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A NATO Stock Number, or National Stock Number (NSN) as it is known in the US, is a 13-digit numeric code, identifying all the 'standardized material items of supply' as they have been recognized by all NATO countries including United States Department of Defense. Pursuant to the NATO Standardization Agreements, the NSN has come to be used in all treaty countries.

A '''NATO Stock Number''', or '''National Stock Number''' (NSN) as it is known in the US, is a 13-digit numeric code, identifying all the 'standardized material items of supply' as they have been recognized by all NATO countries including United States Department of Defense. Pursuant to the NATO Standardization Agreements, the NSN has come to be used in all treaty countries.

[[Image:13 digit NSN code structure.PNG]]

[[Image:13 digit NSN code structure.PNG]]

abcd-ef-ghi-jklm

abcd-ef-ghi-jklm

Each element, a through m, was originally intended to be a single decimal digit. As inventories grew in complexity, element g became alphanumeric, beginning with capital A for certain newly added items. By 2000, uppercase C was in use.

Each element, a through m, was originally intended to be a single decimal digit. As inventories grew in complexity, element g became [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphanumeric|alphanumeric]], beginning with capital A for certain newly added items. By 2000, uppercase C was in use.

Federal Supply Classification Group (FSCG)

Federal Supply Classification Group (FSCG)