| 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). |
| AI | Successful job applicant |
| Person who has been chosen for a job. |
| AJ | Party issuing mutually agreed codes |
| The party which has issued all mutually agreed codes used in the message. |
| 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. |
| AS | Account servicing financial institution |
| Identifies the financial institution servicing the account(s). |
| 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. |
| AY | Animal being investigated |
| Animal being investigated. |
| 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 |
| A financial institution which reimburses documentary credit. |
| 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 |
| A party that keeps a person in service for payment. |
| BH | Previous employer |
| Previous employer of a person(s). |
| BI | Buyer's financial institution |
| Financial institution designated by buyer to make payment. |
| BJ | Release to party |
| Party to which the goods or container(s) is (are) to be released. |
| 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 |
| A person who acquires something temporarily with the promise or intention of returning. |
| BX | Building site engineer |
| Party at the building site responsible for engineering matters for that particular site. |
| BY | Buyer |
| Party to whom merchandise and/or service 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 |
| A person taking responsibility on behalf of party no. 1. |
| C2 | In care of party no. 2 |
| A person taking responsibility on behalf of party no. 2. |
| 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 |
| Company which cedes something to someone. |
| 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. |
| CNX | Cash pool top account servicing financial institution |
| Identification of a financial institution servicing the top account of a cash pool. |
| CNY | Cash pool level account servicing financial institution |
| Identification of a financial institution servicing the level account of a cash pool. |
| CNZ | Cash pool sub-account servicing financial institution |
| Identification of a financial institution servicing the sub-account of a cash pool. |
| CO | Corporate office |
| Identification of the Head Office within a company. |
| COA | Entity in which a financial interest is held |
| Business in which a financial interest is held. |
| COB | Intermediate level parent company |
| Identifies an intermediate parent company. |
| COC | Transshipment party |
| A party responsible for transshipment. |
| COD | Quotation requesting party |
| Party sending a request for a quotation. |
| COE | Party maintaining the codes used in the message |
| The party which maintains the codes used in the message. |
| COF | Party maintaining the identifiers used in the message |
| The party which maintains the identifiers used in the message. |
| COG | Dispatcher |
| An individual responsible for sending something to a destination. |
| COH | Submitter of sample |
| An entity responsible for the submission of a sample. |
| COI | Institutional provider |
| The institution providing the service. |
| COJ | Primary health care provider |
| Health care provider that has primary responsibility for patient. |
| COK | Assistant surgeon |
| Physician assisting in surgery. |
| COL | Admitting health care provider |
| Health care provider that admitted the patient. |
| COM | Referring health care provider |
| Health care provider that referred patient to current provider of services. |
| CON | Supervising health care provider |
| Health care provider that supervised the rendering of a service. |
| COO | Party providing financing |
| Identifies the party providing the financing. |
| COP | Convoying party |
| Party designated to escort the transported goods. |
| COQ | Nominated bank |
| Identifies the nominated bank. |
| COR | Family member |
| Identifies a family member. |
| COS | Co-participant |
| Identifies another party who participates in an activity. |
| COT | Involved party |
| Party which is involved in an activity. |
| COU | Assigner |
| Identifies the entity who assigns. |
| COV | Registered principal |
| An individual who is registered as a principal for an entity. |
| COW | Freight payer on behalf of the consignor |
| Freight payer is a third party acting on behalf of the consignor. |
| COX | Freight payer on behalf of the consignee |
| Freight payer is a third party acting on behalf of the consignee. |
| COY | Party responsible for disinfection |
| Party responsible for performing disinfection operations. |
| COZ | Party responsible for refueling |
| Party responsible for performing refueling operations. |
| CP | Party to receive certificate of compliance |
| Party acting for or on behalf of seller in matters concerning compliance. |
