Items: General Data Attributes

The /items endpoint has these two HTTP methods you can interact with:

POST
GET

The /items/{item_id} endpoint has these three HTTP methods you can interact with:

Below are the attributes used in the API requests and responses above.

Item attributes table

Attribute ID	Required	Data Type	Description - Sample (JSON)
id	-	string	item_id represents the UUID (Item ID) as generated by DigiTax API - `"T9mXFPgUYn"`
active	Only in PUT	boolean	Represents whether the item concerned is used OR unused - `true`
item_class_code	Yes	string	Represents Item Classification Code. See Items classification table for context - `"5059690800"`
item_type_code	Yes	string	Represents Item Type Code. See Item Type codes table for context - `"1"`
item_name	Yes	string	Represents the Item Name `"test material item 3"`
origin_nation_code	Yes	string	Represents the code of the item's origin (Nation). See Country Codes table for context - `"ZM"`
package_unit_code	Yes	string	Represents the item's packaging unit. See Packaging Unit table for context - `"NET"`
quantity_unit_code	Yes	string	Represents the Quantity Unit Code. See Quantity Unit table for context - `"BA"`
tax_type_code	Yes	string	Represents the Taxation Type Code. See Taxation Type table - `"D"`
default_unit_price	Yes	number	Represents the Default Unit Price - `3500`
callback_url	No	string	Represents the URL to be called by DigiTax API when we have new information about the item, usually after syncing with ZRA Smart Invoice System

Item Type codes

Code	Code Name	Code Description
1	Raw Material	Raw Material
2	Finished Product	Finished Product
3	Service	Service without stock

