United Nations Directories for Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration, Commerce and Transport
UN/EDIFACT
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Message Type : COPINO
Version : D
Release : 01C
Contr. Agency: UN
Revision : 8
Date : 2001-11-07
SOURCE: D4 Transport (SWG)
CONTENTS
Container pre-notification message
0. INTRODUCTION
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
1.2 Field of application
1.3 Principles
2. REFERENCES
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Segment clarification
4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)
4.3 Message structure
4.3.1 Segment table
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For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data
Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.3, UN/ECE UNSM
General Introduction
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0. INTRODUCTION
This specification provides the definition of the Container
pre-notification message (COPINO) to be used in Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in
administration, commerce and transport.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
A message by which an inland carrier notifies of the delivery
or pick-up of containers.
This message is part of a total set of container-related
messages. These messages serve to facilitate the intermodal
handling of containers by streamlining the information
exchange.
The business scenario for the container messages is clarified
in a separate document, called: 'Guide to the scenario of
EDIFACT container messages'.
1.2 Field of application
The Container pre-notification message may be used for both
national and international applications. It is based on
universal practice related to administration, commerce and
transport, and is not dependent on the type of business or
industry.
1.3 Principles
Business area:
Pre- and on-carriage transport of containers/equipment
Sending functions include:
Inland carrier
Receiving functions include:
Container depot, Inland terminal, Container freight station,
Container terminal, Carrier's agent, Forwarder, Shipper,
Consignee
In the context of the 'Guide to the scenario of EDIFACT
container messages' (as referred to at the start of section 1)
the following guidelines, rules and functionality apply to this
Container pre-notification message:
* The message contents can be uniquely identified by a
combination of the following message top level data elements:
- operating inland carrier, coded (TDT)
- mode of transport (TDT)
- inland voyage number/indication (TDT)
* The container announcement reference (being the release
order reference or acceptance order reference), in combination
with:
- the Ordering customer, coded,
- the Agent of the ordering customer
can be used to refer to information in the Container
announcement message.
* An extraction of this message can be sent to the Ordering
customer (agent) of the Container announcement, e.g. Shipping
agent, Logistic center and Freight forwarder, for their
information. The Container pre-notification will be split up in
as many messages as there are different Ordering customers
(agent) of the Container announcement message.
* A message is to be set up for each road conveyance, track
(rail) or call (inland waterways) of a means of inland
transport.
The expected arrival date and time can be given once (on
message top level) for the means of transport as a whole.
* One message may contain several containers.
* For each container its size and type can be specified,
including prefix and number if known.
* If the container prefix and number is unknown, a
supplementary container reference (Container sequence number)
is used to identify a container (group) in the message.
* An indicator for the transport status (i.e. export, import,
transhipment or continental) is to be completed on container
level (EQD-segment).
* Main transport details can be specified for each individual
container. (Note: The inland transport is on message level in
the COPINO as the inland transport means is being pre-notified
to arrive to either pick-up or deliver containers for or from
different main-carriages.)
* The final place of positioning can be included in case of
routing via an inland terminal or several container freight
stations (for stacking purposes).
* The temperature and dangerous goods information can be
specified for each goods item which can be related to the
corresponding containers by linking the goods item group (GID)
to the container details group(s) (EQD) by means of the SGP
segment.
The transport sub-working group (D4) has developed
recommendations for a harmonised implementation of this message
through its subgroup ITIGG (International Transport
Implementation Guidelines Group).
Users implementing the message are strongly advised to apply
these recommendations, which may be obtained from the D4
secretariat.
2. REFERENCES
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 1.
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 2.
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Segment clarification
This section should be read in conjunction with the segment
table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating
requirements.
0010 UNH, Message header
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
The message type code for the Container pre-notification
message is COPINO.
Note: Container pre-notification messages conforming to this
document must contain the following data in segment UNH,
composite S009:
Data element 0065 COPINO
0052 D
0054 01C
0051 UN
0020 BGM, Beginning of message
A segment to indicate the beginning of a message and to
transmit identifying number and the further specification of
the message type (in data element 1001: Document name code),
such as Pick-up notice, Arrival notice.
0030 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to indicate a date and/or time applying to the whole
message, such as date and time of document or message issue.
0040 FTX, Free text
A segment to specify free form or processable supplementary
information, such as:
- change information
0050 Segment group 1: RFF-DTM
A group of segments to specify a reference relating to the
whole message, and its date and/or time.
0060 RFF, Reference
A segment to express a reference which applies to the entire
message, such as:
- reference to previous message
- container pre-notification reference number
0070 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to indicate date and/or time related to the
reference.
0080 Segment group 2: TDT-DTM-SG3
A group of segments to indicate details of the movement of
containers by inland carriers, such as mode and means of
transport, arrival date and time.
0090 TDT, Details of transport
A segment to indicate information related to the inland
transport stage (road, rail or inland water), such as mode,
voyage number/indication inland transport, identification
and type of transport means and inland carrier.
0100 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to indicate arrival date and time of an inland
means of transport.
