MSIC 5224—Cargo handling

Where 5224 sits

1. H Transportation and Storage
2. 52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation
3. 522 Support activities for transportation
4. 5224 Cargo handling

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 52241 Stevedoring services
• 52249 Other cargo handling activities n.e.c.

What 5224 includes

• The loading and unloading of goods or passengers' luggage irrespective of the mode of transport used
• Loading and unloading of freight railway cars
• Provision of lifting and handling equipment with operator, such as derricks and cranes, for cargo handling
• Moving cargos on industrial sites, typically with transport equipment that is not suitable for use on roads open to public traffic

What 5224 excludes

• Transportation or moving objects within an industrial plant, on a fee or contract basis, if public road is used, see 49230
• Operation of terminal facilities, see 52211, 5222 and 52231

5224 in other systems