4043 - Class of trade, coded - UN/CEFACT Revision 1997B Code List

4043 -	Class of trade, coded UN/CEFACT Revision 1997B Code List
Repr:	an..3
Desc:	Code identifying the class of trade.
	This table also occurs in the following versions of this standard: D00A, D00B, D01A, D01B, D01C, D02A, D02B, D03A, D03B, D04A, D04B, D93A, D94A, D94B, D95A, D95B, D96A, D96B, D97A, D97B, D98A, D98B, D99A, D99B

AG	Agency
	Description to be provided.
BG	Buying group
	A temporary group of buyers formed for purchasing purposes.
BR	Broker
	A person or group acting as an agent for others, accepting responsibility in return for a fee.
CN	Consolidator (master distributor)
	A person or group acting as a clearing house for goods or services.
DE	Dealer
	A person or group buying directly from a manufacturer for resale.
DI	Distributor
	A person or group acting explicitly as distributor of merchandise or goods.
JB	Jobber
	A person or group buying merchandise to resell it to a retailer.
MF	Manufacturer
	Self explanatory.
OE	OEM (Original equipment manufacturer)
	A manufacturer selling its goods to a company reselling them using own labels.
RS	Resale
	Self explanatory.
RT	Retailer
	A person selling goods or services in small quantities or by the piece.
ST	Stationer
	Description to be provided.
WH	Wholesaler
	A person or group buying goods in large quantities for resale by a retailer.
WS	User
	Identifies the end-user of goods or services.

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asterisk		Addition/substraction/change to a code entry for a particular data element.
hash or pound sign		Changes to names.
vertical bar		Changes to text for descriptions, notes and functions.
minus sign		A deletion.
letter X		Marked for deletion.

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