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* explanatory notes - section I
 

UK SIC 1992:
EXPLANATORY NOTES

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SECTION I TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION

This section includes:
- activities related to providing passenger or freight transport, whether scheduled or not, by rail, pipeline, road, water or air
- supporting activities such as terminal and parking facilities, cargo handling, storage, etc.
- postal activities and telecommunication
- renting of transport equipment with driver or operator

This section excludes:
- major repair or alteration of transport equipment except motor vehicles cf. 35
- construction, maintenance and repair of roads, railroads, harbours, airfields cf. 45
- maintenance and repair of motor vehicles cf. 50.20
- renting of transport equipment without driver or operator cf. 71.1 and 71.2



60 LAND TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT VIA PIPELINES

60.1 Transport via railways

60.10 Transport via railways
60.10/1 Inter-city services

This subclass includes:
- passenger transport by inter-city rail services

This subclass excludes:
- passenger terminal activities cf. 63


60.10/2 This code is no longer in use

60.10/9 Other transport via railways

This subclass includes:
- passenger and freight transport by interurban railways, other than inter-city services

This subclass excludes:
- urban and suburban passenger transportation by underground, metro and similar systems cf. 60.21/3
- passenger and freight terminal activities, cargo handling, storage and other auxiliary activities cf. 63
- maintenance and minor repair of rolling stock cf. 63.21


60.2 Other land transport

60.21 Other scheduled passenger land transport
60.21/1 Inter-city coach services

This subclass includes:
- activities providing interurban transport of passengers on scheduled routes following normally a fixed time schedule, picking up and setting down passengers at normally fixed stops

60.21/2 This code is no longer in use

60.21/3 Urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems

This subclass includes:
- activities providing urban or suburban transport of passengers on scheduled routes following normally a fixed time schedule. They may be carried out with underground or elevated railways, etc.

This subclass excludes:
- conventional railway transportation operating in or through urban and suburban areas cf. 60.10/9
- tramways cf. 60.21/9


60.21/9 Other scheduled passenger land transport not elsewhere classified

This subclass includes:
- activities providing urban or suburban transport of passengers on scheduled routes following normally a fixed time schedule, picking up and setting down passengers at normally fixed stops. They may be carried out with motor bus, tramway, street car, trolley bus, etc.

This subclass also includes:
- operation of school buses, funicular railways, aerial cable-ways, etc.

This subclass excludes:
- urban and suburban transportation by underground, metro and similar systems cf. 60.21/3


60.22 Taxi operation

This class also includes:
- other rental of private cars with operator

60.23 Other passenger land transport
60.23/1 Renting of buses and coaches

This subclass includes:
- non-scheduled passenger land transport:
. charters, excursions and other occasional coach services, sight-seeing buses

60.23/9 Other passenger land transport not elsewhere classified

This subclass includes:
- other non-scheduled passenger land transport

This subclass excludes
- ambulance transport cf. 85.14


60.24 Freight transport by road
60.24/1 Furniture removal activities
60.24/9 Freight transport by road not elsewhere classified

This subclass includes
- freight transport operation by road:
. logging haulage
. stock haulage
. refrigerated haulage
. heavy haulage
. bulk haulage including haulage in tanker trucks
. haulage of automobiles

This subclass also includes:
- renting of trucks with driver
. freight transport by animal drawn vehicles

This subclass excludes:
- operation of terminal facilities for handling freight cf. 63


60.3 Transport via pipelines

60.30 Transport via pipelines

This class includes:
- transport of gases, liquids, slurry and other commodities via pipelines
- operation of pump stations

This class excludes:
- distribution of natural or manufactured gas, water or steam cf. 40.20, 40.30, 41.00


61 WATER TRANSPORT

61.1 Sea and coastal water transport

61.10 Sea and coastal water transport
61.10/1 Passenger sea and coastal water transport

This subclass includes:
- transport of passengers over water, whether scheduled or not
- operation of excursion, cruise or sightseeing boats
- operation of ferries, water taxis, etc.
- rental of ships and boats with crew for passenger conveyance

This subclass excludes:
- restaurant and bar activities on board ships cf. 55.3, 55.4
- harbour operation and other auxiliary activities such as docking, pilotage, vessel salvage cf. 63


61.10/2 Freight sea and coastal water transport

This subclass includes:
- transport of freight over water, whether scheduled or not
- transport by towing or pushing of barges, oil-rigs, etc.
- rental of ships and boats with crew for transport of freight

This subclass excludes:
- cargo handling, storage of freight, harbour operation and other auxiliary activities such as docking, pilotage, lighterage, vessel salvage cf. 63


61.2 Inland water transport

61.20 Inland water transport
61.20/1 Passenger inland water transport

This subclass includes:
- transport of passengers via rivers, canals, lakes and other inland waterways including inside harbours and docks

61.20/2 This code is no longer in use

61.20/9 Other inland water transport

This subclass includes:
- transport of freight via rivers, canals, lakes and other inland waterways including inside harbours and docks

