SSIC H—Transportation and storage

Where H sits

1. H Transportation and storage

Contains 5 narrower codes

• 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines
• 50 Water transport
• 51 Air transport
• 52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation
• 53 Postal and courier activities

What H includes

• This section includes transportation of passengers or freight, e.g by rail, pipeline, road, water or air, including transportation of passengers disregarding the reasons, whether for personal, professional or recreational reasons, scheduled or not. Rental of transport equipment with driver or operator as well as postal and courier activities are classified this section.The section also includes associated activities, e.g. operational of terminal and parking facilities, cargo handling and storage. Transport activities classified in divisions 49, 50, 51, 53 often involve related activities, e.g. packaging, goods handling operations, temporary crating, sampling and weighing of goods, which solely support the transport activities. These supporting activities are only to be classified in division 52, if they are performed on behalf of others.

What H excludes

• Major repair or alteration of transport equipment, except motor vehicles, see division 30
• Construction, maintenance and repair of roads, railways, harbours, airfields, see division 42
• Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles, see 95301
• Rental of transport equipment without driver or operator, see group 771 and group 773
• Transportation activities as an integral part of recreational facilities, e.g. in theme parks, see 93201

H in other systems