| BC | Beyond Code Date |
| CO | Customer Ordering Error Purchaser made error |
| CV | Color Variance Color not as expected or described |
| DA | Damaged Product |
| DI | Discontinued Product |
| DM | Defective Merchandise or Store Inspection Goods are defective as found by selling unit inspection |
| DP | Defective Packaging Packaging does not meet specifications |
| DR | Defective Merchandise or Returned by Consumer Consumer found goods to be defective |
| DT | Damaged In Transit |
| EI | Excess Inventory Seller requests authorization to return excess goods |
| EO | End of Season Seller requests authorization to return carryover of seasonal goods |
| EW | Excessive Wear Goods have been worn more than expected with use |
| LP | Label Problem Label not as specified |
| MD | Mark Downs |
| NA | Not as Expected Goods not as specified or described |
| OP | Outdated Packaging Packaging is not as currently specified |
| PE | Price Error Price charged not as expected or quoted |
| PF | Poor Fit Goods do not meet size specifications |
| PR | Product Recall |
| PS | Product Spoiled |
| PW | Poor Workmanship Goods are of poor or haphazard workmanship |
| RE | Recall |
| SD | Short-Dated Product Not enough time before product expiration |
| SM | Samples |
| SP | Shipped past Cancel Date Supplier shipped goods after order cancel date |
| SR | Stock Reduction Agreement Per prior agreement, seller wishes to return surplus goods |
| ST | Style Problem Style does not meet current specifications or order |
| TE | Termination |
| WG | Wrong Goods or Not Ordered Supplier shipped wrong goods without an order |