Section H · UK SIC 2007
Transportation and storage
171,161 active companies across 111 SIC codes
SIC codes in this section
| Code | Description | Active | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49410 | Freight transport by road | 63,325 | 77,244 |
| 52290 | Other transportation support activities | 20,879 | 23,915 |
| 49320 | Taxi operation | 18,730 | 20,957 |
| 53202 | Unlicensed carrier | 10,316 | 12,388 |
| 49390 | Other passenger land transport | 9,368 | 10,596 |
| 52103 | Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities | 8,418 | 9,951 |
| 49420 | Removal services | 7,199 | 8,292 |
| 53201 | Licensed carriers | 4,073 | 4,970 |
| 52219 | Other service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c. | 3,773 | 4,481 |
| 50200 | Sea and coastal freight water transport | 3,474 | 3,795 |
| 52243 | Cargo handling for land transport activities | 2,555 | 3,082 |
| 53100 | Postal activities under universal service obligation | 2,526 | 2,978 |
| 51210 | Freight air transport | 2,445 | 2,730 |
| 51102 | Non-scheduled passenger air transport | 1,721 | 1,888 |
| 52230 | Service activities incidental to air transportation | 1,581 | 1,724 |
| 52242 | Cargo handling for air transport activities | 1,329 | 1,535 |
| 52220 | Service activities incidental to water transportation | 1,291 | 1,368 |
| 49319 | Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) | 1,157 | 1,334 |
| 52241 | Cargo handling for water transport activities | 1,064 | 1,201 |
| 50100 | Sea and coastal passenger water transport | 1,084 | 1,160 |
| 51101 | Scheduled passenger air transport | 658 | 732 |
| 49100 | Passenger rail transport, interurban | 640 | 724 |
| 49200 | Freight rail transport | 598 | 706 |
| 52101 | Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities | 634 | 698 |
| 52102 | Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for air transport activities | 577 | 660 |
| 50300 | Inland passenger water transport | 428 | 461 |
| 52213 | Operation of bus and coach passenger facilities at bus and coach stations | 351 | 421 |
| 5190 | Other wholesale | 11 | 273 |
| 50400 | Inland freight water transport | 203 | 238 |
| 5010 | Sale of motor vehicles | 69 | 231 |
| 49311 | Urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems | 184 | 220 |
| 51220 | Space transport | 150 | 172 |
| 52212 | Operation of rail passenger facilities at railway stations | 91 | 109 |
| 49500 | Transport via pipeline | 83 | 98 |
| 5248 | Other retail specialist stores | 4 | 94 |
| 5242 | Retail sale of clothing | 2 | 85 |
| 52211 | Operation of rail freight terminals | 71 | 84 |
| 5212 | Other retail non-specialised stores | 3 | 81 |
| 5020 | Maintenance & repair of motors | 14 | 80 |
| 5244 | Retail furniture household etc | 4 | 80 |
| 5142 | Wholesale of clothing and footwear | 2 | 67 |
| 5147 | Wholesale of other household goods | 3 | 56 |
| 5143 | Wholesale electric household goods | 1 | 54 |
| 5132 | Wholesale of meat and meat products | 4 | 51 |
| 5114 | Agents in industrial equipment, etc. | 6 | 50 |
| 5245 | Retail electric h'hold, etc. goods | 1 | 47 |
| 5139 | Non-specialised wholesale food, etc. | 3 | 45 |
| 5030 | Sale of motor vehicle parts etc. | 6 | 40 |
| 5134 | Wholesale of alcohol and other drinks | 1 | 36 |
| 5113 | Agents in building materials | 8 | 35 |
| 5263 | Other non-store retail sale | 2 | 31 |
| 5141 | Wholesale of textiles | 1 | 27 |
