SIC Industry Description

Industry: 4731—Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo
Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing shipping information and acting as agents in arranging transportation for freight and cargo. Also included in this industry are freight forwarders which undertake the transportation of goods from the shippers to receivers for a charge covering the entire transportation, and, in turn, make use of the services of other transportation establishments as instrumentalities in effecting delivery.

Agents, shippingFreight consolidation
Auditors, freight rateFreight forwarding
Brokers, shippingFreight rate auditors
Brokers, transportationFreight rate information service
Consultants, tariffShipping documents preparation
Customhouse brokersTariff consultant
Customs clearance of freightTariff rate information service
Domestic forwardingTransport clearinghouse
Foreign forwardingTransportation rate services
Freight agencies, railroad: not operated by railroad companies
Codes TitlesTotal Marketable US Businesses
4731Freight Transportation Arrangement77,737
473100Freight transportation arrangement37,865
47310000Freight transportation arrangement37,865
473101Transportation agents and brokers13,812
47310100Transportation agents and brokers5,363
47310101Agents, shipping1,089
47310102Brokers, shipping2,418
47310103Customhouse brokers1,526
47310104Truck transportation brokers3,416
473102Freight forwarding25,372
47310200Freight forwarding22,228
47310201Domestic freight forwarding1,272
47310202Foreign freight forwarding1,872
473199Freight transportation arrangement, nec688
47319901Customs clearance of freight165
47319902Freight consolidation138
47319903Freight rate information service122
47319904Railroad freight agency79
47319905Shipping documents preparation107
47319906Transport clearinghouse77