0. INTRODUCTION
This specification provides the definition of the Customs cargo
report message (CUSCAR) to be used in Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in
administration, commerce and transport.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional Definition
This message permits the transfer of data from a carrier to a
Customs administration for the purpose of meeting Customs cargo
reporting requirements.
1.2 Field of Application
The Customs cargo report 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
It is envisaged that the Customs Cargo Inventory Report Message
may be initiated by the carrier to report single or multiple
consignments to a Customs administration. The message is
transmitted upon arrival of the goods, or where national
legislation permits, prior to arrival. The data provides
Customs with a means of "writing off" or acquitting the cargo
report against Goods declarations. It also allows Customs to
undertake selectivity processing in order to select high risk
shipments requiring examination.
The message may be used for reporting:
(a) onward transit/transhipment;
(b) short and part shipped goods;
(c) empty containers;
(d) import/export cargo;
(e) house and masterbill relationships
2. REFERENCES
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
Section 1.
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
Section 2.
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Data Segment Clarification
This section should be read in conjunction with the Segment
Table which indicate mandatory, conditional and repeating
requirements.
0010 UNH, Message header
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
The message type code for the Customs cargo report message is
CUSCAR.
Note: Customs cargo report messages conforming to this document
must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:
Data element 0065 CUSCAR
0052 D
0054 97B
0051 UN
0020 BGM, Beginning of message
A segment to indicate the message name, type, number and
functionality.
0030 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to indicate the date/time of message creation and the
date and time of cargo report to Customs.
0040 + LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to indicate the place and/or port where report is
made.
0050 + QTY, Quantity
A segment to indicate the number of persons onboard.
0060 Segment group 1: RFF-DTM
A group of segments to identify the unique reference number and
date time details for the whole message.
0070 RFF, Reference
A segment to provide the unique reference number for the
message, e.g. manifest number.
0080 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to indicate the date/time of the reference number
for the message.
0090 Segment group 2: NAD-SG3
A group of segments to identify contact and communication
contact information related to the person responsible for the
cargo reporting.
0100 NAD, Name and address
A segment to identify the person or party reporting the
cargo.
0110 Segment group 3: CTA-COM
A group of segments to identify a contact and its
communication related party.
0120 CTA, Contact information
A segment to identify a person or department within a
party.
0130 COM, Communication contact
A segment to identify the communication numbers of
persons or department to whom communication should be
directed.
0140 FTX, Free text
A segment to provide reason for change in report.
0150 Segment group 4: TDT-LOC-DTM
A group of segments to identify details of transport, locations
and associated dates/times.
0160 TDT, Details of transport
A segment to identify the primary identity of the conveyance
e.g. voyage/flight number, vehicle number, railway car
initials and numbers and name of vessel reference number.
0170 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to indicate locations relevant to the details of
transport, such as port/place of loading, port/place of
discharge and port/place of initial arrival.
0180 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify dates/times related to details of
transport.
0190 GIS, General indicator
A segment to specify the various customs processing indicators
for the whole message.
0200 Segment group 5: EQD-TSR-MEA-DIM-SEL-NAD-GIS-SG6
A group of segments to specify details of the equipment
including information related to measurement, dimensions,
seals, empty container responsible party, container quarantine
indicator, as well as temperature/range and use indicator.
0210 EQD, Equipment details
A segment to specify the type of equipment, empty container
indicator, and container number.
0220 TSR, Transport service requirements
A segment to specify the contract, carriage conditions,
service and priority requirements for the transport.
0230 MEA, Measurements
A segment to specify the measurements details for the
equipment.
0240 DIM, Dimensions
A segment to specify the dimensions.
0250 SEL, Seal number
A segment to specify the seal number.
0260 NAD, Name and address
A segment to specify the name and address of the empty
container responsible party.
0270 GIS, General indicator
A segment to specify the container quarantine indicator.
0280 Segment group 6: TMP-RNG
A group of segments to indicate temperature information.
0290 TMP, Temperature
A segment to specify temperature settings and indicator
that refrigeration is in use.
0300 RNG, Range details
A segment to specify a range of temperatures to be
maintained on refrigeration equipment.
0310 CNT, Control total
A segment to specify the total number of masters bills in the
message.
0320 Segment group 7: CNI-CNT-SG8
A group of segments to provide details of the consignment(s).
0330 CNI, Consignment information
A segment to sequentially number master bills reported in a
multi-consignment message. For a single consignment message,
this sequence number will always be 1.
0340 CNT, Control total
A segment to specify the total number of house bills
reported under one master bill.
0350 Segment group 8: RFF-CNT-MOA-LOC-GIS-CUX-CPI-SG9-SG11-SG13-
SG14
A group of segments specifying the details of each
consignment.
0360 RFF, Reference
A segment to identify the bill number referring to the
appropriate type of bill (e.g. master bill of lading,
house bill of lading, straight air waybill).
0370 CNT, Control total
A segment to specify total consignment quantity and
weight.
0380 MOA, Monetary amount
A segment to specify the onward carriage shipment value,
amount of insurance, value of Customs in-bond movement,
declared value for Customs, declared value for carriage,
no Customs value, transport charge amount, freight
payment amount.
0390 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to specify the Customs clearance office/place,
place of origin of carriage, place of acceptance by
importing carrier, place of ultimate destination of
goods, place of transhipment, place of departure, place
of customs examination and place/port of discharge.
0400 GIS, General indicator
A segment to specify processing indicators such as
import/export/transit indicator, container quarantine
indicator, onward movement type indicator and status of
the goods.
