North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 1.0

48-49 - Transportation and warehousing

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in transporting passengers and goods, warehousing and storing goods, and providing services to these establishments. The modes of transportation are road (trucking, transit and ground passenger), rail, water, air and pipeline. These are further subdivided according to the way in which businesses in each mode organize their establishments. National post office and courier establishments, which also transport goods, are included in this sector. Warehousing and storage establishments are subdivided according to the type of service and facility that is operated.

Many of the establishments in this sector are structured as networks, with activities, workers, and physical facilities distributed over an extensive geographic area.

488 - Support activities for transportation

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing services to other transportation establishments. These services may be specific to a mode of transportation, or they may be multi-modal.

4885 - Freight transportation arrangement

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in acting as intermediaries between shippers and carriers. These establishments are usually referred to as freight forwarders, marine shipping agents or customs brokers. They may offer a combination of services which may span transportation modes.

48851 - Freight transportation arrangement

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acting as intermediaries between shippers and carriers. These establishments are usually referred to as freight forwarders, marine shipping agents or customs brokers. They may offer a combination of services, which may span transportation modes. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in arranging and coordinating the transportation and storage of goods without themselves providing actual transportation and storage services.

488511 - Marine shipping agenciesCAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in representing shipping lines, arranging for the taking on of cargo and performing other business transactions in port, on behalf of ship owners and charterers.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • marine shipping agency (e.g., inland, international, overseas)

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • acting as intermediaries between shippers and carriers, involving more than one mode of transportation (See 488519 Other freight transportation arrangement)
488519 - Other freight transportation arrangementCAN

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.

    All examples

  • Inclusion(s)

    • 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
  • Exclusion(s)

    • acting as intermediaries between shippers and carriers, involving only the marine mode of transportation (See 488511 Marine shipping agencies)
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