UK SIC 2007 code in Section H: Transportation and storage

52243 Cargo handling for land transport activities

SIC 52243 is the UK code for cargo handling for land transport activities, part of the class "cargo handling". Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.

Code
52243 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
Section
Section H: Transportation and storage
Division
52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation
SIC 2026
52.24 Cargo handling (1:1)
Closest US NAICS
488119, 488210, 488320, 488490

Activities ONS lists under 52243

The ONS index assigns these 4 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.

Source: ONS UK SIC 2007 alphabetical index.

What changes in SIC 2026

ONS published UK SIC 2026 in 2026. Its correspondence table maps this code's class (52.24) to:

SIC 2026 codeHeadingLink type
52.24Cargo handling1:1

"1:1" means the class carries over unchanged in scope; other link types mean it was split or merged. Companies House still uses SIC 2007, so keep filing with 52243 until it announces a switch.

Source: ONS correspondence table, SIC 2007 to SIC 2026.

Closest US NAICS codes

Matched through the shared international class (ISIC Rev. 4). Treat these as a starting point and read the definition before using one.

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Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.