UK SICDivision
UK SIC 53—Postal and courier activities
Division · UK Standard Industrial Classification (2026)
Where 53 sits
- H Transportation and storage
- 53 Postal and courier activities
Contains 3 narrower codes
What 53 includes
- For details on Division 53, refer to the industry descriptions under its subcategories
53 in other systems
ANZSICAustralia · New Zealand
- 51 Postal and Courier Pickup and Delivery Services approximate via ISIC 53
- 5102 Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services inferred via ISIC 53
- 5101 Postal Services inferred via ISIC 53
- 510 Postal and courier pick-up and delivery services broader via ISIC 53
ATECOItaly
- 53 Postal and courier activities exact via ISIC 53
- 53.30.00 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.20.00 Other postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.10.00 Postal activities under universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.30 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.30.0 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.2 Other postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.20 Other postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
CNAE BrazilBrazil
- 53 Mail and other delivery activities exact via ISIC 53
- 5320-2/01 Courier services not provided by the national post office inferred via ISIC 53
- 5320-2/02 Fast delivery services inferred via ISIC 53
- 5310-5/01 Activities of the national post office inferred via ISIC 53
- 5310-5/02 Activities of franchisees and licensees of the national post office inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.2 Courier and delivery activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.20-2 Courier and delivery activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.1 Mail activities broader via ISIC 53
CNAESpain
- 53 Postal and courier activities exact via ISIC 53
- 53.30 Intermediation services for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.20 Other postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.10 Postal activities subject to the universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.2 Other postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.3 Intermediation services for postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.1 Postal activities subject to the universal service obligation broader via ISIC 53
HSICHong Kong
- 53 Postal and courier activities exact via ISIC 53
- 531000 Postal activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 532200 Local courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 532100 International courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 510100 Hong Kong-based airline and helicopter companies inferred via ISIC 53
- 510201 Local representative offices of overseas airline companies (passenger) inferred via ISIC 53
- 491000 Railway and cable transport inferred via ISIC 53
- 510202 Local representative offices of overseas airline companies (freight) inferred via ISIC 53
ICNEAChina
- 60 Postal industry exact via ISIC 53
- 6020 Courier service inferred via ISIC 53
- 6010 Basic postal service inferred via ISIC 53
- 6090 Other delivery services inferred via ISIC 53
- 602 Courier service broader via ISIC 53
- 601 Basic postal service broader via ISIC 53
- 609 Other delivery services broader via ISIC 53
ISICUnited Nations (global)
- 53 Postal and courier activities exact
- 96 Personal service activities approximate via ISIC 53
- 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities approximate via ISIC 53
- 5320 Courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 5310 Postal activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 5330 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 532 Courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 531 Postal activities broader via ISIC 53
JSICJapan
- 86 Postal services approximate via ISIC 53
- 49 Postal services, including mail delivery approximate via ISIC 53
- 48 Services incidental to transport approximate via ISIC 53
- 44 Road freight transport approximate via ISIC 53
- 8621 Postal agency inferred via ISIC 53
- 8611 Postal services inferred via ISIC 53
- 4911 Postal services, including mail delivery inferred via ISIC 53
- 444 Collect-and-deliver freight transport inferred via ISIC 53
KSICSouth Korea
- 61 Postal activities and telecommunications approximate via ISIC 53
- 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines approximate via ISIC 53
- 49401 Courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 61100 Postal activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 49402 Local delivery and messenger services inferred via ISIC 53
- 611 Postal activities broader via ISIC 53
- 6110 Postal activities broader via ISIC 53
- 494 Couriers and messengers activities broader via ISIC 53
MSICMalaysia
- 53 Postal and courier activities exact via ISIC 53
- 53300 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53200 Courier activities other than national post activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53100 National postal services inferred via ISIC 53
- 532 Courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 5320 Courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 531 Postal activities broader via ISIC 53
- 5310 Postal activities broader via ISIC 53
NACEEuropean Union
- 53 Postal and courier activities exact
- 53.30 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.20 Other postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.10 Postal activities under universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.2 Other postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.3 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.1 Postal activities under universal service obligation broader via ISIC 53
NAFFrance
- 53 Activities the post and courier exact via ISIC 53
