NATO Codification

NATO Codification and the Supply Chain

The NATO Codification System is used by the Army, Navy and Air Force. All Items of Supply going through the Military Supply Chain must be NATO Codified.

All items used by the Military must be NATO Codified. Codification is carried out at the United Kingdom National Codification Bureau (UKNCB) in Glasgow. A 13 digit NATO Stock Number (NSN) is allocated to an item which is used to identify it throughout the Supply Chain. NSNs are catalogued on the Item of Supply Information System (ISIS) database.

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