Code identifying the class of trade.
Type
String (AN)
Length
Max 3 / Min 1
Codes
<> AA
Financial service provider
A manager of money or other assets.
<> AB
Importer
A person or group that imports goods or services.
<> AC
Vendor
A person or group selling goods or services.
<> AD
Exporter
A person or group who sends goods or services to a foreign country.
<> AG
Agency
A party or group that acts as an agent on behalf of another party.
<> BG
Buying group
A temporary group of buyers formed for purchasing purposes.
<> BR
Broker
A person or group acting as an agent for others, accepting responsibility in return for a fee.
<> CN
Consolidator (master distributor)
A person or group acting as a clearing house for goods or services.
<> DE
Dealer
A person or group buying directly from a manufacturer for resale.
<> DI
Distributor
A person or group acting explicitly as distributor of merchandise or goods.
<> JB
Jobber
A person or group buying merchandise to resell it to a retailer.
<> MF
Manufacturer
A company that produces goods from raw materials.
<> OE
OEM (Original equipment manufacturer)
A manufacturer selling its goods to a company reselling them using own labels.
<> RS
Resale
A class of trade where goods and/or services are purchased for resale.
<> RT
Retailer
A person selling goods or services in small quantities or by the piece.
<> ST
Stationer
The trade has a classification of stationer.
<> WH
Wholesaler
A person or group buying goods in large quantities for resale by a retailer.
<> WS
User
Identifies the end-user of goods or services.
<> WT
Out patient
A patient not under the full time care of a hospital but visits from time to time for treatment.
<> WU
In patient
A patient under the full time care of a hospital.
<> WV
Electricity exchange
Identifies the exchange where the intermediaries sell and buy electricity.
