WZ 52.26.1—Freight forwarding

Where 52.26.1 sits

1. H Transportation and storage
2. 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
3. 52.2 Support activities for transportation
4. 52.26 Other support activities for transportation
5. 52.26.1 Freight forwarding

What 52.26.1 includes

• This subclass encompasses the activities of freight forwarders, i.e., companies that organize the transport of goods on behalf of third parties. This organization includes determining the means and route of transport, selecting the executing transport companies, concluding the necessary freight, warehousing, and forwarding contracts, providing information and instructions to the executing companies, and securing the client's claims for damages.
• Organization of multimodal and combined transport services by land (rail and road), sea, or air (intermodal transport) on behalf of the sending or receiving entity;
• Organization and forwarding of consolidated and individual shipments on behalf of clients ;
• Customs forwarding ;
• Activities of sea and air freight forwarders.

What 52.26.1 excludes

• Carriage of goods, see divisions 49, 50 and 51
• Operation of freight handling facilities, see 52.21.9, 52.22.1 and 52.23.1
• Handling of cargo, see 52.24.0
• Brokering of rail, sea and air freight, see 52.31.0
• Operation of platforms for brokering the carriage of goods, see 52.31.0
• Courier services, see 53.20.3
• Provision of motor, marine, aviation and other transport insurance services, see 65.12.2
• Business logistics consulting services for companies, see 70.20.0

52.26.1 in other systems