Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR governs factory-gate foreground data packages for complete non-robot lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery that is classified in CPC Version 3.0 subclass 43562. The official CPC explanatory note links the subclass to HS 2022 headings or subheadings 8428.10, .20, .31, .32, .33, .39, .40, .60 and .90. The dataset owner shall apply the official classification rules and document why the declared product belongs to the residual subclass.

The PCR covers product-specific bill-of-material attribution, in-house material preparation and fabrication, surface finishing, final assembly and testing, packaging, and release at the factory gate. Purchased materials, components, fuels, electricity, and water enter as product flows with supplier datasets appropriate to their delivery boundary. Distribution after the factory gate, installation, operation, maintenance, replacement, decommissioning, and end of life are excluded from this foreground manufacturing package and require explicit downstream scenarios.

Industrial robots, pulley tackle and hoists, winches, capstans, jacks, derricks, cranes, crane-fitted vehicles, fork-lift and other works trucks, lifts, skip hoists, escalators, moving walkways, continuous-action elevators and conveyors, separately supplied parts, and separately supplied buckets, shovels, grabs or grips are outside this PCR whenever the official classification assigns them to another subclass. Product safety or regulatory conformity is not established by this PCR.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.metal-products-machinery-and-equipment.general-purpose-machinery.other-lifting-handling-loading-or-unloading-machinery
classification_refs	CPC:3.0:43562 — Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery; official explanatory-note HS scope 8428.10, .20, .31, .32, .33, .39, .40, .60 and .90
covered_products	Complete lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery assigned to CPC 43562 after applying official residual-category rules
excluded_products	Industrial robots; machinery assigned to CPC 43510, 43520, 43530, 43540 or 43550; separately supplied parts under CPC 43570; separately supplied buckets, shovels, grabs and grips under CPC 43580; installation, repair and handling services
representative_product	A complete factory-tested machine in its released factory-gate configuration, normalized to 1,000 kg net finished-machine mass
production_route	Product-specific purchased bill of materials; conditional in-house cutting, forming, welding and machining; conditional wet or powder coating; required assembly and functional testing; packaging and factory-gate release
market_state	New, complete, factory-tested machinery at the manufacturer's gate; packaging status and included accessories declared

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Factory-gate provision of complete CPC 43562 machinery with its declared lifting, handling, loading or unloading function
How much	1,000 kg net mass of finished machinery
How well	Conforms to the declared model specification, rated load or throughput, lift or travel parameters, duty class, drive and control architecture, test acceptance criteria, and included accessories
How long or cycle	One accepted factory-gate production output; use-stage service life and operating cycles are not represented and must be declared in a downstream use scenario
reference_flow_link	reference_product_output

Field	Value
Reference amount	1,000 kg
Reference product flow	Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	product designation and model; documented CPC 43562 classification rationale; net finished-machine mass; rated load or throughput; lift height, travel or handling envelope as applicable; duty class or declared operating cycle; drive type and energy carrier; control architecture; principal load-bearing material grades; factory configuration; included accessories; packaging status; manufacturing geography and reference period; purchased-input delivery boundaries; allocation method; excluded downstream stages

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	reference product and mass-normalized inventory	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Determine net finished-machine mass from a calibrated scale, verified shipping record net of separately reported packaging, or a reconciled product-specific bill of materials. Normalize attributable amounts to exactly 1,000 kg net finished machinery.
electricity_energy	purchased electricity	Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66	MJ	Preserve metered electricity by process. When records are in kWh, convert using the exact identity 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ and retain the original reading and conversion.
gas_volume	gaseous natural gas	Volume 93a60a56-a3c8-22da-a746-0800200c9a66	m3	Report gas volume at declared reference temperature and pressure. If an energy or emission calculation is performed, retain the meter volume, reference conditions, net calorific value, carbon factor, fossil fraction and oxidation factor used.
water_mass	process water and wastewater	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Use measured mass or convert a metered volume using a documented density and reference conditions; do not equate input water and wastewater without accounting for retained water, evaporation and other outlets.
packaging_mass	EURO wooden pallet and corrugated cardboard	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record only packaging released with the reference product. State whether pallets are new, reused, returned or excluded, and do not divide reusable packaging without a documented use count.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Purchased materials, components, fuels, electricity and water at the boundary declared by each supplier dataset, ready for the manufacturer's receiving and production processes
starting_condition_role	Explicit boundary anchor separating upstream supplier systems from the manufacturer's foreground operations
product_classification_scope	Complete machinery assigned to CPC 3.0 subclass 43562; not industrial robots or products, parts or services assigned to a more specific category
recursive_input_rule	A purchased complete CPC 43562 machine incorporated into another machine remains a separate input with its own upstream dataset; do not merge it into the reference output or recursively apply this foreground inventory to itself
upstream_dataset_requirement	Every purchased atomic material, component, energy carrier, water input and packaging article requires a geographically, technologically and temporally appropriate upstream dataset whose delivery boundary is stated
disclosure	Declare factory sites, reference period, product model or product-family composition, BOM coverage, make-or-buy boundary, included production routes, packaging status, allocation, data gaps, proxies, and all excluded downstream stages

