| AA | Party to be billed (AAR Accounting rule 11) |
| Party to be billed in accordance with AAR Accounting rule 11. |
| AB | Buyer's agent/representative |
| Third party who arranged the purchase of merchandise on behalf of the actual buyer. |
| AE | Declarant's agent/representative |
| Any natural or legal person who makes a declaration to an official body on behalf of another natural or legal person, where legally permitted (CCC). |
| AF | Transit principal |
| Natural or legal person responsible for the satisfactory performance of a Customs transit operation. Source: CCC. |
| AG | Agent/representative |
| (3196) Party authorized to act on behalf of another party. |
| AH | Transit principal's agent/representative |
| Agent acting on behalf of the transit principal (CCC). |
| AK | Acknowledgement recipient |
| Party to whom acknowledgement should be sent. |
| AL | Principal |
| (3340) Party accepting liability for goods held or moving (e.g. transit) under a Customs authorization and - when applicable - a guarantee. |
| AM | Authorized official |
| Employee of a company or firm authorized to act on behalf of that company or firm e.g. to make a Customs declaration. |
| AN | Approved importer |
| Person or company which is authorised by the relevant Customs authority to import goods without payment all taxes or specific taxes at the point of entry into the country. |
| AO | Account of |
| Party account is assigned to. |
| AP | Accepting party |
| (3352) Party accepting goods, products, services etc. |
| AQ | Approved consignor |
| Person or company approved by the relevant authority in the country to pack and export specific goods under Customs supervision. |
| AR | Authorized exporter |
| Exporter authorized/approved by Customs for special Customs procedures e.g. simplified procedure. |
| AT | Authorized importer |
| Importer authorized/approved by Customs for special Customs procedures e.g. simplified procedure. |
| AU | Authorized trader (transit) |
| Trader authorized/approved by Customs for special transit procedures e.g. simplified procedure. |
| AV | Authorizing official |
| Party that has delegated the authority to take a certain action on behalf of a company or agency. |
| AW | Applicant's bank |
| Financial institution which is requested to issue the documentary credit. |
| AX | Authenticating party |
| Party which certifies that a document is authentic. |
| AZ | Issuing bank |
| Financial institution which issues the documentary credit, if the applicant's bank is not acting as the issuing bank. |
| B1 | Contact bank 1 |
| Identifies an additional bank which must be informed of certain aspects of the message. |
| B2 | Contact bank 2 |
| Identifies an additional bank which must be informed of certain aspects of the message. |
| BA | Booking agent |
| Party acting as a booking office for transport and forwarding services. |
| BB | Buyer's bank |
| [3420] Bank employed by the buyer to make payment. |
| BC | Negotiating bank |
| Financial institution to whom a negotiable documentary credit is directed. |
| BD | Documentary credit reimbursing bank |
| Self-explanatory. |
| BE | Beneficiary |
| The ultimate recipient of the funds. Normally the account owner who is reimbursed by the payor. |
| BF | Beneficiary's bank |
| Identifies the account servicer for the beneficiary or the payee. |
| BG | Employer |
| Self-explanatory. |
| BH | Previous employer |
| Previous employer of a person(s). |
| BI | Buyer's financial institution |
| Financial institution designated by buyer to make payment. |
| BK | Financial institution |
| Party acting as financial institution. |
| BL | Bill of lading recipient |
| Party to receive B/L. |
| BM | Insured |
| Party which is the object of an insurance contract. |
| BN | Insurance beneficiary |
| Party which benefits from insurance coverage. |
| BO | Broker or sales office |
| Party acting in the name of the seller as broker or as sales office. |
| BP | Building site purchaser |
| Party at the building site responsible for the purchasing of goods and services for that particular site. |
| BQ | Cheque drawn bank |
| Identifies the bank on which the cheque should be drawn, as instructed by the ordering customer. |
| BS | Bill and ship to |
| Party receiving goods and relevant invoice. |
| BT | Party to be billed for other than freight (bill to) |
| Party receiving invoice excluding freight costs. |
| BU | Service bureau |
| Party carrying out service bureau processing work, (e.g. a payroll bureau). |
| BV | Member |
| Member of a group (e.g. of a group of persons or a service scheme). |
| BW | Borrower |
| Self explanatory. |
| BX | Building site engineer |
| Party at the building site responsible for engineering matters for that particular site. |
| BY | Buyer |
| (3002) Party to which merchandise is sold. |
| BZ | Building site forwarder |
| Party at the building site responsible for forwarding the received goods on that particular site. |
| C1 | In care of party no. 1 |
| Description to be provided. |
| C2 | In care of party no. 2 |
| Description to be provided. |
| CA | Carrier |
