United Nations Directories  for Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration, Commerce and Transport



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                                           Message Type : PAXLST
                                           Version      : D
                                           Release      : 01C
                                           Contr. Agency: UN

                                           Revision     : 5
                                           Date         : 2001-11-07






SOURCE: D5 Customs (SWG)



                               CONTENTS

                        Passenger list 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 Passenger
       list message (PAXLST) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange
       (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration,
       commerce and transport.

1.     SCOPE

1.1    Functional definition

       This Passenger List Message (PAXLST) permits the transfer of
       passenger/crew data from a Customs, Immigration or other
       designated authority in the country of departure to the
       appropriate authorities in the country of arrival of the means
       of transport.
       
       Where national privacy legislation permits, and with the
       agreement of all parties involved, this message may also be
       exchanged between carriers and Customs, Immigration, Police or
       any designated authorities.
       
       This transfer of data may occur upon departure from the sending
       agency and prior to arrival of the vessel/ flight at the
       receiving agency. This is to permit the designated authority at
       the place of destination to screen this data and take timely
       decisions related to the clearance of passengers and crew.
       
       The transfer of data may also occur prior to departure,
       carriers may transmit passenger listings to customs and
       immigration for pre-arrival clearance.
       
       Endorsement of this message by the Customs Cooperation Council
       does not necessarily mean endorsement by national Immigration
       or Police authorities, nor does it place any obligations on
       parties to apply the message.

1.2    Field of application

       The Passenger list 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.
       
       This message may be applied for international passenger
       movement and is not dependent on the mode of transport.

1.3    Principles

       It is envisaged that the message will:
       
       (a) facilitate the clearance of low risk passengers/crew.
       
       (b) allow Customs, Immigration or police authorities to more
       effectively and efficiently concentrate resources on areas of
       highest risk.

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.
       
       The following guidelines and principles apply to the whole
       message and are intended to facilitate the understanding and
       implementation of the message:
       
        - Where a choice of code or text is given only the code
       element should be used wherever possible.
       
       - Data that is not necessary to meet the functional
       requirements of the message should not be included.
       
       - Free text information within the message should be avoided as
       this inhibits automatic processing.

0010   UNH, Message header
       A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
       The message type code for the Passenger list message is PAXLST.

       Note: Passenger list messages conforming to this document must
       contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:

       Data element  0065 PAXLST
                     0052 D
                     0054 01C
                     0051 UN

0020   BGM, Beginning of message
       A segment to indicate the type and function of the message.

0030   RFF, Reference
       A segment to specify message reference.

0040   DTM, Date/time/period
       A segment to specify associated dates/times as required related
       to the message.


0050   Segment group 1:  NAD-CTA-COM
       A group of segments to specify name and/or address, person or
       department in the originating administration who can provide
       further information about the data in the message.

0060      NAD, Name and address
          A segment to identify the name, address and related
          function.

0070      CTA, Contact information
          A segment to identify a person or department in the sending
          administration to contact.

0080      COM, Communication contact
          A segment to identify communication numbers of departments
          or persons to whom communication should be directed (e.g.
          telephone and/or fax number).


0090   Segment group 2:  TDT-DTM-SG3
       A group of segments to indicate information related to each leg
       of the mode of transport.

0100      TDT, Details of transport
          A segment to specify details of transport related to each
          leg, including means of transport, mode of transport name
          and/or number of vessel and/or vehicle and/or flight.

0110      DTM, Date/time/period
          A segment to specify associated dates and/or times as
          required related to details of transport.


0120      Segment group 3:  LOC-DTM
          A group of segments indicating associated locations and
          dates.

0130         LOC, Place/location identification
             A segment to specify locations such as place of
             departure, place of destination, country of ultimate
             destination, country and/or place of transit, country of
             transit termination, etc. of a passenger/crew.

0140         DTM, Date/time/period
             A segment to specify associated dates and/or times as
             required related to locations.


0150   Segment group 4:  NAD-ATT-DTM-MEA-GIS-FTX-LOC-COM-EMP-NAT-SG5-
                         SG6-SG7
       A group of segments to indicate if passenger or crew member,
       personal details (name, title, sex and marital status), date of
       birth, attributes such as height, hair and eye colour, and
       other related details.

0160      NAD, Name and address
          A segment specifying name of the passenger or crew member.

0170      ATT, Attribute
          A segment specifying passenger's and/or crew attributes such
          as complexion and build.

0180      DTM, Date/time/period
          A segment to specify date of birth.

0190      MEA, Measurements
          To specify physical measurements, (e.g. height).

0200 X    GIS, General indicator
          A segment to specify indicators such as risk assessment.

0210      FTX, Free text
          A segment specifying other related passenger/crew
          information (e.g. ticketing information).

