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CBP and Trade Automated

Interface Requirements

Appendix B – Valid Codes

December 19, 2016

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Table of Contents General Appendix Information ....................................................................................................... 5

Country and Currency Codes ...................................................................................................... 6

EU Country Codes .................................................................................................................... 17

Location Identifiers ................................................................................................................... 18

Shipping/Packaging Unit Codes................................................................................................ 22

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Revision Number

Date of Change Section(s) Affected Brief Description of Change

3 December 19, 2016

(A) Country Codes (A) Removed MM (Myanmar) and added BU (Burma). Updated the name of the table.

2 October 5, 2016

(A) Shipping/Packaging Units

(A) Added code SS (Stem);

Updated code for CAGE from CG to CAG

1 February 22, 2016

(A) ACE Appendix B Created

(A) ACE Appendix B Created

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General Appendix Information

Valid Codes

This appendix lists valid Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) codes.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If filing in ACE and if Appendix B for ACE is referenced in the implementation guide,

please refer to this ACE Appendix B and its contents.

If Appendix B for ACS is referenced, please continue to use the ACS Appendix B codes.

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Country and Currency Codes This section provides a listing of valid Country and Currency Codes.

Country and Currency Codes

Country Code Currency Code

AFGHANISTAN AF Afghani AFN

ALBANIA AL Lek ALL

ALGERIA DZ Algerian Dinar DZD

AMERICAN SAMOA AS US Dollar USD

ANDORRA AD Euro EUR

ANGOLA AO Kwanza AOA

ANGUILLA AI East Caribbean Dollar XCD

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA AG East Caribbean Dollar XCD

ARGENTINA AR Argentine Peso ARS

ARMENIA AM Armenian Dram AMD

ARUBA AW Aruban Guilder AWG

AUSTRALIA AU Australian Dollar AUD

AUSTRIA AT Euro EUR

AZERBAIJAN AZ Azerbaijanian Manat AZN

BAHAMAS BS Bahamian Dollar BSD

BAHRAIN BH Bahraini Dinar BHD

BANGLADESH BD Taka BDT

BARBADOS BB Barbados Dollar BBD

BELARUS BY Belarussian Ruble BYR

BELGIUM BE Euro EUR

BELIZE BZ Belize Dollar BZD

BENIN BJ CFA Franc BCEAO 1 XOF

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BERMUDA BM Bermudian Dollar BMD

BHUTAN BT Indian Rupee INR

Ngultrum BTN

BOLIVIA BO Bolivian BOB

Mvdol BOV

BOSNIA & HERCEGOVINA BA Convertible Marks BAM

BOTSWANA BW Pula BWP

BOUVET ISLAND BV Norwegian Krone NOK

BRAZIL BR Brazilian Real BRL

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY IO US Dollar USD

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BN Brunei Dollar BND

BULGARIA BG Bulgarian Lev BGN

BURKINA FASO BF CFA Franc BCEAO 1 XOF

BURMA BU Kyat MMK

BURUNDI BI Burundi Franc BIF

CAMBODIA KH Riel KHR

CAMEROON, CM CFA Franc BEAC2 XAF

CANADA CA Canadian Dollar CAD

CAPE VERDE CV Cape Verde Escudo CVE

CAYMAN ISLANDS KY Cayman Islands Dollar KYD

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CF CFA Franc BEAC2 XAF

CHAD TD CFA Franc BEAC2 XAF

CHILE CL Chilean Peso CLP

CHINA CN Yuan Renminbi CNY

CHRISTMAS ISLANDS CX Australian Dollar AUD

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COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS CC Australian Dollar AUD

COLOMBIA CO Colombian Peso COP

COMOROS KM Comoros Franc KMF

CONGO CG CFA Franc BEAC2 XAF

CONGO , THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CD Franc Congolais CDF