| (3126) Party undertaking or arranging transport of goods between named points. |
| CB | Customs broker |
| Agent or representative or a professional Customs clearing agent who deals directly with Customs on behalf of the importer or exporter (CCC). |
| CC | Claimant |
| Party who claims goods or insurance. |
| CD | Agent's bank |
| Bank of the agent. |
| CE | Ceding company |
| Description to be provided. |
| CF | Container operator/lessee |
| Party to whom the possession of specified property (e.g. container) has been conveyed for a period of time in return for rental payments. |
| CG | Carrier's agent |
| Party authorized to act for or on behalf of carrier. |
| CH | Connecting carrier |
| Owner or operator of a transportation conveyance to which goods in a given transaction will be transferred. |
| CI | Commission processor |
| Party who provides extra treatment to goods on commission base. |
| CJ | Previous member |
| Previous member of a group of persons or a service scheme. |
| CK | Empty equipment despatch party |
| Party from whose premises empty equipment will be or has been despatched. |
| CL | Container location party |
| Party from whose premises container will be or has been despatched. |
| CM | Customs |
| Identification of customs authority relevant to the transaction or shipment. |
| CN | Consignee |
| (3132) Party to which goods are consigned. |
| CO | Corporate office |
| Identification of the Head Office within a company. |
| COP | Convoying party |
| Party designated to escort the transported goods. |
| CP | Party to receive certificate of compliance |
| Party acting for or on behalf of seller in matters concerning compliance. |
| CPD | Charges payer at destination |
| Party, other than the ordering party, which has to pay the charges concerning the destination operations. |
| CQ | Cheque order |
| Party to which the cheque will be ordered, when different from the beneficiary. |
| CR | Empty equipment return party |
| Party to whose premises empty equipment will be or has been returned. |
| CS | Consolidator |
| Party consolidating various consignments, payments etc. |
| CT | Consignee to be specified |
| Description to be provided. |
| CU | Container return company |
| Description to be provided. |
| CV | Consignee of vessel |
| Description to be provided. |
| CW | Equipment owner |
| Owner of equipment (container, etc.). |
| CX | Consignee's agent |
| Party authorized to act on behalf of the consignee. |
| CY | Commissionable agent |
| IATA cargo agent entitled to commission. |
| CZ | Consignor |
| (3336) Party which, by contract with a carrier, consigns or sends goods with the carrier, or has them conveyed by him. Synonym: shipper, sender. |
| DA | Available with bank (documentary credits) |
| Financial institution with whom the documentary credit is available. |
| DB | Distributor branch |
| The affiliate of a retailer or distributor. |
| DC | Deconsolidator |
| Party that splits up a large consignment composed of separate consignments of goods. The smaller consignments of goods were grouped together into that large consignment for carriage as a larger unit in order to obtain a reduced rate. |
| DCP | Despatch charge payer |
| Party, other than the ordering party, which has to pay the charges concerning the despatch operations. |
| DD | Documentary credit account party's bank |
| Bank of the documentary credit account party. |
| DE | Depositor |
| Party depositing goods, financial payments or documents. |
| DF | Documentary credit applicant |
| Party at whose request the applicant's bank/issuing bank is to issue a documentary credit. |
| DG | Documentary credit beneficiary |
| Party in whose favour the documentary credit is to be issued and the party that must comply with the credit's terms and conditions. |
| DH | Documentary credit account party |
| Party which is responsible for the payment settlement of the documentary credit with the applicant's bank/issuing bank, if different from the documentary credit applicant. |
| DI | Documentary credit second beneficiary |
| Party to whom the documentary credit can be transferred. |
| DJ | Party according to documentary credit transaction |
| Party related to documentary credit transaction. |
| DK | Documentary credit beneficiary's bank |
| Financial institution with which the beneficiary of the documentary credit maintains an account. |
| DL | Factor |
| Company offering a financial service whereby a firm sells or transfers title to its accounts receivable to the factoring company. |
| DM | Party to whom documents are to be presented |
| Self explanatory. |
| DN | Owner of operation |
| Owner of the operation. |
| DO | Document recipient |
| (1370) Party which should receive a specified document. |
| DP | Delivery party |
| (3144) Party to which goods should be delivered, if not identical with consignee. |
| DQ | Owner's agent |
| Person acting on delegation of powers of the owner. |
| DR | Driver |
| Person who drives a means of transport. |
| DS | Distributor |
| Party distributing goods, financial payments or documents. |
| DT | Declarant |
| (3140) Party who makes a declaration to an official body or - where legally permitted - in whose name, or on whose behalf, a declaration to an official body is made. |
| DU | Owner's representative |
| Person commissioned by the owner to represent him in certain circumstances. |
| DV | Project management office |
| Party commissioned by the owner to follow through the execution of all works. |
| DW | Drawee |
| Party on whom drafts must be drawn. |
| DX | Engineer (construction) |
| Party representing the contractor to advise and supervise engineering aspects of the works. |
| DY | Engineer, resident (construction) |
| Party commissioned by the owner to advise and supervise engineering aspects of the works. |
| DZ | Architect |
| Self explanatory. |
| EA | Architect-designer |
| Designer of the construction project. |
| EB | Building inspectorate |
| Party controlling the conformity of works to legal and regulation rules. |
| EC | Exchanger |
| Party exchanging currencies or goods. |
| ED | Engineer, consultant |
| Party providing professional engineering services. |
| EE | Location of goods for customs examination before clearance |
| SE. |
| EF | Project coordination office |
| Party responsible for technical coordination of works. |
| EG | Surveyor, topographical |
| Party responsible for topographical measurements. |
| EH | Engineer, measurement |
| Party responsible for quantity measurements. |
| EI | Controller, quality |
| Party controlling the quality of goods and workmanship for the project. |
| EJ | Surveyor, quantity |
| Party responsible for the quantification and valuation of the works on behalf of the contractor. |
| EK | Surveyor (professional), quantity |
| Party responsible to the owner for the quantification and valuation of the works. |
| EL | Project |
| Party responsible for a project, e.g. a construction project. |
| EM | Party to receive electronic memo of invoice |
| Party being informed about invoice issue (via EDI). |
| EN | Tenderer |
| Firm answering an invitation to tender. |
| EO | Owner of equipment |
| Self explanatory. |
| EP | Equipment drop-off party |
| Self explanatory. |
| EQ | Empty container responsible party |
| Party responsible for the empty container. |
| ER | Empty container return agent |
| Party, designated by owner of containers, responsible for their collection as agreed between the owner and customer/ consignee. |
| ES | Contractor, lead |
| Leader representing a grouping of co-contractors. |
| ET | Co-contractor |
| Member of a grouping of co-contractors. |
| EU | Contractor, general |
| Single contractor for the whole construction project, working by his own or with subcontractors. |
| EV | Subcontractor |
| Firm carrying out a part of the works for a contractor. |
| EW | Subcontractor with direct payment |
| Subcontractor benefitting from direct payments. |
| EX | Exporter |
| (3030) Party who makes - or on whose behalf a Customs clearing agent or other authorized person makes - an export declaration. This may include a manufacturer, seller or other person. Within a Customs union, consignor may have the same meaning as exporter. |
| EY | Subcontractor, nominated |
| Subcontractor authorized by the owner after having been proposed. |
| EZ | Operator, essential services |
| Operator of essential services e.g. water, sewerage system, power. |
| FA | Operator, communication channel |
| Operator of a communication channel. |
| FB | Nominated freight company |
| Party nominated to act as transport company or carrier for the goods. |
| FC | Contractor, main |
| Firm or grouping of co-contractors which has been awarded the contract. |
| FD | Buyer's parent company |
| Parent company, e.g. holding company. |
| FE | Credit rating agency |
| Self explanatory. |
| FF | Factor, correspondent |
| Factoring company engaged by another factoring company to assist the letter with the services provided to the clients (sellers). |
| FG | Buyer as officially registered |
| Buying party as officially registered with government. |
| FH | Seller as officially registered |
| Selling party as officially registered with government. |
| FJ | Trade Union |
| Organisation representing employees. |
| FK | Previous Trade Union |
| Employee organisation who previously represented an employee . |
| FL | Passenger |
| A person conveyed by a means of transport, other than the crew. |
| FM | Crew member |
| A person manning a means of transport. |
| FN | Tariff issuer |
| The issuer of a tariff, e.g. a freight tariff. |
| FO | Party performing inspection |
| Self explanatory. |
| FP | Freight/charges payer |
| Party responsible for the payment of freight. |
| FR | Message from |
| Party where the message comes from. |
| FT | Party responsible for financial settlement |
| (3450) Party responsible for either the transfer or repatriation of the funds relating to a transaction. |
| FW | Freight forwarder |
| Party arranging forwarding of goods. |
| GC | Goods custodian |
| (3024) Party responsible for the keeping of goods. |
| GO | Goods owner |
| The party which owns the goods. |
| GR | Goods releaser |
