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, shipping | Freight consolidation |
| Auditors, freight rate | Freight forwarding |
| Brokers, shipping | Freight rate auditors |
| Brokers, transportation | Freight rate information service |
| Consultants, tariff | Shipping documents preparation |
| Customhouse brokers | Tariff consultant |
| Customs clearance of freight | Tariff rate information service |
| Domestic forwarding | Transport clearinghouse |
| Foreign forwarding | Transportation rate services |
| Freight agencies, railroad: not operated by railroad companies | |
| Codes |
Titles | Total Marketable US Businesses |
| 47310000 | Freight transportation arrangement | 48,806 |
| 47310100 | Transportation agents and brokers | 5,154 |
| 47310101 | Agents, shipping | 1,091 |
| 47310102 | Brokers, shipping | 2,353 |
| 47310103 | Customhouse brokers | 1,505 |
| 47310104 | Truck transportation brokers | 3,332 |
| 47310200 | Freight forwarding | 22,700 |
| 47310201 | Domestic freight forwarding | 1,317 |
| 47310202 | Foreign freight forwarding | 1,950 |
| 47319901 | Customs clearance of freight | 159 |
| 47319902 | Freight consolidation | 135 |
| 47319903 | Freight rate information service | 100 |
| 47319904 | Railroad freight agency | 81 |
| 47319905 | Shipping documents preparation | 104 |
| 47319906 | Transport clearinghouse | 74 |
