Division 52: Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation

Section H, Transportation and storage. 22 subcategories with ISTAT's explanatory notes and the ATECO 2022 codes they come from.

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  1. 52Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation

    This division includes warehousing and support activities for transport, such as the operating of transport infrastructure (for example, airports, harbours, tunnels, bridges). It also includes the activities of transport agencies and cargo handling.

    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.

  2. 52.1Warehousing and storage
  3. 52.10Warehousing and storage
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • storage of electricity, see 35.1635.16
    • storage of gaseous fuels for energy supply through a network, see 35.2435.24
    • storage of furniture as part of a removal service, see 49.4249.42
    • operation of parking facilities for motor vehicles, see 52.2152.21
    • winter storage of caravans, ships and boats and storage of aircraft, see 52.21, 52.22, 52.2352.2152.2252.23
    • operation of self-storage facilities, see 68.2068.20
    • rental of vacant space, see 68.2068.20
  4. 52.10.1Operation of non-refrigerated storage and warehouse facilities
  5. 52.10.10Operation of non-refrigerated storage and warehouse facilities
    From ATECO 2022: 52.10.10 Magazzini di custodia e deposito per conto terzi (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • operation of storage and warehouse facilities for all kinds of goods:
      • operation of grain silos
      • general merchandise warehouses
      • storage tanks, etc.
    • warehousing of furniture not part of a removal service
    • operation of storage and warehouse facilities for works of art equipped with a controlled microclimate

    Also includes

    • storage of goods in foreign trade zones
    • activities of storage of physical archives and paper files
    • judicial storage of vehicles
  6. 52.10.2Operation of refrigerated warehouses and cool stores
  7. 52.10.20Operation of refrigerated warehouses and cool stores
    From ATECO 2022: 52.10.20 Magazzini frigoriferi per conto terzi (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • operation of refrigerated warehouses and cool stores

    Also includes

    • blast freezing associated with storage and warehousing
  8. 52.2Support activities for transportation
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This group includes activities supporting the transport of passengers or freight, including the operation of transport facilities and parts of the transport infrastructure and activities related to handling freight before, after or between transport segments.

    Excludes

    • intermediation service activities for freight transport, see 52.3152.31
    • intermediation service activities for passenger transport, see 52.3252.32
    • remote surveillance activities, see 80.0980.09
  9. 52.21Service activities incidental to land transportation
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • liquefaction of natural gas for transport purposes, done at the mine site, see 09.1009.10
    • regasification of natural gas for distribution through mains, see 35.2135.21
    • repair of roads, see division 4242
    • cargo handling, see 52.2452.24
    • moving cargos on industrial sites, typically with transport equipment that is not suitable for use on roads open to public traffic, see 52.2452.24
  10. 52.21.1Operation of railroad infrastructure and rail related facilities
  11. 52.21.10Operation of railroad infrastructure and rail related facilities
    From ATECO 2022: 52.21.10 Gestione di infrastrutture ferroviarie (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities related to rail transport of passengers, animals or freight:
      • operation of terminal facilities, e.g. railway stations
      • operation of railway infrastructure and rail-related facilities, cargo terminals, technical back-up points, railway stops for fuel
      • switching and shunting
  12. 52.21.2Operation and maintenance of roads
  13. 52.21.20Operation and maintenance of roads
    From ATECO 2022: 52.21.20 Gestione di strade, ponti, gallerie (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities related to road transport of passengers, animals or freight:
      • operation of roads, bridges and tunnels, including activities of winter maintenance
    • toll collection services
  14. 52.21.3Operation of bus stations
  15. 52.21.30Operation of bus stations
    From ATECO 2022: 52.21.30 Gestione di stazioni per autobus (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • operation of bus stations
  16. 52.21.4Operation of stations for the handling of goods
  17. 52.21.40Operation of stations for the handling of goods
    From ATECO 2022: 52.21.40 Gestione di centri di movimentazione merci (interporti) (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • operation of terminal facilities, e.g. stations for the handling of goods
    • truck transport cargo surveying activities
  18. 52.21.5Operation of parking lots and garages
  19. 52.21.50Operation of parking lots and garages
    From ATECO 2022: 52.21.50 Gestione di parcheggi e autorimesse (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • operation of car parks or garages, parking for bicycles, winter storage of caravans
  20. 52.21.6Towing and roadside assistance
  21. 52.21.60Towing and roadside assistance
    From ATECO 2022: 52.21.60 Attività di traino e soccorso stradale (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • towing and roadside assistance
  22. 52.21.9Other service activities incidental to land transportation
  23. 52.21.90Other service activities incidental to land transportation
    From ATECO 2022: 52.21.90 Altre attività connesse ai trasporti terrestri n.c.a. (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Also includes

