United Nations Directories for Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration, Commerce and Transport
UN/EDIFACT
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1001 Document name code [C]
Desc: Code specifying the document name.
Repr: an..3
Code Values:
1 Certificate of analysis
Certificate providing the values of an analysis.
2 Certificate of conformity
Certificate certifying the conformity to predefined
definitions.
3 Certificate of quality
Certificate certifying the quality of goods, services
etc.
4 Test report
Report providing the results of a test session.
5 Product performance report
Report specifying the performance values of products.
6 Product specification report
Report providing specification values of products.
7 Process data report
Reports on events during production process.
8 First sample test report
Document/message describes the test report of the first
sample.
9 Price/sales catalogue
A document/message to enable the transmission of
information regarding pricing and catalogue details for
goods and services offered by a seller to a buyer.
10 Party information
Document/message providing basic data concerning a
party.
11 Federal label approval
A pre-approved document relating to federal label
approval requirements.
12 Mill certificate
Certificate certifying a specific quality of
agricultural products.
13 Post receipt
Document/message which evidences the transport of goods
by post (e.g. mail, parcel, etc.).
14 Weight certificate
Certificate certifying the weight of goods.
15 Weight list
Document/message specifying the weight of goods.
16 Certificate
Document by means of which the documentary credit
applicant specifies the conditions for the certificate
and by whom the certificate is to be issued.
17 Combined certificate of value and origin
Document identifying goods in which the issuing
authority expressly certifies that the goods originate
in a specific country or part of, or group of countries.
It also states the price and/or cost of the goods with
the purpose of determining the customs origin.
18 Movement certificate A.TR.1
Specific form of transit declaration issued by the
exporter (movement certificate).
19 Certificate of quantity
Certificate certifying the quantity of goods, services
etc.
20 Quality data message
Usage of QALITY-message.
21 Query
Request information based on defined criteria.
| 22 Response to query
Document/message returned as an answer to a question.
23 Status information
Information regarding the status of a related message.
24 Restow
Message/document identifying containers that have been
unloaded and then reloaded onto the same means of
transport.
25 Container discharge list
Message/document itemising containers to be discharged
from vessel.
26 Corporate superannuation contributions advice
Document/message providing contributions advice used for
corporate superannuation schemes.
27 Industry superannuation contributions advice
Document/message providing contributions advice used for
superannuation schemes which are industry wide.
28 Corporate superannuation member maintenance message
Member maintenance message used for corporate
superannuation schemes.
29 Industry superannuation member maintenance message
Member maintenance message used for industry wide
superannuation schemes.
30 Life insurance payroll deductions advice
Payroll deductions advice used in the life insurance
industry.
31 Underbond request
A Message/document requesting to move cargo from one
Customs control point to another.
32 Underbond approval
A message/document issuing Customs approval to move
cargo from one Customs control point to another.
33 Certificate of sealing of export meat lockers
Document / message issued by the authority in the
exporting country evidencing the sealing of export meat
lockers.
34 Cargo status
Message identifying the status of cargo.
35 Inventory report
A message specifying information relating to held
inventories.
36 Identity card
Official document to identify a person.
37 Response to a trade statistics message
Document/message in which the competent national
authorities provide a declarant with an acceptance or a
rejection about a received declaration for European
statistical purposes.
38 Vaccination certificate
Official document proving immunisation against certain
diseases.
39 Passport
An official document giving permission to travel in
foreign countries.
40 Driving licence (national)
An official document giving permission to drive a car in
a given country.
41 Driving licence (international)
An official document giving a native of one country
permission to drive a vehicle in certain other
countries.
42 Free pass
A document giving free access to a service.
43 Season ticket
A document giving access to a service for a determined
period of time.
44 Transport status report
A message to report the transport status and/or change
in the transport status (i.e. event) between agreed
parties.
45 Transport status request
A message to request a transport status report (e.g.
through the International multimodal status report
message IFSTA).
46 Banking status
A banking status document and/or message.
47 Extra-Community trade statistical declaration
Document/message in which a declarant provides
information about extra-Community trade of goods
required by the body responsible for the collection of
trade statistics. Trade by a country in the European
Union with a country outside the European Union.
48 Written instructions in conformance with ADR article number
10385
Written instructions relating to dangerous goods and
defined in the European Agreement of Dangerous Transport
by Road known as ADR (Accord europeen relatif au
transport international des marchandises Dangereuses par
Route).
49 Damage certification
Official certification that damages to the goods to be
transported have been discovered.
50 Validated priced tender
A validated priced tender.
51 Price/sales catalogue response
A document providing a response to a previously sent
price/sales catalogue.
52 Price negotiation result
A document providing the result of price negotiations.
53 Safety and hazard data sheet
Document or message to supply advice on a dangerous or
hazardous material to industrial customers so as to
enable them to take measures to protect their employees
and the environment from any potential harmful effects
from these material.
54 Legal statement of an account
A statement of an account containing the booked items as
in the ledger of the account servicing financial
institution.
55 Listing statement of an account
A statement from the account servicing financial
institution containing items pending to be booked.
56 Closing statement of an account
Last statement of a period containing the interest
calculation and the final balance of the last entry
date.
57 Transport equipment on-hire report
Report on the movement of containers or other items of
transport equipment to record physical movement activity
and establish the beginning of a rental period.
58 Transport equipment off-hire report
Report on the movement of containers or other items of
transport equipment to record physical movement activity
and establish the end of a rental period.
59 Treatment - nil outturn
No shortage, surplus or damaged outturn resulting from
container vessel unpacking.
60 Treatment - time-up underbond
Movement type indicator: goods are moved under customs
control for warehousing due to being time-up.
61 Treatment - underbond by sea
Movement type indicator: goods are to move by sea under
customs control to a customs office where formalities
will be completed.
62 Treatment - personal effect
Cargo consists of personal effects.
63 Treatment - timber
Cargo consists of timber.
64 Preliminary credit assessment
Document/message issued either by a factor to indicate
his preliminary credit assessment on a buyer, or by a
seller to request a factor's preliminary credit
assessment on a buyer.
65 Credit cover
Document/message issued either by a factor to give a
credit cover on a buyer, or by a seller to request a
factor's credit cover.
66 Current account
Document/message issued by a factor to indicate the
money movements of a seller's or another factor's
account with him.
67 Commercial dispute
Document/message issued by a party (usually the buyer)
to indicate that one or more invoices or one or more
credit notes are disputed for payment.
68 Chargeback
Document/message issued by a factor to a seller or to
another factor to indicate that the rest of the amounts
of one or more invoices uncollectable from buyers are
charged back to clear the invoice(s) off the ledger.
69 Reassignment
Document/message issued by a factor to a seller or to
another factor to reassign an invoice or credit note
previously assigned to him.
70 Collateral account
Document message issued by a factor to indicate the
movements of invoices, credit notes and payments of a
seller's account.
71 Request for payment
Document/message issued by a creditor to a debtor to
request payment of one or more invoices past due.
72 Unship permit
A message or document issuing permission to unship
cargo.
73 Statistical definitions
Transmission of one or more statistical definitions.
74 Statistical data
Transmission of one or more items of data or data sets.
75 Request for statistical data
Request for one or more items or data sets of
statistical data.
76 Call-off delivery
Document/message to provide split quantities and
delivery dates referring to a previous delivery
instruction.
77 Consignment status report
Message covers information about the consignment status.
78 Inventory movement advice
Advice of inventory movements.
79 Inventory status advice
Advice of stock on hand.
80 Debit note related to goods or services
Debit information related to a transaction for goods or
services to the relevant party.
81 Credit note related to goods or services
Document message used to provide credit information
related to a transaction for goods or services to the
relevant party.
82 Metered services invoice
Document/message claiming payment for the supply of
metered services (e.g., gas, electricity, etc.) supplied
to a fixed meter whose consumption is measured over a
period of time.
83 Credit note related to financial adjustments
Document message for providing credit information
related to financial adjustments to the relevant party,
e.g., bonuses.
84 Debit note related to financial adjustments
Document/message for providing debit information related
to financial adjustments to the relevant party.
85 Customs manifest
Message/document identifying a customs manifest. The
document itemises a list of cargo prepared by shipping
companies from bills of landing and presented to customs
for formal report of cargo.
86 Vessel unpack report
A document code to indicate that the message being
transmitted identifies all short and surplus cargoes
off-loaded from a vessel at a specified discharging
port.
87 General cargo summary manifest report
A document code to indicate that the message being
transmitted is summary manifest information for general
cargo.
88 Consignment unpack report
A document code to indicate that the message being
transmitted is a consignment unpack report only.
