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3227 Location function code qualifier [C]
Desc: Code identifying the function of a location.
Repr: an..3
Code Values:
1 Place of terms of delivery
(3018) Point or port of departure, shipment or
destination, as required under the applicable terms of
delivery, e.g. Incoterms.
2 Payment place
Place where funds are to be, or have been made available
to the creditor.
3 Tare check place
Place where equipment tare has been or must be checked
for official assessment.
4 Goods receipt place
Place at which the goods have been received.
5 Place of departure
(3214) Port, airport or other location from which a
means of transport or transport equipment is scheduled
to depart or has departed.
6 Ward bed
A bed in a ward.
7 Place of delivery
(3246) Place to which the goods are to be finally
delivered under transport contract terms (operational
term).
8 Place of destination
Port, airport or other location to which a means of
transport or transport equipment is destined.
9 Place/port of loading
(3334 + 3230) Seaport, airport, freight terminal, rail
station or other place at which the goods (cargo) are
loaded on to the means of transport being used for their
carriage.
10 Place of acceptance
(3348) Place at which the goods are taken over by the
carrier.
11 Place/port of discharge
(3392 + 3414) Seaport, airport, freight terminal, rail
station or other place at which the goods (cargo) are
unloaded from the means of transport having been used
for their carriage.
12 Port of discharge
Port at which the goods are discharged from the vessel
used for their transport.
13 Place of transhipment
(3424) Place where goods are transferred from one means
of transport to another (operational term).
14 Location of goods
(3384) Place where goods are located and where they are
available for examination.
15 Place of transfer responsibility
Place where the responsibility is transferred.
16 Place of transfer of ownership
Place where the ownership of the goods is transferred.
17 Border crossing place
Place where goods are transported across a country
border.
18 Warehouse
(3156) Warehouse where a particular consignment has been
stored.
19 Factory/plant
Factory/plant relevant for a particular consignment.
20 Place of ultimate destination of goods
Place where goods will ultimately be delivered.
21 Terms of sale place
Place of departure, shipment or destination as specified
in the terms of sale agreed between the parties.
22 Customs office of clearance
(3080) Place where Customs clearance procedure occur
(CCC).
23 Port of release
Port where goods are released from Customs custody.
24 Port of entry
Port where final documentation is filed for Customs
Entry processing.
25 Country
Country relevant for a particular transaction.
26 City
City or town relevant for a particular transaction or
consignment.
27 Country of origin
[3238] Country in which the goods have been produced or
manufactured, according to criteria laid down for the
purposes of application of the Customs tariff, of
quantitative restrictions, or of any other measure
related to trade.
28 Country of destination of goods
Country to which the goods are to be delivered.
29 Railway station
Name or identification of a railway station/yard
relevant to a particular consignment.
30 Country of source
Country in which raw material or components were
originally produced prior to manufacture or assembly in
another country.
31 Building
A building or part thereof relevant to a particular
consignment or transaction.
32 Beginning of chargeable section
First rail station in a predefined section of the
chargeable voyage. A complete voyage may be divided in
sections, even within one country, that are separately
chargeable using different tariff rules (split tariffs).
33 Baseport of discharge
The port of discharge according to the tariff as opposed
to the operational port of discharge. The goods may or
may not be actually discharged at that port on the main
transport.
34 Baseport of loading
The port of loading according to the tariff as opposed
to the operational port of loading. The goods may or may
not be actually loaded at that port on the main
transport.
35 Country of exportation/despatch
(3220) Country from which the goods were initially
exported to the importing country without any commercial
transaction taking place in intermediate countries.
Syn.: country whence consigned. Country of despatch:
country from which goods are despatched between
countries of a Customs union.
36 Country of ultimate destination
(3216) Country known to the consignor or his agent at
the time of despatch to be the final country to which
the goods are to be delivered.
37 Country of last consignment
[3331] Country where the goods are loaded onto the means
of transport used for their importation.
38 Country of first destination
[3219] Country where the goods are offloaded from the
means of transport used for their exportation.
39 Country of production
Country where item has been or will be produced.
40 Country of trading
Country where item has been or will be traded.
41 Customs office of entry
[3088] Customs office at which the goods enter the
country of destination.
