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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 location
[3109] To identify the place where the payment has been
or should be made.
3 Tare check place
Place where equipment tare has been or must be checked
for official assessment.
4 Goods receipt place
[3160] 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
(3258) Port, airport or other location to which a means
of transport or transport equipment is destined.
9 Place of loading
[3334] 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 where the goods are taken over by the
carrier.
11 Place of discharge
[3392] Seaport, airport, freight terminal, rail station
or other place at which goods 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 to be or have been
transferred from one means of transport to another
during the course of one transport operation.
14 Goods item storage location
[3385] To identify the place where a goods item is
located.
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 is to be
or 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 clearance location
[3080] Place at which Customs clearance should or has
taken place.
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
[3239] To identify the country in which the goods have
been produced or manufactured, according to criteria
laid down for the application of the Customs tariff or
quantitative restrictions, or any 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
[3356] Place at which the cargo is discharged or
unloaded from a means of transport according to the
transport contract. The goods may or may not be
discharged from the main means of transport at this
place or port.
34 Baseport of loading
[3322] Place at which the cargo is loaded on a means of
transport according to the transport contract. The goods
may or may not be loaded on the main means of transport
at this place or port.
35 Exportation country
[3220] Country from which the goods were initially
exported to the importing country without any commercial
transaction taking place in intermediate countries.
Synonym: 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 Consignment final exportation country
[3331] To identify the country from which goods have
been or will be consigned prior to final importation.
38 Consignment first destination country
[3219] To identify the country where a consignment is
off-loaded from the means of transport used for the
original 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 Consignment entry customs office location
[3089] To identify the customs office at which the goods
enter the customs territory of destination.
42 Consignment exit customs office location
[3097] To identify the customs office at which the goods
leave or are intended to leave the customs territory of
despatch.
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 Transit country
[3263] Country through which a goods or passengers are
routed between the country of original departure and
final destination.
50 Transit customs office location
[3107] To identify the customs office which is
responsible 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 Freight charge payable to location
[3102] Name of a place to which a transport charges
tariff applies or where freight and other related
charges are to be or have been incurred.
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
(3095) 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
(3099) 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)
[3358] 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
(3105) 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.
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
[3369] 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 Transit guarantee customs office location
[3111] To identify the 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).
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
[3212] 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 Transport means stowage location
[8043] To identify a location on board a means of
transport where specified goods or transport equipment
has been or are to 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
[3416] Location in port where the vessel is berthed or
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 Place of embarkation
(3488) Place where the object is put, or goes, on board
the conveyance.
179 Place of disembarkation
(3490) Place where the object or person disembarks from
the conveyance.
180 Person birth location
[3486] Name of the place where a 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.
234 Scheduled berth
Place or location in a port where a vessel is scheduled
to be moored.
235 Scheduled berth, bow
Place or location in a port where the bow of a vessel is
scheduled to berth.
236 Scheduled berth, stern
Place or location in a port where the stern of a vessel
is scheduled to berth.
237 Balance settlement area
An area where common rules for balance settlement
applies.
238 Market area
An area with common trading rules.
239 Metering grid area
A physical area where consumption, production and
exchange can be metered.
240 Climate zone
A geographical area where the climate has common
characteristics.
241 Country of birth
Country where a person or an animal was born.
242 Country of fattening
Country where an animal has been fattened.
243 Country of slaughter
Country where an animal has been slaughtered.
244 Country of meat cutting
Country where the meat is cut into pieces.
245 Meat cutting location
A location where the meat is cut into pieces.
246 Slaughterhouse
Place for the slaughter of animals as food.
247 Country of meat mincing
Country where meat has been cut into very small pieces
using a meat grinder.
248 Place of discharge and loading
Place at which a means of transport is performing both
discharge and loading operations, e.g. seaport, airport,
freight terminal, rail station.
249 Cargo facility location
Name of the terminal, warehouse or yard where the goods
are to be on or offloaded.
250 Tourist point of interest
Code to specify that the location is a tourist point of
interest.
251 Customs office of payment
Place where Customs duties/taxes/fees have to be paid.
252 Conveyance facility location at departure
Name of the location of the last facility (e.g.
terminal, warehouse or yard) from which the conveyance
will depart.
253 Conveyance facility location at arrival
Name of the location of the initial facility (e.g.
terminal, warehouse or yard) where the conveyance will
arrive.
254 Bus station
Name or identification of a bus station.
255 Ferry terminal
Name or identification of a ferry terminal.
256 Place of packing
Place where goods are packaged.
257 Country of assembly
Country where product is assembled.
258 Town sales office
The location is a town sales office.
259 Travel agency
The location is a travel agency.
260 Inland clearance depot
Depot where goods are cleared by the customs authorities
or other governmental authorities in the interior of a
country.
261 Place of final production
Place where the production of the item was finalised.
262 Place of growth
Place where the product was grown.
263 Place of intermediate production
Place of any processing prior to final production.
264 Place of nutrient origin
Place where the nutrient, or item of nourishing food,
originated.
265 Place of package material production
Place where the material used for packaging was
produced.