89 Meat and meat by-products sanitary certificate
Document or message issued by the competent authority in
the exporting country evidencing that meat or meat by-
products comply with the requirements set by the
importing country.
90 Meat food products sanitary certificate
Document or message issued by the competent authority in
the exporting country evidencing that meat food products
comply with the requirements set by the importing
country.
91 Poultry sanitary certificate
Document or message issued by the competent authority in
the exporting country evidencing that poultry products
comply with the requirements set by the importing
country.
92 Horsemeat sanitary certificate
Document or message issued by the competent authority in
the exporting country evidencing that horsemeat products
comply with the requirements set by the importing
country.
93 Casing sanitary certificate
Document or message issued by the competent authority in
the exporting country evidencing that casing products
comply with the requirements set by the importing
country.
94 Pharmaceutical sanitary certificate
Document or message issued by the competent authority in
the exporting country evidencing that pharmaceutical
products comply with the requirements set by the
importing country.
95 Inedible sanitary certificate
Document or message issued by the competent authority in
the exporting country evidencing that inedible products
comply with the requirements set by the importing
country.
96 Impending arrival
Notification of impending arrival details for vessel.
97 Means of transport advice
Message reporting the means of transport used to carry
goods or cargo.
98 Arrival information
Message reporting the arrival details of goods or cargo.
99 Cargo release notification
Message/document sent by the cargo handler indicating
that the cargo has moved from a Customs controlled
premise.
100 Excise certificate
Certificate asserting that the goods have been submitted
to the excise authorities before departure from the
exporting country or before delivery in case of import
traffic.
101 Registration document
An official document providing registration details.
102 Tax notification
Used to specify that the message is a tax notification.
103 Transport equipment direct interchange report
Report on the movement of containers or other items of
transport equipment being exchanged, establishing
relevant rental periods.
104 Transport equipment impending arrival advice
Advice that containers or other items of transport
equipment may be expected to be delivered to a certain
location.
105 Purchase order
Document/message issued within an enterprise to initiate
the purchase of articles, materials or services required
for the production or manufacture of goods to be offered
for sale or otherwise supplied to customers.
106 Transport equipment damage report
Report of damaged items of transport equipment that have
been returned.
107 Transport equipment maintenance and repair work estimate
advice
Advice providing estimates of transport equipment
maintenance and repair costs.
108 Transport equipment empty release instruction
Instruction to release an item of empty transport
equipment to a specified party or parties.
109 Transport movement gate in report
Report on the inward movement of cargo, containers or
other items of transport equipment which have been
delivered to a facility by an inland carrier.
110 Manufacturing instructions
Document/message issued within an enterprise to initiate
the manufacture of goods to be offered for sale.
111 Transport movement gate out report
Report on the outward movement of cargo, containers or
other items of transport equipment (either full or
empty) which have been picked up by an inland carrier.
112 Transport equipment unpacking instruction
Instruction to unpack specified cargo from specified
containers or other items of transport equipment.
113 Transport equipment unpacking report
Report on the completion of unpacking specified
containers or other items of transport equipment.
114 Transport equipment pick-up availability request
Request for confirmation that an item of transport
equipment will be available for collection.
115 Transport equipment pick-up availability confirmation
Confirmation that an item of transport equipment is
available for collection.
116 Transport equipment pick-up report
Report that an item of transport equipment has been
collected.
117 Transport equipment shift report
Report on the movement of containers or other items of
transport within a facility.
118 Transport discharge instruction
Instruction to unload specified cargo, containers or
transport equipment from a means of transport.
119 Transport discharge report
Report on cargo, containers or transport equipment
unloaded from a particular means of transport.
120 Stores requisition
Document/message issued within an enterprise ordering
the taking out of stock of goods.
121 Transport loading instruction
Instruction to load cargo, containers or transport
equipment onto a means of transport.
122 Transport loading report
Report on completion of loading cargo, containers or
other transport equipment onto a means of transport.
123 Transport equipment maintenance and repair work
authorisation
Authorisation to have transport equipment repaired or to
have maintenance performed.
124 Transport departure report
Report of the departure of a means of transport from a
particular facility.
125 Transport empty equipment advice
Advice that an item or items of empty transport
equipment are available for return.
126 Transport equipment acceptance order
Order to accept items of transport equipment which are
to be delivered by an inland carrier (rail, road or
barge) to a specified facility.
127 Transport equipment special service instruction
Instruction to perform a specified service or services
on an item or items of transport equipment.
128 Transport equipment stock report
Report on the number of items of transport equipment
stored at one or more locations.
129 Transport cargo release order
Order to release cargo or items of transport equipment
to a specified party.
130 Invoicing data sheet
Document/message issued within an enterprise containing
data about goods sold, to be used as the basis for the
preparation of an invoice.
131 Transport equipment packing instruction
Instruction to pack cargo into a container or other item
of transport equipment.
132 Customs clearance notice
Notification of customs clearance of cargo or items of
transport equipment.
133 Customs documents expiration notice
Notice specifying expiration of Customs documents
relating to cargo or items of transport equipment.
134 Transport equipment on-hire request
Request for transport equipment to be made available for
hire.
135 Transport equipment on-hire order
Order to release empty items of transport equipment for
on-hire to a lessee, and authorising collection by or on
behalf of a specified party.
136 Transport equipment off-hire request
Request to terminate the lease on an item of transport
equipment at a specified time.
137 Transport equipment survey order
Order to perform a survey on specified items of
transport equipment.
138 Transport equipment survey order response
Response to an order to conduct a survey of transport
equipment.
139 Transport equipment survey report
Survey report of specified items of transport equipment.
140 Packing instructions
Document/message within an enterprise giving
instructions on how goods are to be packed.
141 Advising items to be booked to a financial account
A document and/or message advising of items which have
to be booked to a financial account.
142 Transport equipment maintenance and repair work estimate
order
Order to draw up an estimate of the costs of maintenance
or repair of transport equipment.
143 Transport equipment maintenance and repair notice
Report of transport equipment which has been repaired or
has had maintenance performed.
144 Empty container disposition order
Order to make available empty containers.
145 Cargo vessel discharge order
Order that the containers or cargo specified are to be
discharged from a vessel.
146 Cargo vessel loading order
Order that specified cargo, containers or groups of
containers are to be loaded in or on a vessel.
147 Multidrop order
One purchase order that contains the orders of two or
more vendors and the associated delivery points for
each.
148 Bailment contract
A document authorizing the bailing of goods.
149 Basic agreement
A document indicating an agreement containing basic
terms and conditions applicable to future contracts
between two parties.
150 Internal transport order
Document/message giving instructions about the transport
of goods within an enterprise.
151 Grant
A document indicating the granting of funds.
152 Indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract
A document indicating a contract calling for the
indefinite deliveries of indefinite quantities of goods.
153 Indefinite delivery definite quantity contract
A document indicating a contract calling for indefinite
deliveries of definite quantities.
154 Requirements contract
A document indicating a requirements contract that
authorizes the filling of all purchase requirements
during a specified contract period.
155 Task order
A document indicating an order that tasks a contractor
to perform a specified function.
156 Make or buy plan
A document indicating a plan that identifies which items
will be made and which items will be bought.
157 Subcontractor plan
A document indicating a plan that identifies the
manufacturer's subcontracting strategy for a specific
contract.
158 Cost data summary
A document indicating a summary of cost data.
159 Certified cost and price data
A document indicating cost and price data whose accuracy
has been certified.
160 Wage determination
A document indicating a determination of the wages to be
paid.
161 Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR)
A report to provide the status of funds applicable to
the contract.
162 Certified inspection and test results
A certification as to the accuracy of inspection and
test results.
163 Material inspection and receiving report
A report that is both an inspection report for materials
and a receiving document.
164 Purchasing specification
A document indicating a specification used to purchase
an item.
165 Payment or performance bond
A document indicating a bond that guarantees the payment
of monies or a performance.
166 Contract security classification specification
A document that indicates the specification contains the
security and classification requirements for a contract.
167 Manufacturing specification
A document indicating the specification of how an item
is to be manufactured.
168 Buy America certificate of compliance
A document certifying that more than 50 percent of the
cost of an item is attributed to US origin.
169 Container off-hire notice
Notice to return leased containers.
170 Cargo acceptance order
Order to accept cargo to be delivered by a carrier.
171 Pick-up notice
Notice specifying the pick-up of released cargo or
containers from a certain address.
172 Authorisation to plan and suggest orders
Document or message that authorises receiver to plan
orders, based on information in this message, and send
these orders as suggestions to the sender.
173 Authorisation to plan and ship orders
Document or message that authorises receiver to plan and
ship orders based on information in this message.
174 Drawing
The document or message is a drawing.
175 Cost Performance Report (CPR) format 2
A report identifying the cost performance on a contract
at specified levels of the work breakdown structure
(format 2 - organizational categories).
176 Cost Schedule Status Report (CSSR)
A report providing the status of the cost and schedule
applicable to a contract.
177 Cost Performance Report (CPR) format 1
A report identifying the cost performance on a contract
including the current month's values at specified levels
of the work breakdown structure (format 1 - work
breakdown structure).
178 Cost Performance Report (CPR) format 3
A report identifying the cost performance on a contract
that summarizes changes to a contract over a given
reporting period with beginning and ending values
(format 3 - baseline).
179 Cost Performance Report (CPR) format 4
A report identifying the cost performance on a contract
including forecasts of labour requirements for the
remaining portion of the contract (format 4 - staffing).
180 Cost Performance Report (CPR) format 5
A report identifying the cost performance on a contract
that summarizes cost or schedule variances (format 5 -
explanations and problem analysis).
181 Progressive discharge report
Document or message progressively issued by the
container terminal operator in charge of discharging a
vessel identifying containers that have been discharged
from a specific vessel at that point in time.
182 Balance confirmation
Confirmation of a balance at an entry date.
183 Container stripping order
Order to unload goods from a container.
184 Container stuffing order
Order to stuff specified goods or consignments in a
container.
185 Conveyance declaration (arrival)
Declaration to the public authority upon arrival of the
conveyance.
186 Conveyance declaration (departure)
Declaration to the public authority upon departure of
the conveyance.
187 Conveyance declaration (combined)
Combined declaration of arrival and departure to the
public authority.
188 Project recovery plan
A project plan for recovery after a delay or problem
resolution.
189 Project production plan
A project plan for the production of goods.
190 Statistical and other administrative internal documents
Documents/messages issued within an enterprise for the
for the purpose of collection of production and other
internal statistics, and for other administration
purposes.
191 Project master schedule
A high level, all encompassing master schedule of
activities to complete a project.
192 Priced alternate tender bill of quantity
A priced tender based upon an alternate specification.
193 Estimated priced bill of quantity
An estimate based upon a detailed, quantity based
specification (bill of quantity).
194 Draft bill of quantity
Document/message providing a draft bill of quantity,
issued in an unpriced form.
195 Documentary credit collection instruction
Instruction for the collection of the documentary
credit.
196 Request for an amendment of a documentary credit
Request for an amendment of a documentary credit.
197 Documentary credit amendment information
Documentary credit amendment information.
198 Advice of an amendment of a documentary credit
Advice of an amendment of a documentary credit.
199 Response to an amendment of a documentary credit
Response to an amendment of a documentary credit.
200 Documentary credit issuance information
Provides information on documentary credit issuance.
201 Direct payment valuation request
Request to establish a direct payment valuation.
202 Direct payment valuation
Document/message addressed, for instance, by a general
contractor to the owner, in order that a direct payment
be made to a subcontractor.
203 Provisional payment valuation
Document/message establishing a provisional payment
valuation.
204 Payment valuation
Document/message establishing the financial elements of
a situation of works.
205 Quantity valuation
Document/message providing a confirmed assessment, by
quantity, of the completed work for a construction
contract.
206 Quantity valuation request
Document/message providing an initial assessment, by
quantity, of the completed work for a construction
contract.
207 Contract bill of quantities - BOQ
Document/message providing a formal specification
identifying quantities and prices that are the basis of
a contract for a construction project. BOQ means: Bill
of quantity.
208 Unpriced bill of quantity
Document/message providing a detailed, quantity based
specification, issued in an unpriced form to invite
tender prices.
209 Priced tender BOQ
Document/message providing a detailed, quantity based
specification, updated with prices to form a tender
submission for a construction contract. BOQ means: Bill
of quantity.
210 Enquiry
Document/message issued by a party interested in the
purchase of goods specified therein and indicating
particular, desirable conditions regarding delivery
terms, etc., addressed to a prospective supplier with a
view to obtaining an offer.
211 Interim application for payment
Document/message containing a provisional assessment in
support of a request for payment for completed work for
a construction contract.
212 Agreement to pay
Document/message in which the debtor expresses the
intention to pay.
213 Request for financial cancellation
The message is a request for financial cancellation.
214 Pre-authorised direct debit(s)
The message contains pre-authorised direct debit(s).
215 Letter of intent
Document/message by means of which a buyer informs a
seller that the buyer intends to enter into contractual
negotiations.
216 Approved unpriced bill of quantity
Document/message providing an approved detailed,
quantity based specification (bill of quantity), in an
unpriced form.
217 Payment valuation for unscheduled items
A payment valuation for unscheduled items.
218 Final payment request based on completion of work
The final payment request of a series of payment
requests submitted upon completion of all the work.
219 Payment request for completed units
A request for payment for completed units.
220 Order
Document/message by means of which a buyer initiates a
transaction with a seller involving the supply of goods
or services as specified, according to conditions set
out in an offer, or otherwise known to the buyer.
221 Blanket order
Usage of document/message for general order purposes
with later split into quantities and delivery dates and
maybe delivery locations.
222 Spot order
Document/message ordering the remainder of a
production's batch.
223 Lease order
Document/message for goods in leasing contracts.
224 Rush order
Document/message for urgent ordering.
225 Repair order
Document/message to order repair of goods.
226 Call off order
Document/message to provide split quantities and
delivery dates referring to a previous blanket order.
227 Consignment order
Order to deliver goods into stock with agreement on
payment when goods are sold out of this stock.
228 Sample order
Document/message to order samples.
229 Swap order
Document/message informing buyer or seller of the
replacement of goods previously ordered.
230 Purchase order change request
Change to an purchase order already sent.
231 Purchase order response
Response to an purchase order already received.
232 Hire order
Document/message for hiring human resources or renting
goods or equipment.
233 Spare parts order
Document/message to order spare parts.
234 Campaign price/sales catalogue
A price/sales catalogue containing special prices which
are valid only for a specified period or under specified
conditions.
235 Container list
Document or message issued by party identifying the
containers for which they are responsible.
236 Delivery forecast
A message which enables the transmission of delivery or
product forecasting requirements.
237 Cross docking services order
A document or message to order cross docking services.
238 Non-pre-authorised direct debit(s)
The message contains non-pre-authorised direct debit(s).
239 Rejected direct debit(s)
The message contains rejected direct debit(s).
240 Delivery instructions
Document/message giving instruction regarding the
delivery of goods.
241 Delivery schedule
Usage of DELFOR-message.
242 Delivery just-in-time
Usage of DELJIT-message.
243 Pre-authorised direct debit request(s)
The message contains pre-authorised direct debit
request(s).
244 Non-pre-authorised direct debit request(s)
The message contains non-pre-authorised direct debit
request(s).
245 Delivery release
Document/message issued by a buyer releasing the
despatch of goods after receipt of the Ready for
despatch advice from the seller.
246 Settlement of a letter of credit
Settlement of a letter of credit.
247 Bank to bank funds transfer
The message is a bank to bank funds transfer.
248 Customer payment order(s)
The message contains customer payment order(s).
249 Low value payment order(s)
The message contains low value payment order(s) only.
250 Crew list declaration
Declaration regarding crew members aboard the
conveyance.
251 Inquiry
This is a request for information.
252 Response to previous banking status message
A response to a previously sent banking status message.
253 Project master plan
A high level, all encompassing master plan to complete a
project.
254 Project plan
A plan for project work to be completed.
255 Project schedule
A schedule of project activities to be completed.
256 Project planning available resources
Available resources for project planning purposes.
257 Project planning calendar
Work calendar information for project planning purposes.
258 Standing order
An order to supply fixed quantities of products at fixed
regular intervals.
259 Cargo movement event log
A document detailing times and dates of events
pertaining to a cargo movement.
260 Cargo analysis voyage report
An analysis of the cargo for a voyage.
261 Self billed credit note
A document which indicates that the customer is claiming
credit in a self billing environment.
262 Consolidated credit note - goods and services
Credit note for goods and services that covers multiple
transactions involving more than one invoice.
263 Inventory adjustment status report
A message detailing statuses related to the adjustment
of inventory.
264 Transport equipment movement instruction
Instruction to perform one or more different movements
of transport equipment.
265 Transport equipment movement report
Report on one or more different movements of transport
equipment.
266 Transport equipment status change report
Report on one or more changes of status associated with
an item or items of transport equipment.
267 Fumigation certificate
Certificate attesting that fumigation has been
performed.
268 Wine certificate
Certificate attesting to the quality, origin or
appellation of wine.
269 Wool health certificate
Certificate attesting that wool is free from specified
risks to human or animal health.
