2022 Edition

national industry 488510

Freight Transportation Arrangement

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in arranging transportation of freight between shippers and carriers. These establishments are usually known as freight forwarders, marine shipping agents, or customs brokers and offer a combination of services spanning transportation modes but do not directly provide shipping services.

The immediate parent of national industry 488510 is international industry 48851: Freight Transportation Arrangement

2022 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in tariff and freight rate consulting services are classified in U.S. Industry 541614, Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services.

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 488510
2007 488510
2012 488510
2017 488510
2022 488510

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 4731 - Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 488510, Freight Transportation Arrangement:

  1. arrangement of transportation of freight and cargo
  2. custom broker office risk only
  3. freight broker
  4. freight forwarder or handler not otherwise classified
  5. freight forwarder or handler oth than pkng or handling or shipping explosive
  6. freight forwarder or handler other than packing handling or shipping explosive or ammunition under contract
  7. freight forwarder or handler packing handling or shipping explosive or ammunition under contract
  8. freight forwarder or handler packing handling or shipping explosivesor ammunition under contract
  9. freight forwarder or handler pkng or handling or shipping explosive
  10. freight handling not otherwise classified state act only
  11. freight handling not otherwise classified u act f code
  12. freight handling packing handling or shipping explosive or ammunition under contract state act only
  13. freight handling packing handling or shipping explosive or ammunition under contract u act f code
  14. freight transportation arrangement
  15. freight transportation arrangement naic
  16. support activity for transportation
  17. transportation and warehousing

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