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Message Type : IFTICL Version : D Release : 11A Contr. Agency: UN Revision : 1 Date : 2011-06-29 SOURCE: TBG8 Insurance CONTENTS Cargo insurance claims message 0. INTRODUCTION 1. SCOPE 1.1 Functional definition 1.2 Field of application 1.3 Principles 2. REFERENCES 3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 3.1 Standard terms and definitions 3.2 Message terms and definitions 4. MESSAGE DEFINITION 4.1 Segment clarification 4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag) 4.3 Message structure 4.3.1 Segment table --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.3, UN/ECE UNSM General Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0. INTRODUCTION This specification provides the definition of the Cargo insurance claims message (IFTICL) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Functional definition This paper provides the definition of the Cargo insurance claims message to be used in fulfilling the requirements of trading partners in the transport chain world-wide, in the interchange of cargo and transport related information using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The message is for a single consignment and can be used by all modes of transport for the forwarding and transport of goods from any origin to any destination, regardless of route or prevailing commercial practice. This message is exchanged between transport industry participants, insurers, insurance intermediaries, surveyors and loss adjusters. The message conveys single consignment cargo insurance related information, such as details of one single loss, claim or survey and the parties involved. 1.2 Field of application The Cargo insurance claims message may be used for both national and international applications. It is based on universal practice related to administration, commerce and transport, and is not dependent on the type of business or industry. 1.3 Principles The message is designed to give enough information to enable the insurer and/or insurance intermediary to start and/or continue the claim agreement process. It is not designed for claim payment as there are other messages for this purpose. - The message conveys information about one single loss, damage, claim, or survey related to one single consignment. Its content could be based on information from the messages IFTMAN or IFTSTA. - A consignment may contain several goods items. - Goods items may or may not be containerised. - A goods item may be transported in one or more containers, and a single container may contain one or more goods items. - One goods item may be related to one or more customs tariff codes. - Goods items related to one customs tariff code may be carried in one or more containers. - Goods items may reflect either the contractual or operational description of the goods. - A party to the movement of the consignment may book or order transport for one or more goods items. - Pre-carriage (advanced haulage) and/or on-carriage (destination haulage) of goods items or equipment within one booking or instruction may take place in different steps, each step specified with its own transport details group. - Equipment may have other types of equipment attached to it, e.g. a temperature control unit attached to a container. - Equipment and/or goods items may be attached to or transported on another load or transport device, which as such may be attached to or transported on yet another load or transport device, e.g. a container on a chassis on a rail-car. - Transport devices, which have the ability of powered movement on their own, are specified in the transport details group. Other load or transport devices are specified as equipment. - The expression of packaging for goods items can be expressed at up to three levels. 2. REFERENCES See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1. 3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 3.1 Standard terms and definitions See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2. 3.2 Message terms and definitions A number of generic transport terms are used in this specification, to be described as: * Mode of transport: The method of transport used for the conveyance of goods or persons, e.g. by rail, by road, by sea. * Means of transport: The vehicle used for the transport of goods or persons, e.g. aircraft, truck, vessel. * Type of means of transport: The type of vehicle used in the transport process, e.g. wide body, tank truck, passenger vessel. * Equipment: Material resources necessary to facilitate the transport and handling of cargo. Transport equipment does under the given circumstances not have the ability to move by its own propulsion (e.g. sea container, trailer, unit load device, pallet). * Type of equipment: The type of material used, e.g. 40 feet container, four way pallet, mafi trailer. 