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Instructions for Forms
720-TO and 720-CS

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

(Rev. November 2007)
For use with Forms 720-TO and 720-CS (Rev. January 2004)
Terminal Operator Report and Carrier Summary Report
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless
otherwise noted.

Reminders
Electronic filing. Electronic filing is required for each return
reporting 25 or more transactions a month. However, all
taxpayers are encouraged to file electronically. File Form
720-TO and 720-CS electronically through the Excise Summary
Terminal Activity Reporting System (ExSTARS). For more
information on e-file and ExSTARS, visit the IRS website at
www.irs.gov/excise. Also, see Pub. 3536, Motor Fuel Excise
Tax EDI Guide.

General Instructions
These instructions are for paper filers. See Pub. 3536, Motor
Fuel Excise Tax EDI Guide, for the electronic reporting
instructions.

Purpose of Forms
Form 720-TO is an information return that is used by terminal
operators to report their monthly receipts and disbursements of
liquid products.

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How To Complete Forms 720-TO and 720-CS
Below are suggestions that will allow the IRS to process the
submitted forms in the most economical manner:
1. If you need additional forms or schedules, you may use
photocopies.
2. Although handwritten forms are acceptable, the IRS
prefers that you type or machine print data entries using 10
pitch (pica) or 12 pitch (elite) black type. Use block print, not
script characters. Insert data in the middle of the blocks not
touching other printing and guidelines, and take other measures
to guarantee a dark black, clear, sharp image.
3. Do not enter 0 (zero) or “None” in data entry boxes when
no entry is required. Leave the boxes blank unless the
instructions specifically require that you enter a 0 (zero).

Substitute Forms 720-TO and 720-CS
If you want to prepare and use a substitute Form 720-TO or
720-CS, see Pub. 1167, General Rules and Specifications for
Substitute Forms and Schedules. If your substitute Form
720-TO or 720-CS is approved, the form approval number must
be printed in the lower left margin of each substitute form you
file with the IRS.

Extension of Time To File

Reporting is required for inactive terminals.

CAUTION

Form 720-CS is an information return that is used by bulk
carriers to report their monthly receipts and disbursements of
liquid products.
A liquid product is any liquid that is transported into storage
at a terminal or delivered out of a terminal. See the product
code table on page 6.

When To File
Forms 720-TO and 720-CS must be filed monthly. The report is
due the last day of the month following the month in which the
transaction occurs.
If any due date for filing a return falls on a Saturday, Sunday,
or legal holiday, you may file the return on the next business
day.
Send your information return to the IRS using the U.S.
Postal Service or a designated private delivery service to meet
the “timely mailing as timely filing” rule. See Private Delivery
Services below.

Where To File
Mail Forms 720-TO and 720-CS to the Department of the
Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Stop 5701G, Cincinnati,
OH 45999. Send the forms to the IRS in a flat mailing (not
folded). Do not staple, tear, or tape any of these forms. If you
are sending a large number of forms, you may send them in
conveniently sized packages. On each package, write your
name and EIN and number the packages consecutively. Postal
regulations require forms and packages to be sent by
First-Class Mail.

You may request an extension of up to 30 days to file a return.
Explain the cause of the delay fully and send your request to
the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Stop
5701G, Cincinnati, OH 45999.

Corrected Returns
If you filed a return with the IRS and later discover you made an
error, you must correct it as soon as possible. If you filed your
return electronically, see Pub. 3536 for instructions.
When making a correction to a paper filed return, you must
send in the first page of Form 720-TO or 720-CS and the
schedule(s) that needs to be corrected with the “Void” box
checked. Identify the transaction you are correcting, either by
highlighting or attaching an explanation. Then, complete
another first page of Form 720-TO or 720-CS along with the
corrected schedule(s) with the “Corrected” box checked. On the
corrected schedule(s), only enter the information for the
transaction you are correcting.

Recordkeeping
Keep copies of information returns you have filed with the IRS
or the data to reconstruct for at least 3 years from the date of
the return. Your records must be available at all times for
inspection by the IRS.

Penalty
Failure to file correct information returns by the due date.
If you fail to file a correct information return by the due date and
you cannot show reasonable cause, you may be subject to a
penalty. The penalty applies if you fail to file timely, you fail to
include all information required to be shown on a return, or you
include incorrect information on a return. The penalty also

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Include the suite, room, or other unit number after the street
address.