266 Place of processing
The place where the commodity was processed.
267 Place of species origin
The place where the species was taken from the wild, or
the place where the species was born, artificially
propagated, grown or harvested.
268 Place of catch
Place where the animal was caught, e.g. area of the
ocean where the fish was harvested.
269 Government appeal office
The location of a government office at which an appeal
can be lodged.
270 Regulatory office of cross-border goods entry
To identify the regulatory office at which the goods
enter or are intended to enter the customs territory of
destination.
271 Regulatory office of cross-border goods exit
To identify the regulatory office at which the goods
leave or are intended to leave the customs territory of
dispatch.
272 Government approved establishment
Facility approved for a specific purpose by a government
authority.
273 Free trade zone
A special area of a country where some normal trade
barriers (e.g. tariffs and quotas) are eliminated,
a.k.a. foreign free zone.
274 Place of physical examination
A place where goods are to be examined.
275 Permitted location
The location at which goods identified on the license,
permit, certificate or other document are allowed to be
moved or otherwise handled.
276 Landing location
The place where a means of transport may be parked or
tied up, e.g. wharf, quay, railyard, parking lot.
277 Place of loading on final means of transport
Place where a consignment is placed aboard the means of
transport which enters the destination customs
territory.
278 Place of regulatory declaration review
Location where the declaration is reviewed by
appropriate government agency.
279 Travel document issuing country or political entity
The country or political entity issuing the travel
document.
280 Compliant facility, registered
A facility that has been formally documented as
compliant with regulations or statutes by a regulatory
authority.
281 Bonded warehouse
A building or other secured area in which dutiable goods
may be stored, manipulated, or undergo manufacturing
operations without payment of duty.
282 Goods destruction site, designated
A place designated for the destruction of goods.
283 Goods disposal location, designated
A place designated for the disposal of goods.
284 Incineration facility
Facility with a furnace or apparatus for consuming
materials completely or reducing materials to ash by
burning.
285 Laboratory
A facility equipped for scientific experimentation,
research, testing or determination.
286 Place of assembly
Facility where product is assembled.
287 Processing site
Place where an operation or a series of operations are
performed in the making or treatment of a product.
288 Quarantine facility
A place or station where isolation is carried out.
289 Reclamation facility
A facility where desired substances are recovered from
materials or goods.
290 Refinery
An industrial plant for refining a substance, such as
petroleum or sugar.
291 Smelter
A facility where ores are fused or melted in order to
separate the metal contained in them.
292 Prescribed treatment facility
A facility where goods are subjected to a prescribed
treatment.
293 Embassy
The official headquarters of an ambassador or official
diplomat sent by one sovereign or state to another as
its resident representative.
294 Region of source
Region where goods were originally produced.
295 Region of storage
Region where products have been stored.
296 Ship security incident location
Location for reporting any security related matter to
indicate where the safety/security incident has taken
place.
297 Ship-to-ship activity location
Location where the ship-to-ship activity has taken
place.
298 Country of last processing
The country where the trade item was last processed.
299 Fishing vessel
Fishing vessel as a place of production.
300 Location of status
The identification of the location of a status.
301 Location of meter
The identification of the location of a meter.
302 Country of provenance
The country of provenance of a consignment or product.
303 Meat mincing plant
A place where the meat is cut into very small pieces
using a meat grinder.
304 Place of fattening
Place where an animal has been fattened.
305 Animal birth place
Location where an animal was born.
306 Global Good Agricultural Practice Number (GGN)
The Global Good Agricultural Practice Number (GGN) is a
13-digit number that uniquely identifies each producer
and individual member of a producer group in the
GLOBALG.A.P. Database.
307 Port of last waste delivery
The name and country of the last port where waste of any
type was delivered.
308 Port of next waste delivery
The name and country of the next port where waste of any
type will be delivered.
+ 309 Effluent Treatment Plant
A facility that cleans industrial and/or domestic
effluents, before reusing the water or discharging it to
the environment.
+ 310 Farm
An area of land, water or a building that is primarily
devoted to agricultural or aquacultural processes, such
as growing crops and/or keeping animals.
+ 311 Manufacturing facility
A facility where an operation or a series of operations
are performed in the making or treatment of a product.
+ 312 Animal Farm
An area of land, water or a building that is primarily
devoted to animals for the purpose of obtaining their
meat, wool, hides, milk, eggs, etc.
+ 313 Tannery
A facility where the animal hides and/or skins are
processed with tanning agents.
+ 314 Textile mill
A�facility where�textiles, or types of�cloth, are
produced or processed into finished products, such as
clothing.
+ 315 Textile dyeing mill
A facility where textile products like fibres, yarns,
and fabrics are dyed.
+ 316 Forest Management Unit
An identified area of land covered predominantly by
forests, managed to a set of explicit objectives and
according to a long-term forest management plan.�
ZZZ Mutually defined
Place or location as agreed between the relevant
parties.
Data Element Cross Reference
DataElement 3227 is used in the following Batch Segments:
LOC
DataElement 3227 is used in the following Interactive Segments:
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DataElement 3227 is used in the following Interactive Composite Elements:
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