4. MESSAGE DEFINITION 4.1 Segment clarification This section should be read in conjunction with the segment table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements. 0010 UNH, Message header A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Cargo insurance claims message is IFTICL. Note: Cargo insurance claims messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 IFTICL 0052 D 0054 11A 0051 UN 0020 BGM, Beginning of message A segment to indicate the beginning of a message and to transmit identifying number and type of the message. 0030 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to indicate a date and time applying to the whole message, e.g. date and time of document issue. 0040 FTX, Free text A segment to specify free form or processable supplementary information, such as reason for delay of delivery or type of storage after discharge. 0050 LOC, Place/location identification A segment to identify a location applying to the entire message, e.g. place of storage after discharge. 0060 Segment group 1: DOC-DTM-EFI-FTX-SG2 A group of segments to identify documents related to the consignment. 0070 DOC, Document/message details A segment to specify a document such as bill of lading, waybill, invoice, etc. 0080 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to associate date and time with the document. 0090 EFI, External file link identification A segment to identify an external file. 0100 FTX, Free text A segment to provide additional information for the document. 0110 Segment group 2: NAD-SG3 A group of segments to identify the document issuer and related contacts. 0120 NAD, Name and address A segment to identify the party's name, address and function. 0130 Segment group 3: CTA-COM A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party. 0140 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department within a party. 0150 COM, Communication contact A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed. 0160 Segment group 4: RFF-DTM A group of segments containing a reference and dates which apply to the entire message. 0170 RFF, Reference A segment to express a reference which applies to the entire message such as: the document/message number that is to be updated by this message, bill of lading number, insurance policy number, reference of insurer, insurance intermediary or policy holder, certificate number, unique market reference, etc. 0180 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to indicate date and time relating to the reference, e.g. issue date of bill of lading, cover date of insurance certificate. 0190 Segment group 5: TDT-DTM-MEA-FTX-SG6-SG8-SG9 A group of segments to indicate details of the movement of goods such as mode and means of transport, locations, departure and arrival date(s) and time(s). 0200 TDT, Transport information A segment to indicate information related to a certain stage of the transport, such as mode, means and carrier. 0210 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to indicate departure/arrival date and time. 0220 MEA, Measurements A segment to specify capacity of means of transport. 0230 FTX, Free text A segment to give information related to this leg of transport such as kind of receipt or report of complaints. 0240 Segment group 6: NAD-SG7 A group of segments to identify a party, such as carrier, consolidator or driver. 0250 NAD, Name and address A segment to identify the party's name, address and function. 0260 Segment group 7: CTA-COM A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party. 0270 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department within a party. 0280 COM, Communication contact A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed. 0290 Segment group 8: LOC-DTM A group of segments to specify a location and date/time related to this leg of transport. 0300 LOC, Place/location identification A segment to indicate a location such as origin, destination, stop off, etc. related to this leg of transport. 0310 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to specify a date/time related to the location, such as arrival date/time of a means of transport at a specific location. 0320 Segment group 9: RFF-DTM A group of segments to specify an additional reference related to the stage of the transport. 0330 RFF, Reference A segment to specify the additional reference. 0340 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to identify date and time relating to the reference. 0350 Segment group 10: NAD-SG11 A group of segments to identify a party and related contacts, such as consignee, consignor, freight forwarder, insured, insurer, insurance intermediary, party that identified loss, claimant, surveyor, claim adjuster, recovery agent, etc. 0360 NAD, Name and address A segment to identify the party's name, address and function. 