P.O. Box
If the post office does not deliver mail to the street address and
you have a P.O. box, show the box number instead of the street
address.

Foreign Address
Enter the information in the following order: city, province or
state, and country. Follow the country’s practice for entering the
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Net gallons. Liquid product measured in U.S. gallons
corrected to a temperature of 60° Fahrenheit or 15° Celsius and
to a pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch (psi).
Gross gallons. The total product measured in U.S. gallons
without temperature or barometric adjustments.
Consignor. The person that hires the carrier to transport liquid
product.
Transport carriers (bulk). Includes pipelines, barges, or
vessels delivering or removing liquid product at approved
terminals.
Transport carriers (non-bulk). Includes trucks or railcars
delivering or removing liquid product at approved terminals and
removals from terminals (other than by truck or rail) for sale or
use.
Mode of Transportation/Book Adjustment Codes. The
table below lists the mode of transportation codes. See book
adjustments (Code BA) below for use of code BA instead of a
transportation code.

Contact Information
Enter the name, daytime telephone number, fax number, and
email address for the person who should be contacted to
discuss this information return.

Identification Numbers
Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Enter your EIN. If you do not have an EIN, use Form SS-4,
Application for Employer Identification Number, to apply for one.
You can get this form at Social Security Administration offices
or by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). You can
apply for an EIN online or by telephone, fax, or mail. See the
Instructions for Form SS-4 for more information. If you have
applied for an EIN but you do not have your EIN by the time you
must file your information return, enter “Applied for” in any
space where your EIN must be entered.

Form 637 Registration Number
Enter the assigned IRS number. Regulations sections
48.4101-1(c)(1)(iii)(iv)(vi) and (vii) require pipeline operators,
position holders, terminal operators, and vessel operators to be
registered by the IRS. If you do not have a registration number,
use Form 637, Application for Registration (For Certain Excise
Tax Activities). Form 637 has information on how to apply for a
registration number.

Table 1. Mode of Transportation Codes
Non-bulk

Carrier and Consignor Names and EINs
EINs are used to associate and verify transactions you report to
the IRS. Therefore, it is important that you furnish correct
names and EINs for carriers and consignors on the forms sent
to the IRS.

Bulk

J Truck

B Barge

R Rail

PL Pipeline

RT Removal from terminal (other
than by truck or rail) for sale or
consumption. See RT-Removal
from terminal below.

S Ship (great lake or ocean)

BA-Book adjustments are product reclassifications or
conversions of products at the terminal that result in a product
code change. Examples include conversion of diesel fuel #2 low
sulfur undyed to diesel fuel low sulfur dyed and reclassification
of jet fuel to kerosene high sulfur dyed, or diesel fuel high sulfur
#1 undyed. Book adjustments itemize changes, in volume, of at
least one liquid product and another liquid product, with no
physical movement of the product. Book adjustments must be
reported in summary. For book adjustments, summary reporting
means the combining of all book adjustment transactions by
product code for the reporting period.
• Schedule A. Report the book adjustments for a product code
along with the other transactions for the product code.
• Schedule B. Do not report book adjustments on any position
holder’s schedule. Instead, use a separate Schedule B with
“book adjustment” as the position holder.
CE-Summary code is used when reporting product codes
092 and 122 in summary. See Optional Summary Reporting
Instructions for Product Codes 092 and 122, and
Disbursements Using Mode of Transportation Code “RT” on
page 4.
RT-Removal from terminal. Monthly disbursement
transactions for any product code using “RT” may be reported
using the Optional Summary Reporting Instructions for Product
Codes 092 and 122 (Schedule B), and Disbursements Using
Mode of Transportation Code “RT” on page 4, or may be
reported in detail.

You may use Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification
Number and Certification, or your own form, to request an EIN
from a carrier or a consignor. You may be subject to a penalty
for an incorrect or missing EIN on an information return. See
Penalty on page 1. You are required to maintain the
confidentiality of information obtained on a Form W-9 relating to
the taxpayer’s identity and you may use such information only
to comply with filing these information returns.
Note. Foreign persons may use the appropriate Form W-8.
See the Instructions for the Requester of Forms W-8BEN,
W-8ECI, W-8EXP, and W-8IMY.

