PSIC 2019 · Class

Freight rail transport

Open to 100%

This class covers the transportation of freight using inter-urban, suburban, and urban railways.

Excludes

Storage and warehousing 5210
Freight terminal activities 5221
Cargo handling 5224

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49120Freight rail transport

Details

Level: Class
Section: H Transportation And Storage
Parent: 491

Sector statistics

Employed persons: 3.8M persons(May 2026)

Whole PSIC section H (not specific to this code). Source: PSA Labor Force Survey, May 2026.

Industry size

Establishments: 4(2022)
Employment: 4,719 persons(2022)
Revenue: ~₱6.3B(2022)

Figures are for PSIC group 491 (the nearest level PSA surveys), not this specific code. Source: PSA OpenStat, Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), 2022. Revenue figures are approximate.

Guides from Emerhub

Set up in the Philippines

Emerhub runs the SEC and BIR filings for a foreign-owned corporation, a local corporation with structured control, employer of record, or product holding, whichever fits PSIC 4912.