| CPA | Advising bank |
| Identifies the financial institution used by the issuing bank to advise the documentary credit. |
| CPB | Reimbursing bank |
| Identifies the financial institution through which the reimbursement is to be effected. |
| CPC | Advise through bank |
| Identifies the financial institution through which the advising bank is to advise. |
| CPD | Charges payer at destination |
| Party, other than the ordering party, which has to pay the charges concerning the destination operations. |
| CPE | Vessel master |
| Master of the conveyance. |
| CPF | Means of transport charterer |
| Charterer of the means of transport. |
| CPG | Excise party |
| Party to whom excise must be paid. |
| CPH | Copy report to |
| Party receiving a copy of a report. |
| CPI | Related healthcare party |
| A healthcare party related to the subject. |
| CPJ | Clinical information provider |
| Party providing clinical information. |
| CPK | Service requester |
| Party requesting a service. |
| CPL | Patient admitted by |
| Party who admitted a patient. |
| CPM | Patient discharged to |
| The party who receives the discharged patient. |
| CPN | Patient hosted by |
| The party hosting the patient. |
| CPO | Prescriber's contact person |
| Contact person for the prescriber. |
| 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 |
| The party to be identified at a later time as the consignee. |
| CU | Container return company |
| The company to which containers have to be returned. |
| CV | Consignee of vessel |
| Party to which the vessel shall be delivered. |
| 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. |
| DCQ | Prescription database owner |
| Organisation or person owning a prescription database. |
| DCR | Original prescriber |
| The doctor who issued the original prescription. |
| DCS | Temporary employee |
| A person employed on a temporary basis. |
| DCT | Designer |
| A party who designs. |
| DCU | Quotation delivered to |
| Party to whom the quotation is to be or has been delivered. |
| DCV | Developer |
| A party who develops. |
| DCW | Test execution party |
| The party performing a test. |
| DCX | Party to receive refund |
| Party to whom a refund is given. |
| DCY | Authorised issuer of prescription |
| Party authorised to issue a prescription. |
| DCZ | Authorised dispenser of medicine |
| Organisation or person authorised to dispense medicine. |
| DD | Documentary credit account party's bank |
| Bank of the documentary credit account party. |
| DDA | Report responsible party |
| The party or person taking responsibility for a report. |
| DDB | Initial sender |
| The party who does the initial sending. |
| DDC | The party authorising the original prescription |
| The party authorising the issuer of the original prescription. |
| DDD | Applicant |
| A party who applies for something. |
| DDE | Meter reader |
| A party physically reading the meter. |
| DDF | Primary electronic business contact |
| Code specifying a party who serves as a business entity's primary contact for matters related to electronic business. |
| DDG | Alternate electronic business contact |
| Code specifying a party who serves as a business entity's alternate contact for matters related to electronic business. |
| DDH | Primary government business contact |
| Code specifying a party who serves as a business entity's primary contact for matters related to doing business with the government. |
| DDI | Alternate government business contact |
| Code specifying a party who serves as a business entity's alternate contact for matters related to doing business with the government. |
| DDJ | Past performance contact |
| Code specifying a party who serves as a business entity's contact for matters related to the past performance of that entity. |
| DDK | Balance responsible party |
| A party responsible for balancing supply and consumption. |
| DDL | Group of passengers |
| A group of persons conveyed by a means of transport, other than the crew. |
| DDM | Grid operator |
| A party operating a grid. |
| DDN | First financial institution in the transaction chain |
| Identifies the financial institution that is the point of entry into the interbank transaction chain. |
| DDO | Location manager |
| Party responsible for the management of the location. |
| DDP | Group leader |
| Party responsible for leading the group. |
| DDQ | Balance power supplier |
| The supplier of balance power. |
| DDR | Consignor's freight forwarder |
| Identification of freight forwarder giving services to the consignor. |
| DDS | Consignee's freight forwarder |
| Identification of freight forwarder giving services to the consignee. |
| 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 |
| Party to whom documents are to be presented. |
| 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 |