62 AIR TRANSPORT

This division includes:
- transport of passengers or freight by air or via space

This division excludes:
- crop spraying cf. 01.41
- overhaul of aircraft or aircraft engines cf. 35.30
- aerial advertising cf. 74.40/9
- aerial photography cf. 74.81/9


62.1 Scheduled air transport

62.10 Scheduled air transport
62.10/1 Scheduled passenger air transport

This subclass includes:
- transport of passengers by air over regular routes and on regular schedules

This subclass excludes:
- regular charter flights cf. 62.20/1


62.10/2 This code is no longer in use

62.10/9 Other scheduled air transport

This subclass includes:
- transport of freight by air over regular routes and on regular schedules

This subclass excludes:
- regular charter flights cf. 62.20/9


62.2 Non-scheduled air transport

62.20 Non-scheduled air transport
62.20/1 Non-scheduled passenger air transport

This subclass includes:
- non-scheduled transport of passengers by air

This subclass also includes:
- regular passenger charter flights

62.20/2 This code is no longer in use

62.20/9 Other non-scheduled air transport

This subclass includes:
- non-scheduled transport of freight by air

This subclass also includes:
- regular freight charter flights

62.3 Space transport

62.30 Space transport

This class includes:
- launching of satellites and space vehicles
- space transport of physical goods and passengers

63 SUPPORTING AND AUXILIARY TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES; ACTIVITIES OF TRAVEL AGENCIES

63.1 Cargo handling and storage

63.11 Cargo handling

This class includes:
- loading and unloading of goods or passengers' luggage irrespective of the mode of transport used for transportation
- stevedoring

This class excludes:
- operation of terminal facilities cf. 63.2


63.12 Storage and warehousing

This class includes:
- operation of storage and warehouse facilities for all kinds of goods:
. operation of grain silos, general merchandise warehouses, refrigerated warehouses, storage tanks, etc.

This class excludes:
- parking facilities for motor vehicles cf. 63.21


63.2 Other supporting transport activities

63.21 Other supporting land transport activities

This class includes:
- activities related to land transport of passengers, animals or freight:
. operation of terminal facilities such as railway stations, bus stations, stations for the handling of goods
. operation of roads, bridges, tunnels, parking lots or garages, bicycle parkings
. winter storage of caravans

63.22 Other supporting water transport activities

This class includes:
- activities related to water transport of passengers, animals or freight:
. operation of terminal facilities such as harbours and piers
. operation of waterway locks, etc.
. navigation, pilotage and berthing activities
. lighterage, salvage activities
. lighthouse activities

63.23 Other supporting air transport activities

This class includes:
- activities related to air transport of passengers, animals or freight:
. operation of terminal facilities such as airway terminals, etc.
. airport and air traffic control activities
. ground service activities on airfields, etc.
. activities of flying schools for commercial airline pilots

This class excludes:
- operation of flying schools except for professional certificates cf. 80.41


63.3 Activities of travel agencies and tour operators; tourist assistance activities not elsewhere classified

63.30 Activities of travel agencies and tour operators; tourist assistance activities not elsewhere classified
63.30/1 Activities of travel agencies

This subclass includes:
- travel agency activities:
. furnishing of travel information, advice and planning
. arranging of made to measure tours, accommodation and transportation for travellers and tourists
. furnishing of tickets, sale of packaged tours, etc.

63.30/2 Activities of travel organisers

This subclass includes:
- activities of tour operators

63.30/3 Activities of tour guides

This subclass includes:
- activities of tourist guides

63.30/4 This code is no longer in use

63.30/9 Other tourist assistance activities not elsewhere classified

63.4 Activities of other transport agencies

63.40 Activities of other transport agencies

This class includes:
- forwarding of freight
- arranging or carrying out of transport operations by road, sea or air
- receipt of group and individual consignments (including pick-up of goods and grouping of consignments)
- issue and procurement of transport documents and way-bills
- organisation of group consignments by road, rail, air or sea (including collection and distribution of goods)
- activities of customs agents
- activities of sea freight forwarders and air cargo agents
- goods handling operations, e.g. temporary crating for the sole purpose of protecting the goods during transit, uncrating, sampling, weighing of goods

This class excludes:
- courier activities cf. 64.12
- activities related to the arrangement of freight insurance cf. 67.20


64 POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

64.1 Post and courier activities

64.11 National post activities

This class includes:
- pick-up, transport and delivery (domestic or international) of mail and parcels
- collection of mail and parcels from public letter boxes or from post offices
- distribution and delivery of mail and parcels
- mailbox rental, poste restante, etc.

64.12 Courier activities other than national post activities

This class includes:
- pick-up, transport and delivery of letters and mail-type parcels and packages by firms other than national post. Either only one kind of transport or more than one mode of transport may be involved and the activity may be carried out with either self-owned (private) transport media or via public transport

64.2 Telecommunications

64.20 Telecommunications

This class includes transmission of sound, images, data or other information via cables, broadcasting, relay or satellite:
- telephone, telegraph and telex communication
- maintenance of the network
- transmission (transport) of radio and television programmes

This class excludes:
- telephone answering activities cf. 74.83
- production of radio and television programmes even if in connection with broadcasting cf. 92.20



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