ONIX Code Lists Issue 30, July 2015
List 215: Proximity

Value Description Notes

01 Less than
02 Not more than
03 Exactly The supplier’s true figure, or at least a best estimate expected to be within 10% of the true figure (ie a quoted figure of 100 could in fact be anything between 91 and 111)
04 Approximately Generally interpreted as within 25% of the true figure (ie a quoted figure of 100 could in fact be anything between 80 and 133). The supplier may introduce a deliberate approximation to reduce the commercial sensitivity of the figure
05 About Generally interpreted as within a factor of two of the true figure (ie a quoted figure of 100 could in fact be anything between 50 and 200). The supplier may introduce a deliberate approximation to reduce the commercial sensitivity of the figure
06 Not less than
07 More than