Title 46
PART 520 APPENDIX A
Code | Definition |
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A | Increase. |
C | Change resulting in neither increase nor decrease in rate or charges. |
E | Expiration (also use “A” if the deletion results in the application of a higher “cargo, n.o.s.” or similar rate). |
I | New or initial matter. |
K | Rate or change filed by a controlled common carrier member of a conference under independent action. |
M | Transportation of U.S. Department of Defense cargo by American-flag common carriers. |
P | Addition of a port or point. |
R | Reduction. |
S | Special Case matter filed pursuant to Special Permission, Special Docket or other Commission direction, including filing of tariff data after suspension, such as for controlled carriers. Requires “Special Case Number.” |
T | Terminal Rates, charges or provisions or canal tolls over which the carrier has no control. |
W | Withdrawal of an erroneous publication on the same publication date. |
X | Exemption for controlled carrier data in trades served exclusively by controlled carriers or by controlled carriers of states receiving most-favored-nation treatment. |
II - Unit Codes
A. Weight Units: | |
Kilograms | KGS |
1000 Kgs (Metric Ton) | KT |
Pounds | LBS |
Long Ton (2240 LBS) | LT |
Short Ton (2000 LBS) | ST |
B. Volume Units: | |
Cubic meter | CBM |
Cubic feet | CFT |
C. Length Units: | |
Centimeters | CM |
Feet | FT |
Inches | IN |
Meters | M |
D. Measure Board Feet: | |
Thousand Board Feet | MBF |
E. Distance Units: | |
Kilometers | KM |
Miles | MI |
F. Rate Basis: | |
Ad Valorem | AV |
Each | EA |
Lump Sum | LS |
Measure | M |
Thousand Board Feet | MBF |
Per Container | PC |
Weight | W |
Weight/Measure | WM |
G. Container Size Codes: | |
Not Applicable | N/A |
Less Than Load | LTL |
10 FT Any Height | 10X |
20 FT 8′6″ | 20 |
20 FT 9′0″ High Cube | 20A |
20 FT 9′6″ High Cube | 20B |
20 FT 8′0″ | 20S |
20 FT Any Height | 20X |
24 FT 8′6″ | 24 |
24 FT 9′0″ High Cube | 24A |
24 FT 9′6″ High Cube | 24B |
24 FT 8′0″ | 24S |
24 FT Any Height | 24X |
35 FT 8′6″ | 35 |
35 FT 9′0″ High Cube | 35A |
35 FT 9′6″ High Cube | 35B |
35 FT 8′0″ | 35S |
35 FT Any Height | 35X |
40 FT 8′6″ | 40 |
40 FT 9′0″ High Cube | 40A |
40 FT 9′6″ High Cube | 40B |
40 FT 8′0″ | 40S |
40 FT Any Height | 40X |
42 FT 8′6″ | 42 |
42 FT 9′0″ High Cube | 42A |
42 FT 9′6″ High Cube | 42B |
42 FT 8′0″ | 42S |
42 FT Any Height | 42X |
43 FT 8′6″ | 43 |
43 FT 9′0″ High Cube | 43A |
43 FT 9′6″ High Cube | 43B |
43 FT 8′0″ | 43S |
43 FT Any Height | 43X |
45 FT 8′6″ | 45 |
45 FT 9′0″ High Cube | 45A |
45 FT 9′6″ High Cube | 45B |
45 FT 8′0″ | 45S |
45 FT Any Height | 45X |
48 FT 8′6″ | 48 |
48 FT 9′0″ High Cube | 48A |
48 FT 9′6″ High Cube | 48B |
48 FT 8′0″ | 48S |
48 FT Any Height | 48X |
53 FT 8′6″ | 53 |
53 FT 9′0″ High Cube | 53A |
53 FT 9′6″ High Cube | 53B |
53 FT 8′0″ | 53S |
53 FT Any Height | 53X |
H. Container Type Codes: | |
Not Applicable | N/A |
Atmosphere Control | AC |
Collapsible Flatrack | CF |
Drop Frame | DF |
Flat Bed | FB |
Flat Rack | FR |
Garment Container | GC |
Half-Height | HH |
Hardtop | HT |
Insulated | IN |
Open Top | OT |
Dry | PC |
Platform | PL |
Reefer | RE |
Tank | TC |
Top Loader | TL |
Trailer | TR |
Vehicle Racks | VR |
I. Container Temperature Codes: | |