COOK ISLANDS CK New Zealand Dollar NZD

COSTA RICA CR Costa Rican Colon CRC

COTE D’IVOIRE CI CFA Franc BEAC2 XOF

CROATIA HR Croatian Kuna HRK

CUBA CU Cuban Peso CUP

CYPRUS CY Euro EUR

CZECH REPUBLIC CZ Czech Koruna CZK

DENMARK DK Danish Krone DKK

DJIBOUTI DJ Djibouti Franc DJF

DOMINICA DM East Caribbean Dollar XCD

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DO Dominican Peso DOP

ECUADOR EC US Dollar USD

EGYPT EG Egyptian Pound EGP

EL SALVADOR SV El Salvador Colon SVC

US Dollar USD

EQUATORIAL GUINEA GQ CFA Franc BEAC2 XOF

ERITREA ER Nakfa ERN

ESTONIA EE Kroon EEK

ETHIOPIA ET Ethiopian Birr ETB

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) FK Falkland Islands Pound FKP

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FAROE ISLANDS FO Danish Krone DKK

FIJI FJ Fiji Dollar FJD

FINLAND FI Euro EUR

FRANCE FR Euro EUR

FRENCH GUIANA GF Euro EUR

FRENCH POLYNESIA PF CFP Franc XPF

FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES TF Euro EUR

GABON GA CFA Franc BEAC2 XAF

GAMBIA GM Dalasi GMD

GEORGIA GE Lari GEL

GERMANY DE Euro EUR

GHANA GH Ghana Cedi GHS

GIBRALTAR GI Gibraltar Pound GIP

GREECE GR Euro EUR

GREENLAND GL Danish Krone DKK

GRENADA GD East Caribbean Dollar XCD

GUADELOUPE GP Euro EUR

GUAM GU US Dollar USD

GUATEMALA GT Quetzal GTQ

GUINEA GN Guinea Franc GNF

GUINEA-BISSAU GW Guinea-Bissau Peso GWP

CFA Franc BEAC2 XOF

GUYANA GY Guyana Dollar GYD

HAITI HT Gourde HTG

US Dollar USD

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HEARD AND McDONALD ISLANDS HM Australian Dollar AUD

HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) VA Euro EUR

HONDURAS HN Lempira HNL

HONG KONG HK Hong Kong Dollar HKD

HUNGARY HU Forint HUF

ICELAND IS Iceland Krona ISK

INDIA IN Indian Rupee INR

INDONESIA ID Rupiah IDR

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

(I.M.F.)

SDR XDR

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IR Iranian Riall IRR

IRAQ IQ Iraqi Dinar IQD

IRELAND IE Euro EUR

ISRAEL IL New Israeli Sheqel ILS

ITALY IT Euro EUR

JAMAICA JM Jamaican Dollar JMD

JAPAN JP Yen JPY

JORDAN JO Jordanian Dinar JOD

KAZAKHSTAN KZ Tenge KZT

KENYA KE Kenyan Shilling KES

KIRIBATI KI Australian Dollar AUD

KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S

REPUBLIC OF

KP North Korean Won KPW

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KR Won KRW

KOSOVO KV Euro EUR

KUWAIT KW Kuwaiti Dinar KWD

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KYRGYZSTAN KG Som KGS

LAOS PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC LA Kip LAK

LATVIA LV Latvian Lats LVL

LEBANON LB Lebanese Pound LBP

LESOTHO LS Rand ZAR

Loti LSL

LIBERIA LR Liberian Dollar LRD

LIBYA ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LY Libyan Dollar LYD

LIECHTENSTEIN LI Swiss Franc CHF

LITHUANIA LT Lithuanian Litas LTL

LUXEMBOURG LU Euro EUR

MACAO MO Pataca MOP

MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV

REPUBLIC OF

MK Denar MKD

MADAGASCAR MG Malagasy Ariary MGA

MALAWI MW Kwacha MWK

MALAYSIA MY Malaysian Ringgit MYR

MALDIVES MV Rufiyaa MVR

MALI ML CFA Franc BEAC2 XOF

MALTA MT Euro EUR

MARSHALL ISLANDS MH US Dollar USD

MARTINIQUE MQ Euro EUR

MAURITANIA MR Ouguiya MRO

MAURITIUS MU Mauritius Rupee MUR

MAYOTTE YT Euro EUR

MEXICO MX Mexican Peso MXN

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MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATE OF FM US Dollar USD

MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF MD Moldovan Leu MDL

MONACO MC Euro EUR

MONGOLIA MN Tugrik MNT

MONTENEGRO ME Euro EUR

MONTSERRAT MS East Caribbean Dollar XCD

MOROCCO MA Moroccan Dirham MAD

MOZAMBIQUE MZ Metical MZN

MYANMAR MM Kyat MMK

NAMIBIA NA Rand ZAR

Namibian Dollar NAD

NAURU NR Australian Dollar AUD

NEPAL NP Nepalese Rupee NPR

NETHERLANDS NL Euro EUR

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AN Netherlands Antillian Guilder ANG

NEW CALEDONIA NC CFP Franc XPF

NEW ZEALAND NZ New Zealand Dollar NZD

NICARAGUA NI Cordoba Oro NIO

NIGER NE CFA Franc BCEAO1 XOF

NIGERIA NG Naira NGN

NIUE NU New Zealand Dollar NZD

NORFOLK ISLAND NF Australian Dollar AUD

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS MP US Dollar USD

NORWAY NO Norwegian Krone NOK

OMAN OM Rial Omani OMR

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PAKISTAN PK Pakistan Rupee PKR

PALAU PW US Dollar USD

PANAMA PA Balboa PAB

US Dollar USD

PAPUA NEW GUINEA PG Kina PGK

PARAGUAY PY Guarani PYG

PERU PE Nuevo Sol PEN

PHILIPPINES PH Philippine Peso PHP

PITCAIRN PN New Zealand Dollar NZD

POLAND PL Zloty PLZ

PORTUGAL PT Euro EUR

PUERTO RICO PR US Dollar USD

QATAR QA Qatari Rial QAR

REUNION RE Euro EUR

ROMANIA RO New Leu RON

RUSSIAN FEDERATION RU Russian Ruble RUB

RWANDA RW Rwand Franc RWF

ST. HELENA SH St. Helena Pound SHP

ST. KITTS-NEVIS KN East Caribbean Dollar XCD

ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON PM Euro EUR

SAINT LUCIA LC East Caribbean Dollar XCD

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES VC East Caribbean Dollar XCD

SAMOA WS Tala WST

SAN MARINO SM Euro EUR

SAO TOMES AND PRINCIPE ST Dobra STD

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SAUDI ARABIA SA Saudi Riyal SAR

SENEGAL SN CFA Franc BCEAO1 XOF

SERBIA RS Servian Dinar RSD

SEYCHELLES SC Seychelles Rupee SCR

SIERRA LEONE SL Leone SLL

SINGAPORE SG Singapore Dollar SGD

SLOVAKIA SK Slovak Koruna SKK

Euro (Effective 1 January 2009) EUR

SLOVENIA SI Euro EUR

SOLOMON ISLANDS SB Solomon Islands Dollar SBD

SOMALIA SO Somali Shilling SOS

SOUTH AFRICA ZA Rand ZAR

SPAIN ES Euro EUR

SRI LANKA LK Sri Lanka Rupee LKR

SUDAN SD Sudanese Pound SDP

SURINAME SR Surinam Dollar SRD

SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN, ISLANDS SJ Norwegian Krone NOK

SWAZILAND SZ Lilangeni SZL

SWEDEN SE Swedish Krona SEK

SWITZERLAND CH Swiss Frank CHF

WIR Franc CHW

WIR Euro CHE

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC SY Syrian Pound SYP

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA TW New Taiwan Dollar TWD

TAJIKISTAN TJ Somoni TJS

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TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TZ Tanzanian Shilling TZS

THAILAND TH Baht THB

TIMOR-LESTE TL US Dollar USD

TOGO TG CFA Franc BCEAO1 XOF

TOKELAU TK New Zealand Dollar NZD

TONGA TO Pa'anga TOP

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TT Trinidad and Tobago Dollar TTD

