United Nations Directories for Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration, Commerce and Transport
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Message Type : CUSCAR
Version : D
Release : 01C
Contr. Agency: UN
Revision : 9
Date : 2001-11-07
SOURCE: D5 Customs (SWG)
CONTENTS
Customs cargo report 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 Customs cargo
report message (CUSCAR) to be used in Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in
administration, commerce and transport.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
This message permits the transfer of data from a carrier to a
Customs administration for the purpose of meeting Customs cargo
reporting requirements.
1.2 Field of application
The Customs cargo report 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
It is envisaged that the Customs Cargo Inventory Report Message
may be initiated by the carrier to report single or multiple
consignments to a Customs administration. The message is
transmitted upon arrival of the goods, or where national
legislation permits, prior to arrival. The data provides
Customs with a means of "writing off" or acquitting the cargo
report against Goods declarations. It also allows Customs to
undertake selectivity processing in order to select high risk
shipments requiring examination.
The message may be used for reporting:
(a) onward transit/transhipment;
(b) short and part shipped goods;
(c) empty containers;
(d) import/export cargo;
(e) house and masterbill relationships
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 Customs cargo report message is
CUSCAR.
Note: Customs cargo report messages conforming to this document
must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:
Data element 0065 CUSCAR
0052 D
0054 01C
0051 UN
0020 BGM, Beginning of message
A segment to indicate the message name, type, number and
functionality.
0030 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to indicate the date/time of message creation and the
date and time of cargo report to Customs.
0040 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to indicate the place and/or port where report is
made.
0050 QTY, Quantity
A segment to indicate the number of persons onboard.
0060 Segment group 1: RFF-DTM
A group of segments to identify the unique reference number and
date time details for the whole message.
0070 RFF, Reference
A segment to provide the unique reference number for the
message, e.g. manifest number.
0080 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to indicate the date/time of the reference number
for the message.
0090 Segment group 2: NAD-DTM-SG3
A group of segments to identify contact and communication
contact information related to the person responsible for the
cargo reporting and/or to report crew members on a conveyance.
0100 NAD, Name and address
A segment to identify the person or party reporting the
cargo and/or acting as a crew member on a conveyance.
0110 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to provide the birth date for each crew member on
a conveyance.
0120 Segment group 3: CTA-COM
A group of segments to identify a contact and its
communication related party.
0130 CTA, Contact information
A segment to identify a person or department within a
party.
0140 COM, Communication contact
A segment to identify the communication numbers of
persons or department to whom communication should be
directed.
0150 FTX, Free text
A segment to provide reason for change in report.
0160 Segment group 4: TDT-LOC-DTM
A group of segments to identify details of transport, locations
and associated dates/times.
0170 TDT, Details of transport
A segment to identify the primary identity of the conveyance
e.g. voyage/flight number, vehicle number, railway car
initials and numbers and name of vessel reference number.
0180 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to indicate locations relevant to the details of
transport, such as port/place of loading, port/place of
discharge and port/place of initial arrival.
0190 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify dates/times related to details of
transport.
0200 X GIS, General indicator
A segment to specify the various customs processing indicators
for the whole message.
0210 Segment group 5: EQD-TSR-MEA-DIM-SEL-NAD-GIS-LOC-SG6
A group of segments to specify details of the equipment
including information related to measurement, dimensions,
seals, empty container responsible party, container quarantine
indicator, license registration, as well as temperature/range
and use indicator.
0220 EQD, Equipment details
A segment to specify the type of equipment, empty container
indicator, and container number.
0230 TSR, Transport service requirements
A segment to specify the contract, carriage conditions,
service and priority requirements for the transport.
0240 MEA, Measurements
A segment to specify the measurements details for the
equipment.
0250 DIM, Dimensions
A segment to specify the dimensions.
0260 SEL, Seal number
A segment to specify the seal number.
0270 NAD, Name and address
A segment to specify the name and address of the empty
container responsible party.
0280 X GIS, General indicator
A segment to specify the container quarantine indicator.
0290 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to specify the place of license or other
registration.
0300 Segment group 6: TMP-RNG
A group of segments to indicate temperature information.
0310 TMP, Temperature
A segment to specify temperature settings and indicator
that refrigeration is in use.
0320 RNG, Range details
A segment to specify a range of temperatures to be
maintained on refrigeration equipment.
0330 CNT, Control total
A segment to specify the total number of masters bills in the
message.
0340 Segment group 7: CNI-CNT-SG8
A group of segments to provide details of the consignment(s).
0350 CNI, Consignment information
A segment to sequentially number master bills reported in a
multi-consignment message. For a single consignment message,
this sequence number will always be 1.
0360 CNT, Control total
A segment to specify the total number of house bills
reported under one master bill.
0370 Segment group 8: RFF-CNT-MOA-LOC-GIS-CUX-CPI-SG9-SG11-SG13-
SG14
A group of segments specifying the details of each
consignment.
0380 RFF, Reference
A segment to identify the bill number referring to the
appropriate type of bill (e.g. master bill of lading,
house bill of lading, straight air waybill).
0390 CNT, Control total
A segment to specify total consignment quantity and
weight.
