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Message Type : PRICAT Version : D Release : 11A Contr. Agency: UN Revision : 15 Date : 2011-06-29 SOURCE: TBG1 Supply Chain CONTENTS Price/sales catalogue message 0. INTRODUCTION 1. SCOPE 1.1 Functional definition 1.2 Field of application 1.3 Principles 2. REFERENCES 3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 3.1 Standard terms and definitions 4. MESSAGE DEFINITION 4.1 Segment clarification 4.1.1 Header section 4.1.2 Detail section 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 Price/sales catalogue message (PRICAT) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Functional definition A message to enable the transmission of information regarding pricing and catalogue details for goods and services offered by a seller to a buyer. The message can also be sent by a buyer to a seller. This may be a response (acceptance or rejection) to a previously received price/sales catalogue message, or a notification of negotiated prices. 1.2 Field of application The Price/sales catalogue 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 - A Price/Sales Catalogue Message Pricing-group or item may refer to either goods items or services. - The Price items are structured together according to industrial or commercial requirements. - The sales and delivery conditions within a Price/Sales Catalogue Message may refer to: . all product/service items of the Price/Sales Catalogue Message, . a group of product/service items, . a single product/service item in the message, . within a single product/service item to different price basis occurrences. - A Price/Sales Catalogue Message may contain product and price information, as well as sales conditions. - The Price Item Line may identify the component parts of the price item. When using the price/sales catalogue message to provide a response, the message sender may specify this information in one of two ways: - The total acceptance or rejection of a previous price/sales catalogue message; - The rejection of information either at a product group level or at an individual product level. 2. REFERENCES See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1. 3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 3.1 Standard terms and definitions See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2. 4. MESSAGE DEFINITION 4.1 Segment clarification This section should be read in conjunction with the segment table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements. The following guidelines and principles apply to the whole message and are intended to facilitate the understanding and implementation of the message: All specified dates/times should be in the format 'ccyymmdd'/'hhmm' unless all parties involved in the transaction agree that there is a functional requirement for an alternative format. Periods should be specified as whole numbers representing the required period as indicated in the date/time/period format (weeks, months, etc.). Conditional data that is not required in the message should not be included. Care must be taken that the segment qualifier in dependent segments do not conflict with the segment qualifier of the trigger segment of the group. Free text information within the message should be avoided as this inhibits automatic processing. 4.1.1 Header section Information to be provided in the Header section: 0010 UNH, Message header A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Price/sales catalogue message is PRICAT. Note: Price/sales catalogue messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 PRICAT 0052 D 0054 11A 0051 UN 0020 BGM, Beginning of message A segment by which the sender must uniquely identify the Price/Sales catalogue by means of its type and number and when necessary its function. 0030 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying general dates and, when relevant, times related to the whole message. The segment must be specified at least once to identify the Price/sales catalogue document date. Examples of the use of this DTM segment are: Lead times that apply to the whole Price/Sales catalogue or expiration date/time of the Price/sales catalogue. The Date/time/period segment within other Segment groups should be used whenever the date/time/period requires to be logically related to another specified data item. e.g. the Reference date is specified within the RFF segment group. 0040 ALI, Additional information A segment indicating special conditions related to the total Price/sales catalogue owing to origin, customs preference, or other commercial factors. 0050 FTX, Free text A segment with free text information, in coded or clear form, used when additional information is needed but cannot be accommodated within other segments. In computer to computer exchanges such text will normally require the receiver to process this segment manually. 0060 Segment group 1: RFF-DTM A group of segments for giving references and where necessary, their dates, relating to the whole message, e.g. request for price information. 0070 RFF, Reference A segment identifying the reference by its number and where appropriate, a line number within a document. 0080 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date/time related to the reference. 0090 Segment group 2: NAD-LOC-SG3-SG4 A group of segments identifying the parties with associated information relevant to the price/sales catalogue. 0100 NAD, Name and address A segment identifying names and addresses of the parties, in coded or clear form, and their functions. Identification of the sender and receiver parties is mandatory for the Price/sales catalogue message. It is recommended that where possible only the coded form of the party ID should be specified, e.g. The sender and the receiver are known to each other, thus only the coded ID is required, but the other parties specified in the message may vary and would have to be clearly specified, preferably in structured format. 0110 LOC, Place/location identification A segment giving more specific location information of the party specified in the NAD segment e.g. internal site/building number. 0120 Segment group 3: RFF-DTM A group of segments giving references only relevant to the specified party. 0130 RFF, Reference A segment identifying the reference by its number and where appropriate a line number within a document. 0140 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date and/or time related to the reference. 0150 Segment group 4: CTA-COM A group of segments giving contact details of the person or department within the party identified in the NAD segment. 0160 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department, and their function, to whom communications should be directed. 