0370 Segment group 11: CTA-COM A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party. 0380 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department within a party. 0390 COM, Communication contact A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed. 0400 Segment group 12: STS-RFF-DTM-ICD-LOC-MEA-QRS-FTX-SG13-SG14 A group of segments to describe a loss or damage, claim, or assessment report. 0410 STS, Status A segment to identify a loss or damage, claim, or assessment report, and to specify status and status reason. 0420 RFF, Reference A segment to specify a reference, e.g. claim reference, claim transaction reference, survey report number. 0430 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to identify date and time, e.g. date of loss or damage, date of notification, date of assessment. 0440 ICD, Insurance cover description A segment to identify the insurance contract guarantee. 0450 LOC, Place/location identification A segment to indicate a place of assessment. 0460 MEA, Measurements A segment to specify assessment measurements. 0470 QRS, Query and response A segment to specify a query and the response regarding the loss or damage, claim, or assessment. 0480 FTX, Free text A segment to give information related to the loss or damage, claim, or assessment, such as cause and description of loss/damage, assessment remarks, report of inspection of documents, bill of lading remarks, etc. 0490 Segment group 13: MOA-CUX A group of segments to specify monetary amounts with currencies and exchange rates. 0500 MOA, Monetary amount A segment to specify a monetary amount, e.g. loss estimate, invoice amount, claim amount, claim handling costs, amount of deductible, salvage amount, fee of surveyor. 0510 CUX, Currencies A segment to specify the original currency and the exchange rate. 0520 Segment group 14: DOC-DTM-EFI-FTX-SG15 A group of segments to identify documents supporting the processing of the loss or damage, claim, or assessment. 0530 DOC, Document/message details A segment to specify a document such as goods receipt, insurance policy, insurance certificate, survey report, recovery agent report, etc. 0540 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to associate date and time with the document. 0550 EFI, External file link identification A segment to identify an external file. 0560 FTX, Free text A segment to provide additional information for the document. 0570 Segment group 15: NAD-SG16 A group of segments to identify the document issuer and related contacts. 0580 NAD, Name and address A segment to identify the party's name, address and function. 0590 Segment group 16: CTA-COM A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party. 0600 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department within a party. 0610 COM, Communication contact A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed. 0620 Segment group 17: GID-PIA-FTX-PCI-SG18-SG20-SG21 A group of segments to describe the goods item for which transport is undertaken. 0630 GID, Goods item details A segment to identify a goods item for which transport is undertaken. A goods item can be identified by up to three levels of packaging. 0640 PIA, Additional product id A segment to specify article numbers. 0650 FTX, Free text A segment to specify processable supplementary information relating to the goods item. 0660 PCI, Package identification A segment to specify marks and numbers of a goods item. 0670 Segment group 18: SGP-SG19 A group of segments to specify the distribution of a goods item among the transport equipment. 0680 SGP, Split goods placement A segment to identify the equipment in which goods are transported. 0690 Segment group 19: MEA-EQN A group of segments to identify measurements. 0700 MEA, Measurements A segment to specify measurements of that portion of goods item in the equipment. 0710 EQN, Number of units A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies. 0720 Segment group 20: DGS-FTX A group of segments to specify dangerous goods details related to the goods item. One goods item may be in different dangerous goods classes. A group of segments to specify dangerous goods details related to the goods item. One goods item may be in different dangerous goods classes. 0730 DGS, Dangerous goods A segment to indicate the class of dangerous goods, packing group, etc. 0740 FTX, Free text A segment to specify the dangerous goods technical name and to specify any additional dangerous goods information. 0750 Segment group 21: STS-RFF-DTM-ICD-LOC-MEA-QRS-FTX-SG22-SG23 A group of segments to describe loss or damage details, or assessment report details related to a goods item. 0760 STS, Status A segment to identify a loss or damage, or assessment report, and to specify status and status reason. 