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== 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)

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* {{cite web|url=http://www.ncb.mod.uk/ |website=mod.uk|title=UK National Codification Bureau}}

* {{cite web|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44490.pdf|title= Unique Identification Codes for Federal Contractors: DUNS Numbers and CAGE Codes|website= [[Congressional Research Service]]}}

* [https://www.asap-distribution.com/nsn/cage-code-lookup/ CAGE Code Lookup]

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