| A designer who prepares plans for buildings, ships, etc. and supervises their construction. |
| 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 |
| The location where the goods are examined by customs before clearance. |
| 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 |
| Party who owns equipment. |
| EP | Equipment drop-off party |
| The party which drops off equipment. |
| 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 benefiting 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 |
| A party which evaluates another party for credit rating. |
| 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. |
| FI | Copy message to |
| Party that is to receive a copy of a message. |
| 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 |
| A party which inspects something. |
| FP | Freight/charges payer |
| Party responsible for the payment of freight. |
| FQ | Container survey agent |
| The container survey agency that will survey the containers. |
| FR | Message from |
| Party where the message comes from. |
| FS | Party authorized to make definite a contract action |
| Party who has the authority to make definite a contract action. |
| FT | Party responsible for financial settlement |
| (3450) Party responsible for either the transfer or repatriation of the funds relating to a transaction. |
| FU | Hazardous material office |
| The office responsible for providing information regarding hazardous material. |
| FV | Party providing government furnished property |
| The party responsible for providing government furnished property. |
| FW | Freight forwarder |
| Party arranging forwarding of goods. |
| FX | Current receiver |
| Current receiver of the goods in a multi-step transportation process (indirect flow) involving at least one grouping centre. |
| FY | Current sender |
| Current sender of the goods in a multi-step transportation process (indirect flow) involving at least one grouping centre. |
| FZ | Grouping centre |
| A party in charge of groupage, including degroupage and regroupage. |
| GA | Road carrier |
| A road carrier moving cargo. |
| GB | Chamber of commerce |
| Name of the Chamber of Commerce of the town where the company is registered. |
| GC | Goods custodian |
| (3024) Party responsible for the keeping of goods. |
| GD | Producer |
| Party or person who has produced the produce. |
| GE | Registration tribunal |
| Name of the tribunal where the company is registered. |
| GF | Slot charter party |
| An identification code of a participant or user that books slots (space) on a ship, more likely on a long term basis on a series of sailings. He pays for the space whether he uses it or not. |
| GG | Warehouse |
| The name of the warehouse where product is held. |
| GH | Applicant for job |
| A person who applied for a job. |
| GI | Spouse |
| Person is a spouse. |
| GJ | Mother |
| Person is a mother. |
| GK | Father |
| Person is a father. |
| GL | Socially insured person |
| A person who is registered in a social security scheme. |
| GM | Inventory controller |
| To specifically identify the party in charge of inventory control. |
| GN | Processor |
| Party or person who has or will apply a process. |
| GO | Goods owner |
| The party which owns the goods. |
| GP | Packer |
| Party or person who has undertaken or will undertake packing. |
| GQ | Slaughterer |
| Party or person who has undertaken or will undertake a slaughter. |
| GR | Goods releaser |
| (3026) Party entitled to authorize release of goods from custodian. |
| GS | Consignor's representative |
| Party authorised to represent the consignor. |
| GT | Rail carrier |
| A carrier moving cargo, including containers, via rail. |
| GU | Originator of article number |
| A code identifying the party which created a specific article number. |
| GV | Procurement responsibility for order |
| A code used to identify the organization which is responsible for the procurement. |
| GW | Party fulfilling all operations |
| Code indicating the fact that the party identified carries out all operations within that company's activities. |
| GX | Central catalogue party |
| Party controlling a central catalogue. |
| GY | Inventory reporting party |
| Party reporting inventory information. |
| GZ | Substitute supplier |
| Party which may be in a position to supply products or services should the main usual supplier be unable to do so. |
| HA | Party which delivers consignments to the terminal |
| Party which delivers consignments to a terminal. |
| HB | Party which picks up consignments from the terminal |
| Party which picks up consignments from a terminal. |
| HC | Transit freight forwarder |
| Freight forwarder to whom transit consignments are addressed, and from whom they are to be on-forwarded. |
| HD | Inspection and acceptance party |
| The party who will perform inspection and acceptance. |
