PID Product/Item Description
To describe a product in coded or free-form format
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
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Max
Repeat
Code indicating the format of a description.
Code specifying the product characteristic being described.
Code identifying agency responsible for the code used.
A code from an industry code list which provides specific data about a product characteristic. Also see: Item Description Qualifier (348).
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content.
Code indicating the product surface or layer that is being described.