    • liquefaction and/or regasification of natural gas for the purpose of land transport done outside the mine site
  24. 52.22Service activities incidental to water transportation
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • dredging and waterway maintenance, see 42.9142.91
    • cargo handling, see 52.2452.24
    • amusement and recreation activities related to the infrastructure of marinas, see 93.2993.29
  25. 52.22.0Service activities incidental to water transportation
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Implementation rule

    • Service activities incidental to water transportation are subdivided in liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for the purpose of water transportation, and other service activities incidental to water transportation.
  26. 52.22.01Liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for the purpose of water transportation
    From ATECO 2022: 52.22.01 Liquefazione e rigassificazione di gas a scopo di trasporto marittimo e per vie d'acqua effettuata al di fuori del sito di estrazione (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Also includes

    • liquefaction and regasification of natural gas for the purpose of water transport done off the mine site
  27. 52.22.09Other service activities incidental to water transportation
    From ATECO 2022: 52.22.09 Altre attività dei servizi connessi al trasporto marittimo e per vie d'acqua (in part) · 52.29.21 Intermediari dei trasporti (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities related to the water transport of passengers, animals or freight:
      • operation of terminal facilities (e.g. harbours, piers)
      • operation of waterway locks, etc.
      • navigation, pilotage, tug and berthing activities
      • bunkering and reception of port waste
      • lighterage, salvage activities
      • lighthouse activities
      • marine cargo surveying activities
    • waterway information services
    • winter storage of ships and boats

    Also includes

    • ensuring safety at waterway infrastructure maintenance work
    • fire-fighting and fire-prevention services in ports and aboard ships
  28. 52.23Service activities incidental to air transportation
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • cargo handling, see 52.2452.24
    • luggage and passenger inspection at airports, not by public authorities, see 80.0180.01
    • luggage and passenger inspection at airports, by public authorities, see 84.2484.24
    • operation of flying schools for professional pilots, see 85.3285.32
    • operation of flying schools not issuing certificates and permits for professionals, see 85.5385.53
  29. 52.23.0Service activities incidental to air transportation
  30. 52.23.00Service activities incidental to air transportation
    From ATECO 2022: 52.23.00 Attività dei servizi connessi al trasporto aereo (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities related to the air transport of passengers, animals or freight:
      • operation of terminal facilities (e.g. airway terminals)
      • airport and air traffic control activities
      • ground service activities on airfields, etc.
    • ensuring safety at airfield infrastructure maintenance work
    • storage of aircraft

    Also includes

    • fire-fighting and fire-prevention services at airports
  31. 52.24Cargo handling
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This class includes:

    • loading and unloading of goods and luggage irrespective of the mode of transport used
    • stevedoring

    This class also includes rental and leasing of transtainers or luffing cranes, with an operator, for cargo handling activities.