0170 COM, Communication contact A segment to identify a communications type and number for the contact specified in the CTA segment. 0180 Segment group 5: TAX-MOA-DTM A group of segments specifying tax related information, valid for the whole Price/sales catalogue, e.g. Value Added Tax at the standard rate is applicable for all items. 0190 TAX, Duty/tax/fee details A segment specifying a tax type, category and rate, or exemption. 0200 MOA, Monetary amount A segment specifying the amount for the identified tax/fee, e.g. a stamp fee. 0210 DTM, Date/time/period A segment indicating the date of application of the specified tax. 0220 Segment group 6: CUX-DTM A group of segments specifying the currencies and related dates/periods valid for the whole Price/sales catalogue. Currency data maybe omitted in national applications but will be required for international transactions. 0230 CUX, Currencies A segment identifying the currencies required in the Price/sales catalogue, e.g. the Price/sales catalogue currency. A rate of exchange may be given to convert a reference currency into a target currency. 0240 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date/time/period related to the rate of exchange. 0250 Segment group 7: PYT-DTM-PCD-MOA A group of segments specifying the terms of payment applicable for the whole Price/sales catalogue. 0260 PYT, Payment terms A segment identifying the payment terms and date/time basis. 0270 DTM, Date/time/period A segment giving the specific date/time/period, if needed, of any payments, discounts, instalments etc. 0280 PCD, Percentage details A segment specifying the discount, interest, penalty as well as instalment percentage. 0290 MOA, Monetary amount A segment specifying amounts related to payment discounts, penalties or instalments. 0300 Segment group 8: TDT-LOC A group of segments identifying the mode and means of transport and locations relating to the whole Price/sales catalogue. 0310 TDT, Transport information A segment specifying the mode, means and identification of the transport for the goods listed in the Price/sales catalogue. If required, the carrier's address should be indicated within the NAD segment group. 0320 LOC, Place/location identification A segment identifying locations relevant to the transport specified in the TDT segment, e.g. place of departure or border crossing point. 0330 Segment group 9: TOD-LOC A group of segments indicating the terms of delivery for the whole Price/sales catalogue. 0340 TOD, Terms of delivery or transport A segment identifying the delivery terms to be used, e.g. UN INCOTERMS. 0350 LOC, Place/location identification A segment identifying locations relevant to the delivery terms specified in the TOD segment. 0360 Segment group 10: ALC-ALI-DTM-SG11-SG12-SG13-SG14-SG15 A group of segments specifying allowances and charges for the whole Price/sales catalogue. The allowance or charge specified within this segment group may either relate to the total Price/sales catalogue in which case it cannot be overridden at detail level, or it can relate to the line items as a default allowance/charge and can be overridden by the ALC segment group within the detail section. Where relevant, additional information, date information, tax/fee details are to be indicated. The basis for the calculation of the allowance/charge may be a quantity, a percentage, an amount or a rate and one of the segment group 11-14) should be used accordingly. 0370 ALC, Allowance or charge A segment identifying the charge or allowance and, where necessary its calculation sequence. 0380 ALI, Additional information A segment indicating that the allowance or charge specified is subject to special conditions owing to origin, customs preference or commercial factors. 0390 DTM, Date/time/period A segment indicating any dates, times or periods applicable to the allowances and charges specified at heading level. 0400 Segment group 11: QTY-RNG A group of segments specifying the quantity of the allowance or charge with its measure unit specifier. A range to which the allowance or charge applies may be specified, e.g. An allowance of a free quantity of 20 pieces may be specified if the quantity of goods ordered is greater than 1000 pieces. 0410 QTY, Quantity A segment identifying the type of quantity and the quantity related to the allowance or charge. 0420 RNG, Range details A segment specifying, if required, the range to which the allowance or charge applies. 0430 Segment group 12: PCD-RNG A group of segments specifying the percentage for the allowance or charge, e.g. The allowance/charge amount is calculated as 5% of the goods value or a price reduction of 5% may be specified if the goods quantity ordered is within the range 5 tons to 10 tons. 0440 PCD, Percentage details A segment identifying the percentage and the percentage basis for the calculation of the allowance or charge. 0450 RNG, Range details A segment specifying, if required, a range for the application of the percentage. 0460 Segment group 13: MOA-RNG A group of segments specifying a monetary amount for an allowance or charge. A range to which the allowance or charge applies can be specified, e.g. an allowance of 5000 BEF may be specified if goods value ordered is greater than 100000 BEF. 0470 MOA, Monetary amount A segment identifying the monetary amount for the allowance or charge. 0480 RNG, Range details A segment specifying, if required, a range for the application of the allowance/charge amount. 0490 Segment group 14: RTE-RNG A group of segments specifying the rate per unit and basis to which the allowance or charge applies, e.g. The allowance/charge rate is 3 DEM per 10 tons. 0500 RTE, Rate details A segment specifying the rate per unit and the basis for calculation. 0510 RNG, Range details A segment specifying, if required, the range for the application of the allowance/charge rate. 0520 Segment group 15: TAX-MOA-DTM A group of segments of segments specifying tax related information for the allowance or charge. 0530 TAX, Duty/tax/fee details A segment specifying the tax type, category, and rate, or exemption, related to the allowance or charge. 0540 MOA, Monetary amount A segment specifying a monetary amount for the allowance or charge. (e.g. a stamp fee). 0550 DTM, Date/time/period A segment indicating the date of application of the specified tax. 0560 Segment group 16: TRU-DTM A group of segments to identify technical rules applicable for all products contained in the message and the rules' issue dates. 0570 TRU, Technical rules A segment identifying technical rules and conditions relevant for the whole message. 0580 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying dates associated with the technical rules. 