TUNISIA TN Tunisian Dinar TND

TURKEY TR New Turkish Lira TRY

TURKMENISTAN TM Manat TMM

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TC US Dollar USD

TUVALU TV Australian Dollar AUD

UGANDA UG Uganda Shilling UGS

UKRAINE UA Hryvnia UAH

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AE UAE Dirham AED

UNITED KINGDOM GB Pound Sterling GBP

UNITED STATES US US Dollar USD

(Same Day) USS

(Next Day) USN

UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING

ISLANDS

UM US Dollar USD

URUGUAY UY Peso Uruguayo UYU

UZBEKISTAN UZ Uzbekistan Sum UZS

VANUATU VU Vatu VUV

VENEZUELA VE Bolivar Fuerte VEF

VIET NAM VN Dong VND

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VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) VG US Dollar USD

VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.) VI US Dollar USD

WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS WF CFP Franc XPF

WESTERN SAHARA EH Moroccan Dirham MAD

YEMEN YE Yemeni Rial YER

ZAMBIA ZM Kwacha ZMK

ZIMBABWE ZW Zimbabwe Dollar ZWR

1 CFA Franc BCEAO: Responsible authority: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. 2 CFA Franc BEAC: Responsible authority: Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale. 3 This entry is not derived from ISO 3166, but is included here for convenience.

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EU Country Codes This section provides a listing of valid European Union (EU) Country Codes.

EU Country Codes

Country Code

AUSTRIA AT

BELGIUM BE

BULGARIA BG

CYPRUS CY

CROATIA HR

CZECH REPUBLIC CZ

DENMARK DK

ESTONIA EE

FINLAND FI

FRANCE FR

GERMANY DE

GREECE GR

GREECE EL

IRELAND IE

HUNGARY HU

EU Country Codes

Country Code

ITALY IT

LATVIA LV

LITHUANIA LT

LUXEMBOURG LU

MALTA MT

NETHERLANDS NL

POLAND PL

PORTUGAL PT

ROMANIA RO

SLOVAKIA SK

SLOVENIA SI

SPAIN ES

SWEDEN SE

UNITED KINGDOM GB

UNITED KINGDOM UK

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Location Identifiers *indicates different from ACS version (e.g., updated or new code)

United States

Code Description

AK Alaska

AL Alabama

AR Arkansas

AZ Arizona

CA California

CO Colorado

CT Connecticut

DC District of Columbia

DE Delaware

FL Florida

GA Georgia

GU Guam

HI Hawai

IA Iowa

ID Idazo

IL Illinois

IN Indiana

KS Kansas

KY Kentucky

LA Louisiana

MA Massachusetts

United States

Code Description

MD Maryland

ME Maine

MI Michigan

MN Minnesota

MO Missouri

MS Mississippi

MT Montana

NC North Carolina

ND North Dakota

NE Nebraska

NH New Hampshire

NJ New Jersey

NM New Mexico

NV Nevada

NY New York

OH Ohio

OK Oklahoma

OR Oregon

PA Pennsylvania

PR Puerto Rico

RI Rhoda Island

SC South Carolina

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United States

Code Description

SD South Dakota

TN Tennessee

TX Texas

UT Utah

VA Virginia

VI Virgin Islands

VT Vermont

WA Washington

WI Wisconsin

United States

Code Description

WV West Virginia

WY Wyoming

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Mexican States

Code Description

AGU Aguascalientes

BCN Baja California Nord

BCS Baja California Sur

CAM Campeche

CHH Chihuahua

CHP Chiapas

COA Coahuila

COL Colima

DIF Distrito Federal

DUR Durango

GRO Guerrero

GUA Guanajuato

HID Hidalgo

JAL Jalisco

MEX Mexico State

MIC Michoacán

MOR Morelos

NAY Nayarit

NLE Nuevo Leon

OAX Oaxaca

PUE Puebla*

QUE Queretaro

ROO Quintana Roo

Mexican States

Code Description

SIN Sinaloa

SLP San Luis Potosi

SON Sonora

TAB Tabasco

TAM Tamaulipas

TLA Tlaxcala

VER Vera Cruz

YUC Yucatán

ZAC Zacatecas

Canadian Provinces

Code Description

AB Alberta

BC British Columbia

MB Manitoba

NB New Brunswick

NL New Foundland and Labrador

NS Nova Scotia

NT Northwest Territories

NU Nunavut

ON Ontario*

PE Prince Edward Island

QC Quebec

SK Saskatchewan

YT Yukon Territory

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Shipping/Packaging Unit Codes This section lists the codes for commodity packaging and shipping units currently in use.