Signature
Form 720-TO and Form 720-CS must be signed by a person
who has authority to sign.

Definitions
Terminal. A taxable fuel storage and distribution facility that is
supplied by pipeline or vessel and from which liquid products,
such as taxable fuel, may be removed at a rack. However, the
term does not include any facility at which gasoline blendstocks
are used in the manufacture of products other than finished
gasoline and from which no gasoline is removed. Also, the term
does not include any facility where finished gasoline, undyed
diesel fuel, or undyed kerosene is stored if the facility is
operated by a taxable fuel registrant and all such taxable fuel
stored at the facility has been previously taxed under section
4081 upon removal from a refinery or terminal.

Terminal Operator Report, Form 720-TO
Purpose of Form

Approved terminal. A terminal that is operated by a taxable
fuel registrant that is a terminal operator.

Use Form 720-TO to report receipts and disbursements of all
liquid products to and from all approved terminals.

Position holder. For IRS Excise information reporting only,
with respect to a liquid product in a terminal, the person that
holds the inventory position in the liquid product as reflected on
the records of the terminal operator. A person holds the
inventory position in a liquid product when that person has a
contractual agreement with the terminal operator for the use of
storage facilities and terminaling services at a terminal with
respect to the liquid product. The term also includes a terminal
operator that owns a liquid product in its terminal.

A separate Schedule B must be prepared for each
position holder and for each related product code that is
CAUTION destined for more than one state or has more than one
mode of transportation.

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Who Must File
Each terminal operator is required to file a separate Form
720-TO for each approved terminal.

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Part II. Terminal

Schedule B. Terminal Operator Disbursements
by Position Holder

Name and location of terminal. Enter the name and location
of the terminal as published on the IRS website.The list of
terminals can be found at www.irs.gov/excise under topic
Terminal Control Number (TCN) Database.

Use this schedule to report each disbursement of product (bulk
and non-bulk) by the terminal operator by position holder. A
separate Schedule B for each position holder, separating bulk
from non-bulk, must be used for each product code that is
destined for more than one state or has more than one mode of
transportation.
Note. Bulk and non-bulk disbursements of product code 092
or 122 can be reported in summary instead of reporting them as
separate transactions. If you wish to summarize these
transactions, use the optional reporting instructions for
Schedule B below instead of these instructions.
Position holder (PH) name. Enter the name of the entity
holding the inventory position in the terminal.

Terminal control number (TCN). Enter the TCN assigned to
the terminal’s physical location by the IRS.

Part III. Transactions for the Month
Part III is for the terminal operator to provide a monthly
summary of the terminal receipts and disbursements by product
code.
Line 1. Enter the physical inventory of net gallons by product
code at the beginning of the reporting period. This should be
the same number as reported for actual ending inventory the
previous month.

Line 1
Enter the product code from Table 2 on page 6.

Line 2. If you have more than one Schedule A, Terminal
Operator Receipts, for a product code, combine the totals from
each column (f) for the product code and enter the total on
line 2.

Line 2
Enter the destination state code from Table 3 on page 7. The
destination state code is required for non-bulk (truck or rail car)
disbursements only. If a fuel transport truck is receiving fuel
destined for different states, the terminal operator will issue a
bill of lading, manifest, or other shipping document for each
state of destination. You are required to report each separate
shipping document as a separate transaction.

Line 4. If you have more than one Schedule B, Terminal
Operator Disbursements by Position Holder, for a product code,
combine the totals from each column (e) for the product code
and enter the total on line 4.
Line 6. Enter all gains and losses by product code. The
amount entered on line 6 will show any difference, plus or
(minus), between lines 5 and 7. Book adjustments or other
known transactions are not considered gains or losses.

Line 3
Enter the code from Table 1 on page 3.
Example. ABC Terminal is preparing Schedule B for
disbursements made by position holder XYZ. XYZ disburses
gasoline (PC 065), diesel fuel #2 low sulfur undyed (PC 167),
and jet fuel (PC 130) during the month destined for two states.
ABC must prepare six Schedules B to report XYZ’s transactions
(three product codes x two destination states).