42 Customs office of exit
[3096] Customs office at which the goods leave the
country of dispatch/export.
43 Place of Customs examination
Place where Customs undertakes a physical inspection of
goods to satisfy themselves that the goods' nature,
origin, condition, quantity and value are in accordance
with the particulars furnished on the goods declaration
(CCC).
44 Place of authentication of document
(3410) Place where document is signed or otherwise
authenticated. Synonym: Place of issue of document.
45 Customs office of destination (transit)
(3086) Customs office at which a transit operation is
terminated. Synonym: Customs office of transit
termination.
46 Region of despatch
Region from which goods are despatched between countries
of a Customs union.
47 Region of destination
Region known to the consignor or his agent at the time
of despatch to be the final region to which the goods
are to be delivered.
48 Region of production
Region where item has been or will be produced.
49 Country of transit
Country through which goods transit.
50 Customs office of transit
[3106] Customs office which is competent for transit
formalities en route.
51 Country of invalid transit guarantee
Country in which the security or guarantee for the
movement of goods under a transit procedure is not
valid.
52 Country of destination (transit)
Country at which a Customs transit operation is
terminated. Synonym: Country of transit termination.
53 Charge and freight due from
Place or point from which charges and freight are
charged.
54 Manufacturing department
A department within the manufacturing area (e.g.
lacquering, assembly).
55 Charges and freight payable to
[3274] Name of place up to which freight charges and
other charges are to be paid.
56 End of chargeable section
Last rail station in a predefined section of the
chargeable voyage. A complete voyage may be divided in
sections, even within one country, that are separately
chargeable using different tariff rules (split tariffs).
57 Place of payment
Name of the location at which freight and charges for
main transport are payable.
58 Full track loading or unloading
Identification of the station proceeding to the loading
or unloading of a rail wagon on a full track site. (Used
only when a rail station is obliged to transfer the load
on another wagon for technical reasons - e.g. damage).
59 Place of loss
To identify the location where the loss occurred.
60 Place of arrival
Place at which the transport means arrives.
61 Next port of call
Next port which the vessel is going to call upon.
62 On-carriage port
Port of discharge at which the cargo is discharged from
the vessel, used for transport after the main transport
(transit port).
63 Sub-project location
A place at which works occur referring to a sub-project.
64 First optional place of discharge
The first optional place or port of discharge as
mentioned on the transport document where cargo can be
discharged at the option of the shipper.
65 Final port or place of discharge
Name of the seaport, airport, freight terminal, rail
station or other place at which the goods (cargo) are
finally (to be) unloaded from the means of transport
used for their carriage according to the transport
contract.
66 Express railway station
Railway station offering express transportation
services.
67 Mixed cargo railway station
Railway station offering mixed cargo transportation
services .
68 Second optional place of discharge
The second optional place or port of discharge as
mentioned on the transport document where cargo can be
discharged at the option of shipper.
69 Next non-discharge port of call
A code to identify the next port of call for a vessel
where no cargo will be discharged.
70 Third optional place of discharge
The third optional place or port of discharge as
mentioned on the transport document where cargo can be
discharged at the option of the shipper.
71 Reconsolidation point
A place where cargo is reconsolidated.
72 Fourth optional place of discharge
The fourth optional place or port of discharge as
mentioned on the transport document where cargo can be
discharged at the option of the shipper.
73 Bill of lading release office
A location where bills of lading are released to
customers.
74 Transhipment excluding this place
Place/location where a transhipment from a means of
transport to another means of transport is not
authorised.
75 Transhipment limited to this place
Only place/location where a transhipment from a means of
transport to another means of transport is authorised.
76 Original port of loading
The port where the goods were first loaded on a vessel.
77 First port of call - non-discharging
Port in the country of destination where the conveyance
initially arrives from the 'last place/port of call of
conveyance' and where a conveyance will not be
discharging cargoes.
78 First port of call - discharging
Port in the country of destination where the conveyance
initially arrives from the 'last place/port of call of
conveyance' and where a conveyance will be discharging
cargoes.
79 Place/port of first entry
Place or port where final documentation is filed for
Customs entry processing.
80 Place of despatch
Place at which the goods are taken over for carriage
(operational term), if different from the transport
contract place of acceptance (see: 10). Synonym: Place
of origin of carriage.
81 Fifth optional place of discharge
The fifth optional place or port of discharge as
mentioned on the transport document where cargo can be
discharged at the option of the shipper.
82 Pre-carriage port
Port of loading at which the cargo is loaded on the pre-
carriage vessel used for the transport prior to the main
transport.
83 Place of delivery (by on carriage)
Place to which the goods are to be finally delivered.
84 Transport contract place of acceptance
Place at which the goods are taken over by the carrier
according to the contract of carriage.
85 Transport contract place of destination
Place to which the goods are destined.
86 Country of valid transit guarantee
Country in which the security or guarantee for the
movement of goods under a transit procedure is valid.
87 Place/port of conveyance initial arrival
Place/port in the country of destination where the
conveyance initially arrives from the "Last place/port
of call of conveyance" (125).
88 Place of receipt
Identification of the location at which the cargo is
actually received.
89 Place of registration
Place where the registration occurs.
90 Special treatment place
Place where one or more special treatments have happened
or must happen.
91 Place of document issue
The place or location where a document is issued.
92 Routing
Indication of a routing place.
93 Station of application of additional costs
Rail station where, according to the transport contract,
some chargeable operations must happen (re-weighting,
re-fixing of the load, control on equipment and on
consignment, etc.).
94 Previous port of call
Previous port which the vessel has called upon.
95 Sailing destination area
Geographical area to which the vessel's trip is
destined.
96 Place of lodgement of documents
Customs station where, required documents for Customs
declarations, have been lodged.
97 Optional place of discharge
The optional place or port of discharge as mentioned on
the bill of lading where cargo is discharged at the
option of the shipper.
98 Place of empty equipment despatch
The location from which empty equipment is despatched.
99 Place of empty equipment return
The location to which empty equipment is returned.
100 Place/port of warehouse entry
Location (e.g. district) within a Customs territory
where a warehouse entry was filed to enter merchandise
into a Customs bonded warehouse.
101 Country of first sale
Name of country where firstly a sale took place.
102 Country of purchase
[3394] Country where the importer's co-contractor is
domiciled or has his business.
103 Place of transfer
Place at which goods are transferred from one carrier to
another (contractual term).
104 Place of deconsolidation
Place where a large consignment is de-grouped into
smaller consignments.
105 Place of consumption
Place/location where goods enter the marketplace
(commerce) of the importing country.
106 Region of origin
Region in which the goods have been produced or
manufactured according to the criteria laid down for the
purposes of the application of the Customs tariff, of
quantitative restrictions or of any other measures
related to trade (see: 3238).
107 Place of consolidation
Place where smaller consignments of goods are grouped
together into a large consignment to be transported as a
larger unit.
108 Rate combination point
Point over which sector rates are combined.
109 Place of prolongation decision of delivery delay
Place where it has been decided to prolong the delivery
delay.
110 Recharging place/location
Place/location where a consignment has been changed of
destination and is subject to a recharge note.
(Complementary orders to modify the routing of the
transport may be given, upon which a new charge
calculation may be applied by the carrier).
111 Customs office of despatch
Customs office from which goods are despatched between
countries of a Customs union.
112 Region of equipment availability
Region in which a piece of equipment is requested to be
made available for on-hire.
113 Country of despatch
Country from which goods are despatched within a Customs
union.
114 Customs office of export
Customs office from which goods are taken out of the
Customs territory (CCC).
115 Free zone of export
Foreign free zone (desc: see 1131 = 131) from which
goods are exported to the country of importation.
116 Region of export/despatch
Region from which the goods were initially exported to
the importing country without any commercial transaction
taking place in intermediate countries. Region of
despatch: region from which goods are despatched between
countries of a Customs union.
117 Place of collection
Place where goods are to be or could be picked up
(collected).
118 Customs office of departure
Customs office at which a Customs transit operation
commences (CCC).
119 Customs office of transit guarantee
[3110] Customs office at which a security or guarantee
for the movement of goods under a transit procedure is
lodged.
120 Country of transhipment
Country where goods are transferred under Customs
control from the importing means of transport to the
exporting means of transport within the area of one
Customs office which is the office of both importation
and exportation (CCC).
121 Country of sale
[3116] Country where exporter's co-contractor is
domiciled or has his business.
