Special Handling Codes
Code  Description
ACT  Active Temperature Controlled System
AOG  Aircraft on Ground
ATT  Goods Attached to Air Waybill
AVI  Live Animal
BIG  Outsized
BUP  Bulk Unitization Programme, Shipper/Consignee Handled Unit
CAO  Cargo Aircraft Only
CAT  Cargo Attendant Accompanying Shipment
COL  Cool Goods
COM  Company Mail
CRT  Control Room Temperature +15C to +25C
DIP  Diplomatic Mail
EAP  E-freight Consignment with Accompanying Paper Documents
EAT  Foodstuffs
EAW  E-freight Consignment with No Accompanying Paper Documents
ECC  Shpmnt with electroniclly concluded cgo contract with no accompanyng paper AWB
ELI  Lithium Ion Batteries otherwise expectred from the IATA DGR
ELM  Lithium Metal Batteries otherwise excepted from the IATA DGR
FIL  Undeveloped/Unexposed Film
FRI  Frozen Goods Subject to Veterinary/Phytosanitary Inspections
FRO  Frozen Goods
GOG  Hanging Garments
HEA  Heavy Cargo/150 kilograms and over per piece
HEG  Hatching Eggs
HUM  Human Remains in Coffin
ICE  Dry Ice
LHO  Living Human Organs/Blood
LIC  License Required
MAG  Magnetized Material
MAL  Mail
MUW  Munitions of War
NSC  Cargo Not Secured yet for PAX or All Cargo Aircraft
NWP  Newspapers, Magazines
OBX  Obnoxious Cargo
OHG  Overhang Item
PAC  Passenger and Cargo
PEA  Hunting Trophies, Skins, Hide and Articles of Species
PEF  Flowers
PEM  Meat
PEP  Fruits and Vegetables
PER  Perishable Cargo
PES  Fish/Seafood
PIL  Pharmaceuticals
QRT  Quick Ramp Transfer
RAC  Reserved Air Cargo
RCL  Cryogenic Liquids
RCM  Corrosive
RCX  Explosives 1.3C
RDS  Diagnostic Specimens
REQ  Excepted Quantities of Dangerous Goods
REX  To be reserved for normally forbidden Explosives, Divisions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4F,1.5 and 1.6
RFG  Flammable Gas
RFL  Flammable Liquid
RFS  Flammable Solid
RFW  Dangerous When Wet
RGX  Explosives 1.3G
RIS  Infectious Substance
RLI  Fully regulated Lithium ION Batteries
RLM  Fully regulated Lithium Metal Batteries (Class 9)
RMD  Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods
RNG  Non-Flammable Non-Toxic Gas
ROP  Organic Peroxide
ROX  Oxidizer
RPB  Toxic Substance
RPG  Toxic Gas
RRE  Excepted Quantities of Radioactive Material
RRW  Radioactive Material Category I-White
RRY  Radioactive Material Categories II-Yellow and III-Yellow
RSB  Polymeric Beads
RSC  Spontaneously Combustible
RXB  Explosives 1.4B
RXC  Explosives 1.4C
RXD  Explosives 1.4D
RXE  Explosives 1.4E
RXG  Explosives 1.4G
RXS  Explosives 1.4S
SCO  Cargo secure for All-Cargo Aircraft Only
SCY  Security Cargo - personl effects requiring prescreening
SHL  Save Human Life
SHR  Cargo secure for All-Passenger, All-Cargo aircraft in accordance with high risk requirements
SPF  Laboratory Animals
SPX  Secured Freight for passenger aircraft
SUR  Surface Transportation
SWP  Sporting Weapons
VAL  Valuable Cargo
VOL  Volume
VUN  Vulnerable Cargo
WET  Shipments of Wet Material not Packed in Watertight Containers
XPS  Priority Small Package