0410 CUX, Currencies
A segment to specify the default currency for the
consignment, e.g. air waybill currency.
0420 CPI, Charge payment instructions
A segment to specify the cargo category type, e.g. weight
valuation, prepaid/collect and method of payment.
0430 Segment group 9: TDT-LOC-DTM-MEA-SG10
A group of segments to identify details of onward
carriage for each consignment.
0440 TDT, Details of transport
A segment to specify the identity of the onward
conveyance.
0450 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to indicate locations relevant to the onward
transport of the goods.
0460 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify dates/times related to details of
onward transport.
0470 MEA, Measurements
A segment to specify physical measurements, including
dimension tolerances, weights and counts (e.g. vehicle
weight details).
0480 Segment group 10:RFF-TSR
A group of segments to provide booking details
(reference and type).
0490 RFF, Reference
A segment to specify onward carriage control
number, onward carriage bond number and secondary
conveyance identification numbers.
0500 TSR, Transport service requirements
A segment to specify the contract and carriage
conditions and service and priority requirements
for the transport.
0510 Segment group 11:NAD-DTM-RFF-SG12
A group of segments to identify the parties, contacts and
related references and dates.
0520 NAD, Name and address
A segment specifying the name and address of the
consignor, shipper, notifier, consignee, empty
container responsible party, nominated reporting
agent, railway issuing waybill, and reporting party.
0530 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify date and/or time or period
related to the party(s) identified in the NAD segment
(e.g. date of birth).
0540 RFF, Reference
A segment to identify a reference used by a party e.g.
reporting party's reference number.
0550 Segment group 12:CTA-COM
A group of segments identifying a contact and its
communication related to the party.
0560 CTA, Contact information
A segment to identify a person or department within
a party.
0570 COM, Communication contact
A segment to identify the communication numbers of
persons or department to whom communication should
be directed.
0580 Segment group 13:QTY-FTX
A group of segments to specify, at the consignment level,
the quantity manifested, quantity landed and reason for
change.
0590 QTY, Quantity
A segment identifying quantity manifested and quantity
landed.
0600 FTX, Free text
A segment to indicate the reason for change e.g.
part/short/overshipped cargo.
0610 | Segment group 14:GID-PAC-HAN-FTX-MEA-MOA-SGP-DGS-PCI-CST-
LOC-TMD-SG15-SG16
A group of segments specifying goods item details
including number and type of packages, handling
instructions, quantity variances, package identification,
goods description, monetary amounts, measurements,
indicators for split goods placement, indicator for
dangerous goods, status of the goods, documents.
0620 GID, Goods item details
A segment identifying the line item number, as well as
number and type of packages.
0630 PAC, Package
A segment identifying the level of packaging.
0640 HAN, Handling instructions
A segment identifying handling instructions.
0650 FTX, Free text
A segment to identify the description of goods.
0660 MEA, Measurements
A segment to identify the goods item gross/net weight.
0670 MOA, Monetary amount
Values per item.
0680 SGP, Split goods placement
A segment to indicate the placement of goods in one or
more containers.
0690 DGS, Dangerous goods
A segment to identify dangerous goods.
0700 PCI, Package identification
A segment identifying shipping marks.
0710 CST, Customs status of goods
A segment to identify Harmonized System codes related
to each goods item.
0720 + LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to indicate the location onboard the
conveyance where the goods and/or ship's stores is
stored.
0730 TMD, Transport movement details
A segment used to describe specific transport movement
details for goods related to the transportation
information identified in segment group 14.
0740 Segment group 15:GIS-DTM-DOC
A group of segments specifying general indicators,
associated date/time details and documentary
requirements.
0750 GIS, General indicator
A segment to indicate other government requirements
(e.g. government quarantine indicator) to be met
prior to onward movement and status of the goods.
0760 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify a date/time related to the
whole group.
0770 DOC, Document/message details
A segment to indicate other government agency
documentary requirements which must be met prior to
onward movement.
0780 Segment group 16:QTY-FTX
A group of segments to specify, at goods item level,
the quantity manifested, quantity landed and reason
for change.
0790 QTY, Quantity
A segment identifying quantity manifested and
quantity landed.
0800 FTX, Free text
A segment to indicate the reason for change e.g.
part/short/overshipped cargo.
0810 Segment group 17:AUT-DTM-RFF
A group of segments to specify the authentication of the
message.
0820 AUT, Authentication result
A segment to specify the results of the application of an
authentication procedure, including the authenticity of
sender to ensure integrity of data.
0830 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify the date/time/period when a message is
authenticated.
0840 RFF, Reference
A segment to indicate any references to the authentication
process.
0850 UNT, Message trailer
A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
segments in the message and the control reference number of the
message.
4.2 Data segment index (Alphabetical sequence by tag)
AUT Authentication result
BGM Beginning of message
CNI Consignment information
CNT Control total
COM Communication contact
CPI Charge payment instructions
CST Customs status of goods
CTA Contact information
CUX Currencies
DGS Dangerous goods
DIM Dimensions
DOC Document/message details
DTM Date/time/period
EQD Equipment details
FTX Free text
GID Goods item details
GIS General indicator
HAN Handling instructions
LOC Place/location identification
MEA Measurements
MOA Monetary amount
NAD Name and address
PAC Package
PCI Package identification
QTY Quantity
RFF Reference
RNG Range details
SEL Seal number
SGP Split goods placement
TDT Details of transport
TMD Transport movement details
TMP Temperature
TSR Transport service requirements
UNH Message header
UNT Message trailer
Contents of CUSCAR