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HHE, UAB, LTSA: official Foreign Service shipping codes

PostingPal's friendly labels map to the FSD codes BGRS/Sirva expect on manifests.

Updated 2026-06-03

BGRS/Sirva manifests use Foreign Service Directives (FSD) terminology. PostingPal's friendly labels map cleanly to those codes, and the CSV export includes a dedicated FSD code column you can paste straight into a relocation file.

  • Sea freight → HHE (Household Effects)
  • Air freight → UAB (Unaccompanied Air Baggage)
  • Long-term storage → LTSA (Long-Term Storage of Household Effects)
  • Hand-carry → no FSD code; treated as personal effects.
  • Diplomatic pouch → mission-specific; check your post's pouch rules.
  • Private storage → outside the program; not included in BGRS manifests.
  • For sale → not shipped; excluded from manifests.

If your coordinator asks for a manifest split by shipment, use Reports → CSV and filter by the FSD column in your spreadsheet tool.

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