United Nations Directories for Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration, Commerce and Transport
UN/EDIFACT
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#| 4451 Text subject code qualifier [C]
| Desc: Code specifying the subject of the text.
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AAA Goods description
[7002] Plain language description of the nature of
the goods sufficient to identify them at the level
required for banking, Customs, statistical or
transport purposes, avoiding unnecessary detail
(Generic term).
AAB Terms of payments
[4276] Conditions of payment between the parties to
a transaction (generic term).
AAC Dangerous goods additional information
Additional information concerning dangerous goods.
AAD Dangerous goods, technical name
Proper shipping name, supplemented as necessary
with the correct technical name, by which a
dangerous substance or article may be correctly
identified or which is sufficiently informative to
permit identification by reference to generally
available literature.
AAE Acknowledgement description
The content of an acknowledgement.
AAF Rate additional information
Specific details applying to rates.
AAG Party instructions
Indicates that the segment contains instructions to
be passed on to the identified party.
AAH Customs information
[4034] Information entered by Customs on the CIM.
AAI General information
Self explanatory.
AAJ Additional conditions of sale/purchase
Additional conditions specific to this order or
project.
AAK Price conditions
Information on the price conditions that are
expected or given.
AAL Goods dimensions in characters
Expression of a number in characters as length of
ten meters.
AAM Equipment re-usage restrictions
Technical or commercial reasons why a piece of
equipment may not be re-used after the current
transport terminates.
AAN Handling restriction
Restrictions in handling depending on the technical
characteristics of the piece of equipment or on the
nature of the goods.
AAO Error description (free text)
Error described by a free text.
AAP Response (free text)
Free text of the response to a communication.
| AAQ Package content's description
A description of the contents of a package.
AAR Terms of delivery
(4053) Free text of the non Incoterms terms of
delivery.
For Incoterms, use: 4053.
| AAS Bill of lading remarks
The remarks printed or to be printed on a bill of
lading.
AAT Mode of settlement information
Free text information on an IATA Air Waybill to
indicate means by which account is to be settled.
| AAU Consignment invoice information
Information pertaining to the invoice covering the
consignment.
| AAV Clearance invoice information
Information pertaining to the invoice covering
clearance of the cargo.
| AAW Letter of credit information
Information pertaining to the letter of credit.
| AAX License information
Information pertaining to a license.
AAY Certification statements
Self explanatory.
AAZ Additional export information
Self explanatory.
ABA Tariff statements
Self explanatory.
ABC Conditions of sale or purchase
Additional information regarding terms and
conditions which apply to the transaction.
ABD Nature of transaction
An indication for customs of the type of contract
under which goods are supplied.
ABE Additional terms and/or conditions (documentary
credit)
Additional terms and/or conditions to the
documentary credit.
ABF Instructions or information about standby documentary
credit
Instruction or information about a standby
documentary credit.
ABG Instructions or information about partial shipment(s)
Instructions or information about partial
shipment(s).
ABH Instructions or information about transhipment(s)
Instructions or information about transhipment(s).
ABI Additional handling instructions documentary credit
Additional handling instructions for a documentary
credit.
| ABJ Domestic routing information
Information regarding the domestic routing.
ABK Chargeable category of equipment
Equipment types are coded by category for financial
purposes.
| ABL Government information
Information pertaining to government.
ABM Onward routing information
Self explanatory.
ABN Accounting information
Self explanatory.
ABO Discrepancy information
Free text or coded information to indicate a
specific discrepancy.
ABP Confirmation instructions
Documentary credit confirmation instructions.
ABQ Method of issuance
Method of issuance of documentary credit.
ABR Documents delivery instructions
Delivery instructions for documents required under
a documentary credit.
ABS Additional conditions
Additional conditions to the issuance of a
documentary credit.
ABT Information/instructions about additional amounts
covered
Additional amounts information/instruction.
ABU Deferred payment termed additional
Additional terms concerning deferred payment.
ABV Acceptance terms additional
Additional terms concerning acceptance.
ABW Negotiation terms additional
Additional terms concerning negotiation.
ABX Document name and documentary requirements
Document name and documentary requirements.
X ABY Regulatory information
The free text contains information for regulatory
authority.
ABZ Instructions/information about revolving documentary
credit
Instructions/information about a revolving
documentary credit.
ACA Documentary requirements
Specification of the documentary requirements.
ACB Additional information
Self explanatory.
ACC Factor assignment clause
Assignment based on an agreement between seller and
factor.
ACD Reason
Reason for a request or response.
