PKG Marking, Packaging, Loading

To describe marking, packaging, loading and unloading requirements.

Position: PKG-01 · Element: 349 · Name: Item Description Type · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating the format of a description.

If PKG03 is present, then PKG04 is required.

Position: PKG-02 · Element: 753 · Name: Packaging Characteristic Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 5 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the marking, packaging, loading and related characteristics being described.

At least one of PKG04 or PKG05 must be present.

Position: PKG-03 · Element: 348 · Name: Item Description Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying agency responsible for the code used.

Use PKG03 to indicate the organization that publishes the code list being referred to.

Position: PKG-04 · Element: 754 · Name: Packaging Description Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 7 · Repeat: -

A code from an industry code list which provides specific data about the marking, packaging or loading and unloading of a product. Also see: Item Description Qualifier (348).

PKG04 should be used for industry-specific packaging description codes.

Position: PKG-05 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content.

Special marking or tagging data can be given in PKG05 (Description).