270 Delivery note
Paper document attached to a consignment informing the
receiving party about contents of this consignment.
271 Packing list
Document/message specifying the distribution of goods in
individual packages (in trade environment the despatch
advice message is used for the packing list).
272 New code request
Requesting a new code.
273 Code change request
Request a change to an existing code.
274 Simple data element request
Requesting a new simple data element.
275 Simple data element change request
Request a change to an existing simple data element.
276 Composite data element request
Requesting a new composite data element.
277 Composite data element change request
Request a change to an existing composite data element.
278 Segment request
Request a new segment.
279 Segment change request
Requesting a change to an existing segment.
280 New message request
Request for a new message (NMR).
281 Message in development request
Requesting a Message in Development (MiD).
282 Modification of existing message
Requesting a change to an existing message.
283 Tracking number assignment report
Report of assigned tracking numbers.
284 User directory definition
Document/message defining the contents of a user
directory set or parts thereof.
285 United Nations standard message request
Requesting a United Nations Standard Message (UNSM).
286 Service directory definition
Document/message defining the contents of a service
directory set or parts thereof.
287 Status report
Message covers information about the status.
288 Kanban schedule
Message to describe a Kanban schedule.
289 Product data message
A message to submit master data, a set of data that is
rarely changed, to identify and describe products a
supplier offers to their (potential) customer or buyer.
290 A claim for parts and/or labour charges
A claim for parts and/or labour charges incurred .
291 Delivery schedule response
A message providing a response to a previously
transmitted delivery schedule.
292 Inspection request
A message requesting a party to inspect items.
293 Inspection report
A message informing a party of the results of an
inspection.
294 Application acknowledgement and error report
A message used by an application to acknowledge
reception of a message and/or to report any errors.
295 Price variation invoice
An invoice which requests payment for the difference in
price between an original invoice and the result of the
application of a price variation formula.
296 Credit note for price variation
A credit note which is issued against a price variation
invoice.
297 Instruction to collect
A message instructing a party to collect goods.
298 Dangerous goods list
Listing of all details of dangerous goods carried.
299 Registration renewal
Code specifying the continued validity of previously
submitted registration information.
300 Registration change
Code specifying the modification of previously submitted
registration information.
301 Response to registration
Code specifying a response to an occurrence of a
registration message.
302 Implementation guideline
A document specifying the criterion and format for
exchanging information in an electronic data interchange
syntax.
303 Request for transfer
Document/message is a request for transfer.
304 Cost performance report
A report to convey cost performance data for a project
or contract.
305 Application error and acknowledgement
A message to inform a message issuer that a previously
sent message has been received by the addressee's
application, or that a previously sent message has been
rejected by the addressee's application.
306 Cash pool financial statement
A financial statement for a cash pool.
307 Sequenced delivery schedule
Message to describe a sequence of product delivery.
308 Delcredere credit note
A credit note sent to the party paying on behalf of a
number of buyers.
309 Healthcare discharge report, final
Final discharge report by healthcare provider.
310 Offer/quotation
Document/message which , with a view to concluding a
contract, sets out the conditions under which the goods
are offered.
311 Request for quote
Document/message requesting a quote on specified goods
or services.
312 Acknowledgement message
Message providing acknowledgement information at the
business application level concerning the processing of
a message.
313 Application error message
Message indicating that a message was rejected due to
errors encountered at the application level.
314 Cargo movement voyage summary
A consolidated voyage summary which contains the
information in a certificate of analysis, a voyage
analysis and a cargo movement time log for a voyage.
315 Contract
Document/message evidencing an agreement between the
seller and the buyer for the supply of goods or
services; its effects are equivalent to those of an
order followed by an acknowledgement of order.
316 Application for usage of berth or mooring facilities
Document to apply for usage of berth or mooring
facilities.
317 Application for designation of berthing places
Document to apply for designation of berthing places.
318 Application for shifting from the designated place in port
Document to apply for shifting from the designated place
in port.
319 Supplementary document for application for cargo operation
of dangerous goods
Supplementary document to apply for cargo operation of
dangerous goods.
320 Acknowledgement of order
Document/message acknowledging an undertaking to fulfil
an order and confirming conditions or acceptance of
conditions.
321 Supplementary document for application for transport of
dangerous goods
Supplementary document to apply for transport of
dangerous goods.
322 Optical Character Reading (OCR) payment
Payment effected by an Optical Character Reading (OCR)
document.
323 Preliminary sales report
Preliminary sales report sent before all the information
is available.
324 Transport emergency card
Official document specifying, for a given dangerous
goods item, information such as nature of hazard,
protective devices, actions to be taken in case of
accident, spillage or fire and first aid to be given.
325 Proforma invoice
Document/message serving as a preliminary invoice,
containing - on the whole - the same information as the
final invoice, but not actually claiming payment.
326 Partial invoice
Document/message specifying details of an incomplete
invoice.
327 Operating instructions
Document/message describing instructions for operation.
328 Name/product plate
Plates on goods identifying and describing an article.
329 Co-insurance ceding bordereau
The document or message contains a bordereau describing
co-insurance ceding information.
330 Request for delivery instructions
Document/message issued by a supplier requesting
instructions from the buyer regarding the details of the
delivery of goods ordered.
331 Commercial invoice which includes a packing list
Commercial transaction (invoice) will include a packing
list.
332 Trade data
Document/message is for trade data.
333 Customs declaration for cargo examination
Declaration provided to customs for cargo examination.
334 Customs declaration for cargo examination, alternate
Alternate declaration provided to customs for cargo
examination.
335 Booking request
Document/message issued by a supplier to a carrier
requesting space to be reserved for a specified
consignment, indicating desirable conveyance, despatch
time, etc.
336 Customs crew and conveyance
Document/message contains information regarding the crew
list and conveyance.
337 Customs summary declaration with commercial detail,
alternate
Alternate Customs declaration summary with commercial
transaction details.
338 Items booked to a financial account report
A message reporting items which have been booked to a
financial account.
339 Report of transactions which need further information from
the receiver
A message reporting transactions which need further
information from the receiver.
340 Shipping instructions
Document/message advising details of cargo and
exporter's requirements for its physical movement.
341 Shipper's letter of instructions (air)
Document/message issued by a consignor in which he gives
details of a consignment of goods that enables an
airline or its agent to prepare an air waybill.
342 Report of transactions for information only
A message reporting transactions for information only.
343 Cartage order (local transport)
Document/message giving instructions regarding local
transport of goods, e.g. from the premises of an
enterprise to those of a carrier undertaking further
transport.
344 EDI associated object administration message
A message giving additional information about the
exchange of an EDI associated object.
345 Ready for despatch advice
Document/message issued by a supplier informing a buyer
that goods ordered are ready for despatch.
346 Summary sales report
Sales report containing summaries for several earlier
sent sales reports.
347 Order status enquiry
A message enquiring the status of previously sent
orders.
348 Order status report
A message reporting the status of previously sent
orders.
349 Declaration regarding the inward and outward movement of
vessel
Document to declare inward and outward movement of a
vessel.
350 Despatch order
Document/message issued by a supplier initiating the
despatch of goods to a buyer (consignee).
351 Despatch advice
Document/message by means of which the seller or
consignor informs the consignee about the despatch of
goods.
352 Notification of usage of berth or mooring facilities
Document to notify usage of berth or mooring facilities.
353 Application for vessel's entering into port area in night-
time
Document to apply for vessel's entering into port area
in night-time.
354 Notification of emergency shifting from the designated
place in port
Document to notify shifting from designated place in
port once secured at the designated place.
355 Customs summary declaration without commercial detail,
alternate
Alternate Customs declaration summary without any
commercial transaction details.
356 Performance bond
A document that guarantees performance.
357 Payment bond
A document that guarantees the payment of monies.
358 Healthcare discharge report, preliminary
Preliminary discharge report by healthcare provider.
359 Request for provision of a health service
Document containing request for provision of a health
service.
370 Advice of distribution of documents
Document/message in which the party responsible for the
issue of a set of trade documents specifies the various
recipients of originals and copies of these documents,
with an indication of the number of copies distributed
to each of them.
371 Plan for provision of health service
Document containing a plan for provision of health
service.
372 Prescription
Instructions for the dispensing and use of medicine or
remedy.
373 Prescription request
Request to issue a prescription for medicine or remedy.
374 Prescription dispensing report
Document containing information of products dispensed
according to a prescription.
375 Certificate of shipment
Certificate providing confirmation that a consignment
has been shipped.
376 Standing inquiry on product information
A product inquiry which stands until it is cancelled.
377 Party credit information
Document/message providing data concerning the credit
information of a party.
378 Party payment behaviour information
Document/message providing data concerning the payment
behaviour of a party.
379 Request for metering point information
Message to request information about a metering point.
380 Commercial invoice
Document/message claiming payment for goods or services
supplied under conditions agreed between seller and
buyer.
381 Credit note
Document/message for providing credit information to the
relevant party.
382 Commission note
Document/message in which a seller specifies the amount
of commission, the percentage of the invoice amount, or
some other basis for the calculation of the commission
to which a sales agent is entitled.
383 Debit note
Document/message for providing debit information to the
relevant party.
384 Corrected invoice
Commercial invoice that includes revised information
differing from an earlier submission of the same
invoice.
385 Consolidated invoice
Commercial invoice that covers multiple transactions
involving more than one vendor.
386 Prepayment invoice
An invoice to pay amounts for goods and services in
advance; these amounts will be subtracted from the final
invoice.
387 Hire invoice
Document/message for invoicing the hiring of human
resources or renting goods or equipment.
388 Tax invoice
An invoice for tax purposes.
389 Self-billed invoice
An invoice the invoicee is producing instead of the
seller.
390 Delcredere invoice
An invoice sent to the party paying for a number of
buyers.
391 Metering point information response
Response to a request for information about a metering
point.
392 Notification of change of supplier
A notification of a change of supplier.
393 Factored invoice
Invoice assigned to a third party for collection.
394 Lease invoice
Usage of INVOIC-message for goods in leasing contracts.
395 Consignment invoice
Commercial invoice that covers a transaction other than
one involving a sale.
396 Factored credit note
Credit note related to assigned invoice(s).
397 Commercial account summary response
A document providing a response to a previously sent
commercial account summary message.
398 Cross docking despatch advice
Document by means of which the supplier or consignor
informs the buyer, consignee or the distribution centre
about the despatch of goods for cross docking.
399 Transshipment despatch advice
Document by means of which the supplier or consignor
informs the buyer, consignee or the distribution centre
about the despatch of goods for transshipment.
400 Exceptional order
An order which falls outside the framework of an
agreement.
# 401 Pre-packed cross docking order
An order requesting the supply of products packed
according to the final delivery point which will be
moved across a dock in a distribution centre without
further handling.
#| 402 Intermediate handling cross docking order
An order requesting the supply of products which will be
moved across a dock, de-consolidated and re-consolidated
according to the final delivery location requirements.
403 Means of transportation availability information
Information giving the various availabilities of a means
of transportation.
404 Means of transportation schedule information
Information giving the various schedules of a means of
transportation.
405 Transport equipment delivery notice
Notification regarding the delivery of transport
equipment.
406 Notification to supplier of contract termination
Notification to the supplier regarding the termination
of a contract.
407 Notification to supplier of metering point changes
Notification to the supplier about changes regarding a
metering point.
408 Notification of meter change
Notification about the change of a meter.
409 Instructions for bank transfer
Document/message containing instructions from a customer
to his bank to pay an amount in a specified currency to
a nominated party in another country by a method either
specified (e.g. teletransmission, air mail) or left to
the discretion of the bank.
410 Notification of metering point identification change
Notification of the change of metering point
identification.
411 Utilities time series message
The Utilities time series message is sent between
responsible parties in a utilities infrastructure for
the purpose of reporting time series and connected
technical and/or administrative information.
412 Application for banker's draft
Application by a customer to his bank to issue a
banker's draft stating the amount and currency of the
draft, the name of the payee and the place and country
of payment.
413 Infrastructure condition
Information about components in an infrastructure.
414 Acknowledgement of change of supplier
Acknowledgement of the change of supplier.
425 Collection payment advice
Document/message whereby a bank advises that a
collection has been paid, giving details and methods of
funds disposal.
426 Documentary credit payment advice
Document/message whereby a bank advises payment under a
documentary credit.
427 Documentary credit acceptance advice
Document/message whereby a bank advises acceptance under
a documentary credit.
428 Documentary credit negotiation advice
Document/message whereby a bank advises negotiation
under a documentary credit.
429 Application for banker's guarantee
Document/message whereby a customer requests his bank to
issue a guarantee in favour of a nominated party in
another country, stating the amount and currency and the
specific conditions of the guarantee.
430 Banker's guarantee
Document/message in which a bank undertakes to pay out a
limited amount of money to a designated party, on
conditions stated therein (other than those laid down in
the Uniform Customs Practice).
431 Documentary credit letter of indemnity
Document/message in which a beneficiary of a documentary
credit accepts responsibility for non-compliance with
the terms and conditions of the credit, and undertakes
to refund the money received under the credit, with
interest and charges accrued.
432 Notification to grid operator of contract termination
Notification to the grid operator regarding the
termination of a contract.
433 Notification to grid operator of metering point changes
Notification to the grid operator about changes
regarding a metering point.
434 Notification of balance responsible entity change
Notification of a change of balance responsible entity.
435 Preadvice of a credit
Preadvice indicating a credit to happen in the future.
+ 436 Transport equipment profile report
Report on the profile of transport equipment.
447 Collection order
Document/message whereby a bank is instructed (or
requested) to handle financial and/or commercial
documents in order to obtain acceptance and/or payment,
or to deliver documents on such other terms and
conditions as may be specified.
448 Documents presentation form
Document/message whereby a draft or similar instrument
and/or commercial documents are presented to a bank for
acceptance, discounting, negotiation, payment or
collection, whether or not against a documentary credit.
449 Identification match
Message related to conducting a search for an
identification match.
450 Payment order
Document/message containing information needed to
initiate the payment. It may cover the financial
settlement for one or more commercial trade
transactions. A payment order is an instruction to the
ordered bank to arrange for the payment of one specified
amount to the beneficiary.
451 Extended payment order
Document/message containing information needed to
initiate the payment. It may cover the financial
settlement for several commercial trade transactions,
which it is possible to specify in a special payments
detail part. It is an instruction to the ordered bank to
arrange for the payment of one specified amount to the
beneficiary.
452 Multiple payment order
Document/message containing a payment order to debit one
or more accounts and to credit one or more
beneficiaries.
453 Notice that circumstances prevent payment of delivered
goods
Message used to inform a supplier that delivered goods
cannot be paid due to circumstances which prevent
payment.
454 Credit advice
Document/message sent by an account servicing
institution to one of its account owners, to inform the
account owner of an entry which has been or will be
credited to its account for a specified amount on the
date indicated.
455 Extended credit advice
Document/message sent by an account servicing
institution to one of its account owners, to inform the
account owner of an entry that has been or will be
credited to its account for a specified amount on the
date indicated. It provides extended commercial
information concerning the relevant remittance advice.
456 Debit advice
Advice on a debit.
457 Reversal of debit
Reversal of debit accounting entry by bank.
458 Reversal of credit
Reversal of credit accounting entry by bank.
459 Travel ticket
The document is a ticket giving access to a travel
service.
460 Documentary credit application
Document/message whereby a bank is requested to issue a
documentary credit on the conditions specified therein.
461 Payment card
The document is a credit, guarantee or charge card.
462 Ready for transshipment despatch advice
Document to advise that the goods ordered are ready for
transshipment.
+ 463 Pre-packed cross docking despatch advice
Document by means of which the supplier or consignor
informs the buyer, consignee or distribution centre
about the despatch of products packed according to the
final delivery point requirements which will be moved
across a dock in a distribution centre without further
handling.
+ 464 Intermediate handling cross docking despatch advice
Document by means of which the supplier or consignor
informs the buyer, consignee or the distribution centre
about the despatch of products which will be moved
across a dock, de-consolidated and re-consolidated
according to final delivery location requirements.
465 Documentary credit
Document/message in which a bank states that it has
issued a documentary credit under which the beneficiary
is to obtain payment, acceptance or negotiation on
compliance with certain terms and conditions and against
presentation of stipulated documents and such drafts as
may be specified. The credit may or may not be confirmed
by another bank.
466 Documentary credit notification
Document/message issued by an advising bank in order to
transmit a documentary credit to a beneficiary, or to
another advising bank.
467 Documentary credit transfer advice
Document/message whereby a bank advises that (part of) a
documentary credit is being or has been transferred in
favour of a second beneficiary.
468 Documentary credit amendment notification
Document/message whereby a bank advises that the terms
and conditions of a documentary credit have been
amended.
469 Documentary credit amendment
Document/message whereby a bank notifies a beneficiary
of the details of an amendment to the terms and
conditions of a documentary credit.
481 Remittance advice
Document/message advising of the remittance of payment.
485 Banker's draft
Draft drawn in favour of a third party either by one
bank on another bank, or by a branch of a bank on its
head office (or vice versa) or upon another branch of
the same bank. In either case, the draft should comply
with the specifications laid down for cheques in the
country in which it is to be payable.