ACE Dispute
A notice, usually from buyer to seller, that
something was found wrong with goods delivered or
the services rendered, or with the related invoice.
ACF Additional attribute information
The text refers to information about an additional
attribute not otherwise specified.
ACG Absence declaration
A declaration on the reason of the absence.
ACH Aggregation statement
A statement on the way a specific variable or set
of variables has been aggregated.
ACI Compilation statement
A statement on the compilation status of an array
or other set of figures or calculations.
ACJ Definitional exception
An exception to the agreed definition of a term,
concept, formula or other object.
ACK Privacy statement
A statement on the privacy or confidential nature
of an object.
ACL Quality statement
A statement on the quality of an object.
ACM Statistical description
The description of a statistical object such as a
value list, concept, or structure definition.
ACN Statistical definition
The definition of a statistical object such as a
value list, concept, or structure definition.
ACO Statistical name
The name of a statistical object such as a value
list, concept or structure definition.
ACP Statistical title
The title of a statistical object such as a value
list, concept, or structure definition.
ACQ Off-dimension information
Information relating to differences between the
actual transport dimensions and the normally
applicable dimensions.
ACR Unexpected stops information
Information relating to unexpected stops during a
conveyance.
ACS Principles
Text subject is principles section of the
UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized
message and directories documentation.
ACT Terms and definition
Text subject is terms and definition section of the
UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized
message and directories documentation.
ACU Segment name
Text subject is segment name.
ACV Simple data element name
Text subject is name of simple data element.
ACW Scope
Text subject is scope section of the UN/EDIFACT
rules for presentation of standardized message and
directories documentation.
ACX Message type name
Text subject is name of message type.
ACY Introduction
Text subject is introduction section of the
UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized
message and directories documentation.
ACZ Glossary
Text subject is glossary section of the UN/EDIFACT
rules for presentation of standardized message and
directories documentation.
ADA Functional definition
Text subject is functional definition section of
the UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of
standardized message and directories documentation.
ADB Examples
Text subject is examples as given in the example(s)
section of the UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of
standardized message and directories documentation.
ADC Cover page
Text subject is cover page of the UN/EDIFACT rules
for presentation of standardized message and
directories documentation.
ADD Dependency (syntax) notes
Denotes that the associated text is a dependency
(syntax) note.
ADE Code value name
Text subject is name of code value.
ADF Code list name
Text subject is name of code list.
ADG Clarification of usage
Text subject is an explanation of the intended
usage of a segment or segment group.
ADH Composite data element name
Text subject is name of composite data element.
ADI Field of application
Text subject is field of application of the
UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized
message and directories documentation.
ADJ Type of assets and liabilities
Information describing the type of assets and
liabilities.
ADK Promotion information
The text contains information about a promotion.
ADL Meter condition
Description of the condition of a meter.
ADM Meter reading information
Information related to a particular reading of a
meter.
ADN Type of transaction reason
Information describing the type of the reason of
transaction.
ADO Type of survey question
Type of survey question.
ADP Carrier's agent counter information
Information for use at the counter of the carrier's
agent.
ADQ Description of work item on equipment
Description or code for the operation to be
executed on the equipment.
ADR Message definition
Text subject is message definition.
ADS Booked item information
Information pertaining to a booked item.
ADT Source of document
Text subject is source of document.
ADU Note
Text subject is note.
ADV Fixed part of segment clarification text
Text subject is fixed part of segment clarification
text.
ADW Characteristics of goods
Description of the characteristics of goods in
addition to the description of the goods [7002].
ADX Additional discharge instructions
Special discharge instructions concerning the
goods.
ADY Container stripping instructions
Instructions regarding the stripping of
container(s).
ADZ CSC (Container Safety Convention) plate information
Information on the CSC (Container Safety
Convention) plate that is attached to the
container.
AEA Cargo remarks
Additional remarks concerning the cargo.
AEB Temperature control instructions
Instruction regarding the temperature control of
the cargo.
AEC Text refers to expected data
Remarks refer to data that was expected.
AED Text refers to received data
Remarks refer to data that was received.
AEE Section clarification text
Text subject is section clarification text.
AEF Information to the beneficiary
Information given to the beneficiary.
AEG Information to the applicant
Information given to the applicant.
AEH Instructions to the beneficiary
Instructions made to the beneficiary.
AEI Instructions to the applicant
Instructions given to the applicant.
AEJ Controlled atmosphere
Information about the controlled atmosphere.
AEK Take off annotation
Additional information in plain text to support a
take off annotation. Taking off is the process of
assessing the quantity work from extracting the
measurement from construction documentation.
AEL Price variation narrative
Additional information in plain language to support
a price variation.
AEM Documentary credit amendment instructions
Documentary credit amendment instructions.
AEN Standard method narrative
Additional information in plain language to support
a standard method.
AEO Project narrative
Additional information in plain language to support
the project.
AEP Radioactive goods, additional information
Additional information related to radioactive
goods.
AEQ Bank-to-bank information
Information given from one bank to another.
AER Reimbursement instructions
Instructions given for reimbursement purposes.
AES Reason for amending a message
Identification of the reason for amending a
message.
AET Instructions to the paying and/or accepting and/or
negotiating bank
Instructions to the paying and/or accepting and/or
negotiating bank.
AEU Interest instructions
Instructions given about the interest.
AEV Agent commission
Instructions about agent commission.
AEW Remitting bank instructions
Instructions to the remitting bank.
AEX Instructions to the collecting bank
Instructions to the bank, other than the remitting
bank, involved in processing the collection.
AEY Collection amount instructions
Instructions about the collection amount.
AEZ Internal auditing information
Text relating to internal auditing information.
AFA Constraint
Denotes that the associated text is a constraint.
AFB Comment
Denotes that the associated text is a comment.
AFC Semantic note
Denotes that the associated text is a semantic
note.
AFD Help text
Denotes that the associated text is an item of help
text.
AFE Legend
Denotes that the associated text is a legend.
AFF Batch code structure
A description of the structure of a batch code.
AFG Product application
A general description of the application of a
product.
AFH Customer complaint
Complaint of customer.
AFI Probable cause of fault
The probable cause of fault.
AFJ Defect description
Description of the defect.
AFK Repair description
The description of the work performed during the
repair.
AFL Review comments
Comments relevant to a review.
AFM Title
Denotes that the associated text is a title.
AFN Description of amount
An amount description in clear text.
AFO Responsibilities
Information describing the responsibilities.
AFP Supplier
Information concerning suppliers.
AFQ Purchase region
Information concerning the region(s) where
purchases are made.
AFR Affiliation
Information concerning an association of one party
with another party(ies).
AFS Borrower
Information concerning the borrower.
AFT Line of business
Information concerning an entity's line of
business.
AFU Financial institution
Description of financial institution(s) used by an
entity.
AFV Business founder
Information about the business founder.
AFW Business history
Description of the business history.
AFX Banking arrangements
Information concerning the general banking
arrangements.
AFY Business origin
Description of the business origin.
AFZ Brand names' description
Description of the entity's brands.
AGA Business financing details
Details about the financing of the business.
AGB Competition
Information concerning an entity's competition.
AGC Construction process details
Details about the construction process.
AGD Construction specialty
Information concerning the line of business of a
construction entity.
AGE Contract information
Details about contract(s).
AGF Corporate filing
Details about a corporate filing.
AGG Customer information
Description of customers.
AGH Copyright notice
Information concerning the copyright notice.
AGI Contingent debt
Details about the contingent debt.
AGJ Conviction details
Details about the law or penal codes that resulted
in conviction.
AGK Equipment
Description of equipment.
AGL Workforce description
Comments about the workforce.
AGM Exemption
Description about exemptions.
AGN Future plans
Information on future plans.
AGO Interviewee conversation information
Information concerning the interviewee
conversation.
AGP Intangible asset
Description of intangible asset(s).
AGQ Inventory
Description of the inventory.
AGR Investment
Description of the investments.
AGS Intercompany relations information
Description of the intercompany relations.
AGT Joint venture
Description of the joint venture.
AGU Loan
Description of a loan.
AGV Long term debt
Description of the long term debt.
AGW Location
Description of a location.
AGX Current legal structure
Details on the current legal structure.
AGY Marital contract
Details on a marital contract.
AGZ Marketing activities
Information concerning marketing activities.
AHA Merger
Description of a merger.
AHB Marketable securities
Description of the marketable securities.
AHC Business debt
Description of the business debt(s).
AHD Original legal structure
Information concerning the original legal
structure.
AHE Employee sharing arrangements
Information describing how a company uses employees
from another company.
AHF Organization details
Description about the organization of a company.
AHG Public record details
Information concerning public records.
AHH Price range
Information concerning the price range of products
made or sold.
AHI Qualifications
Information on the accomplishments fitting a party
for a position.
AHJ Registered activity
Information concerning the registered activity.
AHK Criminal sentence
Description of the sentence imposed in a criminal
proceeding.
AHL Sales method
Description of the selling means.