Line 7. Enter the actual physical ending inventory at the
terminal.

Transaction Reporting Instructions for
All Product Codes

Line 4

Schedule A. Terminal Operator Receipts

Column (a). Enter the name of the carrier that transports the
product out of the terminal.
Column (b). Enter the carrier’s EIN. If the carrier is a foreign
flag vessel and the EIN is unknown, enter 88-8888888. If the
carrier is a military vehicle and you cannot obtain proper EIN,
enter 77-7777777.
Column (c). Enter the date the product was removed from the
terminal (mmddyyyy).
Column (d). Enter the identifying number from the document
provided by the terminal operator to the carrier that reflects the
details of the transaction. This could be a bill of lading,
manifest, inspection report, or other shipping document. Both
the carrier and terminal operator must report the same
document number.
Column (e). Enter the actual net gallons disbursed from the
terminal.
Column (f). Enter the gross gallons disbursed from the
terminal as shown on the document listed in column (d). No
entry is required for product codes 092 and 122.

Use this schedule to report each receipt of product (bulk and
non-bulk) by the terminal operator. A separate Schedule A must
be used for each product code.
Note. Non-bulk receipts of product code 092 or 122 can be
reported in summary by month instead of reporting them as
separate transactions. If you wish to summarize these
transactions by month, use the optional reporting instructions
for Schedule A below instead of these instructions.

Line 1
Enter the product code from Table 2 on page 6. Product code
122 (blending components) includes gasoline blendstocks as
defined in Regulations section 48.4081-1(c)(3)(i) but not listed
in the product code table.

Line 2
Column (a). Enter the name of the carrier that transports the
product into the terminal.
Column (b). Enter the carrier’s EIN. If the carrier is a foreign
flag vessel and the EIN is unknown, enter 88-8888888.

Optional Summary Reporting Instructions for
Product Codes 092 and 122, and Disbursements
Using Mode of Transportation Code “RT”

Column (c). Enter the mode of transportation code from
Table 1 on page 3.
Column (d). Enter the date the product was received into the
terminal (mmddyyyy).

Schedule A. Terminal Operator Receipts
Use these instructions to report in summary by month the
non-bulk receipts of product codes 092 and 122 into the
terminal. If you have bulk receipts for product codes 092 and
122, you must use the instructions for Schedule A above and
report these transactions in detail. Use separate Schedules A
for product codes 092 and 122. Do not combine product code
092 with product code 122.
Product code. If the product is a blending component and not
listed in Table 2, enter 122. If the product is not a blending
component, enter 092.

Column (e). Enter the identifying number from the document
provided by the carrier that reflects the details of the
transaction. This could be the terminal receipts document,
pipeline ticket number, pump order number, bill of lading, barge
ticket number, inspection report, etc. Both the carrier and
terminal operator must report the same document number.
Column (f). Enter the actual net gallons received into the
terminal. For non-bulk deliveries to a terminal where net gallons
are not measured, enter gross gallons.

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Column (a). Enter “Various.”
Column (b). Enter “99-9999999.”
Column (c). Enter “CE.”
Column (d). Enter the month ending date (mmddyyyy).
Column (e). Enter “Summary.”
Column (f). Add the net gallons for all transactions for the
month and enter the total.

Column (f). Enter the actual net gallons received from the
terminal.

Schedule B. Carrier Deliveries To a Terminal
Use this schedule to report each bulk delivery of liquid product
by the carrier to a terminal. A separate Schedule B must be
used for each product code.
TCN. Enter the TCN assigned to the terminal’s physical
location by the IRS.

Schedule B. Terminal Operator Disbursements by
Position Holder

Line 1
Enter the product code from Table 2 on page 6.

Use these instructions to report in summary the total
disbursements (bulk and non-bulk) of product codes 092 and
122 for each position holder. Use separate Schedules B for
product codes 092 and 122. Do not combine product code 092
with product code 122.
Product code. If the product is a blending component and not
listed in Table 2, enter 122. If the product is not a blending
component, enter 092.
Destination state. Enter the destination state code from Table
3 on page 7.
Mode of transportation. Enter “CE” or “RT,” if applicable.
Column (a). Enter “Various.”
Column (b). Enter “99-9999999.”
Column (c). Enter the month ending date (mmddyyyy).
Column (d). Enter “Summary.”
Column (e). Add the total net gallons for all transactions for
the month by the terminal for each position holder and product
code, and enter the total.
Column (f). Not required for product codes 092 and 122.

