (mail-type) parcels and packages by postal services operating under a universal service obligation. One or more modes of transport may be involved and the activity may be carried out with either self-owned (private) transport or via public transport.
- Collection of letter-mail and parcels from public letter boxes or from post offices
53.1 in other systems
ANZSICAustralia · New Zealand
- 510 Postal and courier pick-up and delivery services approximate via ISIC 531
- 5101 Postal Services inferred via ISIC 533
- 5102 Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services inferred via ISIC 533
ATECOItaly
- 53.1 Postal activities under universal service obligation exact via ISIC 53.1
- 53.3 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.2 Other postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.30.00 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.10.00 Postal activities under universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.20.0 Other postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.30 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 533
- 53.10 Postal activities under universal service obligation broader via ISIC 533
CNAE BrazilBrazil
- 53.1 Mail activities approximate via ISIC 531
- 5310-5/01 Activities of the national post office inferred via ISIC 531
- 5310-5/02 Activities of franchisees and licensees of the national post office inferred via ISIC 531
- 53.10-5 Mail activities broader via ISIC 531
HSICHong Kong
- 531000 Postal activities approximate via ISIC 531
- 532100 International courier activities inferred via ISIC 531
- 532200 Local courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 492801 Transport by tractors (providing local transportation services only) inferred via ISIC 533
- 492602 Rental of passenger vehicles with drivers (with cross-border transportation services) inferred via ISIC 531
- 492601 Rental of passenger vehicles with drivers (providing local transportation services only) inferred via ISIC 533
- 492701 Transport by goods vehicles (excl. tractors) (providing local transportation services only) inferred via ISIC 531
- 492802 Transport by tractors (with cross-border transportation services) inferred via ISIC 531
ICNEAChina
- 601 Basic postal service approximate via ISIC 533
- 602 Courier service approximate via ISIC 533
- 609 Other delivery services approximate via ISIC 533
- 6010 Basic postal service inferred via ISIC 533
- 6090 Other delivery services inferred via ISIC 533
- 6020 Courier service inferred via ISIC 533
ISICUnited Nations (global)
- 533 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities approximate
- 531 Postal activities approximate
- 5330 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 5310 Postal activities inferred via ISIC 531
JSICJapan
- 491 Postal services, including mail delivery approximate via ISIC 531
- 862 Contracted postal services approximate via ISIC 531
- 861 Postal services approximate via ISIC 531
- 444 Collect-and-deliver freight transport approximate via ISIC 533
- 482 Freight forwarding, except collect-and-deliver freight transport approximate via ISIC 533
- 8611 Postal services inferred via ISIC 531
- 4911 Postal services, including mail delivery inferred via ISIC 533
- 8621 Postal agency inferred via ISIC 531
KSICSouth Korea
- 611 Postal activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 494 Couriers and messengers activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 61100 Postal activities inferred via ISIC 531
- 49401 Courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 49402 Local delivery and messenger services inferred via ISIC 533
- 6110 Postal activities broader via ISIC 533
- 4940 Couriers and messengers activities broader via ISIC 533
MSICMalaysia
- 533 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 531 Postal activities approximate via ISIC 531
- 53300 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 53100 National postal services inferred via ISIC 531
- 5330 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 533
- 5310 Postal activities broader via ISIC 531
NACEEuropean Union
- 53.1 Postal activities under universal service obligation exact
- 53.3 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.2 Other postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.30 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.10 Postal activities under universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 531
- 53.20 Other postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
NAFFrance
- 53.1 Activities within the framework of a universal service obligation exact via ISIC 53.1
- 53.3 Activities of intermediation service for activities the post and courier approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.2 Other activities the post and courier approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.30Y Activities of intermediation service for activities the post and courier inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.10Y Activities within the framework of a universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.20H Home delivery of meals, and other activities the post and courier n. C. A. inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.20G Parcel delivery inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.30 Activities of intermediation service for activities the post and courier broader via ISIC 533
NAICSUnited States
- 4911 Postal Service approximate via ISIC 531
- 4921 Couriers and Express Delivery Services approximate via ISIC 533
- 4922 Local Messengers and Local Delivery approximate via ISIC 533
- 491110 Postal Service inferred via ISIC 533
- 492110 Couriers and Express Delivery Services inferred via ISIC 533
- 492210 Local Messengers and Local Delivery inferred via ISIC 533
- 49111 Postal Service broader via ISIC 533