AHM Educational institution information
Free form description relating to the school(s)
attended.
AHN Status details
Describes the status details.
AHO Sales
Description of the sales.
AHP Spouse information
Information about the spouse.
AHQ Educational degree information
Details about the educational degree received from
a school.
AHR Shareholding information
General description of shareholding.
AHS Sales territory
Information on the sales territory.
AHT Accountant's comments
Comments made by an accountant regarding a
financial statement.
AHU Exemption law location
Description of the exemption provided to a location
by a law.
AHV Share classifications
Information about the classes or categories of
shares.
AHW Forecast
Description of a prediction.
AHX Event location
Description of the location of an event.
AHY Facility occupancy
Information related to occupancy of a facility.
AHZ Import and export details
Specific information provided about the importation
and exportation of goods.
AIA Additional facility information
Additional information about a facility.
AIB Inventory value
Description of the value of inventory.
AIC Education
Description of the education of a person.
AID Event
Description of a thing that happens or takes place.
AIE Agent
Information about agents the entity uses.
+ AIF Domestically agreed financial statement details
Details of domestically agreed financial statement.
+ AIG Other current asset description
Description of other current asset.
+ AIH Other current liability description
Description of other current liability.
+ AII Former business activity
Description of the former line of business.
+ AIJ Trade name use
Description of how a trading name is used.
+ AIK Signing authority
Description of the authorized signatory.
+ AIL Guarantee
Description of guarantee.
+ AIM Holding company operation
Description of the operation of a holding company.
+ AIN Consignment routing
Information on routing of the consignment.
+ AIO Letter of protest
A letter citing any condition in dispute.
+ AIP Question
A free text question.
+ AIQ Party information
Free text information related to a party.
+ AIR Area boundaries description
Description of the boundaries of a geographical
area.
+ AIS Advertisement information
The free text contains advertisement information.
+ AIT Financial statement details
Details regarding the financial statement in free
text.
+ AIU Access instructions
Description of how to access an entity.
+ AIV Liquidity
Description of an entity's liquidity.
+ AIW Credit line
Description of the line of credit available to an
entity.
+ AIX Warranty terms
Text describing the terms of warranty which apply
to a product or service.
ALC Allowance/charge information
Information referring to allowance/charge.
ALL All documents
The note implies to all documents.
ARR Arrival conditions
Conditions under which arrival takes place.
AUT Authentication
Name, code, password etc. given for authentication
purposes.
BLC Bill of lading clause
Clause on the bill of lading regarding the cargo
being shipped.
BLR Transport document remarks
Remarks concerning the complete consignment to be
printed on the bill of lading.
CCI Customs clearance instructions
Any coded or clear instruction agreed by customer
and carrier regarding the declaration of the goods.
CEX Customs clearance instructions export
Any coded or clear instruction agreed by customer
and carrier regarding the export declaration of the
goods.
CHG Change information
Note contains change information.
CIP Customs clearance instruction import
Any coded or clear instruction agreed by customer
and carrier regarding the import declaration of the
goods.
CLP Clearance place requested
Name of the place where Customs clearance is asked
to be executed as requested by the
consignee/consignor.
CLR Loading remarks
Instructions concerning the loading of the
container.
COI Order information
Additional information related to an order.
CUR Customer remarks
Remarks from or for a supplier of goods or
services.
CUS Customs declaration information
Note contains customs declaration information.
DAR Damage remarks
Remarks concerning damage on the cargo.
DCL Declaration
[4020] Text of a declaration made by the issuer of
the document (CIM 12).
DEL Delivery information
Information about delivery.
DIN Delivery instructions
Instructions regarding the delivery of the cargo.
| DOC Documentation instructions
Instructions pertaining to the documentation.
DUT Duty declaration
Self explanatory.
EUR Effective used routing
Physical route effectively used for the movement of
the means of transport.
| FBC First block to be printed on the transport contract
The first block of text to be printed on the
transport contract.
GBL Government bill of lading information
Free text information on a transport document to
indicate payment information by Government Bill of
Lading.
GEN Entire transaction set
Note is general in nature, applies to entire
transaction segment.
GS7 Further information concerning GGVS par. 7
Special permission for road transport of certain
goods in the German dangerous goods regulation for
road transport.
HAN Handling instructions
[4078] Instructions on how specified goods,
packages or containers should be handled.
| HAZ Hazard information
Information pertaining to a hazard.
ICN Information for consignee
[4070] Any remark given for the information of the
consignee (CIM 21).
IIN Insurance instructions
Instructions regarding the cargo insurance.
