WZ 52.31.0—Intermediation service activities for freight transport

Where 52.31.0 sits

1. H Transportation and storage
2. 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
3. 52.3 Intermediation service activities for transportation
4. 52.31 Intermediation service activities for freight transportation
5. 52.31.0 Intermediation service activities for freight transport

What 52.31.0 includes

• This subclass encompasses the brokering of freight transport services, where customers and service providers are brought together for a fee or on a commission basis, with the brokering entity not itself providing the brokered freight transport services. These brokering activities can be carried out on digital platforms or via non-digital channels (including in-person, door-to-door, telephone, mail, etc.). The brokering entity receives the fee or commission either from the customers or the freight service providers. Revenue from the brokering activity may also include other sources of income (e.g., revenue from the sale of advertising space).
• Brokering of rail, sea, and air freight capacity
• Operation of platforms for brokering freight transport services

What 52.31.0 excludes

• Carriage of goods, see divisions 49, 50 and 51
• Arrangement of seats for passengers on ships and airplanes, see 52.32.0

52.31.0 in other systems