122 Customs office of destination
Customs office where the goods are to be cleared (CCC).
123 Wagon-load railway station
A railway station where rail wagons are loaded.
124 Siding
A short railway track for loading or unloading rail
wagons, or bypassing of trains, connected with a main
track by switch.
125 Last place/port of call of conveyance
Conveyance departed from this last foreign place/port of
call to go to "Place/port of conveyance initial arrival"
(87).
126 Country of previous Customs procedure
Country in which the Customs declaration for the
previous Customs procedure has been lodged.
127 Customs office of registration of previous Customs
declaration
Customs office where the previous Customs declaration
has been lodged.
128 Participant sender location
Place where a participant in the movement of goods is
located and can be contacted.
129 Wage negotiation district
The district to which workers belong for the purposes of
union wage negotiation.
130 Place of ultimate destination of conveyance
Seaport, airport, freight terminal, rail station or
other place to which a means of transport is ultimately
destined.
131 Place of loading of empty equipment
Seaport, airport, freight terminal, rail station or
other place where empty equipment (e.g. containers) was
loaded onto means of transport.
132 Place of discharge of empty equipment
Seaport, airport, freight terminal, rail station or
other place where empty equipment (e.g. containers) was
unloaded from means of transport.
133 Region of delivery
(3246) Region to which the goods are to be finally
delivered under transport contract terms (operational
term).
134 Petroleum warehouse
Bonded petroleum warehouse or the supplier source.
135 Place of entry (Customs)
Place at which the goods enter the Customs territory.
136 Living animals care place
Place where living animal cares are provided.
137 Re-icing place
Place where re-icing must be executed.
138 Weighting place
Place where weight can be ascertained.
139 Marshalling yard
Station where the wagons are disconnected and
reconnected to form a new train.
140 Stopping station
Station where the train must stop or is stopped for
unexpected handling.
141 Loading dock
Platform specially equipped for loading and unloading of
rail wagons.
142 Port connection
Track connecting a rail station to a dock.
143 Place of expiry
Place where the documentary credit expires for
presentation of required documents.
144 Place of negotiation
Place where the documentary credit is to be presented
for negotiation.
145 Claims payable place
Place where insurance claims are payable.
146 Documentary credit available in
Place where the documentary credit is available with any
bank.
147 Stowage cell
Location on a vessel where units can be stowed.
148 For transportation to
Place/country where goods are to be transported to.
149 Loading on board/despatch/taking in charge at/from
Place/country where goods have to be loaded on board,
despatched or taken in charge.
150 Container stack position
Stack position of a container at a terminal, depot or
freight station.
151 Private box
A private box used for pick-up and delivery of packages,
e.g. of express packages.
152 Next port of discharge
Next port at which goods are discharged from the vessel
used for their transport.
153 Port of call
Port where a vessel has called upon or will call upon.
154 Place/location of on-hire
Place/location where an object is contracted for use.
155 Place/location of off-hire
Place/location where an object's contract for use ends.
156 Other carriers terminal
A carrier terminal belonging to a carrier other than the
original carrier.
157 Country of Value Added Tax (VAT) jurisdiction
The country governing the VAT regulation to which the
transaction is subject.
158 Contact location
The site where a contact is located.
159 Additional internal destination
Any location within the consignee's premises where the
goods are moved to.
160 Foreign port of call
A code to identify the foreign port where the vessel
calls at or will call at.
161 Maintenance location
A location where maintenance has been or will be
performed.
162 Place or location of sale
Place or location at which the sale takes place.
163 Direct investment country
Country in which a direct investment is made or
withdrawn.
164 Berth
Place or location in a port where a vessel is moored.
165 Construction country
Country in which the construction work is made.
166 Donation acting country
Country acting in the donation of aid.
167 Payment transaction country
Country of the foreign counterpart of the payment
transaction.
168 Physical place of return of item
Physical place at which the item is returned, i.e. the
location where the supplier receives the item form the
customer.
169 Relay port
A location where cargo is transferred from one means of
transport to another means of transport owned or
operated by the same carrier under the same bill of
lading.
170 Final port of discharge
Last port at which cargo is unloaded from a vessel
before the cargo is moved to a place of delivery or
destination.