- 53.30Y Activities of intermediation service for activities the post and courier inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.20H Home delivery of meals, and other activities the post and courier n. C. A. inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.10Y Activities within the framework of a universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.20G Parcel delivery inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.30 Activities of intermediation service for activities the post and courier broader via ISIC 53
- 53.2 Other activities the post and courier broader via ISIC 53
- 53.20 Other activities the post and courier broader via ISIC 53
NAICSUnited States
- 491 Postal Service approximate via ISIC 53
- 492 Couriers and Messengers approximate via ISIC 53
- 492110 Couriers and Express Delivery Services inferred via ISIC 53
- 491110 Postal Service inferred via ISIC 53
- 492210 Local Messengers and Local Delivery inferred via ISIC 53
- 4921 Couriers and Express Delivery Services broader via ISIC 53
- 4911 Postal Service broader via ISIC 53
- 4922 Local Messengers and Local Delivery broader via ISIC 53
NAICS CanadaCanada
- 491 Postal service approximate via ISIC 53
- 492 Couriers and messengers approximate via ISIC 53
- 492110 Couriers inferred via ISIC 53
- 491110 Postal service inferred via ISIC 53
- 492210 Local messengers and local delivery inferred via ISIC 53
- 4921 Couriers broader via ISIC 53
- 4911 Postal service broader via ISIC 53
- 4922 Local messengers and local delivery broader via ISIC 53
NICIndia
- 53 Postal and courier activities exact via ISIC 53
- 532099 Other courier activities n.e.c. inferred via ISIC 53
- 533099 Other intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities n.e.c. inferred via ISIC 53
- 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 53
- 532001 Pickup, sorting, transport and delivery (domestic or international) of letter-post and parcels and packages by postal services operating outside scope of universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 53
- 532002 Home delivery services, including parcels and food, conducted via private or public transport. inferred via ISIC 53
- 533001 Operation of on-line platforms to allow booking of delivery including food delivery inferred via ISIC 53
- 532 Courier activities broader via ISIC 53
NOGASwitzerland
- 53 Postal and courier activities exact via ISIC 53
- 533000 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 532000 Other postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 531000 Postal activities under universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 53
- 5330 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 532 Other postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 5320 Other postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 533 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
PKDPoland
- 53 Postal and courier activities exact via ISIC 53
- 53.30.Z Mediation in the field of postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.20.Z Other postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.10.Z Postal activities covered by the universal service obligation (public operator) inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.30 Mediation in the field of postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.2 Other postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.20 Other postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.3 Mediation in the field of postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
SCIANMexico
- 492 Courier and parcel services approximate via ISIC 53
- 491 Postal services approximate via ISIC 53
- 492210 Local courier and parcel services inferred via ISIC 53
- 492110 Foreign courier and parcel services inferred via ISIC 53
- 491110 Postal services inferred via ISIC 53
- 4922 Local courier and parcel services broader via ISIC 53
- 4921 Foreign courier and parcel services broader via ISIC 53
- 4911 Postal services broader via ISIC 53
SICUnited States (legacy)
- 43 United States Postal Service approximate via ISIC 53
- 42 Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing approximate via ISIC 53
- 73 Business Services approximate via ISIC 53
- 45 Transportation By Air approximate via ISIC 53
- 4513 Air Courier Services inferred via ISIC 53
- 4215 Courier Services, Except By Air inferred via ISIC 53
- 4311 U.S. Postal Service inferred via ISIC 53
- 7389 Business Services, NEC inferred via ISIC 53
SNISweden
- 53 Postal and courier activities exact via ISIC 53
- 53.300 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.202 Courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.201 Other postal activities and newspaper distribution inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.100 Postal activities under universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.30 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.2 Other postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 53.20 Other postal and courier activities broader via ISIC 53
SSICSingapore
- 53 Postal and courier activities exact via ISIC 53
- 53200 Courier activities (except national post activities) inferred via ISIC 53
- 53100 National post activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 532 Courier activities broader via ISIC 53
- 531 Postal activities broader via ISIC 53
- 5320 Courier Activities (Except National Post Activities) broader via ISIC 53
- 5310 National Post Activities broader via ISIC 53
WZGermany
- 53 Postal and courier activities exact via ISIC 53
- 53.30.0 Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.20.9 Other postal and courier service activities n.e.c. inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.20.3 Courier service activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.10.0 Postal activities under universal service obligation inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.20.2 Parcel and express service activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.20.1 Mail service activities inferred via ISIC 53
- 53.20.4 Home delivery service activities inferred via ISIC 53
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