Line 2
Column (a). Enter the EIN of the company hiring the carrier.
Column (b). Enter the name of the company hiring the carrier.
Column (c). Enter the code from Table 1 on page 3.
Column (d). Enter the date from the document in column (f)
(mmddyyyy).
Column (e). Enter the identifying number from the document
provided by the carrier to the terminal operator when the
product is delivered to the terminal that reflects the details of
the transaction. This could be the terminal receipts document,
pipeline ticket number, barge ticket number, inspection report,
etc. Both the carrier and terminal operator must report the same
document number.
Column (f). Enter the actual net gallons delivered to the
terminal.
Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask
for the information on these forms in order to carry out the
Internal Revenue laws of the United States. Section 4101 and
its regulations require you to file an information return with the
IRS. Forms 720-TO and 720-CS are used to report the
information. Section 6109 requires you to provide your taxpayer
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records relating to a form or its instructions must be retained as
long as their contents may become material in the
administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax
returns and return information are confidential, as required by
section 6103.
The time needed to complete and file these forms will vary
depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average
times are:

Carrier Summary Report, Form 720-CS
Who Must File
Form 720-CS is required to be filed by bulk transport carriers
(barges, vessels, and pipelines) who receive liquid product from
an approved terminal or deliver liquid product to an approved
terminal.

Part II. Transactions for the Month
Part II is used by the carrier to report a monthly summary of the
receipts from terminals and disbursements to terminals by
product code. Use only the product codes listed in Table 2
on page 6.

Schedule A. Carrier Receipts From a Terminal
Use this schedule to report each bulk receipt of liquid product
by the carrier from a terminal. A separate Schedule A must be
used for each product code.
TCN. Enter the TCN assigned to the terminal’s physical
location by the IRS. The list of terminals by TCN is available on
the IRS website at www.irs.gov/excise.

Line 1
Enter the product code from Table 2 on page 6. Product code
122 (blending components, other) includes gasoline
blendstocks as defined in Regulations section 48.4081-1(c)(3)(i)
but not listed in the product code table.

Form

Line 2

720-TO
720-CS

Column (a). Enter the EIN of the company hiring the carrier.
Column (b). Enter the name of the company hiring the carrier.
Column (c). Enter the code from Table 1 on page 3.
Column (d). Enter the date from the document in column (e)
(mmddyyyy).
Column (e). Enter the identifying number from the document
provided by the terminal operator to the carrier that reflects the
details of the transaction. This could be a bill of lading,
manifest, inspection report, or other shipping document. Both
the carrier and terminal operator must report the same
document number.

Recordkeeping
19 hr., 21 min.
16 hr., 2 min.

Learning about
the law or
the form
30 min.
30 min.

Preparing and
sending the
form to the IRS
49 min.
45 min.

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time
estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, we
would be happy to hear from you. You can write to the Internal
Revenue Service, Tax Products Coordinating Committee,
SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526,
Washington, DC 20224. Do not send the tax form to this
address. Instead, see Where to File on page 1.

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Table 2. Product Codes
Product
Additive Miscellaneous

Product
Code
090

Alcohol:
Ethanol Mixture
Methanol Mixture

E00–E991
M00 –

M991

Product

Product
Code

Diesel Fuel Dyed (continued):
Diesel Fuel Low Sulfur Dyed

227

Diesel Fuel # 1 Dyed

231

Diesel Fuel # 4 Dyed

153

Aviation Gasoline

125

Ethane

052

Benzene

248

Ethylene

196

BioDiesel:

Gasoline

065

BioDiesel Mixture

B00–B991

Isobutane

058

Dyed Biodiesel Mixture

D00–D991

Kerosene Undyed:

Blending Components:
Blending Components Other

1222

Kerosene Low Sulfur Undyed

145

Kerosene High Sulfur Undyed

147

Butane, including Butane Propane Mix

055

ETBE

249

Kerosene Low Sulfur Dyed

073

MTBE

093

Kerosene High Sulfur Dyed

074

Napthas

126

Mineral Spirits:

