0. INTRODUCTION
1. SCOPE
   1. Functional definition
   2. Field of application
   3. Principles
2. REFERENCES
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
   1. Data segment clarification
   2. Data segment index (alphabetical sequence)
   3. Message structure
      1. Segment table
5. Annex

This specification provides the definition of the Forwarding and consolidation summary message (IFCSUM) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners, involved in administration, commerce and transport.

A message to be used for consolidation purposes from a party arranging forwarding and transport services to the party for which the transport of the consolidated cargo is destined. The message can be used to exchange information concerning the consolidated cargo between forwarders, carriers and agents enabling those parties to handle the consignments included in this consolidation. In addition it can be used for a collection of consignments originating from one shipper for forwarding and transport services.

This message may be applied for both national and international trade. It is based on universal practice and is not dependent on the type of business or industry.

The IFCSUM message is a functionality in its own right, distinguishable from the transport booking and instruction messages. IFCSUM focuses on separate business areas in transport where the view on the operations is transport means or equipment oriented rather than consignment oriented. These business areas do not concentrate on concepts like booking or instruction. The IFCSUM provides currently merely a statement for a means of transport or equipment and their summary type information regarding the consignment carried. The IFCSUM message also provides a means to incorporate the control and auditability information needed for the receiver of the message to perform the operation to be carried out.

IFCSUM is foreseen to be used:

• in the consolidation and deconsolidation industry (stuffing and stripping of consignments in containers)
• in the groupage and degroupage industry (the full load description of rail-cars and road vehicles)
• in the collection and distribution industry (as the description of all consignments to be collected together (maybe from different places) and delivered at possibly different places in a certain region)
• for the declaration of dangerous cargo by ship's agents to their Port Authorities (as listing of the dangerous cargo carried or to be carried by as means of transport).

The message provides information concerning cargo carried on a voyage specifying details regarding carrier, mode of transport, means of transport, equipment and the necessary details of the consignments included in the consolidated cargo.

Under given circumstances a cargo manifest can be obtained through the use of the IFCSUM. For example, a IFCSUM message can be used in groupage traffic, where it may correspond to a loading list indicating the consignments that have been loaded on a truck.

There is a need for FUNCTIONAL SUBSETS to be derived from the message, for example:

• CONSOLIDATION ADVICE giving information about the departure of a voyage/flight or consolidation to the receiver.
• CONSOLIDATION STATUS giving information about the departure of a voyage/flight or consolidation to principals (e.g. carrier to freight forwarder, consolidator to co-loader etc.).
• CONSOLIDATION REPORT giving information about the arrival and unloading, clearance, etc. from the receiver to the sender.

According to the different information requirements of carriers, carrier's agents, and freight forwarders for the different modes of transport like air, deep sea, inland waterways, rail, road, combined- and/or multimodal- transport different modal subsets can be derived from this message.

There is a need for INTRAMODAL SUBSETS to be transmitted between partners of the same mode of transport (e.g. railway to railway in different countries, deep-sea-carrier to deep- sea carrier, freight forwarder to freight forwarder etc.).

There is another need for INTERMODAL SUBSETS to be transmitted between partners in a multimodal transport (e.g. freight forwarder to trucker, trucker to railway, railway to port authority, port authority to carrier's agent, carrier's agent to carrier etc.).

• A consignment may contain several goods items.
• Goods items may or may not be containerized.
• A goods item may be transported in one or more containers, and a single container may contain one or more goods items.
• One goods item may be related to one or more customs tariff codes.
• Goods items related to one customs tariff code may be carried in one or more containers.
• Goods items may reflect either the contractual or operational description of the goods.
• Pre-carriage (advanced haulage) and/or on-carriage (destination haulage) of goods items or equipment within one booking or instruction may take place in different steps, each step specified with its own transport details group.
• Equipment may have other types of equipment attached to it, e.g. a temperature control unit attached to a container.
• Equipment and/or goods items may be attached to or transported on another load or transport device, which as such may be attached to or transported on yet another load or transport device, e.g. a container on a chassis on a rail-car.
• Transport devices, which have the ability of powered movement on their own, are specified in the transport details group. Other load or transport devices are specified as equipment.
• The expression of packaging for goods items can be expressed at up to three levels.

