ISIC 5310—Postal activities

Where 5310 sits

1. H Transportation and storage
2. 53 Postal and courier activities
3. 531 Postal activities
4. 5310 Postal activities

What 5310 includes

• The activities of postal services operating under a universal service obligation by one or more designated universal service providers.
• The activities include use of the universal service infrastructure, including retail locations, sorting and processing facilities, and carrier routes to pickup and deliver the mail.
• The delivery can include letter-post, i.e. letters, postcards, printed papers (newspaper, periodicals, advertising items, etc.), small packets, goods or documents.
• Also included are other services necessary to support the universal service obligation
• Pickup, sorting, transport and delivery (domestic or international) of letter-post and (mail-type) parcels and packages by postal services operating under a universal service obligation. One or more modes of transport may be involved and the activity may be carried out with either self-owned (private) transport or via public transport
• Collection of letter-mail and parcels from public letter-boxes or from post offices

What 5310 excludes

• Postal giro, postal savings activities and money order activities, see 6419

5310 in other systems