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What commodity codes are used in SalesTaxII?

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I need the detail of what each commodity code is used for in SalesTaxII. 

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  • BR -will appear after Alaska or New York City Boroughs
  • CO -will appear after all county names
  • FC -identifies Food For Home Consumption Rates-Candy Overrides
  • FH -identifies Food For Home Consumption Rates
  • FR -is used to trigger freight tax/no tax decision
  • HS -identifies home rule tax in Georgia.
  • LB -is used to trigger Labor tax/no tax decision
  • LT -identifies local tax #2 in Georgia.
  • MD-identifies Medical Products rates
  • PA -will appear after all Louisiana Parishes
  • PM -will appear in every Production Machinery rate
  • PR -will appear after all Canadian province names
  • RN -will appear in every Rental rate description
  • SB -will appear in every Louisiana School Board rate description
  • SD -will identify school district tax in most states.
  • SP -will appear in every SPD rate description (Texas)
  • TR -will appear in every transit rate description
  • UN -will appear in every Unincorporated city rate description
  • UP -will appear in every Production Machinery rate description for unincorporated areas of a city.