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Message Type : IFTMBP Version : D Release : 23A Contr. Agency: UN Revision : 11 Date : 2023-07-21 SOURCE: TBG3 Transport CONTENTS Provisional booking 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 Provisional booking message (IFTMBP) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport. 1. SCOPE This paper provides the definition of the Provisional Booking Message to be used in fulfilling the requirements of trading partners in the transport chain worldwide, in the interchange of cargo and transport related information using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). This message is a single consignment based message, being aligned with other single consignment based messages such as the other two booking messages (IFTMBF and IFTMBC), the instruction messages (IFTMIN and IFTMCS) and the Arrival Notice Message (IFTMAN). The single consignment based messages 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. These messages are suitable for the arrangement of the transport of goods between all parties to the movement of the consignment (including the consignor/shipper and consignee as well as the forwarders, brokers, and carriers involved) as well as providing the information necessary to perform that transport and delivery of the goods. They should be used in the same way by each mode of transport when the requirements are common even if functionally similar information is known by different names. 1.1 Functional definition A message from a party requesting space and/or giving brief details of a planned consignment for forwarding and/or transport services to the party providing those services. In this message, the conditions under which the planned transport should take place can be given. 1.2 Field of application The Provisional booking 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 provisional booking should always be answered by a confirmation in any form by the service provider. Under normal circumstances a Provisional Booking Message is a first contact message between a shipper and a carrier, either followed by a Firm Booking Message and/or an Instruction Message. - A consignment may contain several goods items. - Goods items may or may not be containerized. - 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. - A party to the movement of the consignment may book or issue instructions of transport to be arranged for several goods items by means of one or several of the following messages: IFTMBP, IFTMBF, IFTMBC, IFTMIN, IFTMCS, IFTMAN. - 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. 00010 UNH, Message header A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Provisional booking message is IFTMBP. Note: Provisional booking messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 IFTMBP 0052 D 0054 23A 0051 UN 00020 BGM, Beginning of message A segment to indicate the beginning of a message and to transmit identifying number and type of the message. 00030 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department to whom communication should be directed. 00040 COM, Communication contact A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed. 00050 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. 00060 TSR, Transport service requirements A segment to identify the contract, conditions of carriage, services, and priority requirements for the transport. 00070 FTX, Free text A segment to specify free form or processable supplementary information, such as status of transport, remarks to be printed on the transport documents (where required), consignment remarks, insurance instructions, etc., or any other additional information. 00080 CNT, Control total A segment to specify totals for a consignment. 00090 GDS, Nature of cargo A segment to describe the nature of cargo. 00100 Segment group 1: LOC-DTM A group of segments to specify locations and related date(s)/time(s) which apply to the entire message, e.g. place of transhipment. 00110 LOC, Place/location identification A segment to identify a location applying to the entire message. 00120 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to indicate date(s) and time(s) relating to the location. 00130 Segment group 2: RFF-DTM A group of segments containing a reference and constants which apply to the entire message. 00140 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 very message (according to data element 1225 Message function code in segment BGM), booking reference, order number, insurance contract, etc. 00150 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to indicate date and time relating to the reference. 00160 Segment group 3: GOR-FTX-SG4 A group of segments to identify customs and other governmental procedures and required documents. 00170 GOR, Governmental requirements A segment to indicate applicable governmental procedures related to import, export and transport of the goods. 00180 FTX, Free text A segment to provide additional governmental requirements information. 00190 Segment group 4: DOC-DTM A group of segments to specify required documents by government. 00200 DOC, Document/message details A segment to indicate a document required by government. 00210 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to specify the date/time related to the required document. 00220 Segment group 5: TDT-DTM-SG6-SG7-SG8 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). 00230 TDT, Transport information A segment to indicate information related to a certain stage of the transport, such as mode, means and carrier. 00240 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to indicate date(s) and time(s) related to the transport stage. 