UN/LOCODE
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UN/LOCODE is an international coding system developed by the United Nations to uniquely identify locations used in trade and transport, such as ports, airports, and other logistics hubs.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UN/LOCODE canonical | 46 |
| UN/LOCODE system | 7 |
| UN/LOCODE directory | 6 |
| United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations | 5 |
| UN/LOCODE Manual | 2 |
| UN/LOCODE maintenance agency | 1 |
| UN/LOCODE secretariat | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations standard
ⓘ
geographic coding system ⓘ location code standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UN/LOCODE self-link ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
airports
ⓘ
inland locations used in trade ⓘ multimodal terminals ⓘ river ports ⓘ seaports ⓘ |
| basedOnStandard |
ISO 3166-1
ⓘ
surface form:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
|
| codeStructure | five-character alphanumeric code ⓘ |
| covers |
airports
ⓘ
border crossing points ⓘ inland clearance depots ⓘ inland freight terminals ⓘ other locations relevant to trade and transport ⓘ ports ⓘ postal exchange offices ⓘ rail terminals ⓘ road terminals ⓘ |
| developedBy |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
ⓘ
surface form:
UNECE
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ⓘ |
| domain |
international trade
ⓘ
logistics ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| fullName |
UN/LOCODE
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations
|
| governedBy |
UN/LOCODE
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
UN/LOCODE Manual
|
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| includesComponent |
three-character location code
ⓘ
two-letter country code based on ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 ⓘ |
| includesInformationOn |
administrative subdivision
ⓘ
geographical coordinates ⓘ location function ⓘ location name ⓘ status of the location ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
ⓘ
surface form:
UNECE
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ⓘ |
| managedBy |
UN/LOCODE
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
UN/LOCODE secretariat
|
| publisher |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
ⓘ
surface form:
UNECE
|
| purpose |
to facilitate trade and transport by standardizing location codes
ⓘ
to support electronic data interchange in logistics and trade ⓘ to uniquely identify locations used in international trade and transport ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| supports |
data exchange between information systems
ⓘ
supply chain management ⓘ trade facilitation ⓘ transport planning ⓘ |
| usedBy |
customs authorities
ⓘ
freight forwarders ⓘ international organizations ⓘ logistics service providers ⓘ shipping companies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
customs procedures
ⓘ
electronic data interchange ⓘ logistics ⓘ shipping documentation ⓘ trade ⓘ transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (68)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UN/LOCODE system
this entity surface form:
UN/LOCODE Manual
this entity surface form:
United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations
this entity surface form:
UN/LOCODE secretariat
this entity surface form:
UN/LOCODE Manual
this entity surface form:
UN/LOCODE directory
this entity surface form:
United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations
this entity surface form:
UN/LOCODE directory
this entity surface form:
UN/LOCODE directory
this entity surface form:
United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations
this entity surface form:
United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations