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# 3227 Location function code qualifier [C]
Desc: Code identifying the function of a location.
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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 place
Place where funds are to be, or have been made
available to the creditor.
4 Goods receipt place
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.
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
Port, airport or other location to which a means of
transport or transport equipment is destined.
9 Place/port of loading
(3334 + 3230) 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 at which the goods are taken over by
the carrier.
11 Place/port of discharge
(3392 + 3414) Seaport, airport, freight terminal,
rail station or other place at which the goods
(cargo) 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 transferred from one
means of transport to another (operational term).
14 Location of goods
(3384) Place where goods are located and where they
are available for examination.
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 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 office of clearance
(3080) Place where Customs clearance procedure
occur (CCC).
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
[3238] Country in which the goods have been
produced or manufactured, according to criteria
laid down for the purposes of application of the
Customs tariff, of quantitative restrictions, or of
any other 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
The port of discharge according to the tariff as
opposed to the operational port of discharge. The
goods may or may not be actually discharged at that
port on the main transport.
34 Baseport of loading
The port of loading according to the tariff as
opposed to the operational port of loading. The
goods may or may not be actually loaded at that
port on the main transport.
35 Country of exportation/despatch
(3220) Country from which the goods were initially
exported to the importing country without any
commercial transaction taking place in intermediate
countries.
Syn.: 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 Country of last consignment
[3331] Country where the goods are loaded onto the
means of transport used for their importation.
38 Country of first destination
[3219] Country where the goods are offloaded from
the means of transport used for their 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 Customs office of entry
[3088] Customs office at which the goods enter the
country of destination.
42 Customs office of exit
[3096] Customs office at which the goods leave the
country of dispatch/export.
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 Country of transit
Country through which goods transit.
50 Customs office of transit
[3106] Customs office which is competent 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 Charges and freight payable to
[3274] Name of place up to which freight charges
and other charges are to be paid.
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
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
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)
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
Place where the registration occurs.
90 Place/location where special treatments have happened
or must happen
Self explanatory.
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.
102 Country of purchase
[3394] Country where the importer's co-contractor
is domiciled or has his business.
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
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 Customs office of transit guarantee
[3110] 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).
121 Country of sale
[3116] Country where exporter's co-contractor is
domiciled or has his business.
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
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 Stowage cell
Location on a vessel where units can 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
Place or location in a port where a vessel is
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
ocean carrier's vessel to another vessel 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 Port of embarkation
Port where the person embarks onto the conveyance.
179 Port of disembarkation
Port where the person disembarks from the
conveyance.
180 Place of birth
Place where the 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.
ZZZ Mutually defined
Place or location as agreed between the relevant
parties.
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