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NACE 52.24: Cargo handling

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 49.41, 52.24. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 4923, 5224.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 52.24 is "Cargo handling". It sits in section H (TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE), then division 52 (Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation), then group 52.2 (Support activities for transportation). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 49.41 (Freight transport by road), 52.24 (Cargo handling).

What the class includes

This class includes: - loading and unloading of goods and luggage irrespective of the mode of transport used - stevedoring - loading and unloading of freight railway cars

What it excludes

This class excludes: - transport or moving of objects within an industrial plant, on a fee or contract basis, if a public road is used, see 49.41 - operation of terminal facilities, see 52.21, 52.22, 52.23 - intermediation service activities for freight transport, see 52.31

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2Label (Rev. 2)Also maps to
49.41Freight transport by road1
52.24Cargo handling-

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Neighbouring classes

52.21 Service activities incidental to land… · 52.22 Service activities incidental to water… · 52.23 Service activities incidental to air… · 52.25 Logistics service activities · 52.26 Other support activities for transportation

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.