0400 MOA, Monetary amount
A segment to specify the onward carriage shipment value,
amount of insurance, value of Customs in-bond movement,
declared value for Customs, declared value for carriage,
no Customs value, transport charge amount, freight
payment amount.
0410 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to specify the Customs clearance office/place,
place of origin of carriage, place of acceptance by
importing carrier, place of ultimate destination of
goods, place of transhipment, place of departure, place
of customs examination and place/port of discharge.
0420 X GIS, General indicator
A segment to specify processing indicators such as
import/export/transit indicator, container quarantine
indicator, onward movement type indicator and status of
the goods.
0430 CUX, Currencies
A segment to specify the default currency for the
consignment, e.g. air waybill currency.
0440 CPI, Charge payment instructions
A segment to specify the cargo category type, e.g. weight
valuation, prepaid/collect and method of payment.
0450 Segment group 9: TDT-LOC-DTM-MEA-SG10
A group of segments to identify details of onward
carriage for each consignment.
0460 TDT, Details of transport
A segment to specify the identity of the onward
conveyance.
0470 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to indicate locations relevant to the onward
transport of the goods.
0480 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify dates/times related to details of
onward transport.
0490 MEA, Measurements
A segment to specify physical measurements, including
dimension tolerances, weights and counts (e.g. vehicle
weight details).
0500 Segment group 10: RFF-TSR
A group of segments to provide booking details
(reference and type).
0510 RFF, Reference
A segment to specify onward carriage control
number, onward carriage bond number and secondary
conveyance identification numbers.
0520 TSR, Transport service requirements
A segment to specify the contract and carriage
conditions and service and priority requirements
for the transport.
0530 Segment group 11: NAD-DTM-RFF-SG12
A group of segments to identify the parties, contacts and
related references and dates.
0540 NAD, Name and address
A segment specifying the name and address of the
consignor, shipper, notifier, consignee, empty
container responsible party, nominated reporting
agent, railway issuing waybill, and reporting party.
0550 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify date and/or time or period
related to the party(s) identified in the NAD segment
(e.g. date of birth).
0560 RFF, Reference
A segment to identify a reference used by a party e.g.
reporting party's reference number.
0570 Segment group 12: CTA-COM
A group of segments identifying a contact and its
communication related to the party.
0580 CTA, Contact information
A segment to identify a person or department within
a party.
0590 COM, Communication contact
A segment to identify the communication numbers of
persons or department to whom communication should
be directed.
0600 Segment group 13: QTY-FTX
A group of segments to specify, at the consignment level,
the quantity manifested, quantity landed and reason for
change.
0610 QTY, Quantity
A segment identifying quantity manifested and quantity
landed.
0620 FTX, Free text
A segment to indicate the reason for change e.g.
part/short/overshipped cargo.
0630 Segment group 14: GID-PAC-HAN-FTX-MEA-MOA-SGP-DGS-PCI-
CST-LOC-TMD-SG15-SG16
A group of segments specifying goods item details
including number and type of packages, handling
instructions, quantity variances, package identification,
goods description, monetary amounts, measurements,
indicators for split goods placement, indicator for
dangerous goods, status of the goods, documents.
0640 GID, Goods item details
A segment identifying the line item number, as well as
number and type of packages.
0650 PAC, Package
A segment identifying the level of packaging.
0660 HAN, Handling instructions
A segment identifying handling instructions.
0670 FTX, Free text
A segment to identify the description of goods.
0680 MEA, Measurements
A segment to identify the goods item gross/net weight.
0690 MOA, Monetary amount
Values per item.
0700 SGP, Split goods placement
A segment to indicate the placement of goods in one or
more containers.
0710 DGS, Dangerous goods
A segment to identify dangerous goods.
0720 PCI, Package identification
A segment identifying shipping marks.
0730 CST, Customs status of goods
A segment to identify Harmonized System codes related
to each goods item.
0740 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to indicate the location onboard the
conveyance where the goods and/or ship's stores is
stored.
0750 TMD, Transport movement details
A segment used to describe specific transport movement
details for goods related to the transportation
information.
0760 Segment group 15: GIS-DTM-DOC-PAC-MEA
A group of segments specifying general indicators,
associated date/time/details, documentary requirements
and the weight and number of packages transported to
another place in the port.
0770 X GIS, General indicator
A segment to indicate other government requirements
(e.g. government quarantine indicator) to be met
prior to onward movement and status of the goods.
0780 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify a date/time related to the
whole group.
0790 DOC, Document/message details
A segment to indicate other government agency
documentary requirements which must be met prior to
onward movement.
0800 PAC, Package
A segment to indicate the number of packages
transported to another place within the port.
0810 MEA, Measurements
A segment to indicate the gross weight of the
packages transported to another place within the
port.
0820 Segment group 16: QTY-FTX
A group of segments to specify, at goods item level,
the quantity manifested, quantity landed and reason
for change.
0830 QTY, Quantity
A segment identifying quantity manifested and
quantity landed.
0840 FTX, Free text
A segment to indicate the reason for change e.g.
part/short/overshipped cargo.
0850 Segment group 17: AUT-DTM-RFF
A group of segments to specify the authentication of the
message.
