Type Allocation Code Explained

The Type Allocation Code (TAC) is the initial eight-digit portion of the 15-digit IMEI and 16-digit IMEISV codes used to uniquely identify wireless devices.

The Type Allocation Code identifies a particular model (and often revision) of wireless telephone for use on a GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G NR, iDEN, Iridium or other IMEI-employing wireless network.

The first two digits of the TAC are the Reporting Body Identifier. This indicates the GSMA-approved group that allocated the TAC.

Prior to January 1, 2003, the global standard for the IMEI started with a six-digit Type Approval Code followed by a two-digit Final Assembly Code (FAC).The Type Approval Code (also known as TAC) indicated that the particular device was approved by a national GSM approval body and the FAC identified the company that had built and assembled the device (which is not always the same as the brand name stamped on the device).

Effective on that date, many GSM member nations and entities (mainly Europe) moved away from requiring that devices be approved by national bodies, and towards a system where device manufacturers self-regulate the device market. As a result, a manufacturer now simply requests an eight-digit Type Allocation Code for a new phone model from the international GSM standards body, instead of submitting a device for approval to a national review body.

Both the old and new TAC uniquely identify a model of phone, although some models may have more than one code, depending on revision, manufacturing location, and other factors.

TAC examples

TACManufacturerModelInternal Model Number
01124500Apple
01130000
01136400Apple
01154600AppleiPhoneMB384LL
01161200AppleiPhone 3G
01174400AppleiPhone 3GMB496RS
01180800AppleiPhone 3GMB704LL
01181200AppleiPhone 3GMB496B
01193400AppleiPhone 3G
01194800AppleiPhone 3GS
01215800AppleiPhone 3GS
01215900AppleiPhone 3GSMC131B
01216100AppleiPhone 3GS
01226800AppleiPhone 3GS
01233600AppleiPhone 4MC608LL
01233700AppleiPhone 4MC603B
01233800AppleiPhone 4MC610LL
01241700AppleiPhone 4
01242000AppleiPhone 4
01243000AppleiPhone 4 MC603KS
01253600AppleiPhone 4MC610LL/A
01254200AppleiPhone 4
01300600AppleiPhone 4SMD260C
01326300AppleiPhone 4 MD198HN/A
01332700AppleiPhone 5MD642C
01388300AppleiPhone 5SME297C/A
35875105AppleiPhone 5SA1533
35875205AppleiPhone 5SA1533
35875305AppleiPhone 5SA1533
35875405AppleiPhone 5SA1533
35875505AppleiPhone 5SA1533
35875605AppleiPhone 5SA1453
35875705AppleiPhone 5SA1453
35875805AppleiPhone 5SA1453
35875905AppleiPhone 5SA1453
35876005AppleiPhone 5SA1453
35880005AppleiPhone 5CA1507
35880105AppleiPhone 5CA1507
35880205AppleiPhone 5CA1507
35880305AppleiPhone 5CA1507
35880405AppleiPhone 5CA1507
35880505AppleiPhone 5SA1453
35880605AppleiPhone 5SA1453
35880705AppleiPhone 5SA1453
35951406SamsungGalaxy Tab ESM-T5613474
35880805AppleiPhone 5SA1453
35880905AppleiPhone 5SA1453
35881005AppleiPhone 5SA1533
35881105AppleiPhone 5SA1533
35881205AppleiPhone 5SA1533
35881305AppleiPhone 5SA1533
35881405AppleiPhone 5SA1533
35881505AppleiPhone 5CA1456
35881605AppleiPhone 5CA1456
35881705AppleiPhone 5CA1456
35881805AppleiPhone 5CA1456
35881905AppleiPhone 5CA1456
35201906AppleiPhone 5S A1457
35925406AppleiPhone 6 A1549
35438506AppleiPhone 6+A1522
35325807AppleiPhone A86sA1633
35299209AppleiPhone 8A1905
3530340AppleiPad 6th genA1954
35103627AppleiPad 9th genA2603
35676211AppleiPad Air 4th genA2324
3576677AppleiPad Air 5th genA2589
350151..Nokia3330
35705623NokiaFastMile 5G Gateway 3.25G15-12W
35089080Nokia3410NHM-2NX
35099480Nokia3410NHM-2NX
35148420Nokia3410NHM-2NX
35148820Nokia6310iNPL-1
35151304NokiaE72-1RM-530
35154900Nokia6310iNPL-1
35171005Sony EricssonXperia S
35174605GoogleGalaxy NexusSamsung GT-I9250, Samsung GT-I9250TSGGEN
35191405MotorolaDefy Mini