| HE | Transportation office |
| The office that provides transportation information. |
| HF | Contract administration office |
| The office responsible for the administration of a contract. |
| HG | Investigator |
| A party who conducts investigations. |
| HH | Audit office |
| The office responsible for conducting audits. |
| HI | Requestor |
| The party requesting an action. |
| HJ | Foreign disclosure information office |
| The office that reviews sensitive information for foreign disclosure. |
| HK | Mark-for party |
| The party within an organization for whom the material is marked to be delivered. |
| HL | Party to receive reports |
| The party to whom reports are to be submitted. |
| HM | Alternative manufacturer |
| Party identification of an alternative manufacturer for a product. |
| HN | Service performer |
| The party who is performing a service. |
| HO | Shipper's association |
| An association of shippers. |
| HP | Final message recipient |
| To identify the final recipient of the message. |
| HQ | Account owner |
| Identifies the owner of the account. |
| HR | Shipping line service |
| Identifies the shipping line service organization. |
| HS | Creditor |
| Party to whom payment is due. |
| HT | Clearing house |
| Institution through which funds will be paid. |
| HU | Ordering bank |
| Bank which instructed the sender to act on the transaction(s). |
| HV | Receiver of funds |
| Identifies the financial party that receives the funds. |
| HW | Sender of funds |
| Identifies the party that sends the funds. |
| HX | Debtor |
| Party from whom payment is due. |
| HY | Presenting bank |
| The bank which presents documents to the drawee. |
| HZ | Work team |
| Team responsible for performing work. |
| 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 |
| A person intervening between parties to produce agreement or reconciliation. |
| IC | Intermediate consignee |
| The intermediate consignee. |
| ID | Replacing manufacturer |
| A code used to identify a party who replaces the previous party for the manufacture of an article. |
| IE | Non-resident third party company with whom financial account is held |
| Identifies the non-resident third party company with whom the financial account is held. |
| IF | Non-resident group company with whom financial account is held |
| Identifies the non-resident group company with whom the financial account is held. |
| IG | Non-resident beneficiary |
| The ultimate non-resident recipient of the funds. Normally the account owner who is reimbursed by the payor. |
| IH | Resident beneficiary |
| The ultimate resident recipient of the funds. Normally the account owner who is reimbursed by the payor. |
| II | Issuer of invoice |
| (3028) Party issuing an invoice. |
| IJ | Non-resident instructing party |
| Identifies the non-resident party originating the instruction. |
| IL | Resident instructing party |
| Identifies the resident party originating the instruction. |
| 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 |
| A person or company offering insurance policies for premiums. |
| IO | Insurance company |
| A company engaged in the business of insurance. |
| IP | Insurance claim adjuster |
| A party which adjusts losses on behalf of an insurer. |
| IQ | Domestic financial institution |
| Domestic party acting as financial institution. |
| IR | Non-domestic financial institution |
| Non-domestic party acting as financial institution. |
| IS | Party to receive certified inspection report |
| Party (at buyer) to receive certified inspection report. |
| IT | Installation on site |
| A party who possesses the site on which an installation shall be made. |
| IU | Non-resident debtor |
| Non-resident party who makes the payment or against whom a claim exists. |
| IV | Invoicee |
| (3006) Party to whom an invoice is issued. |
| IW | Non-resident creditor |
| Non-resident party receiving the payment or against whom a liability exists. |
| IX | Supplier work team |
| The supplier's team responsible for performing the work. |
| IY | Tenant manager |
| A code to identify the party who rents the rights to use the goodwill and facilities of an enterprise. |
| IZ | Party mandated to liquidate an enterprise |
| A code to identify the party who has been legally mandated to sell off an enterprise. |
| JA | Certified accountant |
| Code identifying the party as a certified accountant. |
| JB | Goods collection party |
| Party that will collect or has collected the goods. |
| JC | Party at final place of positioning |
| Identifies the party at the final place of positioning. |
| JD | Customs office of clearance |
| Identifies the office where customs clearance procedures take place. |
| JE | Party from whom customs documents are to be picked up |
| Identification of the party from whom customs documents are to be picked up. |