4.1.2 Detail section Information to be provided in the Detail section: 0590 Segment group 17: PGI-DTM-QTY-ALI-FTX-SG18-SG19-SG20-SG21-SG27-SG30- SG31-SG32-SG33-SG34-SG35-SG36 A group of segments enabling the standard commercial factors relevant to a specific group of items to be specified. e.g. quantity related price break factors or minimum order quantity. 0600 PGI, Product group information A segment identifying the products Price/Tariff group where applicable. 0610 DTM, Date/time/period A segment indicating date/time/period related to the price group. e.g. expiration date/time or validity period for the price group. Lead time of the goods/services mentioned in the price group can also be provided by the DTM segment. 0620 QTY, Quantity A segment to specify pertinent quantities related to the specified price group, e.g. minimum order quantity. 0630 ALI, Additional information A segment indicating that the price group is subject to special conditions owing to origin, customs preference or commercial factors. 0640 FTX, Free text A segment with free text information, in coded or clear form, used when additional information is needed for the specification of the price group. In computer to computer exchanges such text will normally require the receiver to process this segment manually. 0650 Segment group 18: CUX-DTM A group of segments specifying the currencies and related dates/periods valid for the whole pricing group. 0660 CUX, Currencies A segment identifying the currencies required in the Price/sales catalogue, e.g. the Price/sales catalogue currency. A rate of exchange may be given to convert a reference currency into a target currency. 0670 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date/time/period related to the rate of exchange. 0680 Segment group 19: PRI-CUX-APR-RNG-DTM A group of segments identifying the details of the price information for the product or service identified in the Price group. 0690 PRI, Price details A segment providing either the unit or reference price and the price type, valid for the pricing group. 0700 CUX, Currencies A segment identifying the currency in which the price is expressed. 0710 APR, Additional price information A segment to identify additional pricing information related to the class or type of trade and additionally identifying the reason for any change. 0720 RNG, Range details A segment to identify a quantity or an amount range to which the price information applies. 0730 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to identify the date/time/period information related to the price information, e.g. period of validity. 0740 Segment group 20: TAX-MOA-DTM A group of segments specifying tax related information, valid for the pricing group. 0750 TAX, Duty/tax/fee details A segment specifying a tax type, category and rate, or exemption. 0760 MOA, Monetary amount A segment specifying the amount for the identified tax/fee, e.g. a stamp fee. 0770 DTM, Date/time/period A segment indicating the date of application of the specified tax. 0780 Segment group 21: ALC-ALI-SG22-SG23-SG24-SG25-SG26 A group of segments specifying allowances and charges for the whole pricing group. The allowances or charges specified within group 19 may either relate to the total pricing group in which case it cannot be overridden at price item level, or it can relate to the price item level as a default allowance/charge and can be overridden by the ALC group within at the price item level. When relevant, additional information, tax details may be indicated. The basis for the calculation of the allowance/charge may be a quantity, a percentage, an amount or a rate and one of the groups 20-23 should be used accordingly. 0790 ALC, Allowance or charge A segment identifying the charge or allowance and, where necessary its calculation sequence. 0800 ALI, Additional information A segment indicating that the allowance or charge specified is subject to special conditions owing to origin, customs preference or commercial factors.. 0810 Segment group 22: QTY-RNG A group of segments specifying the quantity of the allowance or charge with its measure unit specifier. A range to which the allowance or charge applies may be specified. e.g. An allowance of a free quantity of 20 pieces may be specified if the quantity of goods ordered is greater than 1000 pieces. 0820 QTY, Quantity A segment identifying the type of quantity and the quantity related to the allowance or charge. 0830 RNG, Range details A segment specifying, if required, the range to which the allowance or charge applies. 0840 Segment group 23: PCD-RNG A group of segments specifying the percentage for the allowance or charge, e.g. The allowance/charge amount is calculated as 5% of the goods value or a price reduction of 5% may be specified if the goods quantity ordered is within the range 5 tons to 10 tons. 0850 PCD, Percentage details A segment identifying the percentage and the percentage basis for the calculation of the allowance or charge. 0860 RNG, Range details A segment specifying, if required, a range for the application of the percentage. 0870 Segment group 24: MOA-RNG A group of segments specifying a monetary amount for an allowance or charge. A range to which the allowance or charge applies can be specified, e.g. an allowance of 5000 BEF may be specified if goods value ordered is greater than 100000 BEF. 0880 MOA, Monetary amount A segment identifying the monetary amount for the allowance or charge. 0890 RNG, Range details A segment specifying, if required, a range for the application of the allowance/charge amount. 0900 Segment group 25: RTE-RNG A group of segments specifying the rate per unit and basis to which the allowance or charge applies, e.g. The allowance/charge rate is 3 DEM per 10 tons. 0910 RTE, Rate details A segment specifying the rate per unit and the basis for calculation. 0920 RNG, Range details A segment specifying, if required, the range for the application of the allowance/charge rate. 0930 Segment group 26: TAX-MOA-DTM A group of segments of segments specifying tax related information for the allowance or charge. 0940 TAX, Duty/tax/fee details A segment specifying the tax type, category, and rate, or exemption, related to the allowance or charge. 0950 MOA, Monetary amount A segment specifying a monetary amount for the allowance or charge. (e.g. a stamp fee). 0960 DTM, Date/time/period A segment indicating the date of application of the specified tax. 0970 Segment group 27: NAD-LOC-SG28-SG29 A group of segments identifying the parties with the associated information relevant for the pricing group. 0980 NAD, Name and address A segment identifying names and addresses of the parties, in coded or clear form, and their functions. It is recommended that where possible only the coded form of the party ID should be specified. e.g. The sender and the receiver are known to each other, thus only the coded ID is required, but the other parties specified in the message may vary and would have to be clearly specified, preferably in structured format. 