0860 AUT, Authentication result
A segment to specify the results of the application of an
authentication procedure, including the authenticity of
sender to ensure integrity of data.
0870 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify the date/time/period when a message is
authenticated.
0880 RFF, Reference
A segment to indicate any references to the authentication
process.
0890 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)
AUT Authentication result
BGM Beginning of message
CNI Consignment information
CNT Control total
COM Communication contact
CPI Charge payment instructions
CST Customs status of goods
CTA Contact information
CUX Currencies
DGS Dangerous goods
DIM Dimensions
DOC Document/message details
DTM Date/time/period
EQD Equipment details
FTX Free text
GID Goods item details
X GIS General indicator
HAN Handling instructions
LOC Place/location identification
MEA Measurements
MOA Monetary amount
NAD Name and address
PAC Package
PCI Package identification
QTY Quantity
RFF Reference
RNG Range details
SEL Seal number
SGP Split goods placement
TDT Details of transport
TMD Transport movement details
TMP Temperature
TSR Transport service requirements
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 LOC Place/location identification C 9
0050 QTY Quantity C 9
0060 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 99----------+
0070 RFF Reference M 1 |
0080 DTM Date/time/period C 9-----------+
0090 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 99----------+
0100 NAD Name and address M 1 |
0110 DTM Date/time/period C 1 |
|
0120 ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 9----------+|
0130 CTA Contact information M 1 ||
0140 COM Communication contact C 9----------++
0150 FTX Free text C 9
0160 ----- Segment group 4 ------------------ C 9-----------+
0170 TDT Details of transport M 1 |
0180 LOC Place/location identification C 99 |
0190 DTM Date/time/period C 99----------+
0200 X GIS General indicator C 9
0210 ----- Segment group 5 ------------------ C 9999--------+
0220 EQD Equipment details M 1 |
0230 TSR Transport service requirements C 9 |
0240 MEA Measurements C 9 |
0250 DIM Dimensions C 9 |
0260 SEL Seal number C 9 |
0270 NAD Name and address C 9 |
0280 X GIS General indicator C 9 |
0290 LOC Place/location identification C 1 |
|
0300 ----- Segment group 6 ------------------ C 9----------+|
0310 TMP Temperature M 1 ||
0320 RNG Range details C 1----------++
0330 CNT Control total C 9
0340 ----- Segment group 7 ------------------ C 9999--------+
0350 CNI Consignment information M 1 |
0360 CNT Control total C 9 |
|
0370 ----- Segment group 8 ------------------ C 9999-------+|
0380 RFF Reference M 1 ||
0390 CNT Control total C 9 ||
0400 MOA Monetary amount C 9 ||
0410 LOC Place/location identification C 99 ||
0420 X GIS General indicator C 9 ||
0430 CUX Currencies C 9 ||
0440 CPI Charge payment instructions C 9 ||
||
0450 ----- Segment group 9 ------------------ C 9---------+||
0460 TDT Details of transport M 1 |||
0470 LOC Place/location identification C 9 |||
0480 DTM Date/time/period C 9 |||
0490 MEA Measurements C 9 |||
|||
0500 ----- Segment group 10 ------------------ C 9--------+|||
0510 RFF Reference M 1 ||||
0520 TSR Transport service requirements C 9--------++||
||
0530 ----- Segment group 11 ------------------ C 99--------+||
0540 NAD Name and address M 1 |||
0550 DTM Date/time/period C 9 |||
0560 RFF Reference C 9 |||
|||
0570 ----- Segment group 12 ------------------ C 9--------+|||
0580 CTA Contact information M 1 ||||
0590 COM Communication contact C 9--------++||
||
0600 ----- Segment group 13 ------------------ C 9---------+||
0610 QTY Quantity M 1 |||
0620 FTX Free text C 9---------+||
||
0630 ----- Segment group 14 ------------------ M 9999------+||
0640 GID Goods item details M 1 |||
0650 PAC Package C 9 |||
0660 HAN Handling instructions C 9 |||
0670 FTX Free text C 99 |||
0680 MEA Measurements C 99 |||
0690 MOA Monetary amount C 9 |||
0700 SGP Split goods placement C 9999 |||
0710 DGS Dangerous goods C 9 |||
0720 PCI Package identification C 9 |||
0730 CST Customs status of goods C 1 |||
0740 LOC Place/location identification C 9 |||
0750 TMD Transport movement details C 9 |||
|||
0760 ----- Segment group 15 ------------------ C 9--------+|||
0770 X GIS General indicator M 1 ||||
0780 DTM Date/time/period C 9 ||||
0790 DOC Document/message details C 9 ||||
0800 PAC Package C 9 ||||
0810 MEA Measurements C 9--------+|||
|||
0820 ----- Segment group 16 ------------------ C 9--------+|||
0830 QTY Quantity M 1 ||||
0840 FTX Free text C 1--------++++
0850 ----- Segment group 17 ------------------ C 1-----------+
0860 AUT Authentication result M 1 |
0870 DTM Date/time/period C 9 |
0880 RFF Reference C 9-----------+
0890 UNT Message trailer M 1
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