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Sub-class

52.243 — Cargo Handling for Air Transport Activities of Division 51

52.243
Sub-class
Cargo handling for air transport activities of division 51
SDMX: H52243
Sub-class Level
1 Depth
0 Children
0 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

This subclass includes: - loading and unloading of goods or passengers' luggage travelling via air transport

✗ Excludes

This subclass 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 52.23 - intermediation service activities for freight transport, see 52.31

Frequently Confused With

49.41
Freight transport by road
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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_MATRIX

Large goods vehicle drivers

SOC 2020:8211
Common titles: HGV driver, Lorry driver
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 8332

Van drivers

SOC 2020:8212
Common titles: Delivery driver, Courier
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 8322

Managers and directors in transport and distribution

SOC 2020:1161
Common titles: Logistics manager, Transport manager
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 1324

Related Occupations

Transport and distribution clerks and assistantsFork-lift truck drivers

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section H (Cargo handling for air transport activities of division 51).

Frequently confused with

Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) — UK SIC 2026
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