United Nations, D&B Introduce UN/SPSC Product
and Services Coding System
The United Nations Development Programme and Dun & Bradstreet have
introduced UN/SPSC, which they describe as, “the first global commodity
code standard.” UN/SPSC (UN/Standard Product and Services Code) classifies
more than 8,000 products and services around the world and is designed
to facilitate electronic commerce. The eight-digit, hierarchical
code is the result of a merger of the United Nations’ Common Coding System
(UNCCS) and Dun & Bradstreet’s Standard Product and Services Codes
(SPSC). The UN/SPSC allows companies to consistently classify the products
and services they buy and sell, and is available free of charge from www.unspsc.org.
Full details are in this month's issue of the E-x Report