Disposal Condition Codes (DCC) — Complete Reference

Disposal Condition Codes (DCC) are single numeric characters that describe the physical condition of property at the point of disposal — 1 (new/unused), 4 (usable used), 7 (repairs required), X (salvage), and S (scrap). The DCC is the second character of the legacy two-character Federal Condition Code, paired with the alphabetic Supply Condition Code in the first position. The full numeric set is published in NAVSUP P-485 Volume II (Appendix 10, Part P). One important currency point: the current DoD disposal turn-in document records the alphabetic Supply Condition Code, not a numeric DCC — the DoD Defense Materiel Disposition Manual (DoDM 4160.21) places the Supply Condition Code in record position 71 of the DD Form 1348-1A, and ADC 1360 removed the DCC from the DLMS supply transactions. The numeric DCC's enduring value is reading the two-character Federal Condition Code on legacy records. This reference gives the complete numeric set and shows how to decode that legacy two-character code.

At a glance

• What it is: A one-position numeric code describing the physical condition of property as inspected at the point of disposal (new, usable, repairable, salvage, or scrap).
• Position in the code: The second character of the two-character Federal Condition Code — alphabetic Supply Condition Code first, numeric Disposal Condition Code second (for example, A1, H7).
• Regulatory context: Federal disposal/condition standards applied at turn-in to DLA Disposition Services, aligned with the Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLM 4000.25).
• Where used: The legacy two-character Federal Condition Code on historical disposal records; the numeric set remains published as a Navy code reference.
• Current status: Legacy / still published. The numeric set is published in the current NAVSUP P-485 Volume II (Revision 9, 2026), but it is not the condition field on a current DoD disposal turn-in. The DoD Defense Materiel Disposition Manual (DoDM 4160.21) records the alphabetic Supply Condition Code at record position 71 of the DD Form 1348-1A turn-in document; ADC 1360 removed the DCC from the DLMS supply transactions (511M / 511R / 869F); and ADC 1382 retitled DLM 4000.25 Volume 2, Appendix 2.5 from "Federal Condition Codes" to "Supply Condition Codes."

What these codes are and the Federal Condition Code structure

A Federal Condition Code is a two-character code that expresses an item's condition when it leaves the supply system for disposal. The two characters answer two different questions:

1. First character — Supply Condition Code (SCC). A single alphabetic character (A–S) that classifies the item's serviceability on the supply record — whether it can be issued, must be repaired, or is suspended from issue. This is the supply system's own classification, carried on the inventory control record. See the full Supply Condition Codes reference.
2. Second character — Disposal Condition Code (DCC). A single numeric character (with X and S used for salvage and scrap) that describes the item's physical condition as inspected at the time of receipt for disposal. This is a hands-on disposal-site assessment, not a supply-record classification.

So a Federal Condition Code of A1 reads as serviceable on the supply record (SCC A), inspected as new at disposal (DCC 1); H7 reads as condemned on the supply record (SCC H), inspected as economically repairable at disposal (DCC 7).

The key distinction is the source of the judgment. The Supply Condition Code reflects the materiel's status as recorded by the managing supply activity. The Disposal Condition Code reflects what a disposal inspector finds when the property physically arrives. The two can differ — an item carried as condemned (H) on the supply record may still inspect as repairable (7) at the disposal site — which is precisely why the two-character code carries both.

Because the DCC is numeric and the SCC is alphabetic, the two-character code is unambiguous to read: the letter is always the supply classification and the number is always the disposal-inspection condition.

How they're used

Disposal Condition Codes appear where property is being turned in, inspected, and dispositioned rather than where it is being issued.

• Turn-in to DLA Disposition Services (historical use). When a generating activity turns property in to DLA Disposition Services (historically the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, or DRMO), the property is inspected and its physical condition recorded. The Disposal Condition Code historically captured that physical-condition judgment as the numeric half of the Federal Condition Code. On a current turn-in, that condition is recorded as the alphabetic Supply Condition Code in record position 71 of the DD Form 1348-1A (DoDM 4160.21), not as a numeric DCC.
• Property disposal and reutilization decisions. The DCC distinguishes property that is still usable (1, 4) or economically repairable (7) — and therefore a candidate for reutilization, transfer, or donation — from property that is only salvage (X) or scrap (S). That distinction drives how the property is dispositioned.
• Reading legacy records. On older disposal and turn-in records, condition is expressed as the two-character Federal Condition Code. Anyone reconciling historical property records needs to read the numeric second character to know what physical condition was recorded at the time.