171 Place of destination for pre-stacking prior to stowage
The destination location for which items are to be pre-
stacked prior to being stowed together on a means of
transport.
172 Reporting location
The location to which the information being reported is
applicable.
173 Transport contract place of despatch
A place from which goods are despatched as per transport
contract.
174 Place of residence
A place where a party lives.
175 Activity location
A place at which the activity occurs.
176 Pick-up location
Location for pick up.
177 Construction site
A place at which construction works occur.
178 Port of embarkation
Port where the person embarks onto the conveyance.
179 Port of disembarkation
Port where the person disembarks from the conveyance.
180 Place of birth
Place where the person was born.
181 Registered office
Identifies the place or location of a registered office.
182 Place of incorporation
Identifies the location of incorporation.
183 Place of business
Identifies the place or location of a business.
184 Physical location
Identifies the physical location.
185 Location to send mail
Identifies the location to which mail is sent.
186 Foreign registration location
Identifies the place or location of foreign
registration.
187 Tax filed from location
Identifies the location from which taxes are filed.
188 Filing location
Identifies the location of the filing entity.
189 Former location
Identifies an earlier or previous place or location.
190 Head office
Identifies the place or location of a head office.
191 Property
Identifies the place or location of property.
192 Correct location
Identifies the correct place or location.
193 Branch location
Identifies the place or location of a branch.
194 Former registered location
Identifies the former registered location of an entity.
195 Future location
Location to be used in the future.
196 Changed to location
Identifies the change to location.
197 Place of inquiry
Place to which an inquiry is made.
198 Original location
Identifies the original location.
199 Country of last source
The country where a product or service was last sourced.
200 Place of handling
Place where a handling operation is to be, or has been,
performed.
201 Country of origin as defined by transportation agency
Country of origin as defined by the transportation
agency.
202 Terminal
A terminus for transport vehicles.
203 Sample location
Code identifying the location from which a sample is
taken.
204 Hospital Advanced Dependency Unit (ADU)
A designated unit in a hospital for advanced dependency
nursing care.
205 Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
A designated unit in a hospital for the provision of
intensive care to neonates.
206 Hospital Paediatric Care Unit (PCU)
A designated unit in a hospital for the provision of
care to paediatric patients.
207 Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
An intensive care unit in a hospital.
208 Hospital luxury room
A room in a hospital for patient accommodation of
superior standard.
209 Hospital shared room
A room in a hospital for shared accommodation of
patients.
210 Hospital private room
A room in a hospital for private accommodation of a
patient.
211 Bidding area
An area for which bids can be made with the same price
applicable to the whole area.
212 Price area
An area for which the same price is applicable to the
whole area.
213 Country of destination of equipment
Country of the last place where the equipment will stop.
214 Aircraft airport stand
Code used to specify the airport stand allocated to the
aircraft.
215 Airport passenger terminal
Code used to specify the airport terminal used for the
embarking or disembarking of passengers.
216 Previous berth
Place or location in a port where a vessel was
previously moored.
217 Next berth
Place or location in a port where a vessel will be
moored, after moving from the current location.
218 Entity location
Identifies the place or location of the entity.
219 Goods depot
Depot where goods are received and are available for
pick-up.
220 Disinfecting place
Place where disinfection has been or must be performed.
221 Harbour rail station
Rail station servicing a harbour.
222 Place of live animal care
Place where live animal care has been or must be
provided.
223 Phytosanitary control place
Place where phytosanitary control has been or must be
performed.
224 Place for re-icing or de-icing
Place where re-icing or de-icing has been or must be
performed.
225 Place of refuelling
Place where refuelling has been or must be performed.
226 Place of provision of an unexpected service
Place where an unexpected service has been or must be
provided.
227 Private container terminal
Container terminal managed or owned by a private
company.
228 Railway container terminal
Container terminal managed or owned by a railway
company.
229 Inspection site
The site where an inspection takes or took place.
230 Request only stop
A location where a stop is only made on request.
231 Grid area
A section of a grid.
232 Source power area
The area that is the source of power.
233 Sink power area
The area that is the destination of power.
ZZZ Mutually defined
Place or location as agreed between the relevant
parties.
Data Element Cross Reference
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DataElement 3227 is used in the following Interactive Segments:
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