| 5050 | Retail sale of automotive fuel | 4 | 26 |
| 5211 | Retail in non-specialised stores holding an alcohol licence, with food, beverages or tobacco predominating, not elsewhere classified | 1 | 26 |
| 5184 | Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment & software | 1 | 25 |
| 5186 | Wholesale of other electronic parts & equipment | 1 | 25 |
| 5156 | Wholesale other intermediate goods | 0 | 21 |
| 5225 | Retail alcoholic & other beverages | 1 | 21 |
| 5227 | Other retail food etc. specialised | 0 | 21 |
| 5243 | Retail of footwear & leather goods | 0 | 18 |
| 5246 | Retail hardware, paints & glass | 2 | 17 |
| 5247 | Retail books, newspapers etc. | 0 | 17 |
| 5157 | Wholesale of waste and scrap | 2 | 16 |
| 5224 | Retail bread, cakes, confectionery | 2 | 16 |
| 5261 | Retail sale via mail order houses | 0 | 16 |
| 5119 | Agents in sale of variety of goods | 0 | 15 |
| 5153 | Wholesale wood, construction etc. | 2 | 13 |
| 5274 | Repair not elsewhere classified | 2 | 13 |
| 5118 | Agents in particular products | 0 | 12 |
| 5138 | Wholesale other food inc fish, etc. | 0 | 12 |
| 5144 | Wholesale of china, wallpaper etc. | 1 | 12 |
| 5250 | Retail other secondhand goods | 0 | 12 |
| 5222 | Retail of meat and meat products | 1 | 11 |
| 5226 | Retail sale of tobacco products | 0 | 11 |
| 5231 | Dispensing chemists | 0 | 11 |
| 5170 | Other wholesale | 3 | 10 |
| 5185 | Wholesale of other office machinery & equipment | 1 | 9 |
| 5241 | Retail sale of textiles | 1 | 9 |
| 5115 | Agents in household goods, etc. | 1 | 8 |
| 5117 | Agents in food, drink & tobacco | 0 | 8 |
| 5223 | Retail of fish, crustaceans etc. | 0 | 8 |
| 5131 | Wholesale of fruit and vegetables | 3 | 7 |
| 5146 | Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods | 1 | 7 |
| 5221 | Retail of fruit and vegetables | 1 | 7 |
| 5111 | Agents agricultural & textile raw materials | 1 | 6 |
| 5145 | Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics | 1 | 6 |
| 5152 | Wholesale of metals and metal ores | 0 | 6 |
| 5154 | Wholesale hardware, plumbing etc. | 0 | 6 |
| 5133 | Wholesale dairy products | 0 | 5 |
| 5232 | Retail medical & orthopaedic goods | 1 | 5 |
| 5040 | Sale, repair etc. m'cycles & parts | 1 | 4 |
| 5112 | Agents in sale of fuels, ores, etc. | 0 | 4 |
| 5116 | Agents in textiles, footwear etc. | 0 | 4 |
| 5122 | Wholesale of flowers and plants | 0 | 4 |
| 5151 | Wholesale fuels & related products | 2 | 4 |
| 5136 | Wholesale sugar, chocolate etc. | 0 | 3 |
| 5155 | Wholesale of chemical products | 0 | 3 |
| 5181 | Wholesale of machine tools | 1 | 3 |
| 5272 | Repair electrical household goods | 0 | 3 |
| 5121 | Wholesale of grain, animal feeds | 1 | 2 |
| 5164 | Wholesale office machinery & equip | 0 | 2 |
| 5187 | Wholesale of other machinery for use in industry, trade & navigation | 0 | 2 |
| 5233 | Retail cosmetic & toilet articles | 0 | 2 |
| 5271 | Repair boots, shoes, leather goods | 0 | 2 |
| 5135 | Wholesale of tobacco products | 0 | 1 |
| 5137 | Wholesale coffee, tea, cocoa etc. | 0 | 1 |
| 5165 | Wholesale machines | 1 | 1 |
| 5182 | Wholesale of mining, construction & civil engineering machinery | 0 | 1 |
| 5188 | Wholesale of agricultural machinery & accessories & implements, including tractors | 0 | 1 |
| 5262 | Retail sale via stalls and markets | 0 | 1 |
| 5273 | Repair of clocks & jewellery | 0 | 1 |