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_product_specific	bill of materials and manufacturing activity	Use a product-specific bill of materials and product-attributable company records. Include every known material and energy input, waste and direct emission within the declared foreground boundary as a separate atomic exchange.	eu-pef-method-2021
boundary_factory_gate	foreground process coverage	Include receiving and attribution, applicable in-house fabrication and surface finishing, final assembly and testing, packaging, and release through the manufacturer's factory gate.	eu-pef-method-2021
boundary_supplier_link	purchased inputs	Link each purchased input to an upstream dataset at its declared delivery boundary. Avoid double counting supplier production or transport already included in that dataset.	eu-pef-method-2021
boundary_downstream_exclusion	post-factory-gate stages	Exclude distribution after release, installation, operation, maintenance, replacements, decommissioning and end of life from this foreground package; add them only in an explicitly scoped downstream lifecycle model.
boundary_no_cutoff_by_list	inventory completeness	This pattern list is a minimum. Expand the instantiated dataset with one atomic row for every additional product-specific BOM item, process consumable, waste and direct elementary emission; do not treat absence from this generic list as a cut-off rule.	eu-pef-method-2021

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
material_preparation	Material receipt and preparation	required	Always include product-specific BOM receipt, inspection and attribution; individual preparation operations are included when performed in-house	Foreground BOM control and material preparation	Attributable purchased input per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
fabrication	Structural fabrication and machining	conditional	Include when cutting, forming, welding, machining or aqueous fabrication support is performed within the reporting organization	Foreground conversion of structural materials	Attributable process activity per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
surface_finishing	Surface preparation and coating	conditional	Include each wet-coating or powder-coating route actually performed in-house; omit only with documented purchased-finished or uncoated configuration	Foreground corrosion protection and finish	Attributable process activity per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
assembly_testing	Final assembly and functional testing	required	Always include assembly and acceptance testing; diesel testing applies only to diesel-fuelled or diesel-tested configurations	Foreground assembly and acceptance	Attributable process activity per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
release_dispatch	Packaging, release and dispatch gate	required	Always include product release; include each packaging article only when it leaves the factory with the product	Foreground packaging and reference-product release	1,000 kg net accepted finished machinery

Process: Material receipt and preparation (material_preparation)

Inputs

Product flows

Carbon-steel plate for load-bearing fabrication (carbon_steel_plate)

Record delivered carbon-steel plate only when it is an actual product-specific BOM line crossing the foreground boundary. Grade, thickness, surface condition, recycled-content claim and supplier delivery boundary remain required qualifiers.

• Selected flow: Carbon steel plate
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Net accepted mass attributable to the reference product from purchase, receipt and inventory-change records
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_bom_receipts
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Process: Structural fabrication and machining (fabrication)

Inputs

Product flows

Purchased electricity for fabrication (fabrication_electricity)

Record metered electricity attributable to cutting, forming, welding, machining and local extraction when these operations are in scope.

• Selected flow: Electricity 67b723a9-6f63-4802-adca-b52ce7967d47
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value / MJ
• Amount rule: Submetered consumption or documented allocation of facility electricity to fabrication orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fabrication_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Industrial oxygen for thermal cutting (cutting_oxygen)

Record industrial oxygen only when oxygen-assisted thermal cutting or another documented fabrication operation consumes it.

• Selected flow: Industrial oxygen bd4b0f96-2090-4806-a648-335ab20ff401
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Supplier-meter or cylinder-balance volume attributable to in-scope production orders at declared reference conditions
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fabrication_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Process water for fabrication (fabrication_process_water)

Record process water used in machining, cleaning or other fabrication operations only when it crosses the process boundary.