    Excludes

    • transport or moving of objects within an industrial plant, on a fee or contract basis, if a public road is used, see 49.4149.41
    • operation of terminal facilities, see 52.21, 52.22, 52.2352.2152.2252.23
    • intermediation service activities for freight transport, see 52.3152.31
  32. 52.24.1Cargo handling incidental to air transportation
  33. 52.24.10Cargo handling incidental to air transportation
    From ATECO 2022: 52.24.10 Movimento merci relativo a trasporti aerei (all from here)
  34. 52.24.2Cargo handling incidental to water transportation
  35. 52.24.20Cargo handling incidental to water transportation
    From ATECO 2022: 52.24.20 Movimento merci relativo a trasporti marittimi e fluviali (all from here)
  36. 52.24.3Cargo handling incidental to rail transportation
  37. 52.24.30Cargo handling incidental to rail transportation
    From ATECO 2022: 52.24.30 Movimento merci relativo a trasporti ferroviari (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • loading and unloading of freight railway cars
  38. 52.24.4Cargo handling incidental to other land transportation
  39. 52.24.40Cargo handling incidental to other land transportation
    From ATECO 2022: 49.41.00 Trasporto di merci su strada (in part) · 52.24.40 Movimento merci relativo ad altri trasporti terrestri (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • moving works of art within museums

    Also includes

    • moving cargos on industrial sites, typically with transport equipment that is not suitable for use on roads open to public traffic
  40. 52.25Logistics service activities
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • freight forwarding, see 52.2652.26
    • ship brokerage - includes taking care of the entry and clearance of ships, as an intermediary between shipowners and shippers or receivers of goods, see 52.3152.31
    • courier activities, see 53.2053.20
    • provision of motor, marine, aviation and transport insurance, see 65.1265.12
    • management consultancy for companies' logistics, see 70.2070.20
    • logistics consulting activities, i.e. planning, designing and supporting operations of transport, warehousing and distribution, see 70.2070.20
  41. 52.25.0Logistics service activities
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Implementation rule

    • Logistics service activities are subdivided in logistics service activities for works of art and other logistics service activities.
  42. 52.25.01Logistics service activities for works of art
    From ATECO 2022: 52.29.22 Servizi logistici relativi alla distribuzione delle merci (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • pickup of works of art and protective packing with anticollision, antivibration, insulation and climate-control features
    • moving works of art between museums and installation of works of art, fine arts and valuable items
  43. 52.25.09Other logistics service activities
    From ATECO 2022: 52.29.21 Intermediari dei trasporti (in part) · 52.29.22 Servizi logistici relativi alla distribuzione delle merci (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of distribution centres
    • pickup of goods and grouping for shipping
    • goods handling operations (e.g. temporary crating and packing goods into boxes for the purpose of warehousing or for protecting them during transport, unpacking, sampling, weighing of goods)
  44. 52.26Other support activities for transportation
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • rail, ship and aircraft freight brokerage, see 52.3152.31
    • operation of platforms for intermediation of freight transport, see 52.3152.31
    • brokerage for passenger seats for ship and aircraft space, see 52.3252.32
    • courier activities, see 53.2053.20
    • provision of motor, marine, aviation and transport insurance, see 65.1265.12
    • management consultancy for companies' logistics, see 70.2070.20
    • activities of travel agencies, see 79.1179.11
    • activities of tour operators, see 79.1279.12
    • tourist assistance activities, see 79.9079.90
  45. 52.26.0Other support activities for transportation
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Implementation rule

    • Other support activities for transportation are subdivided in activities of customs agents and freight forwarding services.
  46. 52.26.01Activities of customs agents
    From ATECO 2022: 52.29.10 Spedizionieri e agenzie di operazioni doganali (in part) · 52.29.21 Intermediari dei trasporti (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • activities of customs agents
  47. 52.26.02Freight forwarding services
    From ATECO 2022: 52.29.10 Spedizionieri e agenzie di operazioni doganali (in part) · 52.29.21 Intermediari dei trasporti (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • issue and procurement of transport documents and waybills
    • organisation of multimodal and combined transport activities by rail, road, water or air (intermodal transport) on behalf of the shipper or consignee
    • organisation and freight forwarding of group and individual consignments on behalf of the client
  48. 52.3Intermediation service activities for transportation
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This group includes the intermediation of freight and passenger transport.

  49. 52.31Intermediation service activities for freight transportation
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    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).