00250 Segment group 6: TSR-SCC TBP 00260 TSR, Transport service requirements A segment to identify contract, conditions of carriage, services, priority requirements for this stage of transport. 00270 SCC, Scheduling conditions A segment to specify scheduling conditions associated to service requirements. 00280 Segment group 7: LOC-DTM A group of segments to specify a location and date/time related to this leg of transport. 00290 LOC, Place/location identification A segment to indicate a location such as origin, destination, stop off, etc. related to this leg of transport. 00300 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. 00310 Segment group 8: RFF-DTM A group of segments to specify an additional reference related to the stage of the transport. 00320 RFF, Reference A segment to specify the additional reference. 00330 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to identify date and time relating to the reference. 00340 Segment group 9: NAD-LOC-SG10-SG11-SG12-SG13-SG14 A group of segments to identify a party, related references, locations contacts, required documents, and charges to be paid by the party. 00350 NAD, Name and address A segment to identify the party's name, address, and function. 00360 LOC, Place/location identification A segment to indicate location where a specific function will be performed. 00370 Segment group 10: CTA-COM A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party. 00380 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department within a party. 00390 COM, Communication contact A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed. 00400 Segment group 11: DOC-DTM A group of segments to identify required documents. 00410 DOC, Document/message details A segment to identify a document required of, by or for the party. 00420 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to identify date and time relating to the reference. 00430 Segment group 12: RFF-DTM A group of segments to specify a reference related to the party. 00440 RFF, Reference A segment to identify a reference used by a party. 00450 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to indicate date and time relating to the reference. 00460 Segment group 13: CPI-RFF-CUX-LOC-MOA A group of segments to identify the charge and its amount to be paid by the party. 00470 CPI, Charge payment instructions A segment to identify default charge methodology. 00480 RFF, Reference A segment to indicate a reference relating to the CPI segment, such as charge reference number. 00490 CUX, Currencies A segment to indicate payment currency related to the charge methodology. 00500 LOC, Place/location identification A segment to identify the place of charge collection. 00510 MOA, Monetary amount A segment to identify the monetary amount associated with the charges. 00520 Segment group 14: TSR-RFF-LOC-TPL-FTX A group of segments to specify a transport service requirement and its associated details (such as applicable commercial agreement) related to the party. 00530 TSR, Transport service requirements A segment to specify a required service for the transport, such as re-icing. 00540 RFF, Reference A segment to identify a commercial agreement related to the service requirement. 00550 LOC, Place/location identification A segment to indicate the location where the required service must be performed, such as place of re-icing. 00560 TPL, Transport placement A segment to identify the means of transport to which the service requirement applies. 00570 FTX, Free text A segment to provide any additional information related to the service requirement. 00580 Segment group 15: GID-HAN-TMP-RNG-TMD-LOC-FTX-SG16-GDS-SG17-SG18- SG19-SG20-SG21-SG23-SG25 A group of segments to describe the goods items for which transport is undertaken. 00590 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. 00600 HAN, Handling instructions A segment to specify handling instructions relating to the goods item. 00610 TMP, Temperature A segment to specify a temperature setting for a goods item. 00620 RNG, Range details A segment to specify a temperature range setting for a goods item. 00630 TMD, Transport movement details A segment to specify transport movement details for a goods item. 00640 LOC, Place/location identification A segment to specify a country associated with a goods item, such as country of origin, or country of destination. 00650 FTX, Free text A segment to specify processable supplementary information relating to the goods item. 00660 Segment group 16: NAD-DTM A group of segments to identify different places of collection and/or delivery for the goods item. 00670 NAD, Name and address A segment to specify an address of a place of collection or delivery for a goods item. 00680 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to indicate date and time relating to the place of collection or delivery. 00690 GDS, Nature of cargo A segment to describe the nature of cargo. 00700 Segment group 17: MEA-EQN A group of segments to specify measurements applicable to a goods item. 00710 MEA, Measurements A segment to specify measurements, other than dimensions, applicable to a goods item. 00720 EQN, Number of units A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies. 00730 Segment group 18: DIM-EQN A group of segments to specify dimensions applicable to a goods item. 00740 DIM, Dimensions To specify dimensions applicable to a goods item. 00750 EQN, Number of units A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given dimension applies. 00760 Segment group 19: RFF-DTM A group of segments to identify references to a goods item. 00770 RFF, Reference A segment to identify a reference to a goods item. 00780 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to indicate date and time relating to the reference. 