SPECIAL MATERIAL CONTENT CODE: A CODE THAT INDICATES AN ITEM REPRESENTS OR CONTAINS PECULIAR MATERIAL REQUIRING SPECIAL TREATMENT, PRECAUTIONS OR MANAGEMENT CONTROL OF THE ITEM. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLE 102AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.
Code values (36)
| Code | Meaning | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | RESERVED |
| 1 | Item Not Managed in Hazmincen | ITEM NOT MANAGED IN HAZMINCEN. MAY NEED SPECIAL HANDLING AT DEMIL/DISPOSAL DUE TO HAZMAT OR STRATEGIC/CRITICAL MATERIAL |
| 2 | Electrostatic Discharge/electromagnetic Sensitive | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD)/ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) SENSITIVE ITEM |
| 3 | Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD)/SENSITIVE ITEM |
| 4 | Electromagnetic Sensitive | ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) SENSITIVE ITEM |
| 5 | Hazardous Material | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (NON-SPECIFIED), ITEMS UNIQUE FORMULATIONS MAY PRODUCE DIFFERENT HAZARDOUS CLASSES. |
| 6 | Explosives Ordnance Items | EXPLOSIVES ORDNANCE ITEMS |
| 7 | Dangerous When Wet Material | DANGEROUS WHEN WET MATERIAL |
| 8 | Spontaneously Combustible Material | SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL |
| 9 | Non-hazardous or Non-sensitive | NON-HAZARDOUS OR NON-SENSITIVE ITEM, DOES NOT REQUIRE HAZARDOUS OR SPECIAL HANDLING, PACKAGING OR PRECAUTIONS |
| A | Medical Items | MEDICAL ITEMS (DRUG/NARCOTICS/ANTIBIOTICS/MEDICAL KITS) (SEE NOTE 1) |
| B | Flammable Compressed Gas | FLAMMABLE COMPRESSED GAS |
| C | Corrosive Solids/liquid | CORROSIVE SOLIDS/CORROSIVE LIQUID (OTHER THAN ACID) |
| D | Alcohol | ALCOHOL (ETHANOL, ETHYL ALCOHOL, OR GRAIN ALCOHOL ONLY) |
| E | Precious Metals | PRECIOUS METALS |
| F | Flammable Liquids | FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS FLASH POINT NOT MORE THAN 60 DEGREE C (140 DEGREE F) |
| G | Combustible Liquids | COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS FLASH POINT 60 DEGREE C (140 DEGREE F) TO 93 DEGREE C (200 DEGREE F)) |
| H | Pcb | PCB (ITEM CONTAINS POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS) |
| I | Aerosols | (AEROSOLS) A NON-REFILLABLE RECEPTACLE WITH COMPRESSED GAS AND A SELF-CLOSING RELEASE DEVICE. CONSULT MSDS AND LABELS |
| J | Oxidizing Material | OXIDIZING MATERIAL |
| K | Organic Peroxides | ORGANIC PEROXIDES |
| L | Other Regulated Materials | OTHER REGULATED MATERIALS (O, R, M) OR CLASS 9 (MISCELLANEOUS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS) |
| M | Magnetic Material | MAGNETIC MATERIAL |
| N | Asbestos | ASBESTOS (ITEM CAPABLE OF EMITTING ASBESTOS DUST/FIBERS) |
| O | Off-gassing Considerations | (OFF-GASSING CONSIDERATIONS). OFF GAS FROM THE ITEM IS HAZARDOUS ABOARD SUBMARINES |
| P | Poison | POISON (INCLUDING METHANOL, WOOD ALCOHOL, AND DENATURED ALCOHOL) |
| Q | Explosive Non-ordnance Items | EXPLOSIVE NON-ORDNANCE ITEMS |
| R | Radioactive Material | RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL |
| S | Oils/petroleum Products | OILS/PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED) |
| T | Toxic | TOXIC (SEE NOTE 1) |
| U | Mercury | MERCURY (ITEMS CONTAINING MERCURY) FOLLOW ESTABLISHED MERCURY CONTROL AND ABATEMENT PROGRAMS |
| V | Acid | ACID |
| W | Nonflammable Compressed Gas | NONFLAMMABLE COMPRESSED GAS |
| X | Radioactive and Magnetic Material | RADIOACTIVE AND MAGNETIC MATERIAL |
| Y | Non-magnetic | NON-MAGNETIC (MUST REMAIN FREE OF STRONG MAGNETIC FIELD) |
| Z | Flammable Solids | FLAMMABLE SOLIDS |
About SMCC
What is SMCC in FLIS / NSN cataloging?
SMCC (Special Material Content) sPECIAL MATERIAL CONTENT CODE: A CODE THAT INDICATES AN ITEM REPRESENTS OR CONTAINS PECULIAR MATERIAL REQUIRING SPECIAL TREATMENT, PRECAUTIONS OR MANAGEMENT CONTROL OF THE ITEM. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLE 102AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.
What does SMCC code 0 mean?
SMCC code 0 means "Reserved". RESERVED
How many SMCC codes are there?
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency defines 36 SMCC (Special Material Content) code values in the FLIS published code dictionary. Each is listed on this page with its official meaning.
Last updated 2026-05-26. 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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