Country Codes

Code	Code Name	Code Description
AC	ASCENSION ISLAND	ASCENSION ISLAND
AD	ANDORRA	ANDORRA
AE	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
AG	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
AI	ANGUILLA	ANGUILLA
AL	ALBANIA	ALBANIA
AM	ARMENIA	ARMENIA
AN	NETHERLANDS ANTILLES	NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
AO	ANGOLA	ANGOLA
AQ	ANTARCTICA	ANTARCTICA
AR	ARGENTINA	ARGENTINA
AS	AMERICAN SAMOA	AMERICAN SAMOA
AT	AUSTRIA	AUSTRIA
AU	AUSTRALIA	AUSTRALIA
AW	ARUBA	ARUBA
AX	ALAND ISLANDS	ALAND ISLANDS
AZ	AZERBAIJAN	AZERBAIJAN
BA	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
BB	BARBADOS	BARBADOS
BD	BANGLADESH	BANGLADESH
BE	BELGIUM	BELGIUM
BF	BURKINA FASO	BURKINA FASO
BG	BULGARIA	BULGARIA
BH	BAHRAIN	BAHRAIN
BI	BURUNDI	BURUNDI
BJ	BENIN	BENIN
BM	BERMUDA	BERMUDA
BN	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BO	BOLIVIA	BOLIVIA
BR	BRAZIL	BRAZIL
BS	BAHAMAS	BAHAMAS
BT	BHUTAN	BHUTAN
BV	BOUVET ISLAND	BOUVET ISLAND
BW	BOTSWANA	BOTSWANA
BY	BELARUS	BELARUS
BZ	BELIZE	BELIZE
CA	CANADA	CANADA
CC	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
CD	CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
CF	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
CG	CONGO	CONGO
CH	SWITZERLAND	SWITZERLAND
CI	COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST)	COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST)
CK	COOK ISLANDS	COOK ISLANDS
CL	CHILE	CHILE
CM	CAMEROON	CAMEROON
CN	CHINA	CHINA
CO	COLOMBIA	COLOMBIA
CR	COSTA RICA	COSTA RICA
CS	CZECHOSLOVAKIA (FORMER)	CZECHOSLOVAKIA (FORMER)
CU	CUBA	CUBA
CV	CAPE VERDE	CAPE VERDE
CX	CHRISTMAS ISLAND	CHRISTMAS ISLAND
CY	CYPRUS	CYPRUS
CZ	CZECH REPUBLIC	CZECH REPUBLIC
DE	GERMANY	GERMANY
DJ	DJIBOUTI	DJIBOUTI
DK	DENMARK	DENMARK
DM	DOMINICA	DOMINICA
DO	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DZ	ALGERIA	ALGERIA
EC	ECUADOR	ECUADOR
EE	ESTONIA	ESTONIA
EG	EGYPT	EGYPT
EH	WESTERN SAHARA	WESTERN SAHARA
ER	ERITREA	ERITREA
ES	SPAIN	SPAIN
ET	ETHIOPIA	ETHIOPIA
EU	EUROPEAN UNION	EUROPEAN UNION
FI	FINLAND	FINLAND
FJ	FIJI	FIJI
FK	FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)	FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)
FM	MICRONESIA	MICRONESIA
FO	FAROE ISLANDS	FAROE ISLANDS
FR	FRANCE	FRANCE
FX	FRANCE, METROPOLITAN	FRANCE, METROPOLITAN
GA	GABON	GABON
GB	GREAT BRITAIN (UK)	GREAT BRITAIN (UK)
GD	GRENADA	GRENADA
GE	GEORGIA	GEORGIA
GF	FRENCH GUIANA	FRENCH GUIANA
GG	GUERNSEY	GUERNSEY
GH	GHANA	GHANA
GI	GIBRALTAR	GIBRALTAR
GL	GREENLAND	GREENLAND
GM	GAMBIA	GAMBIA
GN	GUINEA	GUINEA
GP	GUADELOUPE	GUADELOUPE
GQ	EQUATORIAL GUINEA	EQUATORIAL GUINEA
GR	GREECE	GREECE
GS	S. GEORGIA AND S. SANDWICH ISLS.	S. GEORGIA AND S. SANDWICH ISLS.
GT	GUATEMALA	GUATEMALA
GU	GUAM	GUAM
GW	GUINEA BISSAU	GUINEA BISSAU
GY	GUYANA	GUYANA
HK	HONG KONG	HONG KONG
HM	HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS	HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS
HN	HONDURAS	HONDURAS
HR	CROATIA (HRVATSKA)	CROATIA (HRVATSKA)
HT	HAITI	HAITI
HU	HUNGARY	HUNGARY
ID	INDONESIA	INDONESIA
IE	IRELAND	IRELAND
IL	ISRAEL	ISRAEL
IM	ISLE OF MAN	ISLE OF MAN
IN	INDIA	INDIA
IO	BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY	BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
IQ	IRAQ	IRAQ
IR	IRAN	IRAN
IS	ICELAND	ICELAND
IT	ITALY	ITALY
JE	JERSEY	JERSEY
JM	JAMAICA	JAMAICA
JO	JORDAN	JORDAN
JP	JAPAN	JAPAN
KE	KENYA	KENYA
KG	KYRGYZSTAN	KYRGYZSTAN
KH	CAMBODIA	CAMBODIA
KI	KIRIBATI	KIRIBATI
KM	COMOROS	COMOROS
KN	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
KP	NORTH KOREA	NORTH KOREA
KR	SOUTH KOREA	SOUTH KOREA
KW	KUWAIT	KUWAIT
KY	CAYMAN ISLANDS	CAYMAN ISLANDS
KZ	KAZAKHSTAN	KAZAKHSTAN
LA	LAOS	LAOS
LB	LEBANON	LEBANON
LC	SAINT LUCIA	SAINT LUCIA
LI	LIECHTENSTEIN	LIECHTENSTEIN
LK	SRI LANKA	SRI LANKA
LR	LIBERIA	LIBERIA
LS	LESOTHO	LESOTHO
LT	LITHUANIA	LITHUANIA
LU	LUXEMBOURG	LUXEMBOURG
LV	LATVIA	LATVIA
LY	LIBYA	LIBYA
MA	MOROCCO	MOROCCO
MC	MONACO	MONACO
MD	MOLDOVA	MOLDOVA
