52.24
Class
Cargo handling
SDMX: H5224
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
5 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes
✓ 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
+ Also Includes
This class also includes: - rental and leasing of transtainers or luffing cranes, with an operator, for cargo handling activities - moving cargos on industrial sites, typically with transport equipment that is not suitable for use on roads open to public traffic
Frequently Confused With
49.41
Freight transport by road
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52.21 Service activities incidental to land transportation
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52.22 Service activities incidental to water transportation
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52.23 Airports and service activities incidental to air transportation
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52.31 Intermediation service activities for freight transportation
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Who is this code for?
Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIXLarge goods vehicle drivers
SOC 2020:8211 Common titles: HGV driver, Lorry driver
Van drivers
SOC 2020:8212 Common titles: Delivery driver, Courier
Managers and directors in transport and distribution
SOC 2020:1161 Common titles: Logistics manager, Transport manager
Related Occupations
Transport and distribution clerks and assistantsFork-lift truck drivers
Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section H (Cargo handling).
In this section
Frequently confused with
Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) —
UK SIC 2026
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