DESADV Despatch advice

Joint Rapporteurs Message Design Group JM1

A message specifying details for goods despatched or ready for despatch under agreed conditions.

The United Nations Despatch Advice Message serves both as a specification for Delivery Despatch Advice and also as a Returns Despatch Advice message. Throughout this document, the reference to 'Despatch Advice' may be interpreted as conveying the wider meaning of 'Delivery Despatch Advice/Returns Despatch Advice'.

Header

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
  1. To head, identify and specify a message.

  2. To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.

  3. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

  4. To indicate that special conditions due to the origin, customs preference, fiscal or commercial factors are applicable.

  5. To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.

  6. To specify a monetary amount.

  7. To specify currencies used in the transaction and relevant details for the rate of exchange.

  8. Segment group 1
    Repeat 10
    1. To specify a reference.

    2. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

  9. Segment group 2
    Repeat 99
    1. To specify the name/address and their related function, either by C082 only and/or unstructured by C058 or structured by C080 thru 3207.

    2. To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

    3. Segment group 3
      Repeat 10
      1. To specify a reference.

      2. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

    4. Segment group 4
      Repeat 10
      1. To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.

      2. To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

  10. Segment group 5
    Repeat 10
    1. To specify terms of delivery or transport.

    2. To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

    3. To provide free form or coded text information.

  11. Segment group 6
    Repeat 10
    1. To specify the transport details such as mode of transport, means of transport, its conveyance reference number and the identification of the means of transport. The segment may be pointed to by the TPL segment.

    2. To specify percentage information.

    3. To specify operational transport movement details for a goods item or equipment (which may differ from the contractual conditions).

    4. Segment group 7
      Repeat 10
      1. To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

      2. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

  12. Segment group 8
    Repeat 10
    1. To identify a unit of equipment.

    2. To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.

    3. To specify the seal number or a range of seal numbers.

    4. To specify attached or related equipment.

    5. Segment group 9
      Repeat 10
      1. To specify handling and where necessary, notify hazards.

      2. To provide free form or coded text information.

Detail

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
  1. Segment group 10
    Repeat 9999
    1. To identify the sequence in which physical packing is presented in the consignment, and optionally to identify the hierarchical relationship between packing layers.

    2. To provide free form or coded text information.

    3. To specify item details relating to quantity variances.

    4. Segment group 11
      Repeat 9999
      1. To describe the number and type of packages/physical units.

      2. To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.

      3. To specify a pertinent quantity.

      4. Segment group 12
        Repeat 10
        1. To specify handling and where necessary, notify hazards.

        2. To provide free form or coded text information.

      5. Segment group 13
        Repeat 1000
        1. To specify markings and labels on individual packages or physical units.

        2. To specify a reference.

        3. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

        4. Segment group 14
          Repeat 99
          1. To specify a related set of identification numbers.

          2. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

        5. Segment group 15
          Repeat 99
          1. To give specific identification numbers, either as single numbers or ranges.

          2. To specify limitations on deliveries.

        6. Segment group 16
          Repeat 99
          1. To provide component details of an object (e.g. product, container) such as its type and the material of which it is composed.

          2. To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.

          3. To specify a pertinent quantity.

          4. To specify percentage information.

    5. Segment group 17
      Repeat 9999
      1. To identify a line item and configuration.

      2. To specify additional or substitutional item identification codes.

      3. To describe an item in either an industry or free format.

      4. To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.

      5. To specify a pertinent quantity.

      6. To indicate that special conditions due to the origin, customs preference, fiscal or commercial factors are applicable.

      7. To give specific identification numbers, either as single numbers or ranges.

      8. To specify a related set of identification numbers.

      9. To specify limitations on deliveries.

      10. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

      11. To specify the name/address and their related function, either by C082 only and/or unstructured by C058 or structured by C080 thru 3207.

      12. To specify the transport details such as mode of transport, means of transport, its conveyance reference number and the identification of the means of transport. The segment may be pointed to by the TPL segment.

      13. To specify operational transport movement details for a goods item or equipment (which may differ from the contractual conditions).

      14. To specify handling and where necessary, notify hazards.

      15. To provide free form or coded text information.

      16. To specify a monetary amount.

      17. Segment group 18
        Repeat 99
        1. To specify a reference.

        2. To specify the name/address and their related function, either by C082 only and/or unstructured by C058 or structured by C080 thru 3207.

        3. To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.

        4. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

      18. Segment group 19
        Repeat 9999
        1. To identify dangerous goods.

        2. To specify a pertinent quantity.

        3. To provide free form or coded text information.

      19. Segment group 20
        Repeat 100
        1. To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

        2. To specify the name/address and their related function, either by C082 only and/or unstructured by C058 or structured by C080 thru 3207.

        3. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

        4. To specify a pertinent quantity.

      20. Segment group 21
        Repeat 1000
        1. To specify the placement of goods in relation to equipment.

        2. To specify a pertinent quantity.

      21. Segment group 22
        Repeat 9999
        1. To specify markings and labels on individual packages or physical units.

        2. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

        3. To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.

        4. To specify a pertinent quantity.

        5. Segment group 23
          Repeat 10
          1. To give specific identification numbers, either as single numbers or ranges.

          2. To specify limitations on deliveries.

        6. Segment group 24
          Repeat 10
          1. To specify handling and where necessary, notify hazards.

          2. To provide free form or coded text information.

          3. To give specific identification numbers, either as single numbers or ranges.

      22. Segment group 25
        Repeat 10
        1. To specify item details relating to quantity variances.

        2. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

Summary

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
  1. To provide control total.

  2. To end and check the completeness of a message.

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