490 Bill of exchange
Document/message, issued and signed in conformity with
the applicable legislation, which contains an
unconditional order whereby the drawer directs the
drawee to pay a definite sum of money to the payee or to
his order, on demand or at a definite time, against the
surrender of the document itself.
491 Promissory note
Document/message, issued and signed in conformity with
the applicable legislation, which contains an
unconditional promise whereby the maker undertakes to
pay a definite sum of money to the payee or to his
order, on demand or at a definite time, against the
surrender of the document itself.
493 Statement of account message
Usage of STATAC-message.
520 Insurance certificate
Document/message issued to the insured certifying that
insurance has been effected and that a policy has been
issued. Such a certificate for a particular cargo is
primarily used when good are insured under the terms of
a floating or an open policy; at the request of the
insured it can be exchanged for a policy.
530 Insurance policy
Document/message issued by the insurer evidencing an
agreement to insure and containing the conditions of the
agreement concluded whereby the insurer undertakes for a
specific fee to indemnify the insured for the losses
arising out of the perils and accidents specified in the
contract.
550 Insurance declaration sheet (bordereau)
A document/message used when an insured reports to his
insurer details of individual shipments which are
covered by an insurance contract - an open cover or a
floating policy - between the parties.
575 Insurer's invoice
Document/message issued by an insurer specifying the
cost of an insurance which has been effected and
claiming payment therefore.
580 Cover note
Document/message issued by an insurer (insurance broker,
agent, etc.) to notify the insured that his insurance
have been carried out.
610 Forwarding instructions
Document/message issued to a freight forwarder, giving
instructions regarding the action to be taken by the
forwarder for the forwarding of goods described therein.
621 Forwarder's advice to import agent
Document/message issued by a freight forwarder in an
exporting country advising his counterpart in an
importing country about the forwarding of goods
described therein.
622 Forwarder's advice to exporter
Document/message issued by a freight forwarder informing
an exporter of the action taken in fulfillment of
instructions received.
623 Forwarder's invoice
Invoice issued by a freight forwarder specifying
services rendered and costs incurred and claiming
payment therefore.
624 Forwarder's certificate of receipt
Non-negotiable document issued by a forwarder to certify
that he has assumed control of a specified consignment,
with irrevocable instructions to send it to the
consignee indicated in the document or to hold it at his
disposal. E.g. FIATA-FCR.
630 Shipping note
Document/message provided by the shipper or his agent to
the carrier, multimodal transport operator, terminal or
other receiving authority, giving information about
export consignments offered for transport, and providing
for the necessary receipts and declarations of
liability. (Sometimes a multipurpose cargo handling
document also fulfilling the functions of document 632,
633, 650 and 655).
631 Forwarder's warehouse receipt
Document/message issued by a forwarder acting as
Warehouse Keeper acknowledging receipt of goods placed
in a warehouse, and stating or referring to the
conditions which govern the warehousing and the release
of goods. The document contains detailed provisions
regarding the rights of holders-by-endorsement, transfer
of ownership, etc. E.g. FIATA-FWR.
632 Goods receipt
Document/message to acknowledge the receipt of goods and
in addition may indicate receiving conditions.
633 Port charges documents
Documents/messages specifying services rendered, storage
and handling costs, demurrage and other charges due to
the owner of goods described therein.
635 Warehouse warrant
Negotiable receipt document, issued by a Warehouse
Keeper to a person placing goods in a warehouse and
conferring title to the goods stored.
640 Delivery order
Document/message issued by a party entitled to authorize
the release of goods specified therein to a named
consignee, to be retained by the custodian of the goods.
650 Handling order
Document/message issued by a cargo handling organization
(port administration, terminal operator, etc.) for the
removal or other handling of goods under their care.
655 Gate pass
Document/message authorizing goods specified therein to
be brought out of a fenced-in port or terminal area.
700 Waybill
Non-negotiable document evidencing the contract for the
transport of cargo.
701 Universal (multipurpose) transport document
Document/message evidencing a contract of carriage
covering the movement of goods by any mode of transport,
or combination of modes, for national as well as
international transport, under any applicable
international convention or national law and under the
conditions of carriage of any carrier or transport
operator undertaking or arranging the transport referred
to in the document.
702 Goods receipt, carriage
Document/message issued by a carrier or a carrier's
agent, acknowledging receipt for carriage of goods
specified therein on conditions stated or referred to in
the document, enabling the carrier to issue a transport
document.
703 House waybill
The document made out by an agent/consolidator which
evidences the contract between the shipper and the
agent/consolidator for the arrangement of carriage of
goods.
704 Master bill of lading
A bill of lading issued by the master of a vessel (in
actuality the owner or charterer of the vessel). It
could cover a number of house bills.
705 Bill of lading
Negotiable document/message which evidences a contract
of carriage by sea and the taking over or loading of
goods by carrier, and by which carrier undertakes to
deliver goods against surrender of the document. A
provision in the document that goods are to be delivered
to the order of a named person, or to order, or to
bearer, constitutes such an undertaking.
706 Bill of lading original
The original of the bill of lading issued by a transport
company. When issued by the maritime industry it could
signify ownership of the cargo.
707 Bill of lading copy
A copy of the bill of lading issued by a transport
company.
708 Empty container bill
Bill of lading indicating an empty container.
709 Tanker bill of lading
Document which evidences a transport of liquid bulk
cargo.
710 Sea waybill
Non-negotiable document which evidences a contract for
the carriage of goods by sea and the taking over of the
goods by the carrier, and by which the carrier
undertakes to deliver the goods to the consignee named
in the document.
711 Inland waterway bill of lading
Negotiable transport document made out to a named
person, to order or to bearer, signed by the carrier and
handed to the sender after receipt of the goods.
712 Non-negotiable maritime transport document (generic)
Non-negotiable document which evidences a contract for
the carriage of goods by sea and the taking over or
loading of the goods by the carrier, and by which the
carrier undertakes to deliver the goods to the consignee
named in the document. E.g. Sea waybill. Remark:
Synonymous with "straight" or "non-negotiable Bill of
lading" used in certain countries, e.g. Canada.
713 Mate's receipt
Document/message issued by a ship's officer to
acknowledge that a specified consignment has been
received on board a vessel, and the apparent condition
of the goods; enabling the carrier to issue a Bill of
lading.
714 House bill of lading
The bill of lading issued not by the carrier but by the
freight forwarder/consolidator known by the carrier.
715 Letter of indemnity for non-surrender of bill of lading
Document/message issued by a commercial party or a bank
of an insurance company accepting responsibility to the
beneficiary of the indemnity in accordance with the
terms thereof.
716 Forwarder's bill of lading
Non-negotiable document issued by a freight forwarder
evidencing a contract for the carriage of goods by sea
and the taking over or loading of the goods by the
freight forwarder, and by which the freight forwarder
undertakes to deliver the goods to the consignee named
in the document.
720 Rail consignment note (generic term)
Transport document constituting a contract for the
carriage of goods between the sender and the carrier
(the railway). For international rail traffic, this
document must conform to the model prescribed by the
international conventions concerning carriage of goods
by rail, e.g. CIM Convention, SMGS Convention.
722 Road list-SMGS
Accounting document, one copy of which is drawn up for
each consignment note; it accompanies the consignment
over the whole route and is a rail transport document.
723 Escort official recognition
Document/message which gives right to the owner to exert
all functions normally transferred to a guard in a train
by which an escorted consignment is transported.
724 Recharging document
Fictitious transport document regarding a previous
transport, enabling a carrier's agent to give to another
carrier's agent (in a different country) the possibility
to collect charges relating to the original transport
(rail environment).
730 Road consignment note
Transport document/message which evidences a contract
between a carrier and a sender for the carriage of goods
by road (generic term). Remark: For international road
traffic, this document must contain at least the
particulars prescribed by the convention on the contract
for the international carriage of goods by road (CMR).
740 Air waybill
Document/message made out by or on behalf of the shipper
which evidences the contract between the shipper and
carrier(s) for carriage of goods over routes of the
carrier(s) and which is identified by the airline prefix
issuing the document plus a serial (IATA).
741 Master air waybill
Document/message made out by or on behalf of the
agent/consolidator which evidences the contract between
the agent/consolidator and carrier(s) for carriage of
goods over routes of the carrier(s) for a consignment
consisting of goods originated by more than one shipper
(IATA).
743 Substitute air waybill
A temporary air waybill which contains only limited
information because of the absence of the original.
744 Crew's effects declaration
Declaration to Customs regarding the personal effects of
crew members aboard the conveyance; equivalent to IMO
FAL 4.