A number of generic transport terms are used in this specification, to be described as:

• MODE OF TRANSPORT: the method of transport used for the conveyance of goods or persons, e.g. by rail, by road, by sea.
• MEANS OF TRANSPORT: the vehicle used for the transport of goods or persons, e.g. aircraft, truck, vessel.
• TYPE OF MEANS OF TRANSPORT: the type of vehicle used in the transport process, e.g. wide body, tank truck, passenger vessel.
• EQUIPMENT: material resources necessary to facilitate the transport and handling of cargo. Transport equipment does under the given circumstances not have the ability to move by its own propulsion (e.g. sea container, trailer, unit load device, pallet).
• TYPE OF EQUIPMENT: the type of material used, e.g. 40 feet container, four way pallet, mafi trailer.

See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1.

See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2.

This section should be read in conjunction with the Branching Diagram and the Segment Table which indicate mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements.

0010 UNH, Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Forwarding and consolidation summary message is IFCSUM.

Note: Forwarding and consolidation summary messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:

0020 BGM, Beginning of message

A segment to indicate the beginning of the message and to transmit identifying number (e.g. Master B/L, Master AWB etc.), type, date and the function of the message.

0030 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to specify date/time of the document/message.

0040 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment to specify a monetary total associated to the whole consolidation.

0050 FTX, Free text

A segment to give information and/or processable instructions in addition to that in other segments.

0060 CNT, Control total

A segment to specify totals of the consolidation (e.g. total number of equipment, total number of consignments, total gross weight and/or dimensions of the whole consolidation etc.).

0070 Segment Group 1: RFF-DTM

A group of segments containing references and constants which apply to the entire message.

0080 RFF, Reference

A segment to express a reference which applies to the entire message.

0090 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time relating to the reference.

0100 Segment Group 2: GOR-DTM-LOC-SEL-FTX-SG3

A group of segments to give information about the current customs procedure under which the transport is moving or to indicate applicable governmental procedures related to import, export and transit of the voyage/flight or consolidation.

0110 GOR, Governmental requirements

A segment to give information about the current customs procedure under which the transport is moving or to indicate applicable governmental procedures to import, export and transit of the voyage/flight or consolidation.

0120 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date(s) and time(s) related to documents and/ or customs- and/or governmental procedures (e.g. date of issuing of customs document, expiration date of customs document etc.).

0130 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to specify locations associated with customs-and/or governmental-procedures (e.g. customs office of exit, customs office of destination etc.).

0140 SEL, Seal number

A segment to identify seals and seal issuer associated with the customs procedure and/or customs document specified in this segment group.

0150 FTX, Free text

A segment to specify additional governmental requirements information.

0160 Segment Group 3: DOC-DTM

A group of segments to indicate document(s) required.

0170 DOC, Document/message details

A segment to indicate document(s) required by government or related to a specified customs- and/or other governmental procedure and/or accompanying goods.

0180 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to specify a date/time related to the indicated document.

0190 Segment Group 4: TCC-PRI-EQN-PCD-MOA-QTY-LOC

A group of segments to specify charges associated with the transport of the consolidation.

0200 TCC, Transport charge/rate calculations

A segment to specify a charge.

0210 PRI, Price details

A segment to specify price details such as price (e.g. 100 dollar) and unit price basis (e.g. per 1000 kilogram).

0220 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of units to which the unit price basis applies.

0230 PCD, Percentage details

A segment to indicate the applicable reduction or surcharge percentage details.

0240 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment to specify an amount associated with the charges and/or related to the transport of the consolidation.

0250 QTY, Quantity

A segment to indicate a quantity, for example actual weight, declared weight or chargeable weight.

0260 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to indicate locations related to a charge (e.g. beginning and/or end of a chargeable section).

0270 Segment Group 5: TDT-TSR-LOC-DTM-SEL-FTX-SG6-SG7-SG8-SG9

A group of segments to describe all transport details of the voyage/flight or consolidation and of all parties involved.

0280 TDT, Details of transport

A segment to indicate information related to a certain stage of the transport, such as mode, means, type of means of transport, carrier, voyage/flight number, etc.

