Land transport and transport via pipelines

Division 49 covers land transport and transport via pipelines. Its groups are passenger rail (49.1), freight rail (49.2), other passenger land transport (49.3), freight transport by road and removal services (49.4) and pipeline transport (49.5). By company count it is the largest part of the transport sector. Most of it is road hauliers — many small firms on thin margins — while rail is run by a few large operators.

8,700 companies in Latvia are classified under NACE code 49.