• Selected flow: Process Water 94a04f7e-2d5c-41f0-b182-d54a3b373a02
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Metered or tank-balance water attributable to in-scope fabrication orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fabrication_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Post-industrial steel scrap from fabrication (post_industrial_steel_scrap)

Record segregated ferrous offcuts, chips and rejected steel leaving fabrication as post-industrial waste. Treatment route and any sale as a secondary material are disclosed separately from flow identity.

• Selected flow: Post-industrial steel scrap c143745d-be4f-4d8f-b403-2dcbfe685349
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed outgoing scrap plus verified inventory change attributable to in-scope production orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fabrication_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Elementary flows

Process: Surface preparation and coating (surface_finishing)

Inputs

Product flows

Industrial maintenance coating for the wet-coating route (industrial_maintenance_coating)

Record this atomic coating only when a wet industrial-maintenance coating is applied. Formulation, solids content, mixing losses, supplier and application method remain foreground qualifiers.

• Selected flow: Industrial Maintenance Coatings 46c99c8a-0ae9-4be8-972f-a2b9ab3baaf5
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Issued coating mass minus sealed return and verified inventory change attributable to the reference product
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_coating_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Powder coating for the powder-coating route (powder_coating)

Record powder coating only when the product uses that route. Powder recovery and recirculation remain inside the process; only net fresh input crosses the boundary.

• Selected flow: Powder Coating 0c581697-0eed-4b86-a070-b94966eb7344
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Fresh powder issued minus sealed return and verified inventory change attributable to the reference product
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_coating_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Purchased electricity for surface finishing (coating_electricity)

Record metered electricity for preparation, ventilation, pumping, application, curing and pollution control attributable to the in-scope coating route.

• Selected flow: Electricity 67b723a9-6f63-4802-adca-b52ce7967d47
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value / MJ
• Amount rule: Submetered consumption or documented allocation to surface-finishing orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_coating_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Gaseous natural gas for coating ovens (coating_natural_gas)

Record gaseous natural gas only when directly consumed for drying, curing or thermal surface-treatment equipment.

• Selected flow: natural gas in the gaseous state 4f19ca0e-7b3b-11dd-ad8b-0800200c9a66
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Metered volume attributable to surface finishing at declared reference conditions
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_coating_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Process water for surface preparation (coating_process_water)

Record process water used for washing, rinsing or aqueous surface preparation when that route is present.

• Selected flow: Process Water 94a04f7e-2d5c-41f0-b182-d54a3b373a02
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Metered or tank-balance water attributable to surface preparation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_coating_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Wastewater from surface preparation (coating_wastewater)

Record wastewater leaving aqueous preparation or coating support as a single wastewater waste flow. Declare composition, on-site pretreatment, recipient system and destination.

• Selected flow: Wastewater d2d44ce1-c0f4-461d-9413-f4b33e0d200f
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured discharge mass or metered volume converted using documented density, attributable to surface finishing
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_coating_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Elementary flows

Non-methane volatile organic compounds released to air (coating_nmvoc)

Record direct NMVOC released after capture and treatment from the wet-coating route. Do not use this row for methane or for solvent retained in product or transferred as waste.

• Selected flow: non-methane volatile organic compounds 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-a302-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured released NMVOC mass attributable to the wet-coating route, with monitoring basis and treatment operating state retained
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_coating_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Fossil carbon dioxide from coating heat (coating_fossil_co2)

Record only direct fossil carbon dioxide from on-site natural-gas combustion for the coating route. Upstream fuel-supply emissions remain in the natural-gas supplier dataset.

• Selected flow: carbon dioxide (fossil) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-923d-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Direct measured emission or value calculated by calc_direct_fossil_co2 from collected fuel and site factor records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_coating_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Process: Final assembly and functional testing (assembly_testing)

Inputs

Product flows

Purchased electricity for assembly and testing (assembly_electricity)

Record electricity for mechanical, electrical and hydraulic assembly, controls configuration, functional testing and acceptance checks.

• Selected flow: Electricity 67b723a9-6f63-4802-adca-b52ce7967d47
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value / MJ
• Amount rule: Submetered consumption or documented allocation to assembly and accepted test orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_test_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Diesel fuel consumed in functional testing (test_diesel)

Record diesel fuel only for machines or test rigs that combust diesel during in-scope acceptance testing. Grade and biogenic fraction remain foreground qualifiers.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel 9d258d75-6792-4f1c-9856-81602ed8f816
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Tank, issue or calibrated test-bench fuel balance attributable to accepted product tests
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_test_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Fossil carbon dioxide from diesel testing (test_fossil_co2)

Record only direct fossil carbon dioxide from in-scope diesel combustion. Upstream diesel-supply emissions remain in the diesel supplier dataset.

