# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1744 of 17 September 2019 on technical specifications for electronic ship reporting in inland navigation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 164/2010, Division 2.3.12: Container size and type code

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

FULL TITLE
Freight containers — coding, identification and marking
ABBREVIATION
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ORIGINATING AUTHORITY
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)
LEGAL BASIS
ISO 6346, chapter 4 and annexes D and E
CURRENT STATUS
Operational
IMPLEMENTATION DATE
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AMENDMENT
3rd edition 1 December 1995
STRUCTURE
Container size: two alphanumeric characters(first for length, second for combination of height and width)
Container type: two alphanumeric characters
SUCCINCT DESCRIPTION
Size and type codes established for each sort of containers
LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS
ISO 6346 coding identification and marking
USAGE
Whenever known and indicated in the commercial exchange of information
MEDIA THROUGH WHICH AVAILABLE
www.iso.ch/iso/en
European Reference Data Management Service (ERDMS) operated by the European Commission.
LANGUAGES
English
ADDRESS OF RESPONSIBLE AGENCY
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REMARKS
The size type codes are displayed on the containers and as such shall be used in the electronic reporting whenever available from other exchanged information e.g. during the booking. Size type codes shall be used as a whole i.e. the information shall not be broken into its component parts (ISO 6346:1995)
Example
42
Length: 40 ft.; height: 8 ft. 6 in.; width: 8 ft.
Example for type
GP
General purpose container
BU
Dry bulk container
Usage in the implementation manuals
Where appropriate EQD segment

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1744/annex/division/2/division/2.3/division/2.3.12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1744/annex/division-2/division-2.3/division-2.3.12
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