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{{Short description|Component of the NATO Codification System}}

The '''Commercial and Government Entity''' Code, or '''CAGE Code''', is a [[unique identifier]] assigned to suppliers to various government or [[Defense (military)|defense]] agencies, as well as to government agencies themselves and various organizations. CAGE codes provide a standardized method of identifying a given facility at a specific ___location.

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Within the [[United States|US]], any organization wishing to be a supplier to the [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] is issued a CAGE Code by [[Defense Logistics Information Service]] (DLIS), the organization serving as the US NCB. An entity issued a CAGE code must renew it every five years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Defense Logistics Agency |url=https://cage.dla.mil/Info/about#cage_expire |website=Defense Logistics Agency}}</ref>

CAGE is sometimes expanded as "Commercial Activity/Government Entity", "Contractor And Government Entity", or other, similar variations. However, according to the DLIS website, "Commercial And Government Entity" is the proper term{{fact|date=February 2024}}. CAGE was previously known as '''Federal Supply Code for Manufacturers''', or '''FSCM''', which was also the '''National Supply Code for Manufacturer''', or '''NSCM'''. On older engineering drawings (pre-1980s) it was labeled simply as "Code Ident No" (Code Identification Number).{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

In the NCS metadata, the CAGE code's '''[[Data Record Number]]''' ('''DRN''') is 9250 (or 4140 for NSCM); information listed under this DRN identifies very specifically the semantics of CAGE, its syntax, and the procedures associated with it.<ref name="cage-code-drn-9250">{{cite web |title=DLA CAGE Code Definitions |url=https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/DLMS/CDS/Manuals/CDTS_Volume_12.docx |website=Defense Logistics Agency}} "Defense Logistics Agency Handbook"</ref>

== Syntax ==

CAGE codes are all five characters in length.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2018/08/18/19432/ |publisher=[[bellingcat]] |quote=The five-digit number '94271' is known as a Commercial And Government Entity (CAGE) number and can be searched on an online database of items listed by the US Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). |title=A Saudi War-Crime in Yemen? Analysing the Dahyan Bombing |date=August 18, 2018 |first=Michael |last=Cruickshank}}</ref> There is no meaning encoded in the code itself, other than the underlying NCB; it is simply a unique identifier.<ref>{{cite web|website=NATO|url=http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/codsp3-alt.htm|title=NATO Codification System Country Codes|date=January 2018|author=NATO AC/135 Committee (National Directors on Codification)}}</ref> The Code Chart provided by the NATO AC/135 committee (the group of National Directors on Codification) provides the syntax of CAGE codes in various countries.<ref>{{cite web|website=NATO|url=http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/pdf/NCS_codes_chart.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126081515/https://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/pdf/NCS_codes_chart.pdf|archive-date=2023-01-26|author=NATO AC/135 Committee (National Directors on Codification)|title=NATO Codification System – NCS the Global Language of Logistics}}</ref>

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| South Africa || ZA || Tier 1 || V || #

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| Sweden || SE || Tier 1Member || A || N

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| Thailand || TH || Tier 1 || # || C

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| Brazil || BR || Tier 2 || # || K

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| Finland || FI || Tier 2Member || A || G

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| Korea, Republic of || KR || Tier 2 || # || F

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== See also ==

* [[Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier]] (ALEI)

* [[Data Universal Numbering System]] (DUNS) - Issued by [[Dun & Bradstreet]]; required for certain US government contractors and Federal grant recipients

* [[DoDAAC]] - Issued by the US DoD

* [[Employer Identification Number]] (EIN) - Issued by US [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]], tax identification number for organizations and employers

* [[International Business Registration Number]] (IBRN)

* [[Military logistics]]

* [[Trading Partner Identification Number]] (TPIN)