IMI Invoice mailing instructions
Instructions as to which freight and charges
components have to be mailed to whom.
IND Commercial invoice item description
Free text describing goods on a commercial invoice
line.
INS Insurance information
Specific note contains insurance information.
INV Invoice instruction
Note contains invoice instructions.
IRP Information for railway purpose
[4090] Date entered by railway stations when
required, e.g. specified trains, additional sheets
for freight calculations, special measures, etc.
(CIM 8).
ITR Inland transport details
Information concerning the pre-carriage to the port
of discharge if by other means than a vessel.
ITS Testing instructions
Instructions regarding the testing that is required
to be carried out on the items in the transaction.
LIN Line item
Note contains line item information.
LOI Loading instruction
Instructions where specified packages or containers
are to be loaded on a means of transport.
MCO Miscellaneous charge order
Free text accounting information on an IATA Air
Waybill to indicate payment information by
Miscellaneous charge order.
| MKS Additional marks/numbers information
Additional information regarding the marks and
numbers.
ORI Order instruction
Free text contains order instructions.
OSI Other service information
General information created by the sender of
general or specific value.
PAC Packing/marking information
Information regarding the packaging and/or marking
of goods.
PAI Payment instructions information
The free text contains payment instructions
information relevant to the message.
PAY Payables information
Note contains payables information.
PKG Packaging information
Note contains packaging information.
PKT Packaging terms information
Self explanatory.
PMD Payment detail/remittance information
The free text contains payment details.
PMT Payment information
Note contains payments information.
PRD Product information
Self explanatory.
PRF Price calculation formula
Additional information regarding the price formula
used for calculating the item price.
PRI Priority information
Note contains priority information.
PUR Purchasing information
Note contains purchasing information.
QIN Quarantine instructions
Instructions regarding quarantine, i.e. the period
during which an arriving vessel, including its
equipment, cargo, crew or passengers, suspected to
carry or carrying a contagious disease is detained
in strict isolation to prevent the spread of such a
disease.
QQD Quality demands/requirements
Specification of the quality/performance
expectations or standards to which the items must
conform.
QUT Quotation instruction/information
Note contains quotation information.
RAH Risk and handling information
Information concerning risks induced by the goods
and/or handling instruction.
REG Regulatory information
The free text contains information for regulatory
authority.
RET Return to origin information
Free text information on an IATA Air Waybill to
indicate consignment returned because of non
delivery.
REV Receivables
Description to be provided.
RQR Requested routes/routing instructions
[3074] Names of places via which the consignor
requests a consignment to be routed.
RQT Tariffs and route requested
[4120] Stipulation of the tariffs to be applied
showing, where applicable, special-agreement
numbers or references; indication of routes by
frontier points or by frontier stations and, when
necessary, by transit stations between.
SAF Safety information
Self explanatory.
SIC Sender's instruction to carrier
[4284] Instructions given and declarations made by
the sender to the carrier concerning Customs,
insurance, and other formalities.
SIN Special instructions
Special instructions like licence no, high value,
handle with care, glass.
SLR Ship line requested
Shipping line requested to be used for traffic
between European continent and U.K. for Ireland.
SPA Special permission for transport, generally
Statement that a special permission has been
obtained for the transport (and/or routing) in
general, and reference to such permission.
SPG Special permission concerning the goods to be
transported
Statement that a special permission has been
obtained for the transport (and/or routing) of the
goods specified, and reference to such permission.
SPH Special handling
Note contains special handling information.
SPP Special permission concerning package
Statement that a special permission has been
obtained for the packaging, and reference to such
permission.
SPT Special permission concerning transport means
Statement that a special permission has been
obtained for the use of the means transport, and
reference to such permission.
SRN Subsidiary risk number (IATA/DGR)
Number(s) of subsidiary risks, induced by the
goods, according to the valid classification.
SSR Special service request
Request for a special service concerning the
transport of the goods.
SUR Supplier remarks
Remarks from or for a supplier of goods or
services.
TCA Tariff and class applied
[5430] Specification of tariff applied (CIM 55).
TDT Transport details remarks
Additional information related to transport
details.
TRA Transportation information
General information regarding the transport of the
cargo.
TRR Requested tariff
Stipulation of the tariffs to be applied showing,
where applicable, special agreement numbers or
references.
TXD Tax declaration
Description to be provided.
WHI Warehouse instruction/information
Note contains warehouse information.
ZZZ Mutually defined
Note contains information mutually defined by
trading partners.
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DataElement 4451 is used in the following Batch Segments:
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