| Value | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | Undefined | |
| AA | Audio | Audio recording – detail unspecified |
| AB | Audio cassette | Audio cassette (analogue) |
| AC | CD-Audio | Audio compact disc, in any recording format: use for ‘red book’ (conventional audio CD) and SACD, and use coding in Product Form Detail to specify the format, if required |
| AD | DAT | Digital audio tape cassette |
| AE | Audio disc | Audio disc (excluding CD-Audio) |
| AF | Audio tape | Audio tape (analogue open reel tape) |
| AG | MiniDisc | Sony MiniDisc format |
| AH | CD-Extra | Audio compact disc with part CD-ROM content, also termed CD-Plus or Enhanced-CD: use for ‘blue book’ and ‘yellow/red book’ two-session discs |
| AI | DVD Audio | |
| AJ | Downloadable audio file | Audio recording downloadable online |
| AK | Pre-recorded digital audio player | For example, Playaway audiobook and player: use coding in Product Form Detail to specify the recording format, if required |
| AL | Pre-recorded SD card | For example, Audiofy audiobook chip |
| AZ | Other audio format | Other audio format not specified by AB to AK |
| BA | Book | Book – detail unspecified |
| BB | Hardback | Hardback or cased book |
| BC | Paperback / softback | Paperback or other softback book |
| BD | Loose-leaf | Loose-leaf book |
| BE | Spiral bound | Spiral, comb or coil bound book |
| BF | Pamphlet | Pamphlet or brochure, stapled; German ‘geheftet’. Includes low-extent wire-stitched books bound without a distinct spine (eg many comic books) |
| BG | Leather / fine binding | |
| BH | Board book | Child’s book with all pages printed on board |
| BI | Rag book | Child’s book with all pages printed on textile |
| BJ | Bath book | Child’s book printed on waterproof material |
| BK | Novelty book | A book whose novelty consists wholly or partly in a format which cannot be described by any other available code – a ‘conventional’ format code is always to be preferred; one or more Product Form Detail codes, eg from the B2nn group, should be used whenever possible to provide additional description |
| BL | Slide bound | Slide bound book |
| BM | Big book | Extra-large format for teaching etc; this format and terminology may be specifically UK; required as a top-level differentiator |
| BN | Part-work (fascículo) | A part-work issued with its own ISBN and intended to be collected and bound into a complete book |
| BO | Fold-out book or chart | Concertina-folded book or chart, designed to fold to pocket or regular page size: use for German ‘Leporello’ |
| BP | Foam book | A children’s book whose cover and pages are made of foam |
| BZ | Other book format | Other book format or binding not specified by BB to BO |
| CA | Sheet map | Sheet map – detail unspecified |
| CB | Sheet map, folded | |
| CC | Sheet map, flat | |
| CD | Sheet map, rolled | See Code List 80 for ‘rolled in tube’ |
| CE | Globe | Globe or planisphere |
| CZ | Other cartographic | Other cartographic format not specified by CB to CE |
| DA | Digital (on physical carrier) | Digital content delivered on a physical carrier (detail unspecified) |
| DB | CD-ROM | |
| DC | CD-I | CD interactive: use for ‘green book’ discs |
| DE | Game cartridge | |
| DF | Diskette | AKA ‘floppy disc’ |
| DI | DVD-ROM | |
| DJ | Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card | |
| DK | Compact Flash Memory Card | |
| DL | Memory Stick Memory Card | |
| DM | USB Flash Drive | |
| DN | Double-sided CD/DVD | Double-sided disc, one side Audio CD/CD-ROM, other side DVD |
| DZ | Other digital carrier | Other carrier of digital content not specified by DB to DN |
| EA | Digital (delivered electronically) | Digital content delivered electronically (delivery method unspecified) |
| EB | Digital download and online | Digital content available both by download and by online access |
| EC | Digital online | Digital content accessed online only |
| ED | Digital download | Digital content delivered by download only |
| FA | Film or transparency | Film or transparency – detail unspecified |
| FC | Slides | Photographic transparencies mounted for projection |
| FD | OHP transparencies | Transparencies for overhead projector |
| FE | Filmstrip | |
| FF | Film | Continuous movie film as opposed to filmstrip |
| FZ | Other film or transparency format | Other film or transparency format not specified by FB to FF |
| LA | Digital product license | Digital product license (delivery method not encoded) |
| LB | Digital product license key | Digital product license delivered through the retail supply chain as a physical ‘key’, typically a card or booklet containing a code enabling the purchaser to download the associated product |
| LC | Digital product license code | Digital product license delivered by email or other electronic distribution, typically providing a code enabling the purchaser to upgrade or extend the license supplied with the associated product |
| MA | Microform | Microform – detail unspecified |
| MB | Microfiche | |
| MC | Microfilm | Roll microfilm |
| MZ | Other microform | Other microform not specified by MB or MC |
| PA | Miscellaneous print | Miscellaneous printed material – detail unspecified |
| PB | Address book | May use product form detail codes P201 to P204 to specify binding |
| PC | Calendar | |