| JF | Party from whom non-customs documents are to be picked up |
| Identification of the party from whom non-customs documents are to be picked up. |
| JG | Party to receive customs documents |
| Identification of the party to whom customs documents are to be delivered. |
| JH | Party to receive non-customs documents |
| Identification of the party to whom non-customs documents are to be delivered. |
| LA | Party designated to provide living animal care |
| Party responsible to take care of transported living animals. |
| LB | Co-producer |
| A code used to identify a party who participates in production. |
| LC | Party declaring the Value Added Tax (VAT) |
| A code to identify the party who is responsible for declaring the Value Added Tax (VAT) on the sale of goods or services. |
| LD | Party recovering the Value Added Tax (VAT) |
| A code to identify the party who is eligible to recover the Value Added Tax (VAT) on the sale of goods or services. |
| LE | Person on claim |
| To identify the person who is the subject of the claim. |
| LF | Buyer's corporate office |
| The identification of the buyer's corporate office. |
| LG | Supplier's corporate office |
| The identification of the supplier's corporate office. |
| LH | Liquidator |
| The party responsible for settling or paying a debt. |
| LI | Account coordinator |
| An individual with coordination responsibilities for a specific account. |
| LJ | Inspection leader |
| An individual responsible for an inspection team. |
| LK | Patient |
| A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment. |
| LL | Patient companion |
| Person accompanying the patient. |
| LM | Medical treatment executant |
| The party who executes a medical treatment. |
| LN | Lender |
| Party lending goods or equipment. |
| LO | Medical treatment prescriber |
| The party who prescribes a medical treatment. |
| LP | Loading party |
| Party responsible for the loading when other than carrier. |
| LQ | Debt payment authorisation party |
| A party which authorises the payment of a debt. |
| LR | Administration centre |
| Identification of an administration centre. |
| LS | Product services and repairs centre |
| A centre which services and repairs products. |
| LT | Secretariat |
| Party is a secretariat. |
| LU | Entry point technical assessment group |
| Party acts as an entry point for technical assessment. |
| LV | Party assigning a status |
| Party responsible for assigning a status. |
| MA | Party for whom item is ultimately intended |
| Party for whom item is ultimately intended. |
| 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 |
| A party issuing a planning schedule/material release. |
 
| MP |
| Manufacturing unit |
| A party acting as a particular production unit of a manufacturer. |
| MR | Message recipient |
| A party to receive a message or messages. |
| MS | Document/message issuer/sender |
| Issuer of a document and/or sender of a message. |
| MT | Party designated to execute sanitary procedures |
| A party which is designated to execute sanitary procedures. |
| N1 | Notify party no. 1 |
| The first party which is to be notified. |
| N2 | Notify party no. 2 |
| The second party which is to be notified. |
| 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. |
| OC | Party data responsible party |
| The party responsible for all party data. |
| OD | Equipment repair party |
| A party making repairs to equipment. |
| OE | Owner of property |
| Party owning a property. |
| OF | On behalf of |
| Party on behalf of which an action is executed. |
| OG | Owner or lessor's surveyor |
| Surveyor hired by the owner or lessor of the item. |
| OH | Lessee's surveyor |
| Surveyor hired by the lessee of the item. |
| OI | Outside inspection agency |
| Third party inspecting goods or equipment. |
| OJ | Third party |
| Another party besides the two principals. |
| OK | Receiver's sub-entity |
| Identifies a sub-entity within the receiver's organization. |
| OL | Case of need party |
| Party to be approached in case of difficulty. |
| OM | Collecting bank |
| Any bank, other than the remitting bank, involved in processing the collection. |
| ON | Remitting bank |
| The bank to which the principal has entrusted the handling of a collection. |
| OO | Order of the shipper party |
| The owner of goods under consignment which are moving under a negotiable transport document and will only be released upon receipt of the original transport document. |
| OP | Operator of property or equipment |
| The party which operates property or a unit of equipment. |
| OQ | Collection principal |
| The party entrusting the handling of a collection to a bank. |
| 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. |
| OU | Account owner's servicing bank on the sending side |
