IMC

IMC is an abbreviation for Injection Mold Code. It is a number that indicates the plastic factory (and by extension the country) in which the stem was produced. The IMC can usually be found near the top of the stem on the side where the word PEZ reads from bottom to top.

IMC Information

IMC 1

Austria (years unspecified)

Hungary (1989 - present)

IMC 2

Austria (years unspecified)

Hungary (years unspecified)

IMC 3

Hungary (years unspecified)

Austria (1988 - 1989)

IMC 4

Austria (years unspecified)

IMC 4 sometimes has a two-digit code, often referred to as a Dual IMC. The second digit, which ranges from 1 to 8, is smaller and can be found to the right of the number 4. Since Austria had several plastic molding plants that were used the produce Pez dispensers, the second digit was used to identify the specific facility where the dispenser was produced. Stems with a dual IMC are more rare than those with single-digit IMC codes.

IMC 5

Yugoslavia (1964 - 1970)

Jugoslavia (1976)

Slovenia (1976 - 2008)

IMC 6

Hong Kong (years unspecified)

China (1978 - present)

IMC 7

Hong Kong (1979)

Austria (years unspecified)

Czech Republic (1990 - 1991)

Czechoslovakia (? - 1993)

IMC 8

Austria (1976 - 1990)

IMC 9

United States: Vermont & Connecticut (years unspecified)

IMC V

Yugoslavia (? - 1992)

Slovenia (1993 - ?)