Key facts
Code summary
Code 493
Official title Other land transport
Version PSIC 2019
Source layer PSA / BSP
Section H - Transportation and Storage
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PSIC 2019 Navigation-first hub Group 493 - Other land transport
PSIC Group 493 covers Other land transport. Direct children below it include Other passenger land transport, Freight transport by road, and Urban or Suburban Passenger Land Transport, except by Bus. It clusters closely...
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Practical summary
Group 493 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under H Transportation and Storage > 49 Land Transport and Transport Via Pipelines. This group usually narrows the choice to a small family of classes such as Other passenger land transport, Freight transport by road, and Urban or Suburban Passenger Land Transport, except by Bus. It is useful when two or three neighboring activities look similar but should not be collapsed into one code.
Administrative context
Where this code is used
This group is used when reviewers compare a short list of classes such as Other passenger land transport, Freight transport by road, and Urban or Suburban Passenger Land Transport, except by Bus and need to decide which family is the closest fit. It is common in internal classification review and administrative lookup work.
Selection note
How to choose it
Use this group when the activity sits between similar classes such as Other passenger land transport, Freight transport by road, and Urban or Suburban Passenger Land Transport, except by Bus. The safest choice is the one whose wording matches the actual production, service or operating model most closely.
Official note
Source-backed description
This group includes all land-based transport activities other than rail and bus transport. 4931 49310 Urban or suburban passenger land transport, except railway or bus This class includes: Land transport of passengers by urban or suburban transport systems except by buses and railways. This may include different modes of street land transport. The transport is carried out on scheduled routes, on a fixed time schedule at normally fixed stops. This class also includes: Town-to-airport or town-to-station lines Operation of funicular railways, aerial cableways etc. This class excludes passenger transport by inter-urban railways, see 4911.
FAQ
What does PSIC Group 493 cover?
PSIC Group 493 clusters a smaller family of classes under Other land transport and is useful when the business sits between closely related options.
How do I compare Group 493 with sibling groups?
Look at the parent class and the nearby sibling groups. On this page, the most relevant nearby options are 491 Transport via railways and 492 Transport via buses.
Why is Group 493 useful for classification?
It sits at the point where a broad sector is already narrowed enough to compare a small family of similar classes before the final code choice.