ME	MONTENEGRO	MONTENEGRO
MG	MADAGASCAR	MADAGASCAR
MH	MARSHALL ISLANDS	MARSHALL ISLANDS
MK	F.Y.R.O.M. (MACEDONIA)	F.Y.R.O.M. (MACEDONIA)
ML	MALI	MALI
MM	MYANMAR	MYANMAR
MN	MONGOLIA	MONGOLIA
MO	MACAU	MACAU
MP	NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS	NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
MQ	MARTINIQUE	MARTINIQUE
MR	MAURITANIA	MAURITANIA
MS	MONTSERRAT MONTSERRAT
MT	MALTA	MALTA
MU	MAURITIUS	MAURITIUS
MV	MALDIVES	MALDIVES
MW	MALAWI	MALAWI
MX	MEXICO	MEXICO
MY	MALAYSIA	MALAYSIA
MZ	MOZAMBIQUE	MOZAMBIQUE
NA	NAMIBIA	NAMIBIA
NC	NEW CALEDONIA	NEW CALEDONIA
NE	NIGER	NIGER
NF	NORFOLK ISLAND	NORFOLK ISLAND
NG	NIGERIA	NIGERIA
NI	NICARAGUA	NICARAGUA
NL	NETHERLANDS	NETHERLANDS
NO	NORWAY	NORWAY
NP	NEPAL	NEPAL
NR	NAURU	NAURU
NT	NEUTRAL ZONE	NEUTRAL ZONE
NU	NIUE	NIUE
NZ	NEW ZEALAND (AOTEAROA)	NEW ZEALAND (AOTEAROA)
OM	OMAN	OMAN
PA	PANAMA	PANAMA
PE	PERU	PERU
PF	FRENCH POLYNESIA	FRENCH POLYNESIA
PG	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PH	PHILIPPINES	PHILIPPINES
PK	PAKISTAN	PAKISTAN
PL	POLAND	POLAND
PM	ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON	ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON
PN	PITCAIRN	PITCAIRN
PR	PUERTO RICO	PUERTO RICO
PS	PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED	PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED
PT	PORTUGAL	PORTUGAL
PW	PALAU	PALAU
PY	PARAGUAY	PARAGUAY
QA	QATAR	QATAR
RE	REUNION	REUNION
RO	ROMANIA	ROMANIA
RS	SERBIA	SERBIA
RU	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RW	RWANDA	RWANDA
SA	SAUDI ARABIA	SAUDI ARABIA
SB	SOLOMON ISLANDS	SOLOMON ISLANDS
SC	SEYCHELLES	SEYCHELLES
SD	SUDAN	SUDAN
SE	SWEDEN	SWEDEN
SG	SINGAPORE	SINGAPORE
SH	ST. HELENA	ST. HELENA
SI	SLOVENIA	SLOVENIA
SJ	SVALBARD & JAN MAYEN ISLANDS	SVALBARD & JAN MAYEN ISLANDS
SK	SLOVAK REPUBLIC	SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SL	SIERRA LEONE	SIERRA LEONE
SM	SAN MARINO	SAN MARINO
SN	SENEGAL	SENEGAL
SO	SOMALIA	SOMALIA
SR	SURINAME	SURINAME
ST	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
SU	USSR (FORMER)	USSR (FORMER)
SV	EL SALVADOR	EL SALVADOR
SY	SYRIA	SYRIA
SZ	SWAZILAND	SWAZILAND
TC	TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS	TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
TD	CHAD	CHAD
TF	FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES	FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES
TG	TOGO	TOGO
TH	THAILAND	THAILAND
TJ	TAJIKISTAN	TAJIKISTAN
TK	TOKELAU	TOKELAU
TM	TURKMENISTAN	TURKMENISTAN
TN	TUNISIA	TUNISIA
TO	TONGA	TONGA
TP	EAST TIMOR	EAST TIMOR
TR	TURKEY	TURKEY
TT	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TV	TUVALU	TUVALU
TW	TAIWAN	TAIWAN
TZ	TANZANIA	TANZANIA
UA	UKRAINE	UKRAINE
UG	UGANDA	UGANDA
UK	UNITED KINGDOM	UNITED KINGDOM
UM	US MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS	US MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS
US	UNITED STATES	UNITED STATES
UY	URUGUAY	URUGUAY
UZ	UZBEKISTAN	UZBEKISTAN
VA	VATICAN CITY STATE (HOLY SEE)	VATICAN CITY STATE (HOLY SEE)
VC	SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES	SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
VE	VENEZUELA	VENEZUELA
VG	BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS	BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
VI	VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)	VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)
VN	VIET NAM	VIET NAM
VU	VANUATU	VANUATU
WF	WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS	WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS
WS	SAMOA	SAMOA
YE	YEMEN	YEMEN
YT	MAYOTTE	MAYOTTE
YU	SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (FORMER)	SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (FORMER)
ZA	SOUTH AFRICA	SOUTH AFRICA
ZM	ZAMBIA	ZAMBIA
ZR	(ZAIRE) (See CD CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)	(ZAIRE) (See CD CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)
ZW	ZIMBABWE	ZIMBABWE

