National Stock Number (NSN) List for MilSpecCoating Products

Contents

• What is the NSN?
• Deciphering a National Stock Number (NSN)
• MilSpecCoating Products by NSN
  
  • MIL-DTL-24441 Type III
  • MIL-DTL-24441 Type IV
  • MIL-DTL-24607
  • TT-P-645B
  • MIL-PRF-24635 Type II, Class 1 Gloss
  • MIL-PRF-24635 Type II, Class 2 Semigloss
  • MIL-PRF-24635 Type II, Class 3 Low gloss
  • MIL-PRF-24635 Type III, Class 1 Gloss
  • MIL-PRF-24635 Type III, Class 2 Semigloss
  • MIL-PRF-24635 Type III, Class 3 Low gloss

What is the NSN? (National Stock Number)

A National Stock Number (NSN) is simply the official label applied to an item of supply that is repeatedly procured, stocked, stored, issued, and used throughout the federal supply system. It is a unique item identifying series of numbers.

The NSN is officially recognized by the United States government, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and many governments around the world. Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense (DOD), use the NSN to buy and manage billions of dollars worth of supplies yearly. Currently, there are over 7 million NSNs in the federal supply system.

The Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS), located in Battle Creek, Michigan, assigns all NSNs at the request of the military services, certain federal and civil agencies, and foreign friendly countries.

Deciphering a National Stock Number (NSN)

The NSN is a 13-digit code, such as 8010-01-380-2362. This real example is for MIL-DTL-24441 epoxy-coating kit Formula 150 Type IV in a 2-gallon kit.

The first four digits of the NSN are known as the Federal Supply Classification (FSC). Each FSC code is derived from the Federal Supply Groups (FSG). The FSG is the first two digits of the FSC code.

In our example, 8010-01-380-2362, 80 represents "Brushes, paints, sealers & adhesives, and the full 8010 is the FSC for "Paint, Dope, Varnish and Related Prod." The next two digits make up the Country of Origin code. This code signifies the country that originally requested the NSN assignment, not necessarily where it is produced. Codes 00 and 01 are both used to identify the United States. The remaining seven digits are sequentially assigned and are unique to each NSN.

MilSpecCoating Products by NSN