00790 Segment group 20: DOC-DTM A group of segments to specify documents and associated date(s) and time(s) for a goods item. 00800 DOC, Document/message details A segment to specify a document prepared for a goods item. 00810 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to associate date and time with the prepared document. 00820 Segment group 21: TPL-SG22 A group of segments to identify transport details and associated measurements for a goods item. This group may be repeated to indicate the different phases of the movement. 00830 TPL, Transport placement A segment to identify transport details for a goods item. 00840 Segment group 22: MEA-EQN A group of segments to identify measurements. 00850 MEA, Measurements A segment to specify the distribution of a goods item among the transport details. 00860 EQN, Number of units A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies. 00870 Segment group 23: SGP-SG24 A group of segments to specify the distribution of a goods item among the transport equipment. 00880 SGP, Split goods placement A segment to identify the equipment in which goods are transported. 00890 Segment group 24: MEA-EQN A group of segments to identify measurements. 00900 MEA, Measurements A segment to specify measurements of that portion of the goods item in the equipment. 00910 EQN, Number of units A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies. 00920 Segment group 25: DGS-FTX-SG26-SG27-SG28 A group of segments to specify dangerous goods details related to the goods item. One goods item may be in different dangerous goods classes. 00930 DGS, Dangerous goods A segment to indicate the class of dangerous goods, packing group, etc. 00940 FTX, Free text A segment to specify the dangerous goods technical name and to specify any additional dangerous goods information. 00950 Segment group 26: CTA-COM A group of segments to identify a contact to whom communication regarding the dangerous goods can be directed. 00960 CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department. 00970 COM, Communication contact A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department. 00980 Segment group 27: MEA-EQN A group of segments to identify dangerous goods measurements. 00990 MEA, Measurements A segment to specify measurements of the dangerous goods. 01000 EQN, Number of units A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies. 01010 Segment group 28: SGP-SG29 A group of segments to specify the distribution of the dangerous goods among the transport equipment. 01020 SGP, Split goods placement A segment to identify the equipment in which the dangerous goods are transported. 01030 Segment group 29: MEA-EQN A group of segments to identify dangerous goods measurements. 01040 MEA, Measurements A segment to specify measurements of that portion of the dangerous goods in the equipment. 01050 EQN, Number of units A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies. 01060 Segment group 30: EQD-EQN-TMD-MEA-DIM-TPL-HAN-TMP-RNG-FTX-RFF-SG31 A group of segments to specify equipment in which goods are transported. 01070 EQD, Equipment details A segment to specify equipment, and equipment size and type used in the transport. 01080 EQN, Number of units A segment to specify number of pieces of equipment required. 01090 TMD, Transport movement details A segment to specify transport movement details for the equipment. 01100 MEA, Measurements A segment to specify measurements, other than dimensions, associated with the equipment, such as weight. 01110 DIM, Dimensions A segment to specify dimensions applicable to equipment. 01120 TPL, Transport placement A segment to identify transport details for the equipment. 01130 HAN, Handling instructions A segment to specify handling instructions for specified equipment. 01140 TMP, Temperature A segment to specify a temperature setting for the equipment. 01150 RNG, Range details A segment to specify a temperature range for the equipment. 01160 FTX, Free text A segment to specify processable supplementary information associated with the equipment. 01170 RFF, Reference A segment to specify a reference number to equipment. 01180 Segment group 31: NAD-DTM-SG32 A group of segments to identify different equipment pick-up or drop-off places. 01190 NAD, Name and address A segment to specify a pick-up or drop-off address. 01200 DTM, Date/time/period A segment to indicate date and time relating to pick-up or drop-off. 01210 Segment group 32: CTA-COM A group of segments to identify a contact and its communications related to the party. 01220 CTA, Contact information A segment to specify a contact name associated with a specified equipment positioning or collection address. 01230 COM, Communication contact A segment to specify a communication number related to the contact. 01240 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 CNT Control total COM Communication contact CPI Charge payment instructions CTA Contact information CUX Currencies DGS Dangerous goods DIM Dimensions DOC Document/message details DTM Date/time/period EQD Equipment details EQN Number of units FTX Free text GDS Nature of cargo GID Goods item details GOR Governmental requirements HAN Handling instructions LOC Place/location identification MEA Measurements MOA Monetary amount NAD Name and address RFF Reference RNG Range details SCC Scheduling conditions SGP Split goods placement TDT Transport information TMD Transport movement details TMP Temperature TPL Transport placement TSR Transport service requirements UNH Message header UNT Message trailer