0990 LOC, Place/location identification A segment giving more specific location information of the party specified in the NAD segment e.g. internal site/building number. 1000 Segment group 28: RFF-DTM A group of segments giving references only relevant to the specified party. 1010 RFF, Reference A segment identifying the reference by its number and where appropriate a line number within a document. 1020 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date and/or time related to the reference. 1030 Segment group 29: CTA-COM A group of segments giving contact details of the person or department within the party identified in the NAD segment. 1040 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department, and their function, to whom communications should be directed. 1050 COM, Communication contact A segment to identify a communications type and number for the contact specified in the CTA segment. 1060 Segment group 30: PYT-DTM-PCD-MOA A group of segments specifying the terms of payment applicable for the whole pricing group. 1070 PYT, Payment terms A segment identifying the payment terms and date/time basis. 1080 DTM, Date/time/period A segment giving the specific date/time/period, if needed, of any payments, discounts, instalments etc. 1090 PCD, Percentage details A segment specifying the discount, interest, penalty as well as instalment percentage. 1100 MOA, Monetary amount A segment specifying amounts related to payment discounts, penalties or instalments. 1110 Segment group 31: TDT-LOC A group of segments identifying the mode and means of transport, and locations relating to the whole pricing group. 1120 TDT, Transport information A segment specifying the mode, means and identification of the transport for the goods listed in the Price/sales catalogue. If required, the carrier's address should be indicated within the NAD segment group. 1130 LOC, Place/location identification A segment identifying locations relevant to the transport specified in the TDT segment, e.g. place of departure or border crossing point. 1140 Segment group 32: TOD-LOC A group of segments indicating the terms of delivery for the whole pricing group. 1150 TOD, Terms of delivery or transport A segment identifying the delivery terms to be used. e.g. UN INCOTERMS. 1160 LOC, Place/location identification A segment identifying locations relevant to the delivery terms specified in the TOD segment. 1170 Segment group 33: PAC-MEA-HAN A group of segments specifying the packaging, physical dimensions for goods referenced by the price group. If required, providing handling instructions and notification of hazardous materials, relating to the price group. 1180 PAC, Package A segment specifying the physical type of packages for the price group. e.g. pallets. 1190 MEA, Measurements A segment specifying physical measurements of packages described in the PAC segment e.g. pallet size. 1200 HAN, Handling instructions A segment providing information on required handling instructions of materials and additionally, if required, notifying hazardous materials in the whole pricing group. 1210 Segment group 34: EFI-CED-COM-RFF-DTM-QTY A group of segments that refers, through an external file identification, to each of the external files and giving additional information about each of the files. 1220 EFI, External file link identification This segment will identify the external files by indicating the file name, file number and its sequence number in an exchange. 1230 CED, Computer environment details To give precise definitions of all necessary elements belonging to the configuration of a computer system e.g. hardware, firmware, operating system, communication and application software. 1240 COM, Communication contact To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed. 1250 RFF, Reference A segment giving a reference related to the file identified by a previous external file link identification segment. 1260 DTM, Date/time/period This segment will convey the date/time details of the external file. 1270 QTY, Quantity The size/volume of the external file identified in the previous external file link identification segment. 1280 Segment group 35: TRU-DTM A group of segments to identify technical rules applicable for the current product group and the rules' issue dates. 1290 TRU, Technical rules A segment identifying technical rules and conditions applying to a product group. 1300 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying dates associated with the technical rules and issue dates applying to a product group. 1310 Segment group 36: LIN-PIA-IMD-MEA-QTY-HAN-ALI-DTM-RFF-LOC-DOC- PTY-FTX-SG37-SG38-SG39-SG40-SG41-SG47-SG48- SG49-SG50-SG51-SG52-SG54-SG55-SG56 A group of segments providing the relevant price/sales information for the specified product/service. 1320 LIN, Line item A segment identifying the line item (or sub-line item in a configuration). 1330 PIA, Additional product id A segment for identifying a product in the Price Catalogue. 1340 IMD, Item description A segment for describing the product or service as well as its characteristics. This segment should be used for products or services that cannot be identified by a product code or article number. 1350 MEA, Measurements A segment to allow physical measurements and dimensions to be stated, where this is required for identification of the product. 1360 QTY, Quantity A segment to specify pertinent quantities related to the specified price item line, e.g. minimum order quantity. 1370 HAN, Handling instructions A segment providing information on required handling of materials in the line item, and additionally, if required, notifying hazardous materials. 1380 ALI, Additional information A segment specifying the relevant additional information for an item, e.g. country of origin. 1390 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date, and when relevant, the time or period of an activity identified by the date/time/period qualifier. e.g. expiration date of the price/sales catalogue for the price item line. 1400 RFF, Reference A segment identifying a reference, which is related to the described article, by its number. 1410 LOC, Place/location identification A segment to indicate country of origin and country of the despatch. 1420 DOC, Document/message details A segment to indicate that a movement certificate is required. 1430 PTY, Priority A segment to provide a priority which is associated with the item being described. 1440 FTX, Free text A segment with free text information, in coded or clear form, used when additional information is needed at the line item levelled within other segment. In computer to computer exchanges such text will normally require the receiver to process this segment manually. 