35226005SamsungGalaxy SIII
35044670SiemensA50
35238402Sony EricssonK770i
35274901Nokia6233
35291402Nokia6210 Navigator
35316004ZTEBlade
35316605SamsungGalaxy S IIIGT-I9300
35332705SamsungGalaxy S IIGT-I9100
35328504SamsungGalaxy SGT-I9000
32930400SamsungGalaxy S7
35351200MotorolaV300
35357800SamsungSGH-A800
35376800Nokia6230
35391805GoogleNexus 4LG E960
35405600WavecomM1306B
35421803Nokia5310RM-303
35433004NokiaC5-00RM-645
35450502GlobeTrotterHSDPA Modem
35511405Sony EricssonXperia U
35524803Nokia2330C-2RM-512
35566600Nokia6230
35569500Nokia1100
35679404SamsungGalaxy MiniGT-S5570
35685702Nokia6300
35693803NokiaN900
35694603Nokia2700
35699601NokiaN95
35700804NokiaC1
35714904HuaweiE398U-15 LTE Stick
35733104SamsungGalaxy Gio
35739804NokiaN8
35744105SamsungGalaxy S4GT-I9505
35765206SonyXperia Z3 CompactD5803
35788104NokiaN950
35803106HTCHTC One M8s
35824005GoogleNexus 5LG D820/D821
35828103Nokia6303C
35836800Nokia6230i
35837501XDAOrbit 2
35837800NokiaN6030RM-74
35838706LGG StyloLG-H631
35850000NokiaLumia 720
35851004Sony EricssonXperia Active
35853704SamsungGalaxy SII
35869205AppleiPhone 5SMF353TA/A
35876105AppleiPhone 5SA1457
35896704HTCDesire S
35902803HTCWildfire
35903908SamsungGalaxy S8SM-G950F
35909205SamsungGalaxy Note 3SM-N9000, SM-N9005, SM-N900
35918804HTCOne X
35920605NokiaLumia 625
35447909NokiaNokia 1TA-1079
35604008NokiaNokia 2TA-1023
35602508NokiaNokia 5TA-1027
35929005MotorolaMoto GXT1039
35933005OROD6468
35935003Nokia2720A-2RM-519
35972100Lobster544
35974101GlobeTrotterHSDPA Modem
35979504SamsungGalaxy Note
449337..Nokia6210
86107402QuectelQueclink GV200
86217001QuectelQueclink GV200
86723902ZTE CorporationRook from EE, Orange Dive 30, Blade A410
86813001JiayuG3SJY-G3
00000000N/Atypical fake TAC codes, usually in software damaged phones
01234567N/Atypical fake TAC codes, usually in software damaged phones
12345678N/Atypical fake TAC codes, usually in software damaged phones
13579024N/Atypical fake TAC codes, usually in software damaged phones
88888888N/Atypical fake TAC codes, usually in software damaged phones
01333200AppleiPhone 5
99000481SamsungGalaxy note 4 GM-N910V
35808005SonySony C6833 - XPERIA Z ULTRA
35815207SamsungSamsung S7
35415808SamsungSamsung J7 Prime
35664906SamsungXcover 271GT-B2710
35330509SamsungGalaxy S9SM-G960U
35326907AppleiPhone 6sA1688
35197310irisguardEyePay Phone
35664906SamsungXcover 271GT-B2710
35314409Go MobileGO Onyx LTEGO1004
86092103HuaweiP9 Lite 2016
35293708SamsungGalaxy A5 2016SM-A510F
35684610SamsungGalaxy Fold 5G
01459300WondaLink T-Mobile LineLinkML700
86881303XiaomiRedmi Note 5
35620409SamsungGalaxy J7 2017
35253108GoogleGoogle Pixel
35803408GoogleGoogle Pixel 2 XL (Verizon)G011C
35803508GoogleGoogle Pixel 2 XL (Unlocked)G011C
35964309GoogleGoogle Pixel 3a XL
35751110GoogleGoogle Pixel 4a
35751310GoogleGoogle Pixel 4a
86551004OnePlusOnePlus 7 Pro (T-Mobile)GM1915
86492106OnePlusOnePlus 11CPH2451

New Zealand RBI broadband service TAC lock

In New Zealand with the rollout of the government subsidized rural broadband initiative a way was required to prevent users inserting the rural broadband SIM cards in an unauthorized devices to get subsidized data rates.

The use of a TAC lock by the use of a customized SIM card with embedded TAC codes was devised. Several Type allocation codes can be stored in the SIM cards of the device to allow a group of provider-supplied Huawei branded 4G modems and block the use of unauthorized and third-party devices on the network.

A company wishing to resell Vodafone RBI is required to supply a device for the approval process and certification, and to supply One NZ with the TAC details of this device to embed into the SIM cards at the point of manufacture. A minimum order of 500 SIM cards is required.

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