SPECIAL PACKAGING INSTRUCTION (SPI) NUMBER: A TEN POSITION ALPHANUMERIC NUMBER THAT IDENTIFIES A SPECIFIC SPI, WHICH IS PROVIDED BY THE PACKAGING DESIGN ACTIVITY. THE FIRST POSITION WILL CONTAIN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: A=ARMY; D=DLA; F=AIR FORCE; M=MARINE CORPS; OR N=NAVY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOD 4100.39-M, VOLUME 10, TABLE 182 AND MIL-STD-2073-1E, APPENDIX E, TABLE E.IV.
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This is a free-text or numeric FLIS field — it has no enumerated code values. The definition above is its official cataloging meaning.
About SPI_NO
What does SPI_NO stand for?
SPI_NO stands for Special Packaging Instruction Number. It is a U.S. Defense Logistics Agency FLIS / NSN cataloging field, governed by DoD 4100.39-M.
What is SPI_NO in FLIS / NSN cataloging?
SPECIAL PACKAGING INSTRUCTION (SPI) NUMBER: A TEN POSITION ALPHANUMERIC NUMBER THAT IDENTIFIES A SPECIFIC SPI, WHICH IS PROVIDED BY THE PACKAGING DESIGN ACTIVITY. THE FIRST POSITION WILL CONTAIN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: A=ARMY; D=DLA; F=AIR FORCE; M=MARINE CORPS; OR N=NAVY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOD 4100.39-M, VOLUME 10, TABLE 182 AND MIL-STD-2073-1E, APPENDIX E, TABLE E.IV.
Last updated 2026-06-05. Published by DAITK™ against the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) FLIS code dictionary, governed by DoD 4100.39-M (Federal Logistics Information System Procedures Manual).
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