1450 Segment group 37: CCI-CAV-MEA A group of segments providing product characteristic and product characteristic details. 1460 CCI, Characteristic/class id A segment to identify product characteristic and, or the characteristic name and characteristic relevance for the business process. 1470 CAV, Characteristic value A segment to specify common product characteristic by value in either coded form or in free format. 1480 MEA, Measurements A segment indicating characteristic value being physical measurement (including measurable quantities and percentages) related to specified product characteristics (for example voltage, percentage of material contained) and where relevant measurement ranges. 1490 Segment group 38: TAX-MOA-DTM A group of segments specifying a tax type, category and rate relating to the item. 1500 TAX, Duty/tax/fee details A segment specifying a tax type, category and rate, or exemption. 1510 MOA, Monetary amount A segment specifying the amount for the identified tax/fee, e.g. a stamp fee. 1520 DTM, Date/time/period A segment indicating the date of application of the specified tax. 1530 Segment group 39: CUX-DTM A group of segments specifying the currencies and related dates/periods valid for the Price item line. 1540 CUX, Currencies A segment identifying the currencies required in the Price/sales catalogue, e.g. the Price/sales catalogue currency. A rate of exchange may be given to convert a reference currency into a target currency. 1550 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date/time/period related to the rate of exchange. 1560 Segment group 40: PRI-CUX-APR-RNG-DTM-PCD-LOC A group of segments identifying the details of the price information for the product or service identified in the LIN segment group. 1570 PRI, Price details A segment providing either the unit or reference price and the price type, valid for the pricing group. 1580 CUX, Currencies A segment identifying the currency in which the price is expressed. 1590 APR, Additional price information A segment to identify additional pricing information related to the class or type of trade and additionally identifying the reason for any change. 1600 RNG, Range details A segment to identify a quantity or an amount range to which the price information applies. 1610 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to identify the date/time/period information related to the price information, e.g. period of validity. 1620 PCD, Percentage details A segment to indicate percentage increase of decrease in price since last information. 1630 LOC, Place/location identification This segment is used to provide locations related to the price such as market region. 1640 Segment group 41: ALC-ALI-DTM-LOC-SG42-SG43-SG44-SG45-SG46 A group of segments specifying allowances and charges for the price item line. When relevant, additional information, date information, tax details may be indicated. The basis for the calculation of the allowance/charge may be a quantity, a percentage, an amount or a rate and one of the groups 39-40 should be used accordingly. 1650 ALC, Allowance or charge A segment identifying the charge or allowance and, where necessary its calculation sequence. 1660 ALI, Additional information A segment indicating that the allowance or charge specified is subject to special conditions owing to origin, customs preference or commercial factors. 1670 DTM, Date/time/period A segment indicating any dates, times or periods applicable to the allowances and charges specified at detail level. 1680 LOC, Place/location identification This segment is used to provide locations related to the allowance or charge, such as market region. 1690 Segment group 42: QTY-RNG A group of segments specifying the quantity of the allowance or charge with its measure unit specifier. A range to which the allowance or charge applies may be specified. e.g. An allowance of a free quantity of 20 pieces may be specified if the quantity of goods ordered is greater than 1000 pieces. 1700 QTY, Quantity A segment identifying the type of quantity and the quantity related to the allowance or charge. 1710 RNG, Range details A segment specifying, if required, the range to which the allowance or charge applies. 1720 Segment group 43: PCD-RNG A group of segments specifying the percentage for the allowance or charge, e.g. The allowance/charge amount is calculated as 5% of the goods value or a price reduction of 5% may be specified if the goods quantity ordered is within the range 5 tons to 10 tons. 1730 PCD, Percentage details A segment identifying the percentage and the percentage basis for the calculation of the allowance or charge. 1740 RNG, Range details A segment specifying, if required, a range for the application of the percentage. 1750 Segment group 44: MOA-RNG A group of segments specifying a monetary amount for an allowance or charge. A range to which the allowance or charge applies can be specified, e.g. an allowance of 5000 BEF may be specified if goods value ordered is greater than 100000 BEF. 1760 MOA, Monetary amount A segment identifying the monetary amount for the allowance or charge. 1770 RNG, Range details A segment specifying, if required, a range for the application of the allowance/charge amount. 1780 Segment group 45: RTE-RNG A group of segments specifying the rate per unit and basis to which the allowance or charge applies, e.g. the allowance/charge rate is 3 DEM per 10 tons. 1790 RTE, Rate details A segment specifying the rate per unit and the basis for calculation. 1800 RNG, Range details A segment specifying, if required, the range for the application of the allowance/charge rate. 1810 Segment group 46: TAX-MOA-DTM A group of segments of segments specifying tax related information for the allowance or charge. 1820 TAX, Duty/tax/fee details A segment specifying the tax type, category, and rate, or exemption, related to the allowance or charge. 1830 MOA, Monetary amount A segment specifying a monetary amount for the allowance or charge. (e.g. a stamp fee). 1840 DTM, Date/time/period A segment indicating the date of application of the specified tax. 1850 Segment group 47: PAC-MEA-QTY-HAN A group of segments identifying the packaging, physical dimensions, for the Price item line. If required, providing handling instructions and notification of hazardous materials. 1860 PAC, Package A segment specifying the physical type of packages for the Price item line. 1870 MEA, Measurements A segment specifying physical measurements of packages described in the PAC segment e.g. box size. 1880 QTY, Quantity A segment specifying the maximum quantity number of packages which can be stacked safely on another package and/or the number of items normally contained within the package. 