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2012 Edition

national industry 492110

Couriers and Express Delivery Services

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing air, surface, or combined mode courier and express delivery services of parcels, but not operating under a universal service obligation. These parcels can include goods and documents, but the express delivery services are not part of the normal mail service. These services are generally between metropolitan areas, urban centers, or international, but the establishments of this industry form a network that includes local pick-up and delivery to serve their customers' needs.

The immediate parent of national industry 492110 is international industry 49211: Couriers and Express Delivery Services

Illustrative Examples

  • Air courier services, except establishments operating under a universal service obligation Express delivery services, except establishments operating under a universal service obligation
  • Courier services (i.e., intercity network), except establishments operating under a universal service obligation

2012 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in:
  • Providing parcel and express delivery services in addition to mail services under a universal service obligation:are classified in Industry 491110, Postal Service;
  • Providing messenger and delivery services within a metropolitan area or within an urban center:are classified in Industry 492210, Local Messengers and Local Delivery; and
  • Providing the truck transportation of palletized general freight:are classified in Industry Group 4841, General Freight Trucking.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 492110 - Air courier services (except establishments operating under a universal service obligation)
  2. 492110 - Courier services (i.e., intercity network) (except establishments operating under a universal service obligation)
  3. 492110 - Express delivery services (except establishments operating under a universal service obligation)
  4. 492110 - Local letter and parcel delivery services as part of intercity courier network

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 492110
2007 492110
2012 492110
2017 492110
2022 492110

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 4215 - Courier Services, Except by Air
  2. 4513 - Air Courier Services

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 492110, Couriers and Express Delivery Services:

  1. air courier service
  2. courier and express delivery service
  3. courier and messenger
  4. courier service except by air
  5. courier service letter service
  6. driver chauffeur messenger and their helper not otherwise classified commercial
  7. express company
  8. express company general liability is not available
  9. letter service
  10. letter service courier service
  11. mail delivery service company
  12. mail parcel or package delivery and courier or messenger service co
  13. mail parcel or package delivery and courier or messenger service company
  14. messenger collector or salesperson outside
  15. messenger or courier service nj ny
  16. parcel delivery company
  17. salesperson collector or messenger outside coverage under fela program i
  18. salesperson collector or messenger outside coverage under fela program ii state act benefit
  19. salesperson collector or messenger outside coverage under fela program ii uslandhw act benefit
  20. transportation and warehousing
  21. trucking mail parcel or package delivery driver in connection therewith mi
  22. trucking parcel or package delivery
  23. trucking parcel or package delivery driver in connection therewith mi

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