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| Value |
Description |
Notes |
|
| 00 |
Undefined |
|
| AA |
Audio |
Audio recording – detail unspecified |
| AB |
Audio cassette |
Audio cassette (analogue) |
| AC |
CD-Audio |
Audio compact disc, in any recording format: use for ‘red book’ (conventional audio CD) and SACD, and use coding in Product
Form Detail to specify the format, if required
|
| AD |
DAT |
Digital audio tape cassette |
| AE |
Audio disc |
Audio disc (excluding CD-Audio) |
| AF |
Audio tape |
Audio tape (analogue open reel tape) |
| AG |
MiniDisc |
Sony MiniDisc format |
| AH |
CD-Extra |
Audio compact disc with part CD-ROM content, also termed CD-Plus or Enhanced-CD: use for ‘blue book’ and ‘yellow/red book’
two-session discs
|
| AI |
DVD Audio |
|
| AJ |
Downloadable audio file |
Audio recording downloadable online |
| AK |
Pre-recorded digital audio player |
For example, Playaway audiobook and player: use coding in Product Form Detail to specify the recording format, if required |
| AL |
Pre-recorded SD card |
For example, Audiofy audiobook chip |
| AZ |
Other audio format |
Other audio format not specified by AB to AL |
| BA |
Book |
Book – detail unspecified |
| BB |
Hardback |
Hardback or cased book |
| BC |
Paperback / softback |
Paperback or other softback book |
| BD |
Loose-leaf |
Loose-leaf book |
| BE |
Spiral bound |
Spiral, comb or coil bound book |
| BF |
Pamphlet |
Pamphlet or brochure, stapled; German ‘geheftet’. Includes low-extent wire-stitched books bound without a distinct spine (eg
many comic books)
|
| BG |
Leather / fine binding |
|
| BH |
Board book |
Child’s book with all pages printed on board |
| BI |
Rag book |
Child’s book with all pages printed on textile |
| BJ |
Bath book |
Child’s book printed on waterproof material |
| BK |
Novelty book |
A book whose novelty consists wholly or partly in a format which cannot be described by any other available code – a ‘conventional’
format code is always to be preferred; one or more Product Form Detail codes, eg from the B2nn group, should be used whenever
possible to provide additional description
|
| BL |
Slide bound |
Slide bound book |
| BM |
Big book |
Extra-large format for teaching etc; this format and terminology may be specifically UK; required as a top-level differentiator |
| BN |
Part-work (fascículo) |
A part-work issued with its own ISBN and intended to be collected and bound into a complete book |
| BO |
Fold-out book or chart |
Concertina-folded book or chart, designed to fold to pocket or regular page size: use for German ‘Leporello’ |
| BP |
Foam book |
A children’s book whose cover and pages are made of foam |
| BZ |
Other book format |
Other book format or binding not specified by BB to BP |
| CA |
Sheet map |
Sheet map – detail unspecified |
| CB |
Sheet map, folded |
|
| CC |
Sheet map, flat |
|
| CD |
Sheet map, rolled |
See Code List 80 for ‘rolled in tube’ |
| CE |
Globe |
Globe or planisphere |
| CZ |
Other cartographic |
Other cartographic format not specified by CB to CE |
| DA |
Digital |
Digital or multimedia (detail unspecified) |
| DB |
CD-ROM |
|
| DC |
CD-I |
CD interactive, use for ‘green book’ discs |
| DD |
DVD |
DEPRECATED – use VI for DVD video, AI for DVD audio, DI for DVD-ROM |
| DE |
Game cartridge |
|
| DF |
Diskette |
AKA ‘floppy disc’ |
| DG |
Electronic book text |
Electronic book text in proprietary or open standard format |
| DH |
Online resource |
An electronic database or other resource or service accessible through online networks |
| DI |
DVD-ROM |
|
| DJ |
Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card |
|
| DK |
Compact Flash Memory Card |
|
| DL |
Memory Stick Memory Card |
|
| DM |
USB Flash Drive |
|
| DN |
Double-sided CD/DVD |
Double-sided disc, one side CD-Audio/CD-ROM, other side DVD-Audio/DVD-Video/DVD-ROM (at least one side must be -ROM) |
| DO |
Digital product license key |
Digital product license delivered through the retail supply chain as a physical ‘key’, typically a card or booklet containing
a code enabling the purchaser to download or activate the associated product
|
| DZ |
Other digital |
Other digital or multimedia not specified by DB to DN |
| FA |
Film or transparency |
Film or transparency – detail unspecified |
| FB |
Film |
Continuous film or filmstrip: DEPRECATED – use FE or FF |
| FC |
Slides |
Photographic transparencies mounted for projection |
| FD |
OHP transparencies |
Transparencies for overhead projector |
| FE |
Filmstrip |
|
| FF |
Film |
Continuous movie film as opposed to filmstrip |
| FZ |
Other film or transparency format |
Other film or transparency format not specified by FB to FF |
| MA |
Microform |
Microform – detail unspecified |
| MB |
Microfiche |
|
| MC |
Microfilm |
Roll microfilm |
| MZ |
Other microform |
Other microform not specified by MB or MC |
| PA |
Miscellaneous print |
Miscellaneous printed material – detail unspecified |
| PB |
Address book |
May use product form detail codes P201 to P204 to specify binding |
| PC |
Calendar |
|
| PD |
Cards |
Cards, flash cards (eg for teaching reading) |
| PE |
Copymasters |
Copymasters, photocopiable sheets |
| PF |
Diary |