Not Appl/Operating | N/A |
Artificial Atmo Ctrl | AC |
Chilled | CLD |
Frozen | FRZ |
Heated | HTD |
Refrigerated | RE |
Ventilated | VEN |
J. Packaging Codes: | |
Bag | BAG |
Bale | BAL |
Bar | BAR |
Barrel | BBL |
Bundle | BDL |
Beam | BEM |
Bing Chest | BIC |
Bin | BIN |
Bulk | BLK |
Bobbin | BOB |
Box | BOX |
Barge | BRG |
Basket/Hamper | BSK |
Bushel | BUS |
Box, with Inner Cntn | BXI |
Bucket | BXT |
Cabinet | CAB |
Cage | CAG |
Can | CAN |
Carrier | CAR |
Case | CAS |
Cntnrs of Bulk Cargo | CBC |
Carboy | CBY |
Can Case | CCS |
Cheeses | CHE |
Core | COR |
Cradle | CRD |
Crate | CRT |
Cask | CSK |
Carton | CTN |
Cylinder | CYL |
Dry Bulk | DBK |
Double-length Rack | DRK |
Drum | DRM |
Double-length Skid | DSK |
Double-length | DTB |
Firkin | FIR |
Flo-Bin | FLO |
Frame | FRM |
Flask | FSK |
Forward Reel | FWR |
Garment on Hanger | GOH |
Heads of Beef | HED |
Hogshead | HGH |
Hopper Car | HPC |
Hopper Truck | HPT |
On Hanger/Rack in bx | HRB |
Half-Standard Rack | HRK |
Half-Stand. Tote Bin | HTB |
Jar | JAR |
Keg | KEG |
Kit | KIT |
Knockdown Rack | KRK |
Knockdown Wood Crates | KWC |
Knockdown Tote Bin | KTB |
Liquid Bulk | LBK |
Lifts | LIF |
Log | LOG |
Loose | LSE |
Lug | LUG |
Lift Van | LVN |
Multi-roll Pak | MRP |
Noil | NOL |
Nested | NST |
Pail | PAL |
Packed - NOS | PCK |
Pieces | PCS |
Pirns | PIR |
Package | PKG |
Platform | PLF |
Pipe Line | PLN |
Pallet | PLT |
Private Vehicle | POV |
Pipe Rack | PRK |
Quarters of Beef | QTR |
Rail (semiconductor) | RAL |
Rack | RCK |
Reel | REL |
Roll | ROL |
Reverse Reel | RVR |
Sack | SAK |
Shook | SHK |
Sides of Beef | SID |
Skid | SKD |
Skid, Elev, Lift Trk | SKE |
Sleeve | SLV |
Spin Cylinders | SPI |
Spool | SPL |
Tube | TBE |
Tote Bin | TBN |
Tank Car Rail | TKR |
Tank Truck | TKT |
Intermdl Trlr/Cntnr | TLD |
Tank | TNK |
Tierce | TRC |
Trunk and Chest | TRK |
Tray | TRY |
Trunk, Salesmen Samp | TSS |
Tub | TUB |
Unpacked | UNP |
Unit | UNT |
Vehicles | VEH |
Van Pack | VPK |
On Own Wheels | WHE |
Wheeled Carrier | WLC |
Wood Crates | WC |
Wrapped | WRP |
Not Applicable | N/A |
K. Shipment Stowage Location Codes: | |
Not Applicable | N/A |
On Deck | OD |
Bottom Stowage | BS |
L. Hazard Codes: | |
Not Applicable | N/A |
IMD Stow Category A | A |
IMD Stow Category B | B |
IMD Stow Category C | C |
IMD Stow Category D | D |
IMD Stow Category E | E |
Hazardous | HAZ |
Non-Hazardous | NHZ |
M. Stuffing/Stripping Modes: | |
Not Applicable | N/A |
Mechanical | MECH |
Hand Loading | HAND |
N. Inland Transportation Modes: | |
Not Applicable | N/A |
Motor | M |
Rail | R |
Barge | B |
Motor/Rail | MR |
Rail/Motor | RM |
Motor/Barge | MB |
Barge/Motor | BM |
Rail/Barge | RB |
Barge/Rail | BR |
O. Shipment Service Types: | |
Barge | B |
Door | D |
House | H |
Motor | M |
Ocean Port | O |
Pier | P |
Rail Yard | R |
Container Station | S |
Terminal | T |
Container Yard | Y |
Rail Siding | U |
Team Tracks | X |
P. Freight Forwarder/Broker Type Codes: | |
Not Applicable | N/A |
Freight Forwarder | FF |
Customs House Broker | CB |
Other | OTH |
Q. Tariff Type Codes: | |
Bill of Lading Tariff | BL |
Equipment Interchange Agreement Tariff | EI |
Essential Terms Publication | ET |
Foreign Commodity Tariff | FC |
Foreign Rules Tariff | FR |
Terminal Tariff | TM |
Service Contracts | SC |