0290 TSR, Transport service requirements

A segment to identify contract, conditions of carriage, services and priority requirements for this stage of the transport of the consolidation.

0300 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment indicating relevant locations related to the transport of the consolidation (e.g. place of loading, place of discharge, transshipment place etc.) dependent on the transport stage.

0310 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment indicating pertinent date(s) and time(s) (e.g. date of departure/arrival etc.) dependent on the transport stage.

0320 SEL, Seal number

A segment to identify seals and seal issuer associated with the means of transport in the transport stage.

0330 FTX, Free text

A segment to specify processable instructions regarding mode, means of transport, transshipment, unloading, direct delivery, new documentation etc. related to the specified transport stage.

0340 Segment Group 6: MEA-EQN

A group of segments indicating relevant weights.

0350 MEA, Measurements

A segment indicating relevant weights of the means of transport used in the specified transport stage.

0360 EQN, Number of units

A segment indicating the number of transportable units related to the information in the segment MEA.

0370 Segment Group 7: DIM-EQN

A group of segments indicating relevant dimensions.

0380 DIM, Dimensions

A segment indicating relevant dimensions of the means of transport used in the specified transport stage.

0390 EQN, Number of units

A segment indicating the number of transportable units related to the information in the segment DIM.

0400 Segment Group 8: CTA-COM

A group of segments to indicate relevant contacts.

0410 CTA, Contact information

A segment to identify a relevant department and/or person related to the carrier specified in the segment TDT.

0420 COM, Communication contact

A segment indicating the communication channel and the relevant communication number of the department or persons.

0430 Segment Group 9: NAD-LOC-SG10-SG11-SG12

A group of segments to specify the parties related to the specified transport stage.

0440 NAD, Name and address

A segment to specify the names and addresses of the parties which are loading, sending, consolidating, unloading, acting as transshipment agent, break bulk agent, etc. related to the specified transport stage.

0450 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to indicate any location relevant to the party specified in the segment NAD.

0460 Segment Group 10: CTA-COM

A group of segments to indicate contacts related to the party.

0470 CTA, Contact information

A segment to identify a relevant department and/or person related to the party specified in the segment NAD.

0480 COM, Communication contact

A segment indicating the communication channel and the relevant communication number of the department or persons mentioned in segment CTA.

0490 Segment Group 11: DOC-DTM

A group of segments to specify a document related to the party.

0500 DOC, Document/message details

A segment to identify a document required or accompanying goods of, by, or for the party specified in the segment NAD.

0510 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate a date/time related to the required document.

0520 Segment Group 12: TCC-PRI-EQN-PCD-MOA-QTY

A group of segments to specify charges associated with the party.

0530 TCC, Transport charge/rate calculations

A segment to specify a charge associated with the party.

0540 PRI, Price details

A segment to specify price details such as price (e.g. 100 dollar) and unit price basis (e.g. per 1000 kilogram).

0550 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of units to which the unit price basis applies.

0560 PCD, Percentage details

A segment to indicate the applicable reduction or surcharge percentage details.

0570 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment to specify an amount associated with the charges and/or related to the transport of the consolidation.

0580 QTY, Quantity

A segment to indicate a quantity, for example actual weight, declared weight or chargeable weight.

0590 Segment Group 13: EQD-EQN-TPL-TMD-MEA-DIM-SEL-NAD-LOC-HAN-

TMP-FTX-SG14 A group of segments to specify equipment in which consignments are transported (e.g. trailer, railway wagon, ULD, etc.). This segment group WILL NOT be used in the deep sea context. This is because EQD in this context is used to define an extended transport such as a trailer attached to a truck, containers attached to a trailer etc. Containers in the deep sea context ARE NOT part of an extended definition of transport but are considered as integral with the consignment and are thus described at the consignment level.

0600 EQD, Equipment details

A segment to specify equipment, and equipment size and type used for the transport of the consolidation.

0610 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of pieces of equipment of the same size and type if the equipment number in the segment EQD is not specified (Composite C237).

0620 TPL, Transport placement

A segment to identify transport details for the equipment.

0630 TMD, Transport movement details

A segment to specify transport movement details for the equipment named in segment EQD.

