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Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation

This includes establishments primarily engaged in providing air transportation of cargo without transporting passengers with no regular routes and regular schedules.

Freight Transportation Arrangement

Establishments in this category are primarly engaged in arranging transportation of freight between shippers and carriers. These establishments are usually known as freight forwarders, marine shipping agents, or customs brokers and offer a combination of services spanning transportation modes but do not directly provide shipping services.

Couriers and Express Delivery Services

Establishments in this category are primarly engaged in providing air, surface, or combined mode courier and express delivery services of parcels, but not operating under a universal service obligation. These parcels can include goods and documents, but the express delivery services are not part of the normal mail service. These services are generally between metropolitan areas, urban centers, or international, but the establishments of this industry form a network that includes local pick-up and delivery to serve their customers' needs.

Illustrative Examples:

Air courier services, except establishments operating under a universal service obligation
Express delivery services, except establishments operating under a universal service obligation
Courier services (i.e., intercity network), except establishments operating under a universal service obligation

Local Messengers and Local Delivery

Establishments in this category are primarly engaged in providing local messenger and delivery services of small items within a single metropolitan area or within an urban center. These establishments generally provide point-to-point pick-up and delivery and do not operate as part of an intercity courier network.

Illustrative Examples:

Letters, documents, or small parcels local delivery services
Grocery delivery services (i.e., independent service from grocery store)
Alcoholic beverages delivery services
Restaurant meals order and delivery services (i.e., independent order and delivery services)

Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops)

This includes (1) establishments generally known as copy centers or shops primarily engaged in providing photocopying, duplicating, blueprinting, and other document copying services, without also providing printing services (e.g., offset printing, quick printing, digital printing, prepress services) and (2) establishments (except private mail centers) engaged in providing a range of office support services (except printing services), such as document copying services, facsimile services, word processing services, on-site PC rental services, and office product sales.