Iso Container Serial Number
A single framed digit.
Iso container serial number. Iso 6346 is an international standard covering the coding identification and marking of intermodal shipping containers used within containerized intermodal freight transport. Iso 6346 is an international standard which describes the identification of a shipping container. Six arabic numerals left at owner s or operator s option the check digit. The standard establishes a visual identification system for every container that includes a unique serial number with check digit the owner a country code a size type and equipment category as well as any.
J for detachable freight container related equipment z for trailers and chassis the serial number. 6 numerical digits freely chosen by the owner. See figure 603 6 for an example. A 4 letter prefix consisting of a 3 digit ownership code and a 1 digit equipment category code also called the bic followed by a 6 digit serial number and a check digit.
The standard establishes a visual identification system for every container that includes a unique serial number with check digit the owner a country code a size type and equipment category as well as any. The company code or owner code is the first three alpha characters. The container identification system is an iso standard iso 6346 composed of a sequence of letters and numbers. Consisting of three capital letters that identify the owner of the container.
The above photo this identification is displayed on the top right part of the container. The iso number consists of 11 characters. Iso 6346 is an international standard covering the coding identification and marking of intermodal shipping containers used within containerized intermodal freight transport. In a similar way to bank cards this check digit provides a means of verifying that a serial number sequence is correct.
Iso 6346 is an international standard for the coding identification and marking of shipping containers used for freight transportation. The standard is maintained by the bic international container bureau and covers the serial number owner country code and size of any given shipping container. Managed by the international container bureau bic the standard provides a visual identification system that includes a serial number with check digit the owner country code size type and equipment. Container identification number the letters and numerals of the owner code equipment category identifier serial number and check digit shall be not less than 100 mm 4 in high.
The iso 6346 bic code identifies the owner of the container the product group and contains a unique serial number and check digit that identifies the container.