0640 MEA, Measurements

A segment to specify weights associated with the equipment named in segment EQD which are not indicated in the segment EQD.

0650 DIM, Dimensions

A segment to specify dimensions associated with the equipment named in segment EQD which are not indicated in the segment EQD.

0660 SEL, Seal number

A segment to specify seals and seal issuer associated with the equipment named in segment EQD.

0670 NAD, Name and address

A segment to specify parties associated with the equipment named in segment EQD (e.g. owner of the equipment, party to which the empty equipment has to be delivered etc.).

0680 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to specify locations associated with the party and/or the equipment.

0690 HAN, Handling instructions

A segment to specify handling instructions for specified equipment.

0700 TMP, Temperature

A segment to specify a temperature setting for the equipment.

0710 FTX, Free text

A segment to specify processable instructions associated with the equipment named in segment EQD (e.g. instructions related to the delivery of the empty equipment after unloading of the consignments etc.).

0720 Segment Group 14: EQA-EQN

A group of segments to identify attached or related equipment.

0730 EQA, Attached equipment

A segment to identify attached and/or related equipment such as chassis attached to a container.

0740 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of pieces of equipment named in the segment EQA attached to the equipment named in the segment EQD.

0750 Segment Group 15: CNI-SG16-CTA-COM-DTM-CNT-TSR-CUX-MOA-FTX-

SG18-SG19-SG20-SG21-SG23-SG24-SG25-SG27-SG33-SG52 A segment group to give information about all consignments included in a voyage/flight or consolidation. The segment group can be used in two different manners to serve different approaches to consolidate messages:

- Short form consolidation message

In this situation, single consignment based functional messages (e.g. booking and/or instruction messages) have been sent on a progressive basis between exchanging partners (e.g. freight forwarder on the export side to freight forwarder on th import side). When the loading of the vessel/aircraft or consolidation is complete the IFCSUM-message will be sent and will use the CNI-segments to identify the transport document/message number (e.g. bill of lading, air-way bill, etc.) of every consignment, the details of which have already been sent as separate single consignment based messages (e.g. booking and/or instruction messages) or which will be sent as separate single consignment based messages following the IFCSUM-message using the option of grouping with the UNG- service-segment in a transmission. When the carrier himself loads consignments in a container or ULD the segment SGP following the CNI can be used to indicate in which equipment specified in the segment group 10 the consignment is loaded.

Thus the short form IFCSUM-message operates as a reconciliation and control statement.

- Extended form consolidation message

In this situation, the data for each individual consignment has NOT been sent to the receiving partner by means of single consignment based messages (e.g. booking and/or instruction messages) separate to the IFCSUM message. In these circumstances it is possible to include the details of each consignment into the IFCSUM-message. In that case the segment SGP following the segment CNI will not be used. For every consignment the complete structure of a single consignment based message can be used starting with the segment CNI replacing the BGM.

Thus the extended form IFCSUM-message has not the function of referencing but to show as full a set of consignment data as is necessary to meet the requirements of type of consolidation message being constructed, e.g. Cargo vs. Full Freight.

0760 CNI, Consignment information

A segment to indicate consignments included in the consolidation using the transport document/message number or to replace the segment BGM of a single consignment based message structure.

0770 Segment Group 16: SGP-SG17

A group of segments to specify the distribution of a consignment among the transport equipment. This segment group will only be used when no other segments follow after this SGP-group.

0780 SGP, Split goods placement

A segment to identify the equipment in which a consignment is loaded.

0790 Segment Group 17: MEA-EQN

A group of segments to identify measurements.

0800 + MEA, Measurements

A segment to specify measurements of that portion of the consignment in the equipment.

0810 + EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies.

0820 CTA, Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department to whom communication should be directed.

0830 COM, Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed.

0840 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate a date and time applying to the whole consignment, e.g., date and time of document issue.

0850 + CNT, Control total

A segment to specify totals for a consignment.

0860 TSR, Transport service requirements

A segment to identify the contract, conditions of carriage, services, and priority requirements for the transport.

0870 CUX, Currencies

A segment to indicate default currencies and exchange rates.

0880 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment to indicate a monetary value for entire consignment, e.g. insured value, invoice amount, disbursements, etc.

