Baggage Identification Chart Luggage/Bags

White/Clear Black Grey Blue Purple Red Yellow Beige Brown Green Multi-Coloured Pattern

BK BU RD BE GN PR
2 or more
solid colors
excluding trim

WT GY PU YW BN MC
Closes without zippers Types 01-12 Closes with zippers Types 20-29
Horizontal Upright Horizontal Horizontal Garment Bag/ Upright Upright Upright
design design design design Suit Carrier design, design, design,
Hard Shell suitcase suitcase soft combined hard
Non– Expandable material hard material
expandable and soft
material

01 02 03 05 20 22 22D 22R
Briefcase Document Horizontal Duffel/
Case design Sport Bag
suitcase
Closes without Closes with
zippers zippers

Printed in Canada
Types 01-12 Types 20-29

06 07 23 25

Effective October 2006

Military Plastic/ Box Storage Lap Top/ Expandable Matted Backpack/
Style Laundry (if Single Item use codes Container Overnight bag upright woven Rucksack
Bag Bag 01-99 with descriptive bag
element B)

4139000/08/06
08 09 10 12 26 27 28 29
Descriptive Elements
Material Elements Basic Elements External Elements
Dual
Soft / Hard L Metal
R Tweed
B w + l + h < 115 cm
45.25 In H Retractable
Handles W Wheels/
Rollers
No External
descriptive
Single Item elements
in a box
Rigid
D Leather M (Hard) T K Cabin
Size C Combination
Locks S Straps to
Close/Secure X
 Baggage Identification Chart Miscellaneous Articles May have protective cover
Specify Brand of article

White/Clear Black Grey Blue Purple Red Yellow Beige Brown Green Multi-Coloured Pattern

BK BU RD BE GN PR
2 or more
solid colors
excluding trim

WT GY PU YW BN MC
Hat Courier Bag/ Trunk/Sample/ Art/Display Tube — without Duty free Cosmetic/Beauty case Kennel/Pet Ice Tool/
Box Box/Package Display case Portfolio sporting articles container Chest/ Tackle
(Describe Item) equipment (Describe Cooler box
Item)

50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
Fishing Firearm(s) Golf Bicycle and/or Sleeping bag/ Surf Skis/Ski Snow Board and Ski Boots/ Sporting Equipment —
Rods bag accessories Bed roll/Tent Equipment Poles Other Sledding Devices Boot Bag Not shown elsewhere
and/or (Describe Item) (Describe (Describe (Describe Item) (Describe Item)
Clubs Item) Item)
(Describe
Item)

60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69
Child/Infant Child/Infant Full Size Umbrella Wheeled Audio/Video/Visual/ Computer/ Electrical Appliances All Music
Car Seat equipment Baby Stroller Sporting Photo equipment Communication (Describe Item) Instruments
not listed Carriage Items (Describe Item) equipment (Describe
elsewhere (Describe (Describe Item) Item)
(Describe Item)
Item)

71 72 73 74 75 81 82 83 85
Folding Baggage Security Shopping Bag Wheel Chair, powered or Orthopaedic Bedding Dive Bag/ Umbrella
Chair trolley Removed (all materials) manual and accessories Devices bag Equipment (all types) Article not shown
Items (describe item)
(Describe
item)

89 90 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
 WorldTracer - Match Working Group

SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE NEW IATA BAG ID CHART EFF. 01JUN07

Provided by the WorldTracer Match Working Group
(Further reference see IATA Reso 743B Attachment A)
Colours:
TD (tweed) removed; see descriptive elements material
PU (purple) added

Types:
04 removed; combined with 03
11 removed; combined with 52
12 added
22D added to illustrate and encourage the use of the material element
22R added to illustrate and encourage the use of the material element
24 removed; combined with 23
50 small package/priority service combined with 51
50 replaced with hat box
70 removed; replaced with 73 and 74
73 added
74 added
75 added
80 removed; combined with 81
84 removed; combined with 82
89 added
91 removed; replaced with 94 and 95
94 added
95 added
96 added
97 added

Descriptive Elements:
Three types of descriptive elements: Material elements, basic elements and external elements

· Material elements (new)

Defines what the baggage is made of. Use will improve identification and matching. May be applied
to all baggage types.
D = dual soft/hard (new)
L = leather (new)
M = metal (new)
R = rigid (hard) (new)
T = tweed (new)
For standard materials such as canvas, nylon etc., no material element should be applied. In this
case use BI element (brand name/outside identification) for material description.

· Basic elements (new):

B = single item in a box
K = cabin size (new)
Defines cabin size baggage. Use will improve identification and matching. May be applied to all
baggage types.

· External elements:
C = combination lock
H = retractable handle
P = external pockets, removed
S = straps to close/secure
 WorldTracer - Match Working Group

SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE NEW IATA BAG ID CHART EFF. 01JUN07

Provided by the WorldTracer Match Working Group
(Further reference see IATA Reso 743B Attachment A)
W = wheels
X = no external descriptive element
 WorldTracer - Match Working Group

HOW TO USE THE BAGGAGE ID CHART!

Recommended procedure of the WorldTracer Match Working Group

Carefully guide the passenger through the baggage ID chart in order to find the
correct definition of the bag. The correct colour, type and external descriptive
elements can be the difference between receiving the correct match or getting none.

Define the side of the chart

Ask if the passenger is missing luggage/bags or miscellaneous article and present
the applicable side of the chart.

Define the colour

Ask the passenger for the colour.
· If the colour is in question select the nearest defined colour and further describe in
the BI (brand name/outside identification) element.
Example: CT RD . and BI YY/PINK
· If baggage has more than one colour determine if MC or PR.
In this case give more details in the BI (brand name/outside identification) element.
Example MC: BI YY/BLACK AND RED / CANVAS
Example PR: BI LOUIS VUITTON/BROWN WITH LOUIS VUITTON LOGO

Define the type

· If miscellaneous article select the type that best describes the item.
· If luggage/bags:
F Ask if it closes with zipper (types 20-29) or without zipper (types 01-12) and
present the applicable portion of the chart.
F Ask if of horizontal or upright design and select the type that best describes the
bag.

Define the descriptive elements

Choose the descriptive elements in following order of priority:
1. Ask if the luggage/item is made of any of the material elements listed (D,L,M,R,T).
Select only one, if none of these apply then omit.
2. Ask the passenger about basic elements: if it is in cabin size (K) or a single item
in a box (B).
If none apply then omit.
3. Ask the passenger about other external elements (C, H, S, W) and select in
alphabetical order.
If none apply then omit.
If bag has less than 3 descriptive elements use to bring the total number of
elements to 3.