Because the numeric Disposal Condition Code has been superseded on current turn-ins by the alphabetic Supply Condition Code, its forward-going role is shrinking. Its enduring value is in interpreting the two-character Federal Condition Code on existing records and understanding how disposal-side condition was historically expressed.

Complete numeric Disposal Condition Code table

The table below lists the Disposal Condition Codes and their meanings. The numeric codes (1, 4, 7) grade the property from new through repairable; X and S mark salvage and scrap. Use the filter to narrow to a code or keyword (for example, "repair" or "scrap").

How the codes are structured

The Disposal Condition Codes grade property by physical condition along three families, each running Good → Fair → Poor, plus two terminal codes for property no longer usable as-is:

• Unused (1, 2, 3). Property never placed in use. 1 (Good) is new/excellent; 2 (Fair) is somewhat impaired by deterioration or damage; 3 (Poor) is considerably deteriorated but still better than salvage.
• Used (4, 5, 6). Property that has been used but remains usable without repair. 4 (Good) shows some wear; 5 (Fair) is more worn and may soon need repair; 6 (Poor) is considerably worn with only limited remaining utility.
• Repairs Required (7, 8, 9). Property that needs economical repair. The grade tracks the estimated repair cost as a share of standard price: 8 (Fair) is 16–40%, 9 (Poor) is 41–65%.
• Terminal (S, X). X (Salvage) has value beyond its basic material content but is not economically repairable to its original use; S (Scrap) has value only as raw material.

Worked example — reading a two-character Federal Condition Code

A pallet of property arrives at a DLA Disposition Services site. Each item carries a two-character Federal Condition Code on its turn-in record. Read the alphabetic first character as the Supply Condition Code and the numeric second character as the Disposal Condition Code:

• A1 — Supply Condition Code A (Serviceable, Issuable Without Qualification) plus Disposal Condition Code 1 (Unused — Good). The item was serviceable on the supply record and inspected as new at disposal. A strong reutilization candidate.
• H7 — Supply Condition Code H (Unserviceable, Condemned) plus Disposal Condition Code 7 (Repairs Required). The supply record condemned the item, but the disposal inspector found it economically repairable. The two-character code preserves both judgments — useful when the disposal inspection differs from the supply classification.
• H S (SCC H, DCC S) — condemned on the supply record and inspected as scrap at disposal: no value beyond material content.

The lesson the example teaches is that the two characters are read separately and from different sources: never collapse A1 or H7 into a single code. The letter is the supply classification; the number (or salvage/scrap letter) is the disposal-inspection condition.

The SCC–DCC relationship and where the Disposal Condition Code stands

The Disposal Condition Code never stood alone — it was always the numeric companion to the alphabetic Supply Condition Code within the two-character Federal Condition Code. The Supply Condition Code classified serviceability on the supply record (serviceable A–D, unserviceable E–H/P/S/V, suspended J–N/Q/R/X); the Disposal Condition Code recorded the physical condition found at the disposal site.

Two Approved DLMS Changes reshaped how condition is carried: ADC 1360 removed the Disposal Condition Code from the DLMS requisition transactions (511M, 511R) and follow-up transaction (869F); ADC 1382 then retitled DLM 4000.25 Volume 2, Appendix 2.5 from "Federal Condition Codes" to "Supply Condition Codes." The result is consistent across the current primaries: condition now travels as the alphabetic Supply Condition Code. The DoD Defense Materiel Disposition Manual (DoDM 4160.21) records the Supply Condition Code at record position 71 of the disposal turn-in document (DD Form 1348-1A), and DLM 4000.25 Volume 2 §C7.8.4 directs DLA Disposition Services to "use the supply condition codes to accurately describe the physical condition of the materiel based on its inspection at time of receipt." The numeric Disposal Condition Code set is still published in the current NAVSUP P-485 Volume II (Revision 9, 2026), but it is not the field captured on a current turn-in.

The practical consequence: condition now travels as the Supply Condition Code on both the supply record and the current disposal turn-in document. The numeric Disposal Condition Code survives as a published NAVSUP P-485 Volume II code set and as the value you read in the two-character Federal Condition Code on historical records. Activities turning property in should follow current DLA Disposition Services / DoDM 4160.21 condition-code guidance (Supply Condition Code on the DD Form 1348-1A); use the NAVSUP P-485 Volume II definitions above to interpret legacy Federal Condition Codes.