1890 HAN, Handling instructions A segment providing information on required handling of materials in the price item line, and additionally, if required, notifying hazardous materials. 1900 Segment group 48: PYT-DTM-PCD-MOA A group of segments specifying the terms of payment applicable for the Price item line. 1910 PYT, Payment terms A segment identifying the payment terms and date/time basis. 1920 DTM, Date/time/period A segment giving the specific date/time/period, if needed, of any payments, discounts, instalments etc. 1930 PCD, Percentage details A segment specifying the discount, interest, penalty as well as instalment percentage. 1940 MOA, Monetary amount A segment specifying amounts related to payment discounts, penalties or instalments. 1950 Segment group 49: TDT-LOC A group of segments identifying the mode and means of transport, and locations relating to the Price line item. 1960 TDT, Transport information A segment specifying the mode, means and identification of the transport for the goods listed in the Price/sales catalogue. If required, the carrier's address should be indicated within the NAD segment group. 1970 LOC, Place/location identification A segment identifying locations relevant to the transport specified in the TDT segment, e.g. place of departure or border crossing point. 1980 Segment group 50: TOD-LOC A group of segments indicating the terms of delivery for the Price line item. 1990 TOD, Terms of delivery or transport A segment identifying the delivery terms to be used. e.g. UN INCOTERMS. 2000 LOC, Place/location identification A segment identifying locations relevant to the delivery terms specified in the TOD segment. 2010 Segment group 51: EFI-CED-COM-RFF-DTM-QTY A group of segments that refers through an external file identification to each of the external files and giving additional information about each of the files. 2020 EFI, External file link identification This segment will identify the external files by indicating the file name, file number and its sequence number in an exchange. 2030 CED, Computer environment details To give precise definitions of all necessary elements belonging to the configuration of a computer system, e.g. hardware, firmware, operating system, communication and application software. 2040 COM, Communication contact To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed. 2050 RFF, Reference A segment giving a reference related to the file identified by a previous external file link identification segment. 2060 DTM, Date/time/period This segment will convey the date/time details of the external file. 2070 QTY, Quantity The size/volume of the external file identified in the previous external file link identification segment. 2080 Segment group 52: NAD-SG53 A group of segments identifying a party with associated information for the current product. 2090 NAD, Name and address A segment identifying names and addresses of the parties, in coded or clear form, and their functions. It is recommended that where possible only the coded form of the party identification should be specified. 2100 Segment group 53: CTA-COM A group of segments giving contact details of the person or department within the party. 2110 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or a department and to whom the communication should be directed. 2120 COM, Communication contact A segment to identify a communication type and number for the current contact. 2130 Segment group 54: TRU-DTM A group of segments to identify technical rules applicable for the actual product and the rules' issue dates. 2140 TRU, Technical rules A segment identifying technical rules and conditions relevant for the current product. 2150 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying dates associated with the technical rules. 2160 Segment group 55: DGS-QTY-FTX A group of segments containing dangerous goods information relevant to the current product. 2170 DGS, Dangerous goods A segment providing dangerous goods information for the current product by using relevant dangerous goods identification. 2180 QTY, Quantity A segment to specify quantity for the given dangerous goods. 2190 FTX, Free text A segment with free text information, in clear form, related to dangerous goods. In computer to computer exchanges such text will normally require the receiver to process this segment manually. 2200 Segment group 56: HYN-PIA-QTY-FTX-SG57-SG58-SG59 A group of segments to specify hierarchical connections from the given product to higher or lower levelled products. 2210 HYN, Hierarchy information A segment to identify hierarchical connections from the given product to higher or lower levelled products and its function. 2220 PIA, Additional product id A segment providing either additional identification of the product specified in the hierarchy segment or any substitute product identification. 2230 QTY, Quantity A segment identifying the child product's quantity contained within the identified parent product. 2240 FTX, Free text A segment with free text information, in coded or clear form, used when additional information on the actual product and its hierarchical connections is required. 2250 Segment group 57: RFF-DTM A group of segments to provide references linked to the hierarchical item and where necessary the reference date. 2260 RFF, Reference A segment identifying the reference linked to the hierarchical item, for example the drawing number on a wiring diagram. 2270 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date and, or time related to the reference. 2280 Segment group 58: CCI-CAV-MEA A group of segments to identify characteristics depending on the product's use within the hierarchy specific to the identified party. 2290 CCI, Characteristic/class id A segment to identify product characteristic and, or the characteristic name and characteristic relevance for the business process. 2300 CAV, Characteristic value A segment to specify product characteristic by value in either coded form or in free format. 2310 MEA, Measurements A segment indicating characteristic values being physical measurements (including measurable quantities and percentages) related to specified product characteristics (for example voltage, percentage of material contained) and where relevant measurement ranges. The MEA-segment is repeatable to allow the indication of a number of applicable measurable values, for example one electric appliance may be switchable for different voltages: 110V, 220V, 240V and 380V. 2320 Segment group 59: NAD-PIA-QTY-SG60 A segment group to specify party dependent information for the actual product in the given hierarchy. 2330 NAD, Name and address A segment identifying a party preferably in coded form to which specific product and hierarchical item characteristics apply. 