KBLI 5231—Transportation Intermediation Services For Goods

Where 5231 sits

1. H Transportation and Storage
2. 52 Warehousing and Transportation Support Activities
3. 523 Transportation Intermediation Services
4. 5231 Transportation Intermediation Services For Goods

Contains 4 narrower codes

• 52311 Transportation Management Services (Jpt)
• 52312 Ship Agency Services/Shipping Agent
• 52313 Activities of Operational Representatives For Special Cargo Air Transportation
• 52319 Other Transportation Intermediation Services For Goods

What 5231 includes

• Intermediary activities in the transportation of goods by bringing together clients and transportation service providers in return for a fee or commission, without the intermediary party itself providing the mediated goods transportation service.
• These intermediary activities can be conducted through digital platforms or non-digital channels (face-to-face, including pick-up and drop-off services, telephone, mail, and so on). Fees or commissions can be received from clients or transportation service providers. Revenue from these intermediary activities can also come from other sources, such as advertising revenue.
• Intermediary for the transportation of goods in the space of ships and aircraft;
• Issuance and acquisition of transport documents and cargo costs;
• Operation of an intermediary platform for freight transportation services;
• Activities of shipping agents for goods/cargo by sea and air;
• Brokering of ships and spacecraft;
• Arrangement and management of delivery of goods, both in groups and individually on behalf of clients;
• Activities of customs agents who represent clients in customs processes.

What 5231 excludes

• Intermediaries for booking passenger seats on ships or aircraft, see class 5232; insurance arrangements for motor vehicles, ships, flights and transport, see class 6512;
• Transportation of the goods themselves, see main divisions 49, 50, and 51.

5231 in other systems