NACE 52.31: Intermediation service activities for freight transportation

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 52.29. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 5229.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 52.31 is "Intermediation service activities for freight transportation". It sits in section H (TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE), then division 52 (Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation), then group 52.3 (Intermediation service activities for transportation). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 52.29 (Other transportation support activities).

What the class includes

This class includes the intermediation of freight transport, by bringing clients and service providers together for a fee or commission, without the intermediary providing the freight transport services that are intermediated. These intermediation activities can be carried out on digital platforms or through non-digital channels (including face-to-face, door-to-door, telephone, mail, and so on). The fee or commission can be received from either the client or the provider of the freight transport service. Revenue for the intermediation activities can include other sources of income (for example, revenues from the sale of advertising space). This class includes: - rail, road, ship and aircraft freight brokerage - operation of platforms for intermediation of freight transport services

What it excludes

This class excludes: - freight transport, see divisions 49, 50 and 51 - brokerage of passenger seats in ships and aircraft space, see 52.32

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
52.29	Other transportation support activities	3

The label in 24 languages

bgПосреднически дейности в товарния транспорт
csZprostředkování v oblasti nákladní dopravy
daFormidlingsaktiviteter inden for godstransport
deVermittlungstätigkeiten für die Güterbeförderung
elΔραστηριότητες υπηρεσιών διαμεσολάβησης για εμπορευματικές μεταφορές
enIntermediation service activities for freight transportation
esActividades de intermediación para el transporte de mercancías
etKaubaveoga seotud vahendusteenus
fiRahtiliikennettä koskevat välityspalvelut
frActivités de service d’intermédiation pour le transport de fret
gaGníomhaíochtaí seirbhíse idirghabhála le haghaidh iompar lasta
hrUslužne djelatnosti posredovanja u prijevozu robe
huÁruszállítási szolgáltatás közvetítése
itAttività di servizi di intermediazione per il trasporto di merci
ltKrovininio transporto tarpininkavimo paslaugų veikla
lvStarpniecības pakalpojumi kravu transporta jomā
mtAttivitajiet ta’ servizz ta’ intermedjazzjoni għat-trasport tal-merkanzija
nlBemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met goederenvervoer
plPośrednictwo w transporcie towarów
ptAtividades de serviços de intermediação de transporte de mercadorias
roServicii de intermediere pentru transport de marfă
skSprostredkovateľské služby v nákladnej doprave
slPosredniške dejavnosti za tovorni prevoz
svFörmedling avseende godstransport

Neighbouring classes

52.32 Intermediation service activities for passenger…

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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.