0770 RFF, Reference A segment to specify a reference, e.g. survey report number. 0780 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to identify date and time, e.g. date of assessment. 0790 ICD, Insurance cover description A segment to identify the insurance contract guarantee. 0800 LOC, Place/location identification A segment to indicate a place of assessment. 0810 MEA, Measurements A segment to specify assessment measurements, such as number of packages, weight of damaged goods, weight of undamaged goods. 0820 QRS, Query and response A segment to specify a query and the response regarding the loss or damage or assessment. 0830 FTX, Free text A segment to give information related to the loss or damage or assessment, such as cause and description of loss/damage, assessment remarks, condition of goods, condition of packaging, etc. 0840 Segment group 22: MOA-CUX A group of segments to specify monetary amounts with currencies and exchange rates. 0850 MOA, Monetary amount A segment to specify a monetary amount, e.g. loss estimate, invoice amount, salvage amount, market value. 0860 CUX, Currencies A segment to specify the original currency and the exchange rate. 0870 Segment group 23: DOC-DTM-EFI-FTX-SG24 A group of segments to identify documents supporting the processing of the loss or damage or assessment. 0880 DOC, Document/message details A segment to specify a document such as weight certificate, certificate of origin, survey report, etc. 0890 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to associate date and time with the document. 0900 EFI, External file link identification A segment to identify an external file. 0910 FTX, Free text A segment to provide additional information for the document. 0920 Segment group 24: NAD-SG25 A group of segments to identify the document issuer and related contacts. 0930 NAD, Name and address A segment to identify the party's name, address and function. 0940 Segment group 25: CTA-COM A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party. 0950 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department within a party. 0960 COM, Communication contact A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed. 0970 Segment group 26: EQD-EQN-TMD-MEA-DIM-SEL-LOC-FTX-SG27 A group of segments to specify equipment in which goods are transported. 0980 EQD, Equipment details A segment to specify equipment, and equipment size and type used in the transport. 0990 EQN, Number of units A segment to specify the number of pieces of equipment required. 1000 TMD, Transport movement details A segment to specify transport movement details for the equipment. 1010 MEA, Measurements A segment to specify measurements, other than dimensions, associated with the equipment, such as weight. 1020 DIM, Dimensions A segment to specify dimensions applicable to equipment. 1030 SEL, Seal number A segment to identify seal and seal issuer associated with the equipment. 1040 LOC, Place/location identification A segment to indicate a place of unloading. 1050 FTX, Free text A segment to specify processable supplementary information associated with the equipment such as condition of equipment, condition of seal, assessment remarks, etc. 1060 Segment group 27: NAD-SG28 A group of segments to identify parties responsible for unloading or removal of seal. 1070 NAD, Name and address A segment to identify the party's name, address and function. 1080 Segment group 28: CTA-COM A group of segments to identify a contact and its communications related to the party. 1090 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department within a party. 1100 COM, Communication contact A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed. 1110 UNT, Message trailer A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message. 4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag) BGM Beginning of message COM Communication contact CTA Contact information CUX Currencies DGS Dangerous goods DIM Dimensions DOC Document/message details DTM Date/time/period EFI External file link identification EQD Equipment details EQN Number of units FTX Free text GID Goods item details ICD Insurance cover description LOC Place/location identification MEA Measurements MOA Monetary amount NAD Name and address PCI Package identification PIA Additional product id QRS Query and response RFF Reference SEL Seal number SGP Split goods placement STS Status TDT Transport information TMD Transport movement details UNH Message header UNT Message trailer
