| 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. |
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| AK |
| Aircraft |
| To indicate that the equipment is an aircraft. |
| 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 |
| Self explanatory. |
| BPY | Box pallet EUR Y non exchangeable |
| Self explanatory. |
| 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 |
| Description to be provided. |
| 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) |
| Self explanatory. |
| EFP | Exchangeable EUR flat pallet |
| Self explanatory. |
| EYP | Exchangeable EUR Y box pallet |
| Self explanatory. |
| FPN | Flat pallet EUR non exchangeable |
| Self explanatory. |
| FPR | Flat pallet (railway property) non exchangeable |
| Self explanatory. |
| FSU | Forked support |
| Self explanatory. |
| LAR | Lashing rope |
| Self explanatory. |
| 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 |
| Self explanatory. |
| 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 |
| Self explanatory. |
| PFP | Identified private flat pallet |
| Self explanatory. |
| PL | Platform |
| A piece of equipment normally having a flat surface, or prepared for carrying cargo with a specific shape. |
| PPA | Protecting panel |
| Self explanatory. |
| PST | Portable stove |
| Self explanatory. |
| RF | Flat car |
| Description to be provided. |
| 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 |
| [8320] Registered identification number of railway wagon (CIM 19). |
| SCA | Small container category A |
| Self explanatory. |
| SCB | Small container category B |
| Self explanatory. |
| SCC | Small container category C |
| Self explanatory. |
| SFA | Stiffening ring of frame |
| Self explanatory. |
| SPP | Identified special pallet |
| Self explanatory. |
| STR | Strap |
| Self explanatory. |
| 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 |
| Self explanatory. |
| UL | ULD (Unit load device) |
| An aircraft container or pallet. |