0890 FTX, Free text

A segment to specify free form or processable supplementary information, such as status of transport, remarks to be printed on the transport documents (where required), consignment remarks, insurance instructions, etc., or any other additional information.

0900 Segment Group 18: LOC-DTM

A group of segments to specify locations and related date(s)/time(s) which apply to the entire consignment, e.g. place of transshipment.

0910 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to identify a location applying to the entire consignment.

0920 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date(s) and time(s) relating to the location.

0930 Segment Group 19: TOD-LOC

A group of segments to specify terms of delivery and related locations.

0940 TOD, Terms of delivery

A segment to specify the applicable terms of delivery.

0950 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to specify a location related to the terms of delivery.

0960 Segment Group 20: RFF-DTM

A group of segments containing a reference and constants which apply to the entire consignment.

0970 RFF, Reference

A segment to express a reference which applies to the entire consignment such as: the document/message number that is to be updated by this very message (according to data element 1225 Message Function, Coded in segment BGM), booking reference, order number, insurance contract, etc.

0980 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time relating to the reference.

0990 Segment Group 21: GOR-DTM-LOC-SEL-FTX-SG22

A group of segments to identify customs and other governmental procedures and required documents.

1000 GOR, Governmental requirements

A segment to indicate applicable governmental procedures related to import, export and transport of the goods.

1010 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time related to documents and/or customs- and/or governmental procedures for the consignment (e.g. date of issuing of customs document, expiration date of customs document etc.).

1020 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to specify locations associated with customs-and/or governmental procedures for this consignment (e.g. customs office of exit, customs office of destination etc.).

1030 SEL, Seal number

A segment to identify seals and seal issuer associated with the customs procedure and/or customs document for this consignment.

1040 FTX, Free text

A segment to provide supplementary governmental requirements information for this consignment.

1050 Segment Group 22: DOC-DTM

A group of segments to specify required documents by government.

1060 DOC, Document/message details

A segment to indicate a document required by government.

1070 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to specify the date/time related to the required document.

1080 Segment Group 23: CPI-CUX-LOC-MOA

A group of segments to indicate charge methodology which applies to the entire consignment.

1090 CPI, Charge payment instructions

A segment to indicate default charge methodology.

1100 CUX, Currencies

A segment to specify the payment currency related to the charge methodology.

1110 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to identify the place of charge collection.

1120 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment to identify the monetary amount associated with the charges.

1130 Segment Group 24: TCC-LOC-FTX-CUX-PRI-EQN-PCD-MOA-QTY

A group of segments to specify charge calculations associated with the transport.

1140 TCC, Transport charge/rate calculations

A segment to specify charge.

1150 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to indicate a location.

1160 FTX, Free text

A segment to specify processable supplementary information associated with charge.

1170 CUX, Currencies

A segment to specify currencies associated with charge.

1180 PRI, Price details

A segment to specify price details such as price (e.g. 100 dollar) and unit price basis (e.g. per 1000 kilograms).

1190 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of units to which the unit price basis applies.

1200 PCD, Percentage details

A segment to indicate the applicable reduction or surcharge percentage details.

1210 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment to specify a monetary amount, such as prepaid amount, discount or total amount.

1220 QTY, Quantity

A segment to indicate a quantity, for example actual weight, declared weight or chargeable weight.

1230 Segment Group 25: TDT-DTM-TSR-LOC-SG26

A group of segments to indicate details of the movement of goods such as mode and means of transport, locations, departure, and arrival date(s) and time(s).

1240 TDT, Details of transport

A segment to indicate information related to a certain stage of the transport, such as mode, means and carrier.

1250 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate departure/arrival date and time.

1260 TSR, Transport service requirements

A segment to identify contract, conditions of carriage, services, priority requirements for this stage of transport.

1270 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to indicate a location such as origin, destination, stop off, etc. related to this leg of transport.

1280 Segment Group 26: RFF-DTM

A group of segments to specify an additional reference related to the stage of the transport.

1290 RFF, Reference

A segment to specify an additional reference.

1300 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to identify date and time relating to the reference.

1310 Segment Group 27: NAD-LOC-MOA-SG28-SG29-SG30-SG31-SG32

A group of segments to identify a party, related references, locations contacts, required documents, and charges to be paid by the party.