Packaging Unit Codes

Code	Code Name	Code Description
AM	Ampoule	Ampoule
BA	Barrel	Barrel
BC	Bottlecrate	Bottlecrate
BE	Bundle	Bundle
BF	Balloon, non- protected	Balloon, non-protected
BG	Bag	Bag
BJ	Bucket	Bucket
BK	Basket	Basket
BL	Bale	Bale
BQ	Bottle, protected cylindrical	Bottle, protected cylindrical
BR	Bar	Bar
BV	Bottle, bulbous	Bottle, bulbous
BZ	Bag	Bag
CA	Can	Can
CH	Chest	Chest
CJ	Coffin	Coffin
CL	Coil	Coil
CR	Wooden Box, Wooden Case	Wooden Box, Wooden Case
CS	Cassette	Cassette
CT	Carton	Carton
CTN	Container	Container
CY	Cylinder	Cylinder
DR	Drum	Drum
GT	Extra Countable Item	Extra Countable Item
HH	Hand Baggage	Hand Baggage
IZ	Ingots	Ingots
JR	Jar	Jar
JU	Jug	Jug
JY	Jerry CAN Cylindrical	Jerry CAN Cylindrical
KZ	Canester	Canester
LZ	Logs, in bundle/bunch/truss	Logs, in bundle/bunch/truss
NT	Net	Net
OU	Non-Exterior Packaging Unit	Non-Exterior Packaging Unit
PD	Poddon	Poddon
PG	Plate	Plate
PI	Pipe	Pipe
PO	Pilot	Pilot
PU	Traypack	Traypack
RL	Reel	Reel
RO	Roll	Roll
RZ	Rods, in bundle/bunch/truss	Rods, in bundle/bunch/truss
SK	Skeletoncase	Skeletoncase
TY	Tank, cylindrical	Tank, cylindrical
VG	Bulk,gas(at 1031 mbar 15 oC)	Bulk,gas(at 1031 mbar 15 oC)
VL	Bulk,liquid(at normal temperature/pressure )	Bulk,liquid(at normal temperature/pressure)
VO	Bulk, solid, large particles(nodules)	Bulk, solid, large particles("nodules")
VQ	Bulk, gas (liquefied at abnormal temperature/pressure )	Bulk, gas(liquefied at abnormal temperature/pressure)
VR	Bulk, solid, granular particles(grains)	Bulk, solid, granular particles("grains")
VT	Extra Bulk Item	Extra Bulk Item
VY	Bulk, fine particles(powder)	Bulk, fine particles("powder")
ML	Mills	cigarette Mills
TN	TAN	1 TAN refers to 20 bags

Quantity Unit Codes

Code	Code Name	Code Description
4B	Pair	Pair
AV	Cap	Cap
BA	Barrel	Barrel
BE	bundle	bundle
BG	bag	bag
BL	block	block
BLL	BLL Barrel	BLL Barrel (petroleum) (158,987 dm3)
BX	box	box
CA	Can	Can
CEL	Cell	Cell
CMT	centimetre	centimetre
CR	CARAT	CARAT
DR	Drum	Drum
DZ	Dozen	Dozen
GLL	Gallon	Gallon
GRM	Gram	Gram
GRO	Gross	Gross
KG	Kilo-Gramme	Kilo-Gramme
KTM	kilometre	kilometre
KWT	kilowatt	kilowatt
L	Litre	Litre
LBR	pound	pound
LK	link	link
LTR	Litre	Litre
M	Metre	Metre
M2	Square Metre	Square Metre
M3	Cubic Metre	Cubic Metre
MGM	milligram	milligram
MTR	metre	metre
MWT	megawatt hour (1000 kW.h)	megawatt hour (1000 kW.h)
NO	Number	Number
NX	part per thousand	part per thousand
PA	packet	packet
PG	plate	plate
PR	pair	pair
RL	reel	reel
RO	roll	roll
SET	set	set
ST	sheet	sheet
TNE	tonne (metric ton)	tonne (metric ton)
TU	tube	tube
U	Pieces/item [Number]	Pieces/item [Number]
YRD	yard	yard

Taxation Type Codes

TAX TYPE CODE	TAX CATEGORY CODE	TAX CATEGORY NAME	TAX RATE
VAT	A	Standard Rated	16%
	B	Minimum Taxable Value (MTV)	MTV
	C1	Exports	0%
	C2	Zero-rating Local Purchases Order transactions	0%
	C3	Zero-rated by nature	0%
	D	Exempt	No tax charge
	RVAT	Reverse VAT	16%
	E	Disbursement	No tax charge
IPL	IPL-1	Insurance Premium Levy	5%
IPL	IPL-2	Re-insurance	Exempt
TL	TL	Tourism Levy	1.50%
	F	10% Statutory Service Charge	No tax charge
LED	ECM	Excise on Coal	5%
	EXEEG	Excise Electricity	3%
TOT	TOT	Turnover Tax	N/A
GTX	GTX	Gaming and Betting	N/A
ITX	ITX	Income Tax	N/A
RTX	RTX	Rental Tax	N/A