0110 Segment group 3: LOC-DTM
A group of segments to indicate locations at which the
inland means of transport is to arrive.
0120 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to indicate locations such as place or port of
arrival.
0130 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to indicate the arrival date and time of an
inland means of transport, such as:
- arrival date/time, estimated
0140 Segment group 4: NAD-SG5
A group of segments to identify a party and/or addresses and
related contacts.
0150 NAD, Name and address
A segment to identify the party's name and address, and
function, such as:
- message recipient
- message sender
0160 Segment group 5: CTA-COM
A group of segments to identify a contact and its
communications related to the party.
0170 CTA, Contact information
A segment to identify a person or department of a message
sender and/or message recipient, such as:
- information contact
0180 COM, Communication contact
A segment to identify a communication number of a person
or department to whom communication should be directed.
0190 Segment group 6: GID-HAN-SG7-SG8-SGP-SG9
A group of segments to describe the goods items (to be) stuffed
in containers.
0200 GID, Goods item details
A segment to identify a goods item (to be) stuffed in
containers. A goods item can be identified by a goods item
number.
0210 HAN, Handling instructions
A segment to specify handling instructions relating to the
goods item, such as:
- hazardous cargo
0220 Segment group 7: TMP-RNG
A segment group to identify transport related temperature
settings.
0230 TMP, Temperature
A segment to specify a temperature setting for a goods
item.
0240 RNG, Range details
A segment to specify a temperature range setting for a
goods item.
0250 Segment group 8: DOC-DTM-LOC
A group of segments to specify documents related to the
goods item.
0260 DOC, Document/message details
A segment to indicate a document related to the goods
item.
0270 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify the date/time related to the
document, such as:
- document/message date/time
- expiry date.
0280 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to identify a location related to the document,
such as:
- place of document issue
0290 SGP, Split goods placement
A segment to identify the containers in which goods are
transported.
0300 Segment group 9: DGS-FTX-MEA-SG10
A segment group to specify dangerous goods.
0310 DGS, Dangerous goods
A segment to indicate the dangerous goods regulations for
the corresponding mode of transport, class of dangerous
goods, and dangerous goods code.
0320 FTX, Free text
A segment to specify the proper shipping name of the
dangerous goods.
0330 MEA, Measurements
A segment to specify measurements of the dangerous goods,
such as: - net net weight.
0340 Segment group 10: CTA-COM
A segment group to specify contact information including
communication details regarding the dangerous goods.
0350 CTA, Contact information
A segment to identify a person or department to be
contacted regarding the dangerous goods.
0360 COM, Communication contact
A segment to specify communication details of the
contact specified in the CTA segment.
0370 Segment group 11: EQD-RFF-EQN-MEA-DIM-FTX-PCD-SEL-EQA-HAN-SG12-
NAD-SG14-SG16
A group of segments to specify containers in which goods are
transported.
0380 EQD, Equipment details
A segment to specify a container, size and type used in the
transport and full/empty indication; also to specify the
type of rail car on which a related container is
transported.
0390 RFF, Reference
A segment to specify the identifying number associated with
the container, such as:
- container sequence number
- container announcement reference number
- referring container sequence number
- release order reference number
- acceptance order reference
0400 EQN, Number of units
A segment which can be used in case container numbers are
not yet known by the carrier.
0410 MEA, Measurements
A segment to specify measurement, other than dimensions,
associated with the container, such as:
- gross weight
0420 DIM, Dimensions
A segment to specify dimensions applicable to the container,
such as:
- external equipment dimensions
0430 FTX, Free text
A segment to provide processable supplementary information
associated with the equipment such as controlled atmosphere
particulars.
0440 PCD, Percentage details
A segment to specify percentages related to the equipment
such as percentage humidity.
0450 SEL, Seal number
A segment to identify seal and seal issuer associated with
the container, such as shipper, consolidator, carrier (sea)
and Customs.
0460 EQA, Attached equipment
A segment to identify related container and means of
transport details (rail), such as:
- rail car (to relate to the 'rail car'-qualified EQD-
group)
0470 HAN, Handling instructions
A segment to specify handling instructions related to the
container equipment.
0480 Segment group 12: TDT-DTM-SG13
A group of segments to indicate details of the movement of
containers by sea, such as mode and means of transport,
arrival date and time.
0490 TDT, Details of transport
A segment to indicate information related to the main
carriage stage of the transport (sea), such as carrier or
liner service:
- main carriage (sea)
0500 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify a date and time related to the means
of transport (main carriage).
0510 Segment group 13: LOC-DTM
A group of segments to indicate details of the main
carriage (movement of containers by sea).
0520 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to indicate locations such as (final)
discharge ports:
- final place or port of discharge
0530 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify a date(s) and time(s) related to
a location.
0540 NAD, Name and address
A segment to specify a related address or party, such as:
- ordering customer (for container announcement)
- agent/representative of the ordering customer (for
container announcement)
- final place of positioning
0550 Segment group 14: DGS-FTX-MEA-SG15
A group of segments to specify dangerous goods.