Common errors and gotchas

• Reading the two-character code as one code. A1, H7, and similar combine the alphabetic Supply Condition Code with the numeric Disposal Condition Code. Read the letter first as the SCC and the number second as the DCC; do not treat the pair as a single indivisible code.
• Confusing the numeric DCC with another numeric code system. The single numeric character of a Disposal Condition Code is not a Supply Status Code, a Document Identifier digit, a priority designator, or any other numeric field in a MILSTRIP/MILSTRAP transaction. It means only physical disposal condition.
• Treating salvage (X) and scrap (S) as interchangeable. Salvage retains usable value beyond material content; scrap retains only material value. Mislabeling salvageable property as scrap can destroy recoverable value.
• Assuming the DCC matches the SCC. The disposal inspection can differ from the supply-record classification — that is the whole reason both characters exist. An item condemned on the supply record (H) may inspect as repairable (7).
• Applying the numeric DCC to a current turn-in as the condition field. On a current DoD disposal turn-in, the condition field on the DD Form 1348-1A is the alphabetic Supply Condition Code (record position 71, DoDM 4160.21), not a numeric DCC. Use the numeric DCC to read the two-character Federal Condition Code on legacy records; use the Supply Condition Code for current turn-ins.

Related codes and cross-references

• Supply Condition Codes (SCC) — the alphabetic first character of the Federal Condition Code, classifying serviceability on the supply record, and the code that now carries condition meaning through disposal as the DCC is retired.
• Acquisition Advice Codes (AAC) — how an item is acquired (stocked, local purchase, terminal, condemned), read on the supply record alongside the Supply Condition Code.
• Demilitarization (DEMIL) Codes — the release-from-DoD-control requirement on the same turn-in: condition says what shape the property is in; DEMIL says what must be destroyed before it leaves.
• Signal Codes — on hazardous-materiel Disposal Turn-In Documents (DTID), signal codes A, B, C, and L govern which activity is billed.
• DLA Disposition Services — where unserviceable, condemned, salvage, and scrap property is turned in and where the disposal-condition inspection occurs.

Authoritative references

• NAVSUP P-485, Volume II (Operational Forces Supply — Supply Appendices), Revision 9 — Appendix 10 (MILSTRAP Codes), Part P: Disposal Condition Codes. The in-hand primary against which the complete 1–9/S/X set on this page was verified verbatim; it attributes the codes to DLA Disposition Services, assigned from inspection of materiel at the time of receipt.
• DoD Manual 4160.21, Volume 1 — Defense Materiel Disposition: Disposal Guidance and Procedures (Oct 22, 2015, incorporating Change 4, Aug 31, 2022). The authoritative DoD disposal manual. Enclosure 4, Table 1 specifies the disposal turn-in document (DD Form 1348-1A) records the Supply Condition Code at record position 71; the manual uses alphabetic MILSTRAP Supply Condition Codes throughout and contains no numeric Disposal Condition Code. It also cancels the legacy DoD 4160.21-M (18 Aug 1997).
• DLA Disposition Services — Condition Codes. The disposition-side authority for property condition at turn-in.
• DLM 4000.25, Volume 2, Appendix 2.5 — Supply Condition Codes (retitled from "Federal Condition Codes" by ADC 1382; the Disposal Condition Code was removed from the DLMS supply transactions by ADC 1360). The retitle was confirmed against the appendix itself (DLM 4000.25 Vol 2, Appendix 2.5, Revised January 22, 2024). Published by the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Data Standards.
• DoD Manual 4140.01, Volume 6 — DoD Supply Chain Materiel Management Procedures: Materiel Returns, Retention, and Disposition. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, for the materiel-lifecycle context behind turn-in and disposal condition coding.

Last verified

This reference was last verified on 2026-06-22. The complete 1–9/S/X Disposal Condition Code set, titles, and definitions were verified verbatim against NAVSUP P-485 Volume II, Revision 9 (Appendix 10, Part P); the retitle of DLM 4000.25 Volume 2, Appendix 2.5 from "Federal Condition Codes" to "Supply Condition Codes" was confirmed verbatim against the current DLM 4000.25 Vol 2 (Appendix 2.5 revised January 22, 2024); and the current turn-in condition field was confirmed against the DoD Defense Materiel Disposition Manual (DoDM 4160.21, Volume 1), whose disposal turn-in document (DD Form 1348-1A) records the alphabetic Supply Condition Code at record position 71 — resolving the earlier question of whether a numeric DCC is captured at today's turn-ins (it is not; the numeric DCC is a published legacy set used to read historical Federal Condition Codes). One minor item remains for a future pass: the ADC 1360 / ADC 1382 numbers and effective dates are not yet sourced to the ADC PDFs themselves (the App 2.5 retitle is verified verbatim against DLM Vol 2). To suggest a correction, use the site's correction path.