| A |
Alpha |
| ACL |
Applied
Color Label |
| AGST |
All
Glass Sprinkler Top |
| AMB |
Amber |
| AQ |
Any
Quantity |
| AQL |
Acceptable
Quality Level |
| Av
GR/CWT |
Average
Gross/Hundred Weight |
| B |
Bag |
|
BB
|
Base
Box |
|
BR
|
Boston
Round |
| B/S |
Both
Sides |
| BUF |
Buff
(Pigmented Hibake Lacquer) |
| BUF/IS |
Buff
Inside |
| C |
Hundred |
| C-1P-V |
Coat,
One Print, Varnish |
| CHD |
Closed–Head
Drum |
| CK |
Cork |
| CL |
Carload |
| CLS |
Colorless
Lacquer |
| CMI |
Can
Manufacturers’ Institute |
| C.O.D |
Collect
on Delivery |
| CR |
Child
Resistant |
| CRC |
Child
Resistant Closures |
| CRTN |
Carton |
| CS |
Case |
| CT |
Continuous
Thread |
| Cu.
Ft |
Cubic
Foot |
| CYL |
Cylinder |
| D |
Delta |
| D &
C |
Drug
& Chemical |
| DOT |
Department
of Transportation |
| E &
B |
Ear
& Bail |
| EAP |
Each
Additional Print |
| FLT |
Flint |
| FOB |
Free-on-Board |
| GA |
Gauge |
| GAL |
Gallon |
| G.C.M.I |
Glass
Container Mfrs. Inst. |
| GPS |
General
Purpose Polystyrene |
| GR |
Gross |
| H &
C |
Household
& Chemical |
| HDPE |
High
Density Polyethylene |
| ICC |
Interstate
Commerce Commission |
| ID |
Inside
Diameter |
| IL |
Inside
Lacquer |
| IS |
Inside |
| KD |
Knock
Down |
| LAC |
Lacquer |
| LAC/IS |
Lacquer
Inside |
| LC |
Lug
Cover (Pail) |
| LCL |
Less
than Carload |
| LDPE |
Low
Density Polyethylene |
| LOS |
Lacquer
One Side |
| LTL |
Less
than Truckload |
| M |
Thousand |
| Min.
Wt. |
Minimum
Weight |
| mm |
Millimeter |
| MUP |
Molded
Urea Products |
| MVT |
Moisture
Vapor Transmission |
| MW |
Minimum
Weight Factor |
|
NACD
|
National
Association of Container
Distributors
|
| NAT |
Natural |
| NF |
National
Formulary |
| NM |
Narrow
Mouth |
| NMFC |
National
Motor Freight Classification |
| NN |
Narrow
Neck |
| NO |
Number |
| N/R
CTN |
Nonreturnable
Carton |
| NR |
Nonreturnable |
| NZL |
Nozzle |
| OBL |
Oblong |
| OD |
Outside
Diameter |
| OS |
Outside |
| OZ |
Ounce |
| P or
PAL |
Pallet |
| PD |
Private
Design (cap & closure) |
| PE
|
Polyethylene |
|
PHEN
|
Phenolic
(Pigmented Epoxy Hibake
Lacquer)
|
| PL
or PLN |
Plain |
| PLN/IN |
Plain
Inside |
| PLN/OS |
Plain
Outside |
| PM |
Private
Mold |
| P &
P |
Pharmaceutical
& Proprietary |
| P-P/SPT |
C &
S Push-Pull Spout Cap & Seal |
| PS |
Polystyrene |
| PSI |
Pounds
per Square Inch |
| Q &
S |
Quality
& Specifications |
| R-Hdle. |
Rigid
Handle |
|
RI
|
Rust
Inhibitor (Spray Coat Colorless
Lacquer)
|
| RS |
Reshipper |
| RSC |
Regular
Slotted Case |
| RX |
Prescription |
| SC |
Service
Carton |
| SOC |
Stopover
Car |
| SPI |
Society
of Plastic Industries |
| SRP |
Short
run Premium-added |
| SS |
Straight
Sided |
| SU |
Set
up |
| TN |
Tapered
Nesting |
| TP |
Tin
Plate |
| TT |
Tripletite |
| USP |
United
States Pharmacopoeia |
| Vol. |
Volume |
| WM |
Wide
Mouth |
| WT |
Weight |