EN ISO 6346:2022

Freight containers - Coding, identification and marking (ISO 6346:2022, Corrected version 2022-08)

EN ISO 6346:2022

Name:EN ISO 6346:2022   Standard name:Freight containers - Coding, identification and marking (ISO 6346:2022, Corrected version 2022-08)
Standard number:EN ISO 6346:2022   language:English language
Release Date:10-May-2022   technical committee:CEN/TC 119 - Swap bodies for combined goods transport
Drafting committee:CEN/TC 119/WG 6 - Intermodal Loading Units   ICS number:55.180.10 - General purpose containers

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 6346:2000
SIST EN ISO 6346:2000/A3:2014
Tovorni zabojnik - Kodiranje, identifikacija in označevanje (ISO 6346:2022)
Freight containers - Coding, identification and marking (ISO 6346:2022)
Frachtcontainer - Kodierung, Identifizierung und Kennzeichnung (ISO 6346:2022)
Conteneurs pour le transport de marchandises - Codage, identification et marquage (ISO
6346:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 6346:2022
ICS:
55.180.10 Večnamenski kontejnerji General purpose containers
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 6346
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 55.180.10 Supersedes EN ISO 6346:1995, EN ISO
6346:1995/A3:2012
English Version
Freight containers - Coding, identification and marking
(ISO 6346:2022)
Conteneurs pour le transport de marchandises - Frachtcontainer - Kodierung, Identifizierung und
Codage, identification et marquage (ISO 6346:2022) Kennzeichnung (ISO 6346:2022)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 10 April 2022.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 6346:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 104 "Freight
containers" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 119 “Intermodal Loading Units and
Cargo Securing (ILUCS)” the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2022, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 6346:1995.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 6346:2022 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 6346:2022 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 6346
Fourth edition
2022-04
Freight containers — Coding,
identification and marking
Conteneurs pour le transport de marchandises — Codage,
identification et marquage
Reference number
ISO 6346:2022(E)
ISO 6346:2022(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 2
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Identification system and its associated marks . 2
4.1 Identification system . 2
4.1.1 General . 2
4.1.2 Owner code . 2
4.1.3 Equipment category identifier . 2
4.1.4 Serial number . 3
4.1.5 Check digit . 3
4.2 Identification marks . 3
5 Size and type codes and their associated marks . 3
5.1 Purpose . 3
5.2 Size and type codes . 3
5.2.1 General . 3
5.2.2 Size: two alphanumeric characters . . 3
5.2.3 Type: two characters . 4
6 Operational marks . 4
6.1 General . 4
6.2 Mandatory operational marks. 4
6.2.1 Maximum gross and tare masses . 4
6.2.2 Air/surface container symbol . 4
6.2.3 Warning sign of overhead electrical danger . 5
6.2.4 Height mark for containers higher than 2,6 m (8 ft 6 in) . 5
6.2.5 Width mark for containers with an overall width greater than 2 438 m
(8 ft). . 5
6.3 Optional operational mark (maximum mass of payload) . 5
7 Physical display of marks .5
7.1 Size and colour of marks . 5
7.2 Layout and location of marks . 6
7.2.1 Layout of marks . 6
7.2.2 Location of marks . 9
Annex A (normative) Determination of check digit .11
Annex B (normative) Symbol to denote air/surface container .13
Annex C (normative) Sign warning of overhead electrical danger .14
Annex D (normative) Size code designation .15
Annex E (normative) Type Code designation .17
Annex F (normative) Height marks for containers higher than 2,6 m (8 ft 6 in) .23
Annex G (normative) Overall width marks for containers wider than 2 438 m (8 ft) .24
Bibliography .25
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