• Selected flow: carbon dioxide (fossil) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-923d-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Direct measured emission or value calculated by calc_direct_fossil_co2 from collected diesel and site factor records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_test_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Process: Packaging, release and dispatch gate (release_dispatch)

Inputs

Product flows

EURO wooden pallet released with the machine (euro_wooden_pallet)

Record EURO wooden pallets only when they leave the factory with the reference product. Other pallet designs require their own atomic flow row.

• Selected flow: Wooden pallet (EURO) 96b2b9ac-cfb6-46bf-8ad1-c056e338950a
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Net pallet mass released with accepted reference products, adjusted only by a documented reuse or return rule
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_release_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Corrugated cardboard released with the machine (corrugated_cardboard)

Record corrugated cardboard used for protectors, cartons or separators only when it leaves the factory with the reference product.

• Selected flow: Corrugated cardboard 8bde297e-98df-463f-bcb4-0db52bf6e0b5
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Issued corrugated-cardboard mass minus unused return and inventory change attributable to released products
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_release_records
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted factory-gate machinery (reference_product_output)

Record the net mass of complete, accepted CPC 43562 machinery released at the factory gate. Packaging mass is excluded from net machine mass and recorded in its own input rows when released with the product.

• Selected flow: Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Accepted net finished-machine mass used as the normalization denominator
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: exactly 1,000 kg accepted net finished machinery
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_release_records
• Sources: un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025; un-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025; eu-pef-method-2021

Waste flows

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid	multi-product facilities and shared processes	First avoid allocation by product-specific BOMs, production orders, submetering, separate waste weighing, or subdivision of unit processes.	eu-pef-method-2021
allocation_physical	shared burdens that cannot be subdivided	Allocate using a documented causal physical driver such as measured machine hours, process time, mass processed or metered energy. Demonstrate why the driver represents the shared input or emission.	eu-pef-method-2021
allocation_other_relationship	residual multifunctional burdens	Use another relationship, including economic value, only after documenting why subdivision, system expansion and a relevant physical relationship are not feasible. Record prices, reference period, calculation and sensitivity.	eu-pef-method-2021
allocation_scrap	steel scrap and other recoverable outputs	Report the gross waste flow and treatment destination. Do not subtract avoided primary production within the foreground process; any recycling credit or substitution belongs to an explicitly declared downstream modelling convention.	eu-pef-method-2021