| Identifies the financial institution on the sending side which services the account owner's bank account(s). |
| OV | Owner of means of transport |
| (3126) Party owning the means of transport. No synonym of carrier = CA. |
| OW | Account owner's servicing bank on the receiving side |
| Identifies the financial institution on the receiving side which services the account owner's bank account(s). |
| OX | Sender's correspondent bank |
| The account, or branch of the sender, or another financial institution, through which the sender will reimburse the receiver. |
| OY | Ordering customer |
| Identifies the originator of the instruction. |
| OZ | Receiver's correspondent bank |
| The branch of the receiver, or another financial institution, at which the funds will be made available to the receiver. |
| 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 |
| Institution chosen by the payer to execute financial transactions on his behalf. |
| 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 |
| The party is to be the recipient of the shipping notice. |
| PO | Ordering party |
| To be used only if ordering party and buyer are not identical. |
| PQ | Certifying party |
| A party which certifies something. |
| PR | Payer |
| (3308) Party initiating payment. |
| PS | Payer's company name/ID (Check, Draft or Wire) |
| Party to send cheque, draft or wire for payment. |
| PT | Party to receive test report |
| A party which is named to be the recipient of test reports. |
| 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 |
| A party which is named to be the recipient of all documents. |
| 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 |
| A party being responsible for sales. |
| 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 |
| A chain of shops or stores. |
| SI | Shipping schedule issuer |
| The party which issues a shipping schedule. |
| SK |
| Plant |
| Self explanatory. Note: 1. This code value will be removed effective with directory D.05A. |
| SN | Store keeper |
| A party keeping a shop or store. |
| SO | Sold to if different than bill to |
| Party to whom the goods have been sold, if different to the bill to party. |
| 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 |
| Party who supplies goods and/or services. |
| 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-fulfillment 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. |
| TA | Legal receiver |
| The party responsible for a receivership. |
| TB | Submitter |
| To specify that the party is a submitter. |
| 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. |
| TE | Bankruptcy referee |
| To specify that the party is a referee in a bankruptcy case. |
| TF | Source of information |
| To specify that the party is the source of information. |
| TG | Judge |
| To specify that the party is a judge. |
| TH | Attorney |
| To specify that the party is an attorney. |
| TI | Law firm |
| To specify that the party is a law firm. |
| TJ | Trustee |
| To specify that the party is a trustee. |
| TK | Signatory |
| To specify that the party is a signatory. |
| TL | Occupant |
| The party is an occupant. |
| TM | Co-occupant |
| The party is a co-occupant. |
| TN | Subject of inquiry |
| The party is the subject of an inquiry. |
| TO | Lessor |
| The party is a lessor. |
| TP | Owner of residence |
| Identifies the owner of a residence. |
| TQ | Founder |
| Identifies the founder. |
| 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 |
| The party which is the recipient of a transfer. |
| TU | President |
| Identifies the president. |
| TV | Chairperson |
| Identifies the chairperson. |
| TW | Legal title holder |
| Identifies the legal title holder. |
| TX | Shareholder |
| Identifies a shareholder. |
| TY | Provider |
| Identifies the provider. |
| TZ | Military branch |
| Identifies the branch of the military. |
| UA | Educational institution |
| Identifies a university, college or school. |
| UB | Assignor |
| Identifies the assignor. |
| 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. |
| UE | Advisor |
| Identifies the advisor. |
| UF | Co-defendant |
| Identifies the co-defendant. |
| UG | Merged company with retained identity |
| Company whose identity has been retained from a merger. |
| UH | Party represented |
| Identifies the party represented. |
| UHP | Unexpected handling party |
| Party authorized (during a voyage) to apply unexpected handling procedures or party having applied these procedures. |
| UI | Assignee |
| Identifies the assignee. |
| UJ | Key person |
| Identifies the key person. |
| UK | Author |
| Identifies the author. |
| UL | Ultimate parent company |
| Identifies the ultimate parent company. |
| UM | Party not to be confused with |
| Identifies a party not to be confused with another party. |
| UN | Accountant |
| Identifies the accountant. |
| UO | Plaintiff |