- 49211 Couriers and Express Delivery Services broader via ISIC 533
NAICS CanadaCanada
- 4911 Postal service approximate via ISIC 531
- 4922 Local messengers and local delivery approximate via ISIC 533
- 4921 Couriers approximate via ISIC 533
- 491110 Postal service inferred via ISIC 531
- 492210 Local messengers and local delivery inferred via ISIC 533
- 492110 Couriers inferred via ISIC 533
- 49111 Postal service broader via ISIC 531
- 49221 Local messengers and local delivery broader via ISIC 533
NICIndia
- 533 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 531 Postal activities approximate via ISIC 531
- 533099 Other intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities n.e.c. inferred via ISIC 533
- 531000 Pickup, sorting, transport and delivery (domestic or international) of letter-post and parcels and packages by postal services operating under a universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 531
- 533001 Operation of on-line platforms to allow booking of delivery including food delivery inferred via ISIC 533
- 5330 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 533
- 5310 Postal activities broader via ISIC 531
NOGASwitzerland
- 531 Postal activities under universal service obligation exact via ISIC 53.1
- 533 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 532 Other postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 533000 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 531000 Postal activities under universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 533
- 532000 Other postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 5330 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 533
- 5310 Postal activities under universal service obligation broader via ISIC 531
PKDPoland
- 53.1 Postal activities covered by the universal service obligation (public operator) exact via ISIC 53.1
- 53.3 Mediation in the field of postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.2 Other postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.30.Z Mediation in the field of postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.10.Z Postal activities covered by the universal service obligation (public operator) inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.20.Z Other postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.30 Mediation in the field of postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 533
- 53.10 Postal activities covered by the universal service obligation (public operator) broader via ISIC 531
SCIANMexico
- 4911 Postal services approximate via ISIC 531
- 4922 Local courier and parcel services approximate via ISIC 533
- 4921 Foreign courier and parcel services approximate via ISIC 533
- 491110 Postal services inferred via ISIC 531
- 492210 Local courier and parcel services inferred via ISIC 533
- 492110 Foreign courier and parcel services inferred via ISIC 533
- 49111 Postal services broader via ISIC 533
- 49221 Local courier and parcel services broader via ISIC 533
SICUnited States (legacy)
- 431 United States Postal Service approximate via ISIC 531
- 421 Trucking and Courier Services, Except Air approximate via ISIC 533
- 738 Miscellaneous Business Services approximate via ISIC 531
- 451 Air Transportation, Scheduled, and Air Courier approximate via ISIC 533
- 4311 U.S. Postal Service inferred via ISIC 533
- 4513 Air Courier Services inferred via ISIC 533
- 4215 Courier Services, Except By Air inferred via ISIC 533
- 7389 Business Services, NEC inferred via ISIC 531
SNISweden
- 53.1 Postal activities under universal service obligation exact via ISIC 53.1
- 53.3 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.2 Other postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.300 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.100 Postal activities under universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.201 Other postal activities and newspaper distribution inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.202 Courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.30 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 533
SSICSingapore
- 53100 National post activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 53200 Courier activities (except national post activities) inferred via ISIC 533
- 53 Postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 531
- H Transportation and storage broader via ISIC 531
- 531 Postal activities broader via ISIC 533
- 532 Courier activities broader via ISIC 531
- 5310 National Post Activities broader via ISIC 531
- 5320 Courier Activities (Except National Post Activities) broader via ISIC 533
UK SICUnited Kingdom
- 53.1 Postal activities under universal service obligation exact via ISIC 53.1
- 53.3 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.2 Other postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.30 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.10 Postal activities under universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.202 Unlicensed carriers inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.201 Licensed carriers inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.20 Other postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 533
WZGermany
- 53.1 Postal activities under universal service obligation exact via ISIC 53.1
- 53.3 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.2 Other postal and courier activities approximate via ISIC 533
- 53.30.0 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.10.0 Postal activities under universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 531
- 53.20.9 Other postal and courier service activities n.e.c. inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.20.1 Mail service activities inferred via ISIC 533
- 53.20.4 Home delivery service activities inferred via ISIC 533
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