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A discussion on the best methods for finding a NSN by part number lookup. NSN Lookup provides a complete database of NSN.

National Stock Number (NSN) is as a colloquial name for a NATO Stock Number, a unique Stock-Keeping Unit (SKU) code assigned by Governments to tangible items repeatedly procured, stocked, stored and issued through their supply system.

Supply Groups are a two-digit code used by NATO to identify the primary category of items listed in the stock database

"A NATO Stocking Number is a Unique Stock-Keeping Unit (SKU) code assigned by the Codification Bureau of a NATO Member Nation to tangible items repeatedly procured, stocked, stored and issued through their supply system"