NAICS Canada 488519—Other freight transportation arrangement

Where 488519 sits

1. 48-49 Transportation and warehousing
2. 488 Support activities for transportation
3. 4885 Freight transportation arrangement
4. 48851 Freight transportation arrangement
5. 488519 Other freight transportation arrangement

Description

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in acting as intermediaries between shippers and carriers. These establishments are usually referred to as freight forwarders or customs brokers.

What 488519 includes

• Arranging and coordinating the transportation and storage of goods without themselves providing actual transportation and storage services
• Arranging and coordinating the transportation and storage of goods without themselves providing actual transportation and storage services
• Offering a combination of freight transportation services spanning transportation modes

What 488519 excludes

• Acting as intermediaries between shippers and carriers, involving only the marine mode of transportation (see 488511 marine shipping agencies (can))

Example activities

• air cargo customs clearances, service
• air shipment customs clearances, service
• automobile shippers (forwarding agency)
• brokers, shipping
• clearing of goods through customs, service
• container service, freight forwarder
• customs brokers
• customs clearance of freight
• domestic forwarding
• freight consolidation
• freight forwarding service
• freight forwarding, containerized freight
• offering a combination of freight transportation services spanning transportation modes
• pool-car services
• shipping agents, freight forwarding
• transport clearinghouse
• transportation brokerage (multi modal)
• transportation brokers

488519 in other systems