May use product form detail codes P201 to P204 to specify binding |
| PG |
Frieze |
Narrow strip-shaped printed sheet used mostly for education or children’s products (eg depicting alphabet, number line, procession
of illustrated characters etc). Usually intended for horizontal display
|
| PH |
Kit |
Parts for post-purchase assembly |
| PI |
Sheet music |
|
| PJ |
Postcard book or pack |
|
| PK |
Poster |
Poster for retail sale – see also XF |
| PL |
Record book |
Record book (eg ‘birthday book’, ‘baby book’): may use product form detail codes P201 to P204 to specify binding |
| PM |
Wallet or folder |
Wallet or folder (containing loose sheets etc): it is preferable to code the contents and treat ‘wallet’ as packaging (List
80), but if this is not possible the product as a whole may be coded as a ‘wallet’
|
| PN |
Pictures or photographs |
|
| PO |
Wallchart |
|
| PP |
Stickers |
|
| PQ |
Plate (lámina) |
A book-sized (as opposed to poster-sized) sheet, usually in color or high quality print |
| PR |
Notebook / blank book |
A book with all pages blank for the buyer’s own use: may use product form detail codes P201 to P204 to specify binding |
| PS |
Organizer |
May use product form detail codes P201 to P204 to specify binding |
| PT |
Bookmark |
|
| PZ |
Other printed item |
Other printed item not specified by PB to PT |
| VA |
Video |
Video – detail unspecified |
| VB |
Video, VHS, PAL |
DEPRECATED – use new VJ |
| VC |
Video, VHS, NTSC |
DEPRECATED – use new VJ |
| VD |
Video, Betamax, PAL |
DEPRECATED – use new VK |
| VE |
Video, Betamax, NTSC |
DEPRECATED – use new VK |
| VF |
Videodisc |
eg Laserdisc |
| VG |
Video, VHS, SECAM |
DEPRECATED – use new VJ |
| VH |
Video, Betamax, SECAM |
DEPRECATED – use new VK |
| VI |
DVD video |
DVD video: specify TV standard in List 78 |
| VJ |
VHS video |
VHS videotape: specify TV standard in List 78 |
| VK |
Betamax video |
Betamax videotape: specify TV standard in List 78 |
| VL |
VCD |
VideoCD |
| VM |
SVCD |
Super VideoCD |
| VN |
HD DVD |
High definition DVD disc, Toshiba HD DVD format |
| VO |
Blu-ray |
High definition DVD disc, Sony Blu-ray format |
| VP |
UMD Video |
Sony Universal Media disc |
| VZ |
Other video format |
Other video format not specified by VB to VP |
| WW |
Mixed media product |
A product consisting of two or more items in different media or different product forms, eg book and CD-ROM, book and toy,
hardback book and e-book, etc
|
| WX |
Multiple copy pack |
A product containing multiple copies of one or more items packaged together for retail sale, consisting of either (a) several
copies of a single item (eg 6 copies of a graded reader), or (b) several copies of each of several items (eg 3 copies each
of 3 different graded readers), or (c) several copies of one or more single items plus a single copy of one or more related
items (eg 30 copies of a pupil’s textbook plus 1 of teacher’s text). NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH: multi-volume sets, or sets containing
a single copy of a number of different items (boxed, slip-cased or otherwise); items with several components of different
physical forms (see WW); or packs intended for trade distribution only, where the contents are retailed separately (see XC,
XE, XL)
|
| XA |
Trade-only material |
Trade-only material (unspecified) |
| XB |
Dumpbin – empty |
|
| XC |
Dumpbin – filled |
Dumpbin with contents |
| XD |
Counterpack – empty |
|
| XE |
Counterpack – filled |
Counterpack with contents |
| XF |
Poster, promotional |
Promotional poster for display, not for sale – see also PK |
| XG |
Shelf strip |
|
| XH |
Window piece |
Promotional piece for shop window display |
| XI |
Streamer |
|
| XJ |
Spinner |
|
| XK |
Large book display |
Large scale facsimile of book for promotional display |
| XL |
Shrink-wrapped pack |
A quantity pack with its own product code, for trade supply only: the retail items it contains are intended for sale individually
– see also WX. For products or product bundles supplied shrink-wrapped for retail sale, use the Product Form code of the contents
plus code 21 from List 80
|
| XM |
Boxed pack |
A quantity pack with its own product code, for trade supply only: the retail items it contains are intended for sale individually
– see also WX. For products or product bundles supplied boxed for retail sale, use the Product Form code of the contents plus
code 09 from List 80
|
| XZ |
Other point of sale |
Other point of sale material not specified by XB to XL |
| ZA |
General merchandise |
General merchandise – unspecified |
| ZB |
Doll |
|
| ZC |
Soft toy |
Soft or plush toy |
| ZD |
Toy |
|
| ZE |
Game |
Board game, or other game (except computer game: see DE) |
| ZF |
T-shirt |
|
| ZG |
E-book reader |
Dedicated e-book reading device, typically with mono screen |
| ZH |
Tablet computer |
General purpose tablet computer, typically with color screen |
| ZI |
Audiobook player |
Dedicated audiobook player device, typically including book-related features like bookmarking |
| ZJ |
Jigsaw |
|
| ZY |
Other apparel |
Other apparel items not specified by ZB to ZJ, including promotional or branded scarves, caps, aprons etc |
| ZZ |
Other merchandise |
Other merchandise not specified by ZB to ZY |
|