*indicates different from ACS version (e.g., updated or new code)

Shipping/Packaging Unit Codes

Code Description

AE Aerosol

AM Ampoule, Nonprotected

AP Ampoule, Protected

AT Atomizer

BA Barrel

BB Bobbin

BC Bottle crate, Bottle rack

BD Board

BE Bundle

BF Balloon, Nonprotected

BG Bag

BH Bunch

BI Bin

BJ Bucket

BK Basket

BL Bale, Compressed

BN Bale, Noncompressed

BO Bottle, Nonprotected, Cylindrical

BP Balloon, Protected

BQ Bottle, Protected, Cylindrical

BR Bar


Code Description

BS Bottle, Nonprotected, Bulbous

BT Bolt

BU Butt

BV Bottle, Protected Bulbous

BX Box

BY Board, In Bundle/Bunch/Truss

BZ Bars, In Bundle/Bunch/Truss

CA Can, Rectangular

CCS Carcasses*

CB Beer, Crate

CC Churn

CE Creel

CF Coffer

CAG Cage*

CH Chest

CI Canister

CJ Coffin

CK Cask

CL Coil

CO Carboy, Nonprotected

COM Combo Bins

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Code Description

CON Container

CP Carboy, Protected

CR Crate

CS Case

CT Carton

CU Cup

CV Cover

CX Can, Cylindrical

CY Cylinder

CZ Canvas

DJ Demijohn, Nonprotected

DP Demijohn, Protected

DR Drum

EN Envelope

FC Fruit Crate

FD Framed Crate

FI Firkin

FL Flask

FO Footlocker

FP Filmpack

FR Frame

GB Gas Bottle

GI Girder

GZ Girders, In Bundle/Bunch/Truss

HG Hogshead


Code Description

HR Hamper

IN Ingot

IZ Ingots, In Bundle/Bunch/Truss

JR Jar

JC Jerrican, Rectangular

JG Jug

JT Jutebag

JY Jerrican, Cylindrical

KEG Keg*

LG Log

LZ Logs, In Bundle/Bunch/Truss

MB Multiply Bag

MC Milk Crate

MS Multiwall Sack

MT Mat

MX Matchbox

NE Unpacked Or Unpackaged

NS Nest

NT Net

PA Packet

PAL Pallet

PC Parcel

PG Plate

PH Pitcher

PI Pipe

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Code Description

PK Package

PL Pail

PN Plank

PO Pouch

PT Pot

PU Tray or Tray Pack

PY Plates, In Bundle/Bunch/Truss

PZ Planks or Pipes, In Bundle/Bunch/

Truss

RD Rod

RG Ring

RL Reel

RO Roll

RT Rednet

RZ Rods, In Bundle/Bunch/Truss

SA Sack

SC Shallow Crate

SD Spindle

SE Sea-chest

SH Sachet

SK Skeleton Case

SL Slipsheet

SM Sheetmetal

SS Stem*

ST Sheet


Code Description

SU Suitcase

SW Shrinkwrapped

SZ Sheets, In Bundle/Bunch/Truss

SY Syringe*

TB Tub

TC Tea-Chest

TD Collapsible Tube

TD Tube, Collapsible

TK Tank, Rectangular

TN Tin

TO Tun

TR Trunk

TS Truss

TU Tube

TY Tank, Cylindrical

TZ Tubes, In Bundle/Bunch/Truss

VA Vat

VG Bulk Gas (At 1031 MBAR and 15

degrees Celsius)

VI Vial

VL Bulk Liquid

VO Bulk, Solid, Large Particles

(“Nodules”)

VP Vacuum-packed

VQ Bulk, Liquified Gas (At Normal

Temperature)

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Code Description

VR Bulk, Solid, Granular Particles

(“Grains”)

VY Bulk, Solid, Fine Particles

(“Powders”)

WB Wicker bottle

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