    Excludes

    • activities of agents involved in the wholesale of yachts and recreational boats, see 46.1446.14
    • wholesale of boats, see 46.6446.64
    • retail sale of boats, see 47.6347.63
    • intermediation service activities for specialised retail sale of yachts and recreational boats, see 47.9247.92
    • freight transport, see divisions 49, 50 and 51495051
    • rental of pleasure boats and sailing boats with crew, see 50.10, 50.3050.1050.30
    • brokerage of passenger seats in ships and aircraft space, see 52.3252.32
    • intermediation service activities for passenger transportation, see 52.3252.32
    • rental and leasing of pleasure boats without operator, see 77.2177.21
    • intermediation service activities for rental and leasing of pleasure boats without operator, see 77.5277.52
  50. 52.31.0Intermediation service activities for freight transportation
  51. 52.31.00Intermediation service activities for freight transportation
    From ATECO 2022: 47.99.10 Commercio al dettaglio di prodotti vari, mediante l'intervento di un dimostratore o di un incaricato alla vendita (porta a porta) (in part) · 52.29.21 Intermediari dei trasporti (in part) · 61.90.99 Altre attività connesse alle telecomunicazioni n.c.a. (in part) · 62.09.09 Altre attività dei servizi connessi alle tecnologie dell'informatica n.c.a. (in part) · 63.12.00 Portali web (in part) · 63.99.00 Altre attività dei servizi di informazione n.c.a. (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • rail, road, ship and aircraft freight brokerage
    • operation of platforms for intermediation of freight transport services
    • intermediation service activities for transport of gaseous fuels
  52. 52.32Intermediation service activities for passenger transportation
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    This class includes the intermediation of passenger transport, by bringing clients and service providers together for a fee or commission, without the intermediary providing the passenger 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 passenger transport service. Revenue for the intermediation activities can include other sources of income (for example, revenues from the sale of advertising space).

    Excludes

    • activities of agents involved in the wholesale of yachts and recreational boats, see 46.1446.14
    • wholesale of boats, see 46.6446.64
    • retail sale of boats, see 47.6347.63
    • intermediation service activities for specialised retail sale of yachts and recreational boats, see 47.9247.92
    • taxi operation and other passenger road transport, see 49.349.3
    • rental of pleasure boats and sailing boats with crew, see 50.10, 50.3050.1050.30
    • rail, ship and aircraft freight brokerage, see 52.3152.31
    • intermediation service activities for freight transportation, see 52.3152.31
    • rental and leasing of pleasure boats without operator, see 77.2177.21
    • operation of online platforms activities for the rental of vehicles (cars, motorcycles, etc.) without a driver, see 77.5177.51
    • intermediation service activities for rental and leasing of pleasure boats without operator, see 77.5277.52
    • units that provide reservation services alongside additional travel advice or expertise, see 79.1179.11
    • combined activities of accommodation, travel and food, i.e. travel agencies and tour operators, see 79.11, 79.1279.1179.12
  53. 52.32.0Intermediation service activities for passenger transportation
  54. 52.32.00Intermediation service activities for passenger transportation
    From ATECO 2022: 47.99.10 Commercio al dettaglio di prodotti vari, mediante l'intervento di un dimostratore o di un incaricato alla vendita (porta a porta) (in part) · 49.32.10 Trasporto con taxi (in part) · 49.32.20 Trasporto mediante noleggio di autovetture da rimessa con conducente (in part) · 52.21.90 Altre attività connesse ai trasporti terrestri n.c.a. (in part) · 52.29.21 Intermediari dei trasporti (in part) · 61.90.99 Altre attività connesse alle telecomunicazioni n.c.a. (in part) · 62.09.09 Altre attività dei servizi connessi alle tecnologie dell'informatica n.c.a. (in part) · 63.12.00 Portali web (in part) · 63.99.00 Altre attività dei servizi di informazione n.c.a. (in part) · 79.11.00 Attività delle agenzie di viaggio (in part) · 79.90.19 Altri servizi di prenotazione e altre attività di assistenza turistica non svolte dalle agenzie di viaggio n.c.a. (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • operation of online ride-sharing platforms that allow passengers to book a ride
    • provision of intermediation services for the purchase of land, water or air transport for passengers
    • brokerage of passenger seats in ships and aircraft space

    Also includes

    • intermediation of transport by radio taxi services, without providing transport
    • fee-based reservation services for passenger transport

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