0220      LOC, Place/location identification
          A segment indicating country of birth and port/place of
          origin (embarkation), transit and destination
          (disembarkation) of a passenger and/or crew.

0230      COM, Communication contact
          A segment to identify a communication number of a department
          or a person to whom communication should be directed (e.g.
          passenger telephone details).

0240      EMP, Employment details
          A segment to indicate the occupation of a passenger or the
          rank of crew.

0250      NAT, Nationality
          A segment to indicate the nationality of a passenger and/or
          crew.


0260      Segment group 5:  DOC-DTM-GIS-RFF-LOC-CPI-QTY
          A group of segments to indicate the travel document details,
          date and time, reference, place and/or location
          identification, charge payment instructions and quantity.

0270         DOC, Document/message details
             A segment identifying passenger and/or crew travel
             documents, such as passports, visas etc.

0280         DTM, Date/time/period
             A segment to specify associated dates/times related to
             documents.

0290 X       GIS, General indicator
             A segment to specify processing indicators, such as
             document holder, alias, endorsee etc.

0300         RFF, Reference
             A segment to specify document reference.

0310         LOC, Place/location identification
             A segment indicating the country that issued the
             document.

0320         CPI, Charge payment instructions
             A segment to identify methods of payment for transport
             charges.

0330         QTY, Quantity
             A segment to identify passenger type counts (e.g. child,
             adult, infant, etc.).


0340      Segment group 6:  GID-FTX-QTY
          A group of segments indicating the personal effects
          associated with a passenger or crew member.

0350         GID, Goods item details
             A segment to identify the line item number, as well as
             the type and number of packages.

0360         FTX, Free text
             A segment to indicate the description of the effects.

0370         QTY, Quantity
             A segment to indicate the quantity of the effects.


0380      Segment group 7:  TDT-FTX
          A group of segments identifying transport details related to
          the passenger or crew member.

0390         TDT, Details of transport
             A segment to identify transport details related to the
             NAD segment.

0400         FTX, Free text
             A segment to identify free text information on passenger
             transport details.

0410   CNT, Control total
       A segment specifying control totals such as the total number of
       passengers/ crew members in the message.

0420   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.

0430   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)

          ATT Attribute
          AUT Authentication result
          BGM Beginning of message
          CNT Control total
          COM Communication contact
          CPI Charge payment instructions
          CTA Contact information
          DOC Document/message details
          DTM Date/time/period
          EMP Employment details
          FTX Free text
          GID Goods item details
       X  GIS General indicator
          LOC Place/location identification
          MEA Measurements
          NAD Name and address
          NAT Nationality
          QTY Quantity
          RFF Reference
          TDT Details of transport
          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 RFF Reference C 1 0040 DTM Date/time/period C 9 0050 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 5-----------+ 0060 NAD Name and address M 1 | 0070 CTA Contact information C 1 | 0080 COM Communication contact C 9-----------+ 0090 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ M 10----------+ 0100 TDT Details of transport M 1 | 0110 DTM Date/time/period M 1 | | 0120 ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 99---------+| 0130 LOC Place/location identification M 1 || 0140 DTM Date/time/period C 5----------++ 0150 ----- Segment group 4 ------------------ C 99999-------+ 0160 NAD Name and address M 1 | 0170 ATT Attribute C 9 | 0180 DTM Date/time/period C 9 | 0190 MEA Measurements C 9 | 0200 X GIS General indicator C 5 | 0210 FTX Free text C 5 | 0220 LOC Place/location identification C 25 | 0230 COM Communication contact C 1 | 0240 EMP Employment details C 9 | 0250 NAT Nationality C 9 | | 0260 ----- Segment group 5 ------------------ C 5----------+| 0270 DOC Document/message details M 1 || 0280 DTM Date/time/period C 5 || 0290 X GIS General indicator C 9 || 0300 RFF Reference C 9 || 0310 LOC Place/location identification C 1 || 0320 CPI Charge payment instructions C 1 || 0330 QTY Quantity C 9----------+| | 0340 ----- Segment group 6 ------------------ C 99---------+| 0350 GID Goods item details M 1 || 0360 FTX Free text C 9 || 0370 QTY Quantity C 9----------+| | 0380 ----- Segment group 7 ------------------ C 1----------+| 0390 TDT Details of transport M 1 || 0400 FTX Free text C 1----------++ 0410 CNT Control total C 1 0420 AUT Authentication result C 1 0430 UNT Message trailer M 1

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