745 Passenger list
Declaration to Customs regarding passengers aboard the
conveyance; equivalent to IMO FAL 6.
746 Delivery notice (rail transport)
Document/message created by the consignor or by the
departure station, joined to the transport or sent to
the consignee, giving the possibility to the consignee
or the arrival station to attest the delivery of the
goods. The document must be returned to the consignor or
to the departure station.
750 Despatch note (post parcels)
Document/message which, according to Article 106 of the
"Agreement concerning Postal Parcels" under the UPU
convention, is to accompany post parcels.
760 Multimodal/combined transport document (generic)
A transport document used when more than one mode of
transportation is involved in the movement of cargo. It
is a contract of carriage and receipt of the cargo for a
multimodal transport. It indicates the place where the
responsible transport company in the move takes
responsibility for the cargo, the place where the
responsibility of this transport company in the move
ends and the conveyances involved.
761 Through bill of lading
Bill of lading which evidences a contract of carriage
from one place to another in separate stages of which at
least one stage is a sea transit, and by which the
issuing carrier accepts responsibility for the carriage
as set forth in the through bill of lading.
763 Forwarder's certificate of transport
Negotiable document/message issued by a forwarder to
certify that he has taken charge of a specified
consignment for despatch and delivery in accordance with
the consignor's instructions, as indicated in the
document, and that he accepts responsibility for
delivery of the goods to the holder of the document
through the intermediary of a delivery agent of his
choice. E.g. FIATA-FCT.
764 Combined transport document (generic)
Negotiable or non-negotiable document evidencing a
contract for the performance and/or procurement of
performance of combined transport of goods and bearing
on its face either the heading "Negotiable combined
transport document issued subject to Uniform Rules for a
Combined Transport Document (ICC Brochure No. 298)" or
the heading "Non-negotiable Combined Transport Document
issued subject to Uniform Rules for a Combined Transport
Document (ICC Brochure No. 298)".
765 Multimodal transport document (generic)
Document/message which evidences a multimodal transport
contract, the taking in charge of the goods by the
multimodal transport operator, and an undertaking by him
to deliver the goods in accordance with the terms of the
contract. (International Convention on Multimodal
Transport of Goods).
766 Combined transport bill of lading/multimodal bill of lading
Document which evidences a multimodal transport
contract, the taking in charge of the goods by the
multimodal transport operator, and an undertaking by him
to deliver the goods in accordance with the terms of the
contract.
770 Booking confirmation
Document/message issued by a carrier to confirm that
space has been reserved for a consignment in means of
transport.
775 Calling forward notice
Instructions for release or delivery of goods.
780 Freight invoice
Document/message issued by a transport operation
specifying freight costs and charges incurred for a
transport operation and stating conditions of payment.
781 Arrival notice (goods)
Notification from the carrier to the consignee in
writing, by telephone or by any other means (express
letter, message, telegram, etc.) informing him that a
consignment addressed to him is being or will shortly be
held at his disposal at a specified point in the place
of destination.
782 Notice of circumstances preventing delivery (goods)
Request made by the carrier to the sender, or, as the
case may be, the consignee, for instructions as to the
disposal of the consignment when circumstances prevent
delivery and the return of the goods has not been
requested by the consignor in the transport document.
783 Notice of circumstances preventing transport (goods)
Request made by the carrier to the sender, or, the
consignee as the case may be, for instructions as to the
disposal of the goods when circumstances prevent
transport before departure or en route, after acceptance
of the consignment concerned.
784 Delivery notice (goods)
Notification in writing, sent by the carrier to the
sender, to inform him at his request of the actual date
of delivery of the goods.
785 Cargo manifest
Listing of goods comprising the cargo carried in a means
of transport or in a transport-unit. The cargo manifest
gives the commercial particulars of the goods, such as
transport document numbers, consignors, consignees,
shipping marks, number and kind of packages and
descriptions and quantities of the goods.
786 Freight manifest
Document/message containing the same information as a
cargo manifest, and additional details on freight
amounts, charges, etc.
787 Bordereau
Document/message used in road transport, listing the
cargo carried on a road vehicle, often referring to
appended copies of Road consignment note.
788 Container manifest (unit packing list)
Document/message specifying the contents of particular
freight containers or other transport units, prepared by
the party responsible for their loading into the
container or unit.
789 Charges note
Document used by the rail organization to indicate
freight charges or additional charges in each case where
the departure station is not able to calculate the
charges for the total voyage (e.g. tariff not yet
updated, part of voyage not covered by the tariff). This
document must be considered as joined to the transport.
790 Advice of collection
Document that is joined to the transport or sent by
separate means, giving to the departure rail
organization the proof that the cash-on delivery amount
has been encashed by the arrival rail organization
before reimbursement of the consignor.
791 Safety of ship certificate
Document certifying a ship's safety to a specified date.
792 Safety of radio certificate
Document certifying the safety of a ship's radio
facilities to a specified date.
793 Safety of equipment certificate
Document certifying the safety of a ship's equipment to
a specified date.
794 Civil liability for oil certificate
Document declaring a ship owner's liability for oil
propelling or carried on a vessel.
795 Loadline document
Document specifying the limit of a ship's legal
submersion under various conditions.
796 Derat document
Document certifying that a ship is free of rats, valid
to a specified date.
797 Maritime declaration of health
Document certifying the health condition on board a
vessel, valid to a specified date.
798 Certificate of registry
Official certificate stating the vessel's registry.
799 Ship's stores declaration
Declaration to Customs regarding the contents of the
ship's stores (equivalent to IMO FAL 3) i.e. goods
intended for consumption by passengers/crew on board
vessels, aircraft or trains, whether or not sold or
landed; goods necessary for operation/maintenance of
conveyance, including fuel/lubricants, excluding spare
parts/equipment (IMO).
810 Export licence, application for
Application for a permit issued by a government
authority permitting exportation of a specified
commodity subject to specified conditions as quantity,
country of destination, etc.
811 Export licence
Permit issued by a government authority permitting
exportation of a specified commodity subject to
specified conditions as quantity, country of
destination, etc. Synonym: Embargo permit.
812 Exchange control declaration, export
Document/message completed by an exporter/seller as a
means whereby the competent body may control that the
amount of foreign exchange accrued from a trade
transaction is repatriated in accordance with the
conditions of payment and exchange control regulations
in force.
820 Despatch note model T
European community transit declaration.
821 Despatch note model T1
Transit declaration for goods circulating under internal
community transit procedures (between European Union
(EU) countries).
822 Despatch note model T2
Ascertainment that the declared goods were originally
produced in an European Union (EU) country.
823 Control document T5
Control document (export declaration) used particularly
in case of re-sending without use with only VAT
collection, refusal, unconformity with contract etc.
824 Re-sending consignment note
Rail consignment note prepared by the consignor for the
facilitation of an eventual return to the origin of the
goods.
825 Despatch note model T2L
Ascertainment that the declared goods were originally
produced in an European Union (EU) country. May only be
used for goods that are loaded on one single means of
transport in one single departure point for one single
delivery point.
830 Goods declaration for exportation
Document/message by which goods are declared for export
Customs clearance, conforming to the layout key set out
at Appendix I to Annex C.1 concerning outright
exportation to the Kyoto convention (CCC). Within a
Customs union, "for despatch" may have the same meaning
as "for exportation".
833 Cargo declaration (departure)
Generic term, sometimes referred to as Freight
declaration, applied to the documents providing the
particulars required by the Customs concerning the cargo
(freight) carried by commercial means of transport
(CCC).
840 Application for goods control certificate
Document/message submitted to a competent body by party
requesting a Goods control certificate to be issued in
accordance with national or international standards, or
conforming to legislation in the importing country, or
as specified in the contract.
841 Goods control certificate
Document/message issued by a competent body evidencing
the quality of the goods described therein, in
accordance with national or international standards, or
conforming to legislation in the importing country, or
as specified in the contract.
850 Application for phytosanitary certificate
Document/message submitted to a competent body by party
requesting a Phytosanitary certificate to be issued.
851 Phytosanitary certificate
Document/message issued by the competent body in the
exporting country evidencing that plants, fruit, or
vegetables are free from disease and fit for consumption
and giving details on fumigation or other treatment to
which they may have been subjected.
852 Sanitary certificate
Document/message issued by the competent authority in
the exporting country evidencing that alimentary and
animal products, including dead animals, are fit for
human consumption, and giving details, when relevant, of
controls undertaken.
853 Veterinary certificate
Document/message issued by the competent authority in
the exporting country evidencing that live animals or
birds are not infested or infected with disease, and
giving details regarding their provenance, and of
vaccinations and other treatment to which they have been
subjected.
