NSN (military coding)

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A padlock of the Bundeswehr with an embossed stock number

The NSN , National Stock Number or NATO Stock Number is an internationally recognized number used by the armies of different countries to identify products. It improves interoperability and is also used for customs classification. In the Bundeswehr it is called the supply number .

Structure of the number

General

The NSN consists of 13 digits:

  • The first two digits from the left indicate the Federal Supply Group (FSG); for example, “25” is used for vehicle components.
  • The material group together with the third and fourth digits indicate the material class (Federal Supply Class, FSC); for example, "2510" stands for vehicle cab, vehicle body and chassis components.
  • The numbers five and six form the NATO Country Code of the NATO Code for National Codification Bureau (NCB) and together form
  • with the last seven digits the NIIN (National Item Identification Number), whereby the last seven digits are pure counting numbers without any further meaning.

Example:

NSN 2510-01-028-8573

means material class "2510" (vehicle cab, vehicle body and chassis components), country code "01" (United States) and the serial number "028-8573".

For the Federal Republic of Germany, identification numbers are assigned in numerical order, starting with 12-010-0001, by the national cataloging authority in the logistics command of the Bundeswehr . Once a number has been allocated, it will no longer be allocated to any other supply item after it has been suspended. The NSN is intended to clearly and permanently distinguish a supply item from all others, thereby defining its identity, but not its position or sequence in relation to other supply items.

Material group

  • 10 = weapons
  • 11 = field equipment for nuclear warfare
  • 12 = fire control device and complete fire control systems
  • 13 = ammunition and explosives
  • 14 = guided missile
  • 15 = aircraft and their cell components
  • 16 = assemblies, parts and accessories for aircraft
  • 17 = take-off, landing and ground control device for aircraft
  • 18 = spacecraft
  • 19 = ships, light craft, pontoons and swimming piers
  • 20 = assemblies, components and accessories for ships; Ship equipment
  • 22 = railway material
  • 23 = motor vehicles and trailers; Motorcycles and bicycles
  • 24 = tractors
  • 25 = vehicle assemblies; Vehicle accessories
  • 26 = tires and tubes
  • 28 = internal combustion engines, turbines and their individual parts
  • 29 = Accessories for internal combustion engines
  • 30 = device for mechanical power transmission
  • 31 = roller and plain bearings
  • 32 = woodworking machines and accessories
  • 34 = metal working machines
  • 35 = machines and devices for the service industry, craft and trade
  • 36 = special machines for industry and trade
  • 37 = Agricultural machinery and equipment
  • 38 = Machines, devices and equipment for construction purposes, mine work, earthworks and road construction and maintenance
  • 39 = Device and equipment for material movement (horizontal and vertical local transport)
  • 40 = cordage, wire ropes, chains and connectors
  • 41 = refrigerators and air conditioners
  • 42 = fire extinguishing, rescue and safety device
  • 43 = pumps and compressors
  • 44 = industrial ovens, steam boilers and drying systems; Nuclear reactors
  • 45 = plumbing equipment, space heater and plumbing equipment
  • 46 = device and equipment for water and wastewater treatment
  • 47 = pipes, pipelines, hoses and fittings
  • 48 = valves
  • 49 = Maintenance and repair workshop equipment
  • 51 = hand tools
  • 52 = measuring tools
  • 53 = Small hardware and abrasives
  • 54 = prefabricated structures; Storage containers and scaffolding
  • 55 = timber, joinery products, plywood and veneers
  • 56 = building materials and building materials
  • 58 = communication device and equipment
  • 59 = components for electrical and electronic equipment
  • 61 = Electric motors, devices and equipment for generating, storing, converting and distributing electrical energy
  • 62 = lighting devices and lamps
  • 63 = alarm and signal systems
  • 65 = Medical, dental and veterinary equipments, fittings and supplies
  • 66 = measuring instruments, laboratory devices and equipment
  • 67 = photographic equipment and equipment
  • 68 = chemicals and chemical products
  • 69 = training aids and devices
  • 71 = furniture
  • 72 = Articles and devices for household and trade
  • 73 = device for preparing and serving food
  • 74 = office machines, card readers and data processing machines and devices
  • 75 = office supplies and office equipment
  • 76 = books, maps and other publications
  • 77 = musical instruments
  • 78 = equipment for recreation and physical exercise
  • 79 = cleaning equipment and materials
  • 80 = brushes, paints, sealants and adhesives
  • 81 = containers, packaging and packaging materials
  • 83 = textiles, leather and tobacco products
  • 84 = clothing and personal equipment
  • 85 = toiletries
  • 87 = Agricultural consumer products
  • 88 = live animals
  • 89 = food and luxury items
  • 91 = fuels, motor fuels, fuels, lubricants, oils and waxes
  • 93 = Non-metallic intermediates
  • 94 = Non-metallic raw products
  • 95 = metal bars, sheets and profiles
  • 96 = ores, minerals and their primary products
  • 99 = miscellaneous

Country code

Other codifications

The United Nations Common Coding System (UNCCS) is also often used in the military and NATO. The United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC) was created as the successor to the UNCCS . The UNSPSC competes with a number of other product and raw material coding schemes, such as the European Union's Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV).

Since 2008, the Bundeswehr has been adding a barcode or a data matrix code to supply numbers that are machine-readable ( AIT code).

See also

Web links

Further information on the codification of military material can be found on the NAMSA website

or the AC / 135 committee

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Federal Minister of Defense, Command Staff of the Armed Forces: The material catalog of the Bundeswehr, Part 1 . In: Central Service Regulation 32/1 - Forerunner . Bonn 8th September 1967.
  2. ↑ Federal Minister of Defense, Command Staff of the Armed Forces: The material catalog of the Bundeswehr, Part 2 . In: Central Service Regulation 32/2 . Bonn December 21, 1964, p. 260/2 .
  3. ^ Federal Minister of Defense, Command Staff of the Armed Forces: The material management of the Bundeswehr . In: Central Service Regulation 33/1 . Bonn May 8, 1965.