2340 PIA, Additional product id A segment providing additional identification(s) of the hierarchically linked product that are specific to the identified party, for example an additional number from another origin to identify the higher or lower levelled product relevant to the identified party. 2350 QTY, Quantity A segment identifying the child product's quantity contained within the identified parent product if specially defined by the named party. 2360 Segment group 60: CCI-CAV-MEA A group of segments to identify characteristics depending on the product's use within the hierarchy specific to the identified party. 2370 CCI, Characteristic/class id A segment to identify product characteristic and, or the characteristic name and characteristic relevance for the business process. 2380 CAV, Characteristic value A segment to specify product-characteristic by value in either coded form or in free format. 2390 MEA, Measurements A segment indicating characteristic values being physical measurements (including measurable quantities and percentages) related to specified product characteristics (for example voltage, percentage of material contained) and where relevant measurement ranges. The MEA-segment is repeatable to allow the indication of a number of applicable measurable values, for example one electric appliance may be switchable for different voltages: 110V, 220V, 240V and 380V. 2400 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) ALC Allowance or charge ALI Additional information APR Additional price information BGM Beginning of message CAV Characteristic value CCI Characteristic/class id CED Computer environment details COM Communication contact CTA Contact information CUX Currencies DGS Dangerous goods DOC Document/message details DTM Date/time/period EFI External file link identification FTX Free text HAN Handling instructions HYN Hierarchy information IMD Item description LIN Line item LOC Place/location identification MEA Measurements MOA Monetary amount NAD Name and address PAC Package PCD Percentage details PGI Product group information PIA Additional product id PRI Price details PTY Priority PYT Payment terms QTY Quantity RFF Reference RNG Range details RTE Rate details TAX Duty/tax/fee details TDT Transport information TOD Terms of delivery or transport TRU Technical rules UNH Message header UNT Message trailer
4.3 Message structure 4.3.1 Segment table Pos Tag Name S R HEADER SECTION 0010 UNH Message header M 1 0020 BGM Beginning of message M 1 0030 DTM Date/time/period M 35 0040 ALI Additional information C 5 0050 FTX Free text C 99 0060 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 99---------------+ 0070 RFF Reference M 1 | 0080 DTM Date/time/period C 5----------------+ 0090 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 99---------------+ 0100 NAD Name and address M 1 | 0110 LOC Place/location identification C 25 | | 0120 ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 10--------------+| 0130 RFF Reference M 1 || 0140 DTM Date/time/period C 5---------------+| | 0150 ----- Segment group 4 ------------------ C 5---------------+| 0160 CTA Contact information M 1 || 0170 COM Communication contact C 5---------------++ 0180 ----- Segment group 5 ------------------ C 5----------------+ 0190 TAX Duty/tax/fee details M 1 | 0200 MOA Monetary amount C 1 | 0210 DTM Date/time/period C 1----------------+ 0220 ----- Segment group 6 ------------------ C 20---------------+ 0230 CUX Currencies M 1 | 0240 DTM Date/time/period C 5----------------+ 0250 ----- Segment group 7 ------------------ C 10---------------+ 0260 PYT Payment terms M 1 | 0270 DTM Date/time/period C 5 | 0280 PCD Percentage details C 1 | 0290 MOA Monetary amount C 1----------------+ 0300 ----- Segment group 8 ------------------ C 10---------------+ 0310 TDT Transport information M 1 | 0320 LOC Place/location identification C 10---------------+ 0330 ----- Segment group 9 ------------------ C 5----------------+ 0340 TOD Terms of delivery or transport M 1 | 0350 LOC Place/location identification C 2----------------+ 0360 ----- Segment group 10 ------------------ C 10---------------+ 0370 ALC Allowance or charge M 1 | 0380 ALI Additional information C 5 | 0390 DTM Date/time/period C 9 | | 0400 ----- Segment group 11 ------------------ C 10--------------+| 0410 QTY Quantity M 1 || 0420 RNG Range details C 1---------------+| | 0430 ----- Segment group 12 ------------------ C 10--------------+| 0440 PCD Percentage details M 1 || 0450 RNG Range details C 1---------------+| | 0460 ----- Segment group 13 ------------------ C 10--------------+| 0470 MOA Monetary amount M 1 || 0480 RNG Range details C 1---------------+| | 0490 ----- Segment group 14 ------------------ C 10--------------+| 0500 RTE Rate details M 1 || 0510 RNG Range details C 1---------------+| | 0520 ----- Segment group 15 ------------------ C 5---------------+| 0530 TAX Duty/tax/fee details M 1 || 0540 MOA Monetary amount C 1 || 0550 DTM Date/time/period C 1---------------++ 0560 ----- Segment group 16 ------------------ C 9----------------+ 0570 TRU Technical rules M 1 | 0580 DTM Date/time/period C 9----------------+ DETAIL SECTION 0590 ----- Segment group 17 ------------------ C 1000-------------+ 0600 PGI Product group information M 1 | 0610 DTM Date/time/period C 15 | 0620 QTY Quantity C 10 | 0630 ALI Additional information C 5 | 0640 FTX Free text C 5 | | 0650 ----- Segment group 18 ------------------ C 10--------------+| 0660 CUX Currencies M 1 || 0670 DTM Date/time/period C 5---------------+| | 0680 ----- Segment group 19 ------------------ C 100-------------+| 0690 PRI Price details M 1 || 0700 CUX Currencies C 1 || 0710 APR Additional price information C 99 || 0720 RNG Range details C 1 || 0730 DTM Date/time/period C 5---------------+| | 0740 ----- Segment group 20 ------------------ C 10--------------+| 0750 TAX Duty/tax/fee details M 1 || 0760 MOA Monetary amount C 1 || 0770 DTM Date/time/period C 1---------------+| | 0780 ----- Segment group 21 ------------------ C 99--------------+| 0790 ALC Allowance or charge M 1 || 0800 ALI Additional information C 5 || || 0810 ----- Segment group 22 ------------------ C 1--------------+|| 0820 QTY Quantity M 1 ||| 0830 RNG Range details C 1--------------+|| || 0840 ----- Segment group 23 ------------------ C 1--------------+|| 0850 PCD Percentage details M 1 ||| 0860 RNG Range details C 1--------------+|| || 0870 ----- Segment group 24 ------------------ C 2--------------+|| 0880 MOA Monetary amount M 1 ||| 0890 RNG Range details C 1--------------+|| || 0900 ----- Segment group 25 ------------------ C 1--------------+|| 0910 RTE Rate details M 1 ||| 0920 RNG Range details C 1--------------+|| || 0930 ----- Segment group 26 ------------------ C 5--------------+|| 