855 Application for inspection certificate
Document/message submitted to a competent body by a
party requesting an Inspection certificate to be issued
in accordance with national or international standards,
or conforming to legislation in the country in which it
is required, or as specified in the contract.
856 Inspection certificate
Document/message issued by a competent body evidencing
that the goods described therein have been inspected in
accordance with national or international standards, in
conformity with legislation in the country in which the
inspection is required, or as specified in the contract.
860 Certificate of origin, application for
Document/message submitted to a competent body by an
interested party requesting a Certificate of origin to
be issued in accordance with relevant criteria, and on
the basis of evidence of the origin of the goods.
861 Certificate of origin
Document/message identifying goods, in which the
authority or body authorized to issue it certifies
expressly that the goods to which the certificate
relates originate in a specific country. The word
"country" may include a group of countries, a region or
a part of a country. This certificate may also include a
declaration by the manufacturer, producer, supplier,
exporter or other competent person.
862 Declaration of origin
Appropriate statement as to the origin of the goods,
made in connection with their exportation by the
manufacturer, producer, supplier, exporter or other
competent person on the Commercial invoice or any other
document relating to the goods (CCC).
863 Regional appellation certificate
Certificate drawn up in accordance with the rules laid
down by an authority or approved body, certifying that
the goods described therein qualify for a designation
specific to the given region (e.g. champagne, port wine,
Parmesan cheese).
864 Preference certificate of origin
Document/message describing a certificate of origin
meeting the requirements for preferential treatment.
865 Certificate of origin form GSP
Specific form of certificate of origin for goods
qualifying for preferential treatment under the
generalized system of preferences (includes a combined
declaration of origin and certificate, form A).
870 Consular invoice
Document/message to be prepared by an exporter in his
country and presented to a diplomatic representation of
the importing country for endorsement and subsequently
to be presented by the importer in connection with the
import of the goods described therein.
890 Dangerous goods declaration
Document/message issued by a consignor in accordance
with applicable conventions or regulations, describing
hazardous goods or materials for transport purposes, and
stating that the latter have been packed and labelled in
accordance with the provisions of the relevant
conventions or regulations.
895 Statistical document, export
Document/message in which an exporter provides
information about exported goods required by the body
responsible for the collection of international trade
statistics.
896 INTRASTAT declaration
Document/message in which a declarant provides
information about goods required by the body responsible
for the collection of trade statistics.
901 Delivery verification certificate
Document/message whereby an official authority (Customs
or governmental) certifies that goods have been
delivered.
910 Import licence, application for
Document/message in which an interested party applies to
the competent body for authorization to import either a
limited quantity of articles subject to import
restrictions, or an unlimited quantity of such articles
during a limited period, and specifies the kind of
articles, their origin and value, etc.
911 Import licence
Document/message issued by the competent body in
accordance with import regulations in force, by which
authorization is granted to a named party to import
either a limited quantity of designated articles or an
unlimited quantity of such articles during a limited
period, under conditions specified in the document.
913 Customs declaration without commercial detail
CUSDEC transmission that does not include data from the
commercial detail section of the message.
914 Customs declaration with commercial and item detail
CUSDEC transmission that includes data from both the
commercial detail and item detail sections of the
message.
915 Customs declaration without item detail
CUSDEC transmission that does not include data from the
item detail section of the message.
916 Related document
Document that has a relationship with the stated
document/message.
917 Receipt (Customs)
Receipt for Customs duty/tax/fee paid.
925 Application for exchange allocation
Document/message whereby an importer/buyer requests the
competent body to allocate an amount of foreign exchange
to be transferred to an exporter/seller in payment for
goods.
926 Foreign exchange permit
Document/message issued by the competent body
authorizing an importer/buyer to transfer an amount of
foreign exchange to an exporter/seller in payment for
goods.
927 Exchange control declaration (import)
Document/message completed by an importer/buyer as a
means for the competent body to control that a trade
transaction for which foreign exchange has been
allocated has been executed and that money has been
transferred in accordance with the conditions of payment
and the exchange control regulations in force.
929 Goods declaration for importation
Document/message by which goods are declared for import
Customs clearance [sister entry of 830].
930 Goods declaration for home use
Document/message by which goods are declared for import
Customs clearance according to Annex B.1 (concerning
clearance for home use) to the Kyoto convention (CCC).
931 Customs immediate release declaration
Document/message issued by an importer notifying Customs
that goods have been removed from an importing means of
transport to the importer's premises under a Customs-
approved arrangement for immediate release, or
requesting authorization to do so.
932 Customs delivery note
Document/message whereby a Customs authority releases
goods under its control to be placed at the disposal of
the party concerned. Synonym: Customs release note.
933 Cargo declaration (arrival)
Generic term, sometimes referred to as Freight
declaration, applied to the documents providing the
particulars required by the Customs concerning the cargo
(freight) carried by commercial means of transport
(CCC).
934 Value declaration
Document/message in which a declarant (importer) states
the invoice or other price (e.g. selling price, price of
identical goods), and specifies costs for freight,
insurance and packing, etc., terms of delivery and
payment, any relationship with the trading partner,
etc., for the purpose of determining the Customs value
of goods imported.
935 Customs invoice
Document/message required by the Customs in an importing
country in which an exporter states the invoice or other
price (e.g. selling price, price of identical goods),
and specifies costs for freight, insurance and packing,
etc., terms of delivery and payment, for the purpose of
determining the Customs value in the importing country
of goods consigned to that country.
936 Customs declaration (post parcels)
Document/message which, according to Article 106 of the
"Agreement concerning Postal Parcels" under the UPU
Convention, must accompany post parcels and in which the
contents of such parcels are specified.
937 Tax declaration (value added tax)
Document/message in which an importer states the
pertinent information required by the competent body for
assessment of value-added tax.
938 Tax declaration (general)
Document/message containing a general tax declaration.
940 Tax demand
Document/message containing the demand of tax.
941 Embargo permit
Document/message giving the permission to export
specified goods.
950 Goods declaration for Customs transit
Document/message by which the sender declares goods for
Customs transit according to Annex E.1 (concerning
Customs transit) to the Kyoto convention (CCC).
951 TIF form
International Customs transit document by which the
sender declares goods for carriage by rail in accordance
with the provisions of the 1952 International Convention
to facilitate the crossing of frontiers for goods
carried by rail (TIF Convention of UIC).
952 TIR carnet
International Customs document (International Transit by
Road), issued by a guaranteeing association approved by
the Customs authorities, under the cover of which goods
are carried, in most cases under Customs seal, in road
vehicles and/or containers in compliance with the
requirements of the Customs TIR Convention of the
International Transport of Goods under cover of TIR
Carnets (UN/ECE).
953 EC carnet
EC customs transit document issued by EC customs
authorities for transit and/or temporary user of goods
within the EC.
954 EUR 1 certificate of origin
Customs certificate used in preferential goods
interchanges between EC countries and EC external
countries.
955 ATA carnet
International Customs document (Admission Temporaire /
Temporary Admission) which, issued under the terms of
the ATA Convention (1961), incorporates an
internationally valid guarantee and may be used, in lieu
of national Customs documents and as security for import
duties and taxes, to cover the temporary admission of
goods and, where appropriate, the transit of goods. If
accepted for controlling the temporary export and
reimport of goods, international guarantee does not
apply (CCC).
960 Single administrative document
A set of documents, replacing the various (national)
forms for Customs declaration within the EC, implemented
on 01-01-1988.
961 General response (Customs)
General response message to permit the transfer of data
from Customs to the transmitter of the previous message.
962 Document response (Customs)
Document response message to permit the transfer of data
from Customs to the transmitter of the previous message.
963 Error response (Customs)
Error response message to permit the transfer of data
from Customs to the transmitter of the previous message.
964 Package response (Customs)
Package response message to permit the transfer of data
from Customs to the transmitter of the previous message.
965 Tax calculation/confirmation response (Customs)
Tax calculation/confirmation response message to permit
the transfer of data from Customs to the transmitter of
the previous message.
966 Quota prior allocation certificate
Document/message issued by the competent body for prior
allocation of a quota.
990 End use authorization
Document issued by Customs granting the end-use Customs
procedure.
991 Government contract
Document/message describing a contract with a government
authority.
995 Statistical document, import
Document/message describing an import document that is
used for statistical purposes.
996 Application for documentary credit
Message with application for opening of a documentary
credit.
998 Previous Customs document/message
Indication of the previous Customs document/message
concerning the same transaction.
Data Element Cross Reference
DataElement 1001 is used in the following Batch Composite Elements:
C002
DataElement 1001 is used in the following Interactive Composite Elements:
E968
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