4.3 Message structure 4.3.1 Segment table Pos Tag Name S R 0010 UNH Message header M 1 0020 BGM Beginning of message M 1 0030 DTM Date/time/period C 9 0040 FTX Free text C 99 0050 LOC Place/location identification C 99 0060 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 99---------------+ 0070 DOC Document/message details M 1 | 0080 DTM Date/time/period C 9 | 0090 EFI External file link identification C 1 | 0100 FTX Free text C 9 | | 0110 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 0120 NAD Name and address M 1 || || 0130 ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 0140 CTA Contact information M 1 ||| 0150 COM Communication contact C 9--------------+++ 0160 ----- Segment group 4 ------------------ C 99---------------+ 0170 RFF Reference M 1 | 0180 DTM Date/time/period C 9----------------+ 0190 ----- Segment group 5 ------------------ M 99---------------+ 0200 TDT Transport information M 1 | 0210 DTM Date/time/period C 9 | 0220 MEA Measurements C 9 | 0230 FTX Free text C 9 | | 0240 ----- Segment group 6 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 0250 NAD Name and address M 1 || || 0260 ----- Segment group 7 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 0270 CTA Contact information M 1 ||| 0280 COM Communication contact C 9--------------++| | 0290 ----- Segment group 8 ------------------ M 99--------------+| 0300 LOC Place/location identification M 1 || 0310 DTM Date/time/period C 9---------------+| | 0320 ----- Segment group 9 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 0330 RFF Reference M 1 || 0340 DTM Date/time/period C 1---------------++ 0350 ----- Segment group 10 ------------------ M 99---------------+ 0360 NAD Name and address M 1 | | 0370 ----- Segment group 11 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 0380 CTA Contact information M 1 || 0390 COM Communication contact C 9---------------++ 0400 ----- Segment group 12 ------------------ M 99---------------+ 0410 STS Status M 1 | 0420 RFF Reference C 9 | 0430 DTM Date/time/period C 9 | 0440 ICD Insurance cover description C 9 | 0450 LOC Place/location identification C 9 | 0460 MEA Measurements C 9 | 0470 QRS Query and response C 99 | 0480 FTX Free text C 99 | | 0490 ----- Segment group 13 ------------------ C 99--------------+| 0500 MOA Monetary amount M 1 || 0510 CUX Currencies C 1---------------+| | 0520 ----- Segment group 14 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 0530 DOC Document/message details M 1 || 0540 DTM Date/time/period C 9 || 0550 EFI External file link identification C 1 || 0560 FTX Free text C 9 || || 0570 ----- Segment group 15 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 0580 NAD Name and address M 1 ||| ||| 0590 ----- Segment group 16 ------------------ C 9-------------+||| 0600 CTA Contact information M 1 |||| 0610 COM Communication contact C 9-------------++++ 0620 ----- Segment group 17 ------------------ C 999--------------+ 0630 GID Goods item details M 1 | 0640 PIA Additional product id C 9 | 0650 FTX Free text C 9 | 0660 PCI Package identification C 9 | | 0670 ----- Segment group 18 ------------------ C 999-------------+| 0680 SGP Split goods placement M 1 || || 0690 ----- Segment group 19 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 0700 MEA Measurements M 1 ||| 0710 EQN Number of units C 1--------------++| | 0720 ----- Segment group 20 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 0730 DGS Dangerous goods M 1 || 0740 FTX Free text C 99--------------+| | 0750 ----- Segment group 21 ------------------ C 99--------------+| 0760 STS Status M 1 || 0770 RFF Reference C 9 || 0780 DTM Date/time/period C 9 || 0790 ICD Insurance cover description C 9 || 0800 LOC Place/location identification C 9 || 0810 MEA Measurements C 9 || 0820 QRS Query and response C 99 || 0830 FTX Free text C 99 || || 0840 ----- Segment group 22 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 0850 MOA Monetary amount M 1 ||| 0860 CUX Currencies C 1--------------+|| || 0870 ----- Segment group 23 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 0880 DOC Document/message details M 1 ||| 0890 DTM Date/time/period C 9 ||| 0900 EFI External file link identification C 1 ||| 0910 FTX Free text C 9 ||| ||| 0920 ----- Segment group 24 ------------------ C 9-------------+||| 0930 NAD Name and address M 1 |||| |||| 0940 ----- Segment group 25 ------------------ C 9------------+|||| 0950 CTA Contact information M 1 ||||| 0960 COM Communication contact C 9------------+++++ 0970 ----- Segment group 26 ------------------ C 999--------------+ 0980 EQD Equipment details M 1 | 0990 EQN Number of units C 1 | 1000 TMD Transport movement details C 1 | 1010 MEA Measurements C 9 | 1020 DIM Dimensions C 9 | 1030 SEL Seal number C 99 | 1040 LOC Place/location identification C 1 | 1050 FTX Free text C 9 | | 1060 ----- Segment group 27 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 1070 NAD Name and address M 1 || || 1080 ----- Segment group 28 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 1090 CTA Contact information M 1 ||| 1100 COM Communication contact C 9--------------+++ 1110 UNT Message trailer M 1