1320 NAD, Name and address

A segment to identify the party's name, address, and function.

1330 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to indicate location where a specific function will be performed.

1340 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment to identify the monetary amount associated with the party.

1350 Segment Group 28: CTA-COM

A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party.

1360 CTA, Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department within a party.

1370 COM, Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a pers or department to whom communication should be directed.

1380 Segment Group 29: DOC-DTM

A group of segments to identify required documents.

1390 DOC, Document/message details

A segment to identify a document required of, by or fo the party.

1400 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to identify date and time relating to the reference.

1410 Segment Group 30: TCC-PRI-EQN-PCD-MOA-QTY

A group of segments to specify charges associated with th party.

1420 TCC, Transport charge/rate calculations

A segment to specify charges associated with the party.

1430 PRI, Price details

A segment to specify price details such as price (e.g. 100 dollar) and unit price basis (e.g. per 1000 kilograms).

1440 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of units to which the unit price basis applies.

1450 PCD, Percentage details

A segment to indicate the applicable reduction or surcharge percentage details.

1460 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment to specify a monetary amount, such as prepaid amount, discount or total amount.

1470 QTY, Quantity

A segment to indicate a quantity, for example actual weight, declared weight or chargeable weight.

1480 Segment Group 31: RFF-DTM

A group of segments to specify a reference related to the party.

1490 RFF, Reference

A segment to identify a reference used by a party.

1500 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time relating to the reference.

1510 Segment Group 32: CPI-CUX-LOC-MOA

A group of segments to identify the charge and its amount to be paid by the party.

1520 CPI, Charge payment instructions

A segment to identify default charge methodology.

1530 CUX, Currencies

A segment to indicate payment currency related to the charge methodology.

1540 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to identify the place of charge collection.

1550 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment to identify the monetary amount associated with the charges.

1560 Segment Group 33: GID-HAN-TMP-RNG-TMD-LOC-MOA-PIA-FTX-SG34-

GDS-SG35-SG36-SG37-SG38-SG39-SG40-SG42-SG44-SG46-SG47 A group of segments to describe the goods items for which transport is undertaken.

1570 GID, Goods item details

A segment to identify a goods item for which transport is undertaken. A goods item can be identified by up to three levels of packaging.

1580 HAN, Handling instructions

A segment to specify handling instructions relating to the goods item.

1590 TMP, Temperature

A segment to specify a temperature setting for a goods item.

1600 RNG, Range details

A segment to specify a temperature range setting for a goods item.

1610 TMD, Transport movement details

A segment to specify transport movement details for a goods item.

1620 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to specify a country associated with a goods item, such as country of origin, or country of destination.

1630 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment to specify a monetary amount associated with a goods item, such as declared value, FOB value, etc.

1640 PIA, Additional product id

A segment to specify article numbers.

1650 FTX, Free text

A segment to specify processable supplementary information relating to the goods item.

1660 Segment Group 34: NAD-DTM

A group of segments to identify different places of collection and/or delivery for the goods item.

1670 NAD, Name and address

A segment to specify an address of a place of collection or delivery for a goods item.

1680 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time relating to the place of collection or delivery.

1690 Segment Group 35: GDS-FTX

A group of segments to describe the goods item.

1700 * GDS, Nature of cargo

A segment to describe the nature of cargo.

1710 - FTX, Free text

A segment to describe the goods item.

1720 Segment Group 35: MEA-EQN

A group of segments to specify measurements applicable to goods item.

1730 MEA, Measurements

A segment to specify measurements, other than dimensions, applicable to a goods item.

1740 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies.

1750 Segment Group 36: DIM-EQN

A group of segments to specify dimensions applicable to a goods item.

1760 DIM, Dimensions

To specify dimensions applicable to a goods item.

1770 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given dimension applies.

1780 Segment Group 37: RFF-DTM

A group of segments to identify references to a goods item.

1790 RFF, Reference

A segment to identify a reference to a goods item.

1800 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time relating to the reference.

1810 Segment Group 38: PCI-RFF-DTM

A group of segments to specify marks and numbers of a goods item.

