"The following are the two-digit codes for the NATO countries and others that adhere to the national codification system. The code designates the country originally cataloging an item of supply.
NATO Country Codes
NATO Members
| Belgium | 13 |
| Canada | 21 |
| Denmark | 22 |
| France | 14 |
| Germany, Federal Republic of | 12 |
| Greece | 23 |
| Iceland | 24 |
| Italy | 15 |
| Luxembourg | 28 |
| Netherlands | 17 |
| Norway | 25 |
| Portugal | 26 |
| Spain | 33 |
| Turkey | 27 |
| United Kingdom | 99 |
| United States of America | 00 |
| 01 | |
| 06 | |
| NATO | 11 |
Other Nations (non-NATO)
| Argentina | 29 |
| Austria | 0 |
| Australia | 66 |
| Israel | 31 |
| Japan | 30 |
| Kuwait | ? |
| Malaysia | 34 |
| New Zealand | 98 |
| Saudia Arabia | SA |
| Singapore | 32 |
| South Africa | 18 |
| Thailand | 35" |
Edward Clinton Ezell
Small Arms Today
Latest Reports on the World's Weapons and Ammunition
2nd Edition
Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA
1988
STACKPOLE INC (CAGE Code 40560)
Ezell's list of NCB codes is compiled from data obtained in 1987-1988. Over the years (to the current day) there has been a NCB code assigned (by NATO) to almost every country (whether a NATO member or not). Some of Ezell's list has changed over the years as follows:
| Austria | assigned NCB code 41 |
| Canada | also assigned NCB code 20 |
| Kuwait | assigned NCB code 60 |
| Saudia Arabia | assigned NCB code 70 |
| United States of America | also assigned NCB codes 02 through 10 |