| (3026) Party entitled to authorize release of goods from custodian. |
| I1 | Intermediary bank 1 |
| A financial institution between the ordered bank and the beneficiary's bank. |
| I2 | Intermediary bank 2 |
| A financial institution between the ordered bank and the beneficiary's bank. |
| IB | Intermediary/broker |
| Description to be provided. |
| IC | Intermediate consignee |
| The intermediate consignee. |
| II | Issuer of invoice |
| (3028) Party issuing an invoice. |
| IM | Importer |
| (3020) Party who makes - or on whose behalf a Customs clearing agent or other authorized person makes - an import declaration. This may include a person who has possession of the goods or to whom the goods are consigned. |
| IN | Insurer |
| Description to be provided. |
| IO | Insurance company |
| Description to be provided. |
| IP | Insurance claim adjuster |
| Description to be provided. |
| IS | Party to receive certified inspection report |
| Party (at buyer) to receive certified inspection report. |
| IT | Installation on site |
| Description to be provided. |
| IV | Invoicee |
| (3006) Party to whom an invoice is issued. |
| LA | Party designated to provide living animal care |
| Party responsible to take care of transported living animals. |
| LN | Lender |
| Party lending goods or equipments. |
| LP | Loading party |
| Party responsible for the loading when other than carrier. |
| MA | Party for whom item is ultimately intended |
| Self explanatory. |
| MF | Manufacturer of goods |
| Party who manufactures the goods. |
| MG | Party designated to execute re-icing |
| Party designated to execute re-icing, selected in the official list of mandatories competent for this kind of operation. |
| MI | Planning schedule/material release issuer |
| Self explanatory. |
| MP | Manufacturing plant |
| Self explanatory. |
| MR | Message recipient |
| Self explanatory. |
| MS | Document/message issuer/sender |
| Issuer of a document and/or sender of a message. |
| MT | Party designated to execute sanitary procedures |
| Self explanatory. |
| N1 | Notify party no. 1 |
| Self explanatory. |
| N2 | Notify party no. 2 |
| Self explanatory. |
| NI | Notify party |
| (3180) Party to be notified of arrival of goods. |
| OA | Break bulk berth operator |
| Party who offers facilities for berthing of vessels, handling and storage of break bulk cargo. |
| OB | Ordered by |
| Party who issued an order. |
| OF | On behalf of |
| Party on behalf of which an action is executed. |
| OI | Outside inspection agency |
| Third party inspecting goods or equipment. |
| OO | Order of shipper |
| Description to be provided. |
| OP | Operator of property or unit |
| Self explanatory. |
| OR | Ordered bank |
| Identifies the account servicer for the ordering customer or payor. |
| OS | Original shipper |
| The original supplier of the goods. |
| OT | Outside test agency |
| Third party testing goods, equipment or services. |
| OV | Owner of means of transport |
| (3126) Party owning the means of transport. No synonym of carrier = CA. |
| OY | Ordering customer |
| Identifies the originator of the instruction. |
| P1 | Contact party 1 |
| First party to contact. |
| P2 | Contact party 2 |
| Second party to contact. |
| P3 | Contact party 3 |
| Third party to contact. |
| P4 | Contact party 4 |
| Fourth party to contact. |
| PA | Party to receive inspection report |
| Party to whom the inspection report should be sent. |
| PB | Paying financial institution |
| Financial institution designated to make payment. |
| PC | Actual purchaser's customer |
| Party the purchaser within the actual message is selling the ordered goods or services to. |
| PD | Purchaser's department buyer |
| Purchasing department of buyer. |
| PE | Payee |
| Identifies the credit party when other than the beneficiary. |
| PF | Party to receive freight bill |
| Party to whom the freight bill should be sent. |
| PG | Prime contractor |
| Party responsible for the whole project if other than the buyer. |
| PH | Payer's financial institution |
| Self explanatory. |
| PI | Payee's company name/ID |
| Receiving company name/ID (ACH transfers). |
| PJ | Party to receive correspondence |
| Second party designated by a first party to receive certain correspondence in lieu of it being mailed directly to this first party. |
| PK | Contact party |
| Party to contact. |
| PL | Payor |
| Identifies the debit party when other than the ordering customer (for banking purposes). |
| PM | Party to receive paper memo of invoice |
| Party being informed about invoice issue (via paper). |
| PN | Party to receive shipping notice |
| Description to be provided. |
| PO | Ordering party |
| To be used only if ordering party and buyer are not identical. |
| PQ | Certifying party |
| Self explanatory. |
| PR | Payer |
| (3308) Party initiating payment. |
| PS | Payer's company name/ID (Check, Draft or Wire) |
| Self explanatory. |
| PT | Party to receive test report |
| Self explanatory. |
| PW | Despatch party |
| (3282) Party where goods are collected or taken over by the carrier (i.e. if other than consignor). |
| PX | Party to receive all documents |
| Self explanatory. |
| PY | Checking party |
| Party or contact designated on behalf of carrier or his agent to establish the actual figures for quantities, weight, volume and/or (cube) measurements of goods or containers which are to appear in the transport contract and on which charges will be based. |
| PZ | Party to print some document |
| The party that is to print a specific document. |
| RA | Central bank or regulatory authority |
| Identifies central bank or regulatory authority which must be informed of certain aspects of a message. |
| RB | Receiving financial institution |
| Financial institution designated to receive payment. |
| RE | Party to receive commercial invoice remittance |
| Party to whom payment for a commercial invoice or bill should be remitted. |
| RF | Received from |
| Name of a person or department which actually delivers the goods. |
| RH | Seller's financial institution |
| Financial institution designated by seller to receive payment. RDFI (ACH transfers). |
| RI | Reinsurance intermediary/broker |
| Intermediary party between ceding company and reinsurance. |
| RL | Reporting carrier (Customs) |
| Party who makes the cargo report to Customs. |
| RM | Reporting carrier's nominated agent/representative (Customs) |
| Agent who formally makes a cargo report to Customs on behalf of the carrier. |
| RP | Routing party |
| Party responsible for the selection of the carrier(s). |
| RS | Party to receive statement of account |
| Party to whom the statement of account should be sent. |
| RV | Receiver of cheque |
| Identifies the party which is to receive the actual cheque, when different from the receiver of funds. |
| RW | Issuer of waybill |
| Party issuing the contract (waybill) for carriage. |
| SB | Sales responsibility |
| Description to be provided. |
| SE | Seller |
| (3346) Party selling merchandise to a buyer. |
| SF | Ship from |
| Identification of the party from where goods will be or have been shipped. |
| SG | Store group |
| Description to be provided. |
| SI | Shipping schedule issuer |
| Self explanatory. |
| SK | Plant |
| Self explanatory. |
| SN | Store keeper |
| Self explanatory. |
| SO | Sold to if different than bill to |
| Self explanatory. |
| SR | Seller's agent/representative |
| (3254) Party representing the seller for the purpose of the trade transaction. |
| SS | Social securities collector's office |
| Party collecting social securities premiums. |
| ST | Ship to |
| Identification of the party to where goods will be or have been shipped. |
| SU | Supplier |
| (3280) Party which manufactures or otherwise has possession of goods, and consigns or makes them available in trade. |
| SX | Surety for additions |
| Natural of legal person (generally a bank of insurance company) who accepts responsibility in due legal form for the financial guarantee to Customs of the payment of additional duties or fees that become due against a particular shipment, which have not previously been covered by surety. |
| SY | Surety |
| Natural or legal person (generally a bank or insurance company) who accepts responsibility in due legal form for the financial consequences of non-fulfilment of another's obligations to the Customs (CCC). |
| SZ | Surety for antidumping/countervailing duty |
| Natural or legal person that has been contracted by the importer to guarantee to Customs the payment of antidumping and/or countervailing duties that become due against a particular shipment. |
| TC | Tax collector's office |
| Party collecting taxes. |
| TCP | Transit charge payer |
| Party, other than the ordering party, which has to pay the charges concerning the transit operations. |
| TD | Party to receive technical documentation |
| Party to whom technical documentation should be sent. |
| TR | Terminal operator |
| A party which handles the loading and unloading of marine vessels. |
| TS | Party to receive certified test results |
| Party to whom the certified test results should be sent. |
| TT | Transfer to |
| Self-explanatory. |
| UC | Ultimate consignee |
| Party who has been designated on the invoice or packing list as the final recipient of the stated merchandise. |
| UD | Ultimate customer |
| The final recipient of goods. |
| UHP | Unexpected handling party |
| Party authorized (during a voyage) to apply unexpected handling procedures or party having applied these procedures. |
| UP | Unloading party |
| Description to be provided. |
| VN | Vendor |
| Party vending goods or services. |
| WD | Warehouse depositor |
| (3004) Party depositing goods in a warehouse. |
| WH | Warehouse keeper |
| (3022) Party taking responsibility for goods entered into a warehouse. |
| WM | Works manager |
| Self explanatory. |
| WPA | Weighting party |
| Party designated (legally accepted) to ascertain the weight. |
| WS | Wholesaler |
| Seller of articles, often in large quantities, to be retailed by others. |
| XX | No heading |
| Description to be provided. |
| ZZZ | Mutually defined |
| Party specification mutually agreed between interchanging parties. |