1820 PCI, Package identification

A segment to specify marks and numbers of a good item.

1830 RFF, Reference

A segment to identify a reference relating to the marks and numbers.

1840 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to identify date and time of the reference.

1850 Segment Group 39: DOC-DTM

A group of segments to specify documents and associated date(s) and time(s) for a goods item.

1860 DOC, Document/message details

A segment to specify a document prepared for a goods item.

1870 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to associate date and time with the prepared document.

1880 Segment Group 40: GOR-DTM-LOC-SEL-FTX-SG41

A group of segments to identify customs and other governmental procedures and required documents relating to the goods item.

1890 GOR, Governmental requirements

A segment to indicate applicable governmental procedures related to import, export and transport of the goods item.

1900 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time related to documents and/or customs- and/or governmental procedures for the goods item.

1910 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to specify locations associated with customs - and/or governmental procedures.

1920 SEL, Seal number

A segment to identify seals and seal issuer associated with the customs procedure and/or customs document for the goods item.

1930 FTX, Free text

A segment to provide additional governmental requirements information for the goods item.

1940 Segment Group 41: DOC-DTM

A group of segments to specify required documents by government for the goods item.

1950 DOC, Document/message details

A segment to indicate a document required by government.

1960 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to specify the date/time related to the required document.

1970 Segment Group 42: TPL-SG43

A group of segments to identify transport details and associated measurements for a goods item. This group may be repeated to indicate the different phases of the movement.

1980 TPL, Transport placement

A segment to identify transport details for a goods item.

1990 Segment Group 43: MEA-EQN

A group of segments to identify measurements.

2000 MEA, Measurements

A segment to specify the distribution of a goods item among the transport details.

2010 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies.

2020 Segment Group 44: SGP-SG45

A group of segments to specify the distribution of a goods item among the transport equipment.

2030 SGP, Split goods placement

A segment to identify the equipment in which goods are transported.

2040 Segment Group 45: MEA-EQN

A group of segments to identify measurements.

2050 MEA, Measurements

A segment to specify measurements of that portion of the goods item in the equipment.

2060 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies.

2070 Segment Group 46: TCC-PRI-EQN-PCD-MOA-QTY-LOC

A group of segments to specify charge associated with the goods item.

2080 TCC, Transport charge/rate calculations

A segment to specify charge associated with the goods item.

2090 PRI, Price details

A segment to specify price details such as price (e.g. 100 dollar) and unit price basis (e.g. per 1000 kilograms).

2100 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of units to which the unit price basis applies.

2110 PCD, Percentage details

A segment to indicate the applicable reduction or surcharge percentage details.

2120 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment to specify a monetary amount, such as prepaid amount, discount or total amount.

2130 QTY, Quantity

A segment to indicate a quantity, for example actual weight, declared weight or chargeable weight.

2140 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment to indicate location where a specific function will be performed.

2150 Segment Group 47: DGS-FTX-SG48-SG49-SG50

A group of segments to specify dangerous goods details related to the goods item. One goods item may be in different dangerous goods classes.

2160 DGS, Dangerous goods

A segment to indicate the class of dangerous goods, packing group, etc.

2170 FTX, Free text

A segment to specify the dangerous goods technical name and to specify any additional dangerous goods information.

2180 Segment Group 48: CTA-COM

A group of segments to identify a contact to whom communication regarding the dangerous goods can be directed.

2190 CTA, Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department.

2200 COM, Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department.

2210 Segment Group 49: MEA-EQN

A group of segments to identify dangerous goods measurements.

2220 MEA, Measurements

A segment to specify measurements of the dangerous goods.

2230 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies.

2240 Segment Group 50: SGP-SG51

A group of segments to specify the distribution of the dangerous goods among the transport equipment.

2250 SGP, Split goods placement

A segment to identify the equipment in which the dangerous goods are transported.

2260 Segment Group 51: MEA-EQN

A group of segments to identify dangerous goods measurements.

2270 MEA, Measurements

A segment to specify measurements of that portion of the dangerous goods in the equipment.

2280 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies.

2290 Segment Group 52: EQD-EQN-TMD-MEA-DIM-SEL-TPL-HAN-TMP-FTX-

SG53-SG54-SG55 A group of segments to specify equipment in which goods are transported.

