| AA | Ground equipment |
| Ground equipment being fuelled or serviced. |
| AB | Chain |
| Chain used in the securing of cargo. |
| AD | Temperature recorder |
| Temperature recorder to provide a record of the actual temperature. |
| AE | Body trailer |
| The part of the vehicle where the cargo is loaded. |
| AG | Slipsheet |
| A cardboard platform used for holding product for storage or transportation. |
| AH | No special equipment needed |
| A code to indicate that there is no special equipment needed. |
| AI | Vessel hold |
| A compartment forming part of a transport vessel. |
| AJ | Flat rack |
| Type of open container used for carrying objects. |
| AK | Aircraft |
| To indicate that the equipment is an aircraft. |
| AL | Medical device |
| A device used for medical purposes. |
| AM | Refrigerated container |
| A refrigerated (reefer) container that is actively cooling the product. |
| AN | Synthetic pallet 80*120cm |
| A pallet with standard dimensions 80*120 centimetres made of synthetic material. |
| AO | Synthetic pallet 100*120cm |
| A standard pallet with standard dimensions 100*120 centimetres made of synthetic material. |
| AP | Clothing hanger rack |
| Equipment used to store and transport clothing in a hanging position. |
| AQ | Road/rail trailer |
| Trailer designated for combined road/rail use. |
| AT | Overhang wagon |
| Empty rail wagon added to the loaded wagons, when goods are longer than the loaded wagon. |
| BL | Blocks |
| A piece of equipment that is normally a piece of wood to fix cargo (e.g. coils) during transport. |
| BPN | Box pallet non-exchangeable |
| A box pallet which cannot be exchanged. |
| BPO | Truck being transported |
| A road vehicle capable of carrying goods which is being carried on another means of transport. |
| BPP | Truck and trailer combination being transported |
| A road vehicle capable of carrying goods with an attached trailer which is being carried on another means of transport. |
| BPQ | Tractor and trailer being transported |
| A trailer accompanied by a self-propelling tractor unit which is being carried on another means of transport. |
| BPY |
| Box pallet EUR Y non exchangeable |
| A euro-pallet of type Y that may not be exchanged. |
| BR | Barge |
| Flat bottomed inland cargo vessel for canals and rivers with or without own propulsion for the purpose of transported goods. (Synonym: Lighter). |
| BX | Boxcar |
| An enclosed railway goods wagon. |
| CH | Chassis |
| A wheeled carriage onto which an ocean container is mounted for inland conveyance. |
| CN | Container |
| Equipment item as defined by ISO for transport. It must be of: A) permanent character, strong enough for repeated use; B) designed to facilitate the carriage of goods, by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading; C) fitted with devices for its ready handling, particularly. |
| DPA | Deadlight (panel) |
| A set of panels fixed inside a porthole. |
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| EFP |
| Exchangeable EUR flat pallet |
| A flat euro-pallet that may be exchanged. |
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| EYP |
| Exchangeable EUR Y box pallet |
| A euro-pallet of type Y that may be exchanged. |
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| FPN |
| Flat pallet EUR non exchangeable |
| A flat euro-pallet that may not be exchanged. |
| FPR | Flat pallet (railway property) non-exchangeable |
| A non-exchangeable flat pallet owned by a railroad. |
| FSU |
| Forked support |
| Self explanatory. Note: 1. This code value will be removed effective with directory D.04B. |
| LAR | Lashing rope |
| A rope for lashing cargo. |
| LU | Load/unload device on equipment |
| A mechanical device used in the loading and/or unloading of cargo into and from transport equipment. |
| MPA | Movable panel |
| A panel which can be moved. |
| PA | Pallet |
| A platform on which goods can be stacked in order to facilitate the movement by a forklift or sling. |
| PBP | Identified private box pallet |
| A box pallet identified as being privately owned. |
| PFP | Identified private flat pallet |
| A flat pallet identified as being privately owned. |
| PL | Platform |
| A piece of equipment normally having a flat surface, or prepared for carrying cargo with a specific shape. |
| PPA | Protecting panel |
| A panel used for protection. |
| PST | Portable stove |
| A portable heating unit. |
| RF | Flat car |
| A railway wagon without raised sides or ends. |
| RG | Reefer generator |
| A generator used to control the temperature in temperature-controlled transport equipment. |
| RGF | Ground facility |
| Storage tank or facility capable of receiving shipment of goods or commodity. |
| RO | Rope |
| Rope used in the securing of cargo. |
| RR | Rail car |
| To identify that the equipment is a rail car. |
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| SCA |
| Small container category A |
| Self explanatory. Note: 1. This code value will be removed effective with directory D.04B. |
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| SCB |
| Small container category B |
| Self explanatory. Note: 1. This code value will be removed effective with directory D.04B. |
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| SCC |
| Small container category C |
| Self explanatory. Note: 1. This code value will be removed effective with directory D.04B. |
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| SFA |
| Stiffening ring of frame |
| Self explanatory. Note: 1. This code value will be removed effective with directory D.04B. |
| SPP | Identified special pallet |
| A pallet identified as special. |
| STR | Strap |
| A narrow strip of flexible material. |
| SW | Swap body |
| Rectangular equipment unit without wheels, which can be mounted on a chassis or positioned on legs. |
| TE | Trailer |
| A vehicle without motive power, designed for the carriage of cargo and to be towed by a motor vehicle. |
| TP | Tarpaulin |
| Waterproof material, e.g. canvas, to spread over cargo to protect it from getting wet. |
| TS | Tackles |
| [8030] Identification marks and numbers of loading tackle used (sheets, ropes, chains, etc.), as specified in DCU 9 to CIM Article 13; and of containers, as specified in Articles 5 and 10 of Annex III to CIM (CIM 17). |
| TSU | Tarpaulin support |
| A device to support a tarpaulin. |
| UL | ULD (Unit load device) |
| An aircraft container or pallet. |
