{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Identification Codes for Freight Containers","description":"Every freight container receives a globally unique identity through the BIC code (Bureau International des Containers), standardised under ISO 6346. The code combines a four-character owner prefix – three letters for the operator, one letter for equipment category –, a six-digit serial number, and a check digit. Terminals, carriers, and freight forwarders rely on it for container tracking, demurrage and detention billing, and customs declarations. It should not be confused with a booking referen","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/identification-codes-for-freight-containers","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:22:53.858119","citation":"https://www.bic-code.org","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/identification-codes-for-freight-containers","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Identification Codes for Freight Containers · Every freight container receives a globally unique identity through the BIC code (Bureau International des Containers), standardised under ISO 6346. · Quelle: https://www.bic-code.org"}