NIC 5231—Intermediation service activities for freight transportation

Where 5231 sits

1. H Transportation and storage
2. 52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation
3. 523 Intermediation service activities for transportation
4. 5231 Intermediation service activities for freight transportation

Contains 1 narrower code

• 523100 Intermediation service activities for freight transportation

What 5231 includes

• This class includes the intermediation of freight transportation, by bringing clients and service providers together for a fee or commission, without the intermediary providing the freight transportation services that are intermediated.
• These intermediation activities can be carried out on digital platforms or through non-digital channels (face-to-face including door-to-door, phone, mail, etc.).
• The fee or commission can be received from either the client or the provider of the freight transportation service.
• Revenue for the intermediation activities can include other sources of income, such as revenues from advertising

What 5231 excludes

• Brokerage of passenger seats in ships and aircrafts space, see 5232
• Freight transport, see Divisions 49, 50, 51

5231 in other systems