2300 EQD, Equipment details

A segment to specify equipment, and equipment size and type used in the transport.

2310 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify number of pieces of equipment required.

2320 TMD, Transport movement details

A segment to specify transport movement details for the equipment.

2330 MEA, Measurements

A segment to specify measurements, other than dimensions, associated with the equipment, such as weight.

2340 DIM, Dimensions

A segment to specify dimensions applicable to equipment.

2350 SEL, Seal number

A segment to identify seal and seal issuer associated with the equipment.

2360 TPL, Transport placement

A segment to identify transport details for the equipment.

2370 HAN, Handling instructions

A segment to specify handling instructions for specified equipment.

2380 TMP, Temperature

A segment to specify a temperature setting for the equipment.

2390 FTX, Free text

A segment to specify processable supplementary information associated with the equipment.

2400 Segment Group 53: TCC-PRI-EQN-PCD-MOA-QTY

A group of segments to specify charges associated with the equipment.

2410 TCC, Transport charge/rate calculations

A segment to specify a charge associated with the equipment.

2420 PRI, Price details

A segment to specify price details such as price (e.g. 100 dollar) and unit price basis (e.g. per 1000 kilograms).

2430 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify the number of units to which the unit price basis applies.

2440 PCD, Percentage details

A segment to indicate the applicable reduction or surcharge percentage details.

2450 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment to specify a monetary amount, such as prepaid amount, discount or total amount.

2460 QTY, Quantity

A segment to indicate a quantity, for example actual weight, declared weight or chargeable weight.

2470 Segment Group 54: NAD-DTM

A group of segments to identify different equipment pick-up or drop-off places.

2480 NAD, Name and address

A segment to specify a pick-up or drop-off address.

2490 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time relating to pick-up or drop-off.

2500 Segment Group 55: EQA-EQN

A group of segments to specify the attached equipment and related number of pieces.

2510 EQA, Attached equipment

A segment to identify attached or related equipment such as a chassis attached to a container.

2520 EQN, Number of units

A segment to specify number of pieces of equipment required.

2530 UNT, Message trailer

A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message and the control reference number of the message.

	BGM	Beginning of message
	CNI	Consignment information
	CNT	Control total
	COM	Communication contact
	CPI	Charge payment instructions
	CTA	Contact information
	CUX	Currencies
	DGS	Dangerous goods
	DIM	Dimensions
	DOC	Document/message details
	DTM	Date/time/period
	EQA	Attached equipment
	EQD	Equipment details
	EQN	Number of units
	FTX	Free text
	GDS	Nature of cargo
	GID	Goods item details
	GOR	Governmental requirements
	HAN	Handling instructions
	LOC	Place/location identification
	MEA	Measurements
	MOA	Monetary amount
	NAD	Name and address
	PCD	Percentage details
	PCI	Package identification
	PIA	Additional product id
	PRI	Price details
	QTY	Quantity
	RFF	Reference
	RNG	Range details
	SEL	Seal number
	SGP	Split goods placement
	TCC	Transport charge/rate calculations
	TDT	Details of transport
	TMD	Transport movement details
	TMP	Temperature
	TOD	Terms of delivery
	TPL	Transport placement
	TSR	Transport service requirements
	UNH	Message header
	UNT	Message trailer

1. TDT+20+HL12345+1:MARITIME+:CONTAINER VESSEL+:::HAPAG

LLOYD+++PHXXX:::FAITHFUL'

Notes: 20 indicates 'main transport' (d.e. 8051);

HL12345 is assigned by the carrier (d.e. 8028; is the 'flight number' in the air mode); PHXXX is the radio call sign (d.e. 8213); 'FAITHFUL' is the name of the vessel

2. TDT+20+91/05/0021+3:ROAD++:::INT. TRUCKING CO.+++BB- 10-XX::::NL' Note: BB-10-XX represents the (Dutch) truck

registration no.

Change indicators
plus sign		An addition.
asterisk		Addition/substraction/change to a code entry for a particular data element.
hash or pound sign		Changes to names.
vertical bar		Changes to text for descriptions, notes and functions.
minus sign		A deletion.
letter X		Marked for deletion.