KSIC H—Transportation and storage
Section · Korean Standard Industrial Classification (Rev. 11 (2024))
Where H sits
- H Transportation and storage
Contains 4 narrower codes
Description
1. Overview This major category includes industrial activities that perform passenger and freight transportation using various transportation facilities, warehousing, and other transportation-related services. It also includes cases where drivers and transportation equipment are leased together, allowing the driver to determine driving methods, schedules, routes, and other operational considerations.
A. Transportation Business This refers to industrial activities that transport passengers and freight via railway, road, pipeline, sea, and air, regardless of whether the transportation is route-based or regular.
B. Transportation-Related Services This refers to industrial activities that perform cargo handling, warehousing, terminal facility operation, freight forwarding, and other transportation-related services that support or assist passenger and freight transportation businesses. Businesses involved in cargo handling and freight forwarding may auxiliaryly own transportation facilities used for the exchange of goods between customers and transportation companies, but they do not perform the entire transportation activity requested by the customer.
Cross-references for H
- A. Transportation activities combined with specific industrial activities are classified into other industries depending on the primary activity of that industry; however, if a business entity engaged in transportation for the same enterprise operates independently, it is classified under the transportation business.
- B. Maintenance and repair of automobiles are classified under "95: Repair of personal and consumer goods," and routine maintenance and repair activities performed at railway stations, ports, and airports in connection with the operation of railway vehicles, vessels, and aircraft are classified as respective transportation support services. Improvement, restoration, and modification activities of railways, vessels, and aircraft are classified under "31: Manufacture of other transportation equipment."
- C. Construction of roads, railways, ports, airports, etc., is classified under "4122: Construction of civil facilities."
- D. When transportation equipment is rented without a driver, it is classified under the corresponding item of "761: Rental of transportation equipment" according to the type of equipment.
- E. When travel-related services or travel support services are performed, it is classified under "752: Travel agencies and other travel support services."