4.3 Message structure 4.3.1 Segment table Pos Tag Name S R 00010 UNH Message header M 1 00020 BGM Beginning of message M 1 00030 CTA Contact information C 1 00040 COM Communication contact C 9 00050 DTM Date/time/period C 9 00060 TSR Transport service requirements C 9 00070 FTX Free text C 99 00080 CNT Control total C 9 00090 GDS Nature of cargo C 9 00100 ---- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 99---------------+ 00110 LOC Place/location identification M 1 | 00120 DTM Date/time/period C 9----------------+ 00130 ---- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 99---------------+ 00140 RFF Reference M 1 | 00150 DTM Date/time/period C 9----------------+ 00160 ---- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 9----------------+ 00170 GOR Governmental requirements M 1 | 00180 FTX Free text C 9 | | 00190 ---- Segment group 4 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 00200 DOC Document/message details M 1 || 00210 DTM Date/time/period C 1---------------++ 00220 ---- Segment group 5 ------------------ M 99---------------+ 00230 TDT Transport information M 1 | 00240 DTM Date/time/period C 9 | | 00250 ---- Segment group 6 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 00260 TSR Transport service requirements M 1 || 00270 SCC Scheduling conditions C 9---------------+| | 00280 ---- Segment group 7 ------------------ C 99--------------+| 00290 LOC Place/location identification M 1 || 00300 DTM Date/time/period C 9---------------+| | 00310 ---- Segment group 8 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 00320 RFF Reference M 1 || 00330 DTM Date/time/period C 1---------------++ 00340 ---- Segment group 9 ------------------ C 99---------------+ 00350 NAD Name and address M 1 | 00360 LOC Place/location identification C 9 | | 00370 ---- Segment group 10 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 00380 CTA Contact information M 1 || 00390 COM Communication contact C 9---------------+| | 00400 ---- Segment group 11 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 00410 DOC Document/message details M 1 || 00420 DTM Date/time/period C 1---------------+| | 00430 ---- Segment group 12 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 00440 RFF Reference M 1 || 00450 DTM Date/time/period C 9---------------+| | 00460 ---- Segment group 13 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 00470 CPI Charge payment instructions M 1 || 00480 RFF Reference C 99 || 00490 CUX Currencies C 1 || 00500 LOC Place/location identification C 9 || 00510 MOA Monetary amount C 9---------------+| | 00520 ---- Segment group 14 ------------------ C 99--------------+| 00530 TSR Transport service requirements M 1 || 00540 RFF Reference C 1 || 00550 LOC Place/location identification C 1 || 00560 TPL Transport placement C 1 || 00570 FTX Free text C 9---------------++ 00580 ---- Segment group 15 ------------------ C 99999------------+ 00590 GID Goods item details M 1 | 00600 HAN Handling instructions C 1 | 00610 TMP Temperature C 9 | 00620 RNG Range details C 9 | 00630 TMD Transport movement details C 1 | 00640 LOC Place/location identification C 9 | 00650 FTX Free text C 9 | | 00660 ---- Segment group 16 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 00670 NAD Name and address M 1 || 00680 DTM Date/time/period C 1---------------+| 00690 GDS Nature of cargo C 9 | | 00700 ---- Segment group 17 ------------------ C 99--------------+| 00710 MEA Measurements M 1 || 00720 EQN Number of units C 1---------------+| | 00730 ---- Segment group 18 ------------------ C 99--------------+| 00740 DIM Dimensions M 1 || 00750 EQN Number of units C 1---------------+| | 00760 ---- Segment group 19 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 00770 RFF Reference M 1 || 00780 DTM Date/time/period C 9---------------+| | 00790 ---- Segment group 20 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 00800 DOC Document/message details M 1 || 00810 DTM Date/time/period C 9---------------+| | 00820 ---- Segment group 21 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 00830 TPL Transport placement M 1 || || 00840 ---- Segment group 22 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 00850 MEA Measurements M 1 ||| 00860 EQN Number of units C 1--------------++| | 00870 ---- Segment group 23 ------------------ C 999-------------+| 00880 SGP Split goods placement M 1 || || 00890 ---- Segment group 24 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 00900 MEA Measurements M 1 ||| 00910 EQN Number of units C 1--------------++| | 00920 ---- Segment group 25 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 00930 DGS Dangerous goods M 1 || 00940 FTX Free text C 99 || || 00950 ---- Segment group 26 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 00960 CTA Contact information M 1 ||| 00970 COM Communication contact C 9--------------+|| || 00980 ---- Segment group 27 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 00990 MEA Measurements M 1 ||| 01000 EQN Number of units C 1--------------+|| || 01010 ---- Segment group 28 ------------------ C 999------------+|| 01020 SGP Split goods placement M 1 ||| ||| 01030 ---- Segment group 29 ------------------ C 9-------------+||| 01040 MEA Measurements M 1 |||| 01050 EQN Number of units C 1-------------++++ 01060 ---- Segment group 30 ------------------ C 999--------------+ 01070 EQD Equipment details M 1 | 01080 EQN Number of units C 1 | 01090 TMD Transport movement details C 1 | 01100 MEA Measurements C 9 | 01110 DIM Dimensions C 9 | 01120 TPL Transport placement C 9 | 01130 HAN Handling instructions C 1 | 01140 TMP Temperature C 1 | 01150 RNG Range details C 1 | 01160 FTX Free text C 9 | 01170 RFF Reference C 9 | | 01180 ---- Segment group 31 ------------------ C 9---------------+| 01190 NAD Name and address M 1 || 01200 DTM Date/time/period C 1 || || 01210 ---- Segment group 32 ------------------ C 9--------------+|| 01220 CTA Contact information M 1 ||| 01230 COM Communication contact C 9--------------+++ 01240 UNT Message trailer M 1