0940 TAX Duty/tax/fee details M 1 ||| 0950 MOA Monetary amount C 1 ||| 0960 DTM Date/time/period C 1--------------++| | 0970 ----- Segment group 27 ------------------ C 20--------------+| 0980 NAD Name and address M 1 || 0990 LOC Place/location identification C 5 || || 1000 ----- Segment group 28 ------------------ C 10-------------+|| 1010 RFF Reference M 1 ||| 1020 DTM Date/time/period C 5--------------+|| || 1030 ----- Segment group 29 ------------------ C 5--------------+|| 1040 CTA Contact information M 1 ||| 1050 COM Communication contact C 5--------------++| | 1060 ----- Segment group 30 ------------------ C 10--------------+| 1070 PYT Payment terms M 1 || 1080 DTM Date/time/period C 5 || 1090 PCD Percentage details C 1 || 1100 MOA Monetary amount C 1---------------+| | 1110 ----- Segment group 31 ------------------ C 10--------------+| 1120 TDT Transport information M 1 || 1130 LOC Place/location identification C 10--------------+| | 1140 ----- Segment group 32 ------------------ C 5---------------+| 1150 TOD Terms of delivery or transport M 1 || 1160 LOC Place/location identification C 2---------------+| | 1170 ----- Segment group 33 ------------------ C 10--------------+| 1180 PAC Package M 1 || 1190 MEA Measurements C 10 || 1200 HAN Handling instructions C 5---------------+| | 1210 ----- Segment group 34 ------------------ C 99--------------+| 1220 EFI External file link identification M 1 || 1230 CED Computer environment details C 99 || 1240 COM Communication contact C 9 || 1250 RFF Reference C 9 || 1260 DTM Date/time/period C 9 || 1270 QTY Quantity C 9---------------+| | 1280 ----- Segment group 35 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 1290 TRU Technical rules M 1 || 1300 DTM Date/time/period C 9---------------+| | 1310 ----- Segment group 36 ------------------ C 999999----------+| 1320 LIN Line item M 1 || 1330 PIA Additional product id C 99 || 1340 IMD Item description C 999 || 1350 MEA Measurements C 99 || 1360 QTY Quantity C 10 || 1370 HAN Handling instructions C 5 || 1380 ALI Additional information C 5 || 1390 DTM Date/time/period C 10 || 1400 RFF Reference C 99 || 1410 LOC Place/location identification C 99 || 1420 DOC Document/message details C 1 || 1430 PTY Priority C 99 || 1440 FTX Free text C 999 || || 1450 ----- Segment group 37 ------------------ C 999------------+|| 1460 CCI Characteristic/class id M 1 ||| 1470 CAV Characteristic value C 10 ||| 1480 MEA Measurements C 10-------------+|| || 1490 ----- Segment group 38 ------------------ C 10-------------+|| 1500 TAX Duty/tax/fee details M 1 ||| 1510 MOA Monetary amount C 1 ||| 1520 DTM Date/time/period C 1--------------+|| || 1530 ----- Segment group 39 ------------------ C 5--------------+|| 1540 CUX Currencies M 1 ||| 1550 DTM Date/time/period C 5--------------+|| || 1560 ----- Segment group 40 ------------------ C 100------------+|| 1570 PRI Price details M 1 ||| 1580 CUX Currencies C 1 ||| 1590 APR Additional price information C 99 ||| 1600 RNG Range details C 1 ||| 1610 DTM Date/time/period C 5 ||| 1620 PCD Percentage details C 5 ||| 1630 LOC Place/location identification C 99-------------+|| || 1640 ----- Segment group 41 ------------------ C 99-------------+|| 1650 ALC Allowance or charge M 1 ||| 1660 ALI Additional information C 5 ||| 1670 DTM Date/time/period C 9 ||| 1680 LOC Place/location identification C 99 ||| ||| 1690 ----- Segment group 42 ------------------ C 10------------+||| 1700 QTY Quantity M 1 |||| 1710 RNG Range details C 1-------------+||| ||| 1720 ----- Segment group 43 ------------------ C 99------------+||| 1730 PCD Percentage details M 1 |||| 1740 RNG Range details C 1-------------+||| ||| 1750 ----- Segment group 44 ------------------ C 10------------+||| 1760 MOA Monetary amount M 1 |||| 1770 RNG Range details C 1-------------+||| ||| 1780 ----- Segment group 45 ------------------ C 10------------+||| 1790 RTE Rate details M 1 |||| 1800 RNG Range details C 1-------------+||| ||| 1810 ----- Segment group 46 ------------------ C 5-------------+||| 1820 TAX Duty/tax/fee details M 1 |||| 1830 MOA Monetary amount C 1 |||| 1840 DTM Date/time/period C 1-------------++|| || 1850 ----- Segment group 47 ------------------ C 999------------+|| 1860 PAC Package M 1 ||| 1870 MEA Measurements C 10 ||| 1880 QTY Quantity C 99 ||| 1890 HAN Handling instructions C 5--------------+|| || 1900 ----- Segment group 48 ------------------ C 10-------------+|| 1910 PYT Payment terms M 1 ||| 1920 DTM Date/time/period C 5 ||| 1930 PCD Percentage details C 1 ||| 1940 MOA Monetary amount C 1--------------+|| || 1950 ----- Segment group 49 ------------------ C 10-------------+|| 1960 TDT Transport information M 1 ||| 1970 LOC Place/location identification C 10-------------+|| || 1980 ----- Segment group 50 ------------------ C 5--------------+|| 1990 TOD Terms of delivery or transport M 1 ||| 2000 LOC Place/location identification C 2--------------+|| || 2010 ----- Segment group 51 ------------------ C 99-------------+|| 2020 EFI External file link identification M 1 ||| 2030 CED Computer environment details C 99 ||| 2040 COM Communication contact C 9 ||| 2050 RFF Reference C 9 ||| 2060 DTM Date/time/period C 9 ||| 2070 QTY Quantity C 9--------------+|| || 2080 ----- Segment group 52 ------------------ C 99-------------+|| 2090 NAD Name and address M 1 ||| ||| 2100 ----- Segment group 53 ------------------ C 99------------+||| 2110 CTA Contact information M 1 |||| 2120 COM Communication contact C 99------------++|| || 2130 ----- Segment group 54 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 2140 TRU Technical rules M 1 ||| 2150 DTM Date/time/period C 9--------------+|| || 2160 ----- Segment group 55 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 2170 DGS Dangerous goods M 1 ||| 2180 QTY Quantity C 9 ||| 2190 FTX Free text C 9--------------+|| || 2200 ----- Segment group 56 ------------------ C 999------------+|| 2210 HYN Hierarchy information M 1 ||| 2220 PIA Additional product id C 99 ||| 2230 QTY Quantity C 9 ||| 2240 FTX Free text C 99 ||| ||| 2250 ----- Segment group 57 ------------------ C 999-----------+||| 2260 RFF Reference M 1 |||| 2270 DTM Date/time/period C 9-------------+||| ||| 2280 ----- Segment group 58 ------------------ C 99------------+||| 2290 CCI Characteristic/class id M 1 |||| 2300 CAV Characteristic value C 9 |||| 2310 MEA Measurements C 99------------+||| ||| 2320 ----- Segment group 59 ------------------ C 99------------+||| 2330 NAD Name and address M 1 |||| 2340 PIA Additional product id C 99 |||| 2350 QTY Quantity C 9 |||| |||| 2360 ----- Segment group 60 ------------------ C 99-----------+|||| 2370 CCI Characteristic/class id M 1 ||||| 2380 CAV Characteristic value C 99 ||||| 2390 MEA Measurements C 9------------+++++ 2400 UNT Message trailer M 1