| Identifies the plaintiff. |
| UP | Unloading party |
| A party to unload the goods. |
| UQ | Parent company |
| Identifies the parent company. |
| UR | Affiliated company |
| Identifies the affiliated company. |
| US | Bailiff |
| Identifies the bailiff. |
| UT | Merged company |
| Identifies the company involved in a merger. |
| UU | Defendant |
| Identifies the defendant. |
| UV | Petitioning creditor |
| Identifies the petitioning creditor. |
| UW | Guarantee agency |
| Identifies the guarantee agency. |
| UX | Organization group |
| Identifies the organization group. |
| UY | Subsidiary |
| Identifies the subsidiary. |
| UZ | Industry association |
| Identifies the industry association. |
| VA | Joint owner |
| Identifies the joint owner. |
| VB | Joint venture |
| Identifies the joint venture. |
| VC | Filing office |
| Identifies the filing office. |
| VE | Court |
| Identifies the court. |
| VF | Liability holder |
| Identifies the liability holder. |
| VG | Local government sponsor |
| Identifies the local government sponsor. |
| VH | Mortgage company |
| Identifies the mortgage company. |
| VI | Notary public |
| Identifies the notary public. |
| VJ | Officer |
| Identifies the officer. |
| VK | Publisher |
| Identifies the publisher. |
| VL | Party manufactured for |
| Identifies the party for whom manufacturing of goods is done. |
| VM | Previous owner |
| Identifies the previous owner. |
| VN | Vendor |
| Party vending goods or services. |
| VO | Purchased company |
| Identifies the purchased company. |
| VP | Receiver manager |
| Manager of a business which is in receivership status and which will not be liquidated. |
| VQ | Responsible government agency |
| Identifies the responsible government agency. |
| VR | Sole proprietor |
| Identifies the sole proprietor. |
| VS | Auctioneer |
| Identifies the auctioneer. |
| VT | Branch |
| Identifies the branch. |
| VU | Business |
| Identifies the business. |
| VV | Ultimate same country parent company |
| Identifies the highest level parent company in the same country. |
| VW | Responsible party |
| Identifies the party that can be called to account. |
| VX | Secured party |
| Identifies a party that is guaranteed against loss. |
| VY | Other related party |
| Identifies an entity as an unspecified but related party. |
| VZ | Co-debtor |
| Identifies an entity as a joint or mutual debtor. |
| WA | Company which holds financial interest |
| Identifies a company which holds any financial stake in an undertaking or organization. |
| WB | Rating organization |
| Identifies an organization responsible for assigning a classification or rating. |
| WC | Information reference agency |
| The agency responsible for the reference of information. |
| WD | Warehouse depositor |
| (3004) Party depositing goods in a warehouse. |
| WE | Compilation agency |
| The agency responsible for the compilation of information. |
| WF | Information maintenance agency |
| The agency responsible for the maintenance of information. |
| WG | Information dissemination agency |
| The agency responsible for the dissemination of information. |
| WH | Warehouse keeper |
| (3022) Party taking responsibility for goods entered into a warehouse. |
| WI | Inspection address |
| Specifies the address for an inspection. |
| WJ | Refusal party |
| Identification of the party responsible for a refusal. |
| WK | Value added network provider |
| A party that provides telecommunications interconnectivity services in an electronic data interchange environment. |
| WL | Agency |
| The business or establishment of an agent. |
| WM | Works manager |
| A party managing works. |
| WN | Party to receive order to supply |
| Party designated by the registering party to receive a binding direction to supply something. |
| WO | Party to receive invitation to offer |
| An entity to receive an invitation to offer. |
| WP | Sub-entity |
| A part into which an entity has been divided. |
| WPA | Weighting party |
| Party designated (legally accepted) to ascertain the weight. |
| WQ | Doing business as |
| The name under which business is conducted. |
| WR | Party submitting quote |
| The party stating the price of something to be purchased. |
| WS | Wholesaler |
| Seller of articles, often in large quantities, to be retailed by others. |
| WT | Affiliated party |
| A party attached or connected to another party. |
| WU | Previous name |
| Name of an entity used before the current name. |
| WV | Party performing task |
| An entity responsible for performing a task to be undertaken. |
| WW | Registering party |
| Party performing the registration. |
|
| XX |
| No heading |
| Description to be provided. Note: 1. This code value will be removed effective with directory D.05A. |
| ZZZ | Mutually defined |
| Party specification mutually agreed between interchanging parties. |