| PD | Cards | Cards, flash cards (eg for teaching reading) |
| PE | Copymasters | Copymasters, photocopiable sheets |
| PF | Diary | May use product form detail codes P201 to P204 to specify binding |
| PG | Frieze | Narrow strip-shaped printed sheet used mostly for education or children’s products (eg depicting alphabet, number line, procession of illustrated characters etc). Usually intended for horizontal display |
| PH | Kit | Parts for post-purchase assembly |
| PI | Sheet music | |
| PJ | Postcard book or pack | |
| PK | Poster | Poster for retail sale – see also XF |
| PL | Record book | Record book (eg ‘birthday book’, ‘baby book’): binding unspecified; may use product form detail codes P201 to P204 to specify binding |
| PM | Wallet or folder | Wallet or folder (containing loose sheets etc): it is preferable to code the contents and treat ‘wallet’ as packaging (List 80), but if this is not possible the product as a whole may be coded as a ‘wallet’ |
| PN | Pictures or photographs | |
| PO | Wallchart | |
| PP | Stickers | |
| PQ | Plate (lámina) | A book-sized (as opposed to poster-sized) sheet, usually in colour or high quality print |
| PR | Notebook / blank book | A book with all pages blank for the buyer’s own use; may use product form detail codes P201 to P204 to specify binding |
| PS | Organizer | May use product form detail codes P201 to P204 to specify binding |
| PT | Bookmark | |
| PZ | Other printed item | Other printed item not specified by PB to PQ |
| SA | Multiple-item retail product | Presentation unspecified: format of product items must be given in <ProductPart> |
| SB | Multiple-item retail product, boxed | Format of product items must be given in <ProductPart> |
| SC | Multiple-item retail product, slip-cased | Format of product items must be given in <ProductPart> |
| SD | Multiple-item retail product, shrinkwrapped | Format of product items must be given in <ProductPart>. Use code XL for a shrink-wrapped pack for trade supply, where the retail items it contains are intended for sale individually |
| SE | Multiple-item retail product, loose | Format of product items must be given in <ProductPart> |
| SF | Multiple-item retail product, part(s) enclosed | Multiple item product where subsidiary product part(s) is/are supplied as enclosures to the primary part, eg a book with a CD packaged in a sleeve glued within the back cover. Format of product items must be given in <ProductPart> |
| VA | Video | Video – detail unspecified |
| VF | Videodisc | eg Laserdisc |
| VI | DVD video | DVD video: specify TV standard in List 175 |
| VJ | VHS video | VHS videotape: specify TV standard in List 175 |
| VK | Betamax video | Betamax videotape: specify TV standard in List 175 |
| VL | VCD | VideoCD |
| VM | SVCD | Super VideoCD |
| VN | HD DVD | High definition DVD disc, Toshiba HD DVD format |
| VO | Blu-ray | High definition DVD disc, Sony Blu-ray format |
| VP | UMD Video | Sony Universal Media disc |
| VQ | CBHD | China Blue High-Definition, derivative of HD-DVD |
| VZ | Other video format | Other video format not specified by VB to VP |
| XA | Trade-only material | Trade-only material (unspecified) |
| XB | Dumpbin – empty | |
| XC | Dumpbin – filled | Dumpbin with contents. ISBN (where applicable) and format of contained items must be given in Product Part |
| XD | Counterpack – empty | |
| XE | Counterpack – filled | Counterpack with contents. ISBN (where applicable) and format of contained items must be given in Product Part |
| XF | Poster, promotional | Promotional poster for display, not for sale – see also PK |
| XG | Shelf strip | |
| XH | Window piece | Promotional piece for shop window display |
| XI | Streamer | |
| XJ | Spinner | |
| XK | Large book display | Large scale facsimile of book for promotional display |
| XL | Shrink-wrapped pack | A quantity pack with its own product code, for trade supply only: the retail items it contains are intended for sale individually. ISBN (where applicable) and format of contained items must be given in Product Part. For products or product bundles supplied individually shrink-wrapped for retail sale, use code SD |
| XM | Boxed pack | A quantity pack with its own product code, for trade supply only: the retail items it contains are intended for sale individually. ISBN (where applicable) and format of contained items must be given in Product Part. For products or product bundles boxed individually for retail sale, use code SB |
| XZ | Other point of sale | Other point of sale material not specified by XB to XL |
| ZA | General merchandise | General merchandise – unspecified |
| ZB | Doll | |
| ZC | Soft toy | Soft or plush toy |
| ZD | Toy | |
| ZE | Game | Board game, or other game (except computer game: see DE) |
| ZF | T-shirt | |
| ZG | E-book reader | Dedicated e-book reading device, typically with mono screen |
| ZH | Tablet computer | General purpose tablet computer, typically with color screen |
| ZI | Audiobook player | Dedicated audiobook player device, typically including book-related features like bookmarking |
| ZJ | Jigsaw | |
| ZY | Other apparel | Other apparel items not specified by ZB to ZJ, including promotional or branded scarves, caps, aprons etc |
| ZZ | Other merchandise | Other merchandise not specified by ZB to ZY |