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_bom_receipts	material_preparation	product-specific material and component inputs	purchase order, BOM, receipt and inventory record	item_id; material_or_component_name; grade_or_specification; supplier; delivery_boundary; received_mass_kg; rejected_mass_kg; opening_stock_kg; closing_stock_kg; production_order	Reconcile engineering BOM with procurement, receiving and stock records; weigh material where records do not provide verified mass	kg	each receipt and production order	representative continuous 12-month period or complete declared campaign	every factory contributing to the declared product	Sum accepted attributable input and inventory change by atomic flow; normalize with calc_reference_normalization	approved BOM revision; supplier document; calibrated scale record; stock reconciliation; exception log
cp_fabrication_records	fabrication	fabrication electricity, oxygen, process water and steel scrap	submeter, cylinder or bulk-gas record, water meter, production order and scrap ticket	order_id; operation; electricity_kWh; oxygen_m3; oxygen_reference_conditions; water_kg_or_m3; water_density; scrap_kg; meter_period; allocation_driver	Read submeters where available; otherwise reconcile facility meter and documented physical allocation driver; weigh outgoing steel scrap	MJ; m3; kg	each production order with at least monthly meter reconciliation	same reference period as product output	every in-scope fabrication site and outsourced operation whose burden is not in a supplier dataset	Attribute by order or approved allocation driver; convert electricity and water under section 4; normalize with calc_reference_normalization	calibration records; bills; meter logs; scrap weigh tickets; order routing; allocation worksheet
cp_coating_records	surface_finishing	coating materials, energy, water, wastewater and direct air emissions	batch issue, meter, wastewater record and emission monitoring record	order_id; coating_route; wet_coating_kg; powder_coating_kg; returned_material_kg; electricity_kWh; natural_gas_m3; gas_reference_conditions; water_kg_or_m3; wastewater_kg_or_m3; nmvoc_kg; fossil_co2_kg; emission_method; treatment_state	Reconcile batch issues and returns; read process meters; measure wastewater; use direct emission monitoring or documented site calculation inputs	kg; MJ; m3	each coating batch with at least monthly meter and emission reconciliation	same reference period as product output and representative of treatment operation	every in-scope preparation, coating, curing and pollution-control line	Keep wet and powder routes separate; attribute by order, area or documented process driver; normalize with calc_reference_normalization	batch sheets; safety or formulation record; meter calibration; discharge record; monitoring report; treatment operating log
cp_assembly_test_records	assembly_testing	assembly electricity, test diesel and direct fossil CO2	production order, submeter, fuel issue and test record	order_id; model; accepted_status; electricity_kWh; diesel_kg; diesel_fossil_fraction; test_hours; measured_co2_kg; emission_factor; factor_unit; oxidation_factor	Read test-bench and area meters; reconcile fuel issue and return; retain direct monitoring or site-specific factor evidence	kg; MJ	each assembly and acceptance-test order	same reference period as product output	every in-scope assembly and test site	Include accepted and rejected test activity attributable to released products; normalize with calc_reference_normalization	accepted test certificate; meter calibration; fuel log; factor source; rejection and rework record
cp_release_records	release_dispatch	released packaging and net reference-product output	packing list, scale record and release record	order_id; product_model; cpc_rationale; accepted_units; net_machine_mass_kg; pallet_type; pallet_mass_kg; pallet_reuse_status; corrugated_cardboard_kg; packaging_status; release_date	Weigh or reconcile verified shipping and BOM mass; distinguish net machine mass from packaging and reusable transport fixtures	kg	each released order	same reference period as manufacturing records	every dispatch gate in the declared dataset	Sum accepted net machine mass and attributable packaging by atomic flow; normalize with calc_reference_normalization	calibrated scale certificate; packing list; acceptance release; product specification; classification review

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	every attributable inventory row	normalized amount = attributable amount × 1,000 / accepted net finished-machine mass; use consistent kg mass and the same product population in numerator and denominator	attributable row amount; accepted net finished-machine mass in kg	row amount per 1,000 kg reference product	eu-pef-method-2021
calc_electricity_conversion	electricity records in kWh	electricity_MJ = electricity_kWh × 3.6; retain the original meter unit and value	electricity_kWh	electricity_MJ
calc_direct_fossil_co2	direct natural-gas or diesel combustion	Use direct measured fossil CO2 where available; otherwise multiply collected fuel quantity by the documented site factor, fossil fraction and oxidation factor with unit-consistent conversions. Do not include upstream fuel-supply emissions in this direct row.	fuel quantity; reference conditions or density; emission factor and unit; fossil fraction; oxidation factor	kg fossil CO2	eu-pef-method-2021
calc_mass_reconciliation	each product population	Reconcile purchased and opening-stock mass against closing stock, accepted product, waste, measured emissions and documented inventory changes. Investigate and disclose unexplained imbalance; do not force balance by assigning it to an umbrella flow.	atomic input masses; stock changes; product mass; atomic waste and emission masses	mass-balance check and discrepancy disclosure	eu-pef-method-2021
calc_shared_process_allocation	shared manufacturing records	Apply the ordered allocation rules in section 7 and retain the unallocated total, driver, denominator, allocated result and rationale	shared total; product-attributable driver; total driver; selected hierarchy step	allocated product amount	eu-pef-method-2021

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	product and every inventory row	Confirm product classification, model, state, flow type, property and unit. Expand every product-specific BOM or waste item as one atomic flow and preserve unresolved UUIDs rather than using a proxy.	classification review; approved BOM; UUID direct-read audit; unresolved-flow register
dq_technology	manufacturing routes	Records shall represent the declared cutting, joining, coating, assembly and test technologies; separate wet and powder coating and other materially different routes.	routing, batch and equipment records; technology coverage statement
dq_geography	sites and supplier links	Identify every factory and the geography and delivery boundary of material, energy, water and waste-treatment datasets.	site list; supplier dataset metadata; dispatch and waste-transfer records
dq_time	foreground reference period	Use a continuous representative 12-month period or a complete declared campaign; align numerator and product-output denominator and explain shutdowns, ramp-up, abnormal rework or missing periods.	dated meters, orders, invoices, stock records and coverage calculation
dq_precision	measured and calculated amounts	Retain calibration, meter resolution, conversion factors, allocation drivers and uncertainty or data-gap notes for significant rows.	calibration certificates; calculation workbook; factor source; uncertainty statement
dq_completeness	process and exchange coverage	Reconcile BOM, energy, water, waste and direct-emission records. Report coverage and unresolved items; do not use this generic pattern list as permission to omit product-specific exchanges.	completeness matrix; mass and energy reconciliation; exception register