Pentanes, including Isopentane

059

Jet Fuel

130

Raffinates

223

Excluded Liquid (Mineral Oil)

077

TAME

121

Liquefied Natural Gas

225

Toluene

199

Marine Diesel Oil

279

Transmix

100

Marine Gas Oil

280

Xylene

076

Methane

265

Butylene

198

Mineral Oils

281

Compressed Natural Gas

224

Propane

054

Propylene

075

Diesel Fuel Undyed:

Kerosene Dyed:

Diesel Fuel # 1 Low Sulfur Undyed

161

Undefined (Other) Product

0923

Diesel Fuel # 2 Low Sulfur Undyed

167

Crude (any)

0014

Fuel Oil # 1 Undyed

150

Condensate (not Crude)

0494

Diesel Fuel # 4 Undyed

154

Asphalt

1884

Diesel Fuel High Sulfur # 1 Undyed

282

Food

9604

Diesel Fuel High Sulfur # 2 Undyed

283

Soy Oil

2854

Waste Oil

091

Diesel Fuel Dyed:
Diesel Fuel High Sulfur Dyed

226

100 – 99

indicates the percentage of fuel or fuel mixture (for example, a fuel composed of 79% ethanol would be E79, 100% dyed
biodiesel would be D00)
2Blending Components Other (122) does not include product codes 155, 249, 093, 076, 126, 059, 223, 121, 199, or 100.
3Undefined (Other) 092 does not include product codes 001, 049, 188, or 960.
4Generally, these codes are not intended to expand reporting to these categories. However, if these products go into or out of an
approved terminal (TCN facility), they must be reported to allow full accountability of liquids at an approved terminal.

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Table 3. Abbreviations
United States (US)

United States (US)
Abbreviation

Alabama

AL

Alaska

AK

Arizona

AZ

Arkansas

AR

California

CA

Colorado

CO

Connecticut

CT

Delaware

DE

District of Columbia

DC

Florida

FL

Georgia

GA

Hawaii

HI

Idaho

ID

Illinois

IL

Indiana

IN

Iowa

IA

Kansas

KS

Kentucky

KY

Louisiana

LA

Maine

ME

Maryland

MD

Massachusetts

MA

Michigan

MI

Minnesota

MN

Mississippi

MS

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Abbreviation

Missouri

MO

Montana

MT

Nebraska

NE

Nevada

NV

New Hampshire

NH

New Jersey

NJ

New Mexico

NM

New York

NY

North Carolina

NC

North Dakota

ND

Ohio

OH

Oklahoma

OK

Oregon

OR

Pennsylvania

PA

Rhode Island

RI

South Carolina

SC

South Dakota

SD

Tennessee

TN

Texas

TX

Utah

UT

Vermont

VT

Virginia

VA

Washington

WA

West Virginia

WV

Wisconsin

WI

Wyoming

WY

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Canadian (CA) Province/Territory

Abbreviation

Mexican (MX) State

Abbreviation

Alberta

AB

Durango

DG

British Columbia

BC

Guanajuato

GJ

Manitoba

MB

Guerrero

GR

New Brunswick

NB

Hildago

HG

Newfoundland

NF

Jalisco

JA

Northwest Territory

NT

Mexico

EM

Nova Scotia

NS

Michoacan

MH

Nunavat

NU

Morelos

MR

Ontario

ON

Nayarit

NA

Prince Edward Island

PE

Nuevo Leon

NL

Quebec

QC

Oaxaca

OA

Saskatchewan

SK

Puebla

PU

Yukon Territory

YT

Queretaro

QA

Quintana Roo

QR

San Luis Potosi

SL

Sinaloa

SI

Sonora

SO

Tabasco

TA

Tamaulipas

TM

Tlaxcala

TL

Veracruz

VZ

Yucatan

YC

Zacatecas

ZT

Mexican (MX) State

Abbreviation

Aguascalientes

AG

Baja California

BJ

Baja California Sur

BS

Campeche

CP

Chiapas

CH

Chihuahua

CI

Coahuila

CU

Colima

CL

Distrito Federal

DF

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