0560 DGS, Dangerous goods
A segment to indicate the dangerous goods regulations
which apply, the class of dangerous goods, additional
dangerous goods codes, the United Nations Dangerous Goods
(UNDG) number and the shipment flash point.
0570 FTX, Free text
A segment to specify supplementary details regarding the
dangerous goods such as dangerous goods technical name
and dangerous goods additional information.
0580 MEA, Measurements
A segment to specify measurements of the dangerous goods,
such as: - net net weight.
0590 Segment group 15: CTA-COM
A group of segments to specify contact information.
0600 CTA, Contact information
A segment to identify a person or department to be
contacted regarding dangerous goods.
0610 COM, Communication contact
A segment to specify communication details of the
dangerous goods contact.
0620 Segment group 16: TMP-RNG
A segment group to identify transport related temperature
settings.
0630 TMP, Temperature
A segment to specify the type of transport related
temperature such as storage, transport or operating
temperature and also to optionally specify a single value
temperature setting.
0640 RNG, Range details
A segment to optionally specify the transport related
temperature as a range of values.
0650 CNT, Control total
A segment to specify the number of containers in the message,
explicitly given by the sender.
0660 UNT, Message trailer
A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the
control reference number of the message.
4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)
BGM Beginning of message
CNT Control total
COM Communication contact
CTA Contact information
DGS Dangerous goods
DIM Dimensions
DOC Document/message details
DTM Date/time/period
EQA Attached equipment
EQD Equipment details
EQN Number of units
FTX Free text
GID Goods item details
HAN Handling instructions
LOC Place/location identification
MEA Measurements
NAD Name and address
PCD Percentage details
RFF Reference
RNG Range details
SEL Seal number
SGP Split goods placement
TDT Details of transport
TMP Temperature
UNH Message header
UNT Message trailer
4.3 Message structure
4.3.1 Segment table
Pos Tag Name S R
0010 UNH Message header M 1
0020 BGM Beginning of message M 1
0030 DTM Date/time/period C 9
0040 FTX Free text C 9
0050 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 9-----------+
0060 RFF Reference M 1 |
0070 DTM Date/time/period C 9-----------+
0080 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ M 1-----------+
0090 TDT Details of transport M 1 |
0100 DTM Date/time/period C 9 |
|
0110 ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 9----------+|
0120 LOC Place/location identification M 1 ||
0130 DTM Date/time/period C 9----------++
0140 ----- Segment group 4 ------------------ M 9-----------+
0150 NAD Name and address M 1 |
|
0160 ----- Segment group 5 ------------------ C 9----------+|
0170 CTA Contact information M 1 ||
0180 COM Communication contact C 9----------++
0190 ----- Segment group 6 ------------------ C 999---------+
0200 GID Goods item details M 1 |
0210 HAN Handling instructions C 9 |
|
0220 ----- Segment group 7 ------------------ C 9----------+|
0230 TMP Temperature M 1 ||
0240 RNG Range details C 1----------+|
|
0250 ----- Segment group 8 ------------------ C 9----------+|
0260 DOC Document/message details M 1 ||
0270 DTM Date/time/period C 9 ||
0280 LOC Place/location identification C 9----------+|
0290 SGP Split goods placement C 999 |
|
0300 ----- Segment group 9 ------------------ C 99---------+|
0310 DGS Dangerous goods M 1 ||
0320 FTX Free text C 9 ||
0330 MEA Measurements C 9 ||
||
0340 ----- Segment group 10 ------------------ C 9---------+||
0350 CTA Contact information M 1 |||
0360 COM Communication contact C 9---------+++
0370 ----- Segment group 11 ------------------ M 999---------+
0380 EQD Equipment details M 1 |
0390 RFF Reference C 9 |
0400 EQN Number of units C 1 |
0410 MEA Measurements C 9 |
0420 DIM Dimensions C 9 |
0430 FTX Free text C 9 |
0440 PCD Percentage details C 9 |
0450 SEL Seal number C 9 |
0460 EQA Attached equipment C 1 |
0470 HAN Handling instructions C 9 |
|
0480 ----- Segment group 12 ------------------ C 9----------+|
0490 TDT Details of transport M 1 ||
0500 DTM Date/time/period C 9 ||
||
0510 ----- Segment group 13 ------------------ C 9---------+||
0520 LOC Place/location identification M 1 |||
0530 DTM Date/time/period C 9---------++|
0540 NAD Name and address C 9 |
|
0550 ----- Segment group 14 ------------------ C 99---------+|
0560 DGS Dangerous goods M 1 ||
0570 FTX Free text C 9 ||
0580 MEA Measurements C 9 ||
||
0590 ----- Segment group 15 ------------------ C 9---------+||
0600 CTA Contact information M 1 |||
0610 COM Communication contact C 9---------++|
|
0620 ----- Segment group 16 ------------------ C 9----------+|
0630 TMP Temperature M 1 ||
0640 RNG Range details C 1----------++
0650 CNT Control total C 1
0660 UNT Message trailer M 1
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