Postal and courier activities
What this code covers
Use this division for the broader activity area of postal and courier activities, including Postal activities under universal service obligation, Other postal and courier activities, and Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Official NACE Rev. 2.1 labels and explanatory notes are imported from the source dataset. Plain-language explanations are shown separately so readers can compare interpretation with the source text.
- Postal activities under universal service obligation
- Other postal and courier activities
- Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities
- Activities primarily classified as land transport and transport via pipelines
- Activities primarily classified as water transport
- Activities primarily classified as air transport
- Activities primarily classified as warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
- Compare with 49, 50, 51 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Review the Rev. 2 to Rev. 2.1 mapping type before migrating old records.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - Postal activities under universal service obligation
- - Other postal and courier activities
- - Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities
- - Activities primarily classified as land transport and transport via pipelines
- - Activities primarily classified as water transport
- - Activities primarily classified as air transport
- - Activities primarily classified as warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
What is NACE 53 used for?
Use NACE 53 for postal and courier activities when the main activity matches this scope: Use this division for the broader activity area of postal and courier activities, including Postal activities under universal service obligation, Other postal and courier activities, and Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
What are typical examples for 53?
Typical examples include Postal activities under universal service obligation, Other postal and courier activities, and Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities.
When might 53 not be the right code?
No separate exclusion examples are available for this record yet; compare nearby hierarchy records before final selection.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 53?
Compare 53 with 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines, 50 Water transport, and 51 Air transport when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this division for land transport and transport via pipelines when the main activity includes Passenger rail transport and Freight rail transport. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for water transport when the main activity includes Sea and coastal passenger water transport and Sea and coastal freight water transport. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for air transport when the main activity includes Passenger air transport and Freight air transport and space transport. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation when the main activity includes The activities mentioned are carried out on behalf of third parties. If the related services are provided solely to support transport activities by the same unit, they are considered as ancillary activities to transport and this unit is classified elsewhere in section H.. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of postal activities under universal service obligation, including Postal activities under universal service obligation. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this group for the broader activity area of other postal and courier activities, including Other postal and courier activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this group for the broader activity area of intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities, including Intermediation service activities for postal and courier activities. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this section for tRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE when the main activity includes The section also includes associated activities (for example, operation of terminal and parking facilities, cargo handling, warehousing and storage, such as the operation of silos, merchandise warehouses, storage tanks). Transport activities classified in divisions 49, 50, 51 and 53 often involve related activities (for example, packaging, goods handling operations, temporary crating, sampling and weighing of goods) which solely support the transport activities. These supporting activities are only to be classified in division 52 if they are performed on behalf of others. and Intermediation services that link customers to transport service providers, except for division 79. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Rev. 2 code 53 is one of multiple older codes associated with Rev. 2.1 class 53 Postal and courier activities.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Datasets, CRM segments, KYC rules, reporting logic, and historical joins may need review because the activity scope is not a simple unchanged carry-over.
Confirm the target version field and update references where Rev. 2.1 is required.
Rev. 2 code 82 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media, 43 Specialised construction activities, 46 Wholesale trade, 47 Retail trade, 53 Postal and courier activities, 61 Telecommunication, 77 Rental and leasing activities, 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities, 85 Education, 86 Human health activities, 87 Residential care activities, 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities, 95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles, 96 Personal service activities.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Datasets, CRM segments, KYC rules, reporting logic, and historical joins may need review because the activity scope is not a simple unchanged carry-over.
Review the official explanatory notes for each target code and confirm whether the business activity still fits the suggested Rev. 2.1 class.
Rev. 2 code 96 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 53 Postal and courier activities, 96 Personal service activities.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Datasets, CRM segments, KYC rules, reporting logic, and historical joins may need review because the activity scope is not a simple unchanged carry-over.
Review the official explanatory notes for each target code and confirm whether the business activity still fits the suggested Rev. 2.1 class.