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_identity_scope	reference product	Confirm the product is complete CPC 43562 machinery and not an industrial robot, a product assigned to another specific lifting-equipment subclass, a separately supplied part, or a service.	un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025; un-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025
validate_reference_qualifiers	reference flow	Reject a data package that omits model, CPC rationale, net mass, rated function, operating or duty qualifier, drive, principal materials, factory configuration, packaging status, geography, period, boundary or allocation disclosure.	un-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025
validate_reference_mass	normalization	Confirm accepted net finished-machine mass equals the reference denominator and excludes separately reported packaging; all normalized rows use the same accepted product population.	eu-pef-method-2021
validate_atomic_inventory	all exchanges	Reject plural collections, combined carriers, unexpanded BOM categories, combined waste streams, or one row containing more than one physical, chemical, waste or elementary exchange.	eu-pef-method-2021
validate_route_conditions	conditional processes and rows	Require evidence for every included route and a documented not-applicable determination for omitted fabrication, wet coating, powder coating, natural-gas curing, aqueous preparation, diesel testing and packaging rows.	eu-pef-method-2021
validate_combustion_consistency	on-site fuel use	When natural gas or diesel is combusted in scope, require a corresponding direct fossil-CO2 record or a justified measured-zero result; keep upstream supplier emissions out of the direct row.	eu-pef-method-2021
validate_allocation	shared and multifunctional processes	Confirm the section 7 hierarchy, driver, denominator and sensitivity are documented and that recoverable scrap is reported gross without an undeclared avoided-burden credit.	eu-pef-method-2021
validate_data_quality	dataset readiness	Confirm technological, geographical and time representativeness, precision, completeness, source metadata, calibration evidence, data gaps and proxies are disclosed.	eu-pef-method-2021

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Product-specific foreground manufacturing data package for complete CPC 43562 machinery at the factory gate
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	Link as the manufacturing-stage dataset in a documented lifecycle model whose product identity, reference mass, geography, technology, period and boundary match the qualifiers
excluded_use	Unqualified comparison between different machinery functions or duty classes; product-safety or conformity claim; use-stage performance claim; installation, maintenance or end-of-life result without separate scenarios
required_metadata	canonical PCR id; product model; CPC and HS classification rationale; reference mass; rated load or throughput; lift, travel or handling envelope; duty class or cycle; drive and controls; principal material grades; included accessories; packaging status; factory sites; reference period; supplier boundaries; allocation; route inclusion; data gaps and proxies
required_quality_disclosure	BOM and process coverage; accepted and rejected production population; meter and calibration coverage; technological, geographical and temporal representativeness; precision; mass reconciliation; allocation sensitivity; unresolved UUIDs and range evidence needs
update_trigger	Material change to product design, BOM, supplier delivery boundary, factory or route, coating system, energy mix, fuel, test procedure, packaging, allocation method, reference period, classification scope or newly confirmed Tiangong UUID

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, CPC Version 3.0 Structure, 30 June 2025, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Structure_30Jun2025.csv	Official CPC 43562 identity and its residual position after CPC 43561 Industrial robots
un-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, CPC Version 3.0 Explanatory Notes, 30 June 2025, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Exp_Notes_30Jun2025.pdf	Official CPC 43562 title and HS 2022 headings or subheadings 8428.10, .20, .31, .32, .33, .39, .40, .60 and .90
un-cpc-1-1-chinese-2002	official_guidance	United Nations, Central Product Classification Version 1.1, Chinese edition, Series M No. 77/Ver.1.1, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/publication/SeriesM/M_77ver1_1c.pdf	Established Chinese terminology for “其他起重、装卸、装载、或卸载机械”; punctuation modernized without changing meaning
eu-pef-method-2021	official_guidance	Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 of 15 December 2021, Annex I, Product Environmental Footprint Method, consolidated English text, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A02021H2279-20211230	Product-specific BOM and company-specific manufacturing data; inventory completeness; foreground record sources; allocation hierarchy; technological, geographical and time representativeness and precision