Division 2.3.9 UN location code (UN/LOCODE)
United Kingdom
| FULL TITLE | UN code for trade and transport locations |
| ABBREVIATION | UN/LOCODE |
| ORIGINATING AUTHORITY | UNECE/CEFACT |
| LEGAL BASIS | UNECE Recommendation 16 |
| CURRENT STATUS | Operational |
| IMPLEMENTATION DATE | 1980 |
| AMENDMENT | 2018-2 (December 2018) |
| STRUCTURE | ISO 3166-1 country code (alpha 2-digit) followed by a space and a 3-digit-alpha code for the place names (5 digits) |
| Place name (a..29) | |
| Subdivision ISO 3166-2, optional (a..3) | |
| Function, mandatory (an..5) | |
| Remarks, optional (an..45) | |
| Geographical coordinates (000N 0000 W, 000 S 00000 E) | |
| SUCCINCT DESCRIPTION | UN recommends a five-letter alphabetic code for abbreviating the names of locations of interest to international trade, such as ports, airports, inland freight terminals, and other locations were customs clearance of goods can take place, and whose names need to be represented unambiguously in data interchange between participants in international trade. |
| LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS | UN country code |
| USAGE | This code is used as one element in the combined location code in chapter 2.4 of this Annex. |
| MEDIA THROUGH WHICH AVAILABLE | http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/welcome.html European Reference Data Management Service (ERDMS) operated by the European Commission. |
| LANGUAGES | English |
| ADDRESS OF RESPONSIBLE AGENCY | UNECE |
| REMARKS | See also chapter 2.4 of this Annex. |
| Example | |
| BEBRU | Belgium Brussels |
| Usage in the implementation manuals | TDT/LOC (1..9)/C517/3225 |
| CNI/LOC(1..2)/C517/3225 |