CUSDEC Customs declaration

TBG4 Customs

This Customs Declaration Message (CUSDEC) permits the transfer of data from a declarant to a customs administration for the purpose of meeting legislative and/or operational requirements in respect of the declaration of goods for import, export or transit. The message may also be used, for example :

- to transmit data from an exporter in one country to an importer in another country; - to transmit consignment data from one customs administration to another; - to transmit data from a customs authority to other governments agencies and/or interested administrations. - to transmit data from a declarant to the appropriate data collection agency on the movement of goods between statistical territories.

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Header

Position
Segment
Name
Max use

  1. To head, identify and specify a message.

    1. Data element S009/0057 is retained for upward compatibility. The use of
    S016 and/or S017 is encouraged in preference.
    2. The combination of the values carried in data elements 0062 and S009 shall
    be used to identify uniquely the message within its group (if used) or if
    not used, within its interchange, for the purpose of acknowledgement.

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

  3. To specify goods in terms of customs identities, status and intended use.

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

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

  6. To identify processing information.

  7. To identify an account and a related financial institution.

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

  9. To identify a unit of equipment.

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

  11. To provide free form or coded text information.

  12. Segment group 1
    Repeat 99

    1. To specify a reference.

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

    3. Segment group 2
      Repeat 10

      1. To describe the number and type of packages/physical units.

      2. Segment group 3
        Repeat 999

        1. To specify markings and labels on individual packages or physical units.

        2. To provide free form or coded text information.

  13. Segment group 4
    Repeat 5

    1. To specify information regarding the transport such as mode of transport, means of transport, its conveyance reference number and the identification of the means of transport.

      040 D5(040,030) If first, then all

    2. To specify placement of goods or equipment in relation to the transport used. The segment serves as a pointer to the TDT segment group.

  14. Segment group 5
    Repeat 99

    1. To identify documents and details directly related to it.

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

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

  15. Segment group 6
    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 specify a reference.

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

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

  16. Segment group 7
    Repeat 1

    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.

  17. Segment group 8
    Repeat 25

    1. To specify a monetary amount.

    2. Segment group 9
      Repeat 1

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

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

Detail

Position
Segment
Name
Max use

  1. To separate header, detail and summary sections of a message.

  2. Segment group 10
    Repeat 999

    1. To specify summary information relating to the document/message.

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

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

    4. Segment group 11
      Repeat 25

      1. To specify a monetary amount.

      2. Segment group 12
        Repeat 1

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

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

    5. Segment group 13
      Repeat 1

      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.

    6. Segment group 14
      Repeat 10

      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. Segment group 15
        Repeat 10

        1. To identify documents and details directly related to it.

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

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

    7. Segment group 16
      Repeat 10

      1. To describe the number and type of packages/physical units.

      2. Segment group 17
        Repeat 999

        1. To specify markings and labels on individual packages or physical units.

        2. To provide free form or coded text information.

        3. To specify a reference.

    8. Segment group 18
      Repeat 5

      1. To specify the terms of payment.

      2. To specify a monetary amount.

      3. To specify percentage information.

      4. To provide free form or coded text information.

    9. Segment group 19
      Repeat 10

      1. To identify allowance or charge details.

      2. To specify rate information.

      3. To specify a monetary amount.

      4. To specify percentage information.

      5. To specify a pertinent quantity.

      6. Segment group 20
        Repeat 1

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

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

    10. Segment group 21
      Repeat 9999

      1. To identify a line item and configuration.

      2. To specify additional or substitutional item identification codes.

      3. To specify a pertinent quantity.

      4. To specify price information.

      5. To specify percentage information.

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

      7. To specify item details relating to quantity variances.

      8. To specify a monetary amount.

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

      10. To specify a related set of identification numbers.

      11. To identify processing information.

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

      13. Segment group 22
        Repeat 10

        1. To identify documents and details directly related to it.

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

      14. Segment group 23
        Repeat 10

        1. To identify allowance or charge details.

        2. To specify rate information.

        3. To specify a monetary amount.

        4. To specify percentage information.

        5. To specify a pertinent quantity.

        6. Segment group 24
          Repeat 1

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

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

      15. Segment group 25
        Repeat 1

        1. To specify terms of delivery or transport.

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

      16. Segment group 26
        Repeat 5

        1. To specify the terms of payment.

        2. To specify a monetary amount.

        3. To specify percentage information.

        4. To provide free form or coded text information.

      17. Segment group 27
        Repeat 5

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

        2. To provide free form or coded text information.

      18. Segment group 28
        Repeat 10

        1. To describe the number and type of packages/physical units.

        2. Segment group 29
          Repeat 999

          1. To specify markings and labels on individual packages or physical units.

          2. To provide free form or coded text information.

          3. To specify a reference.

  3. Segment group 30
    Repeat 99999

    1. To specify goods in terms of customs identities, status and intended use.

    2. To provide free form or coded text information.

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

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

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

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

    7. To specify information regarding the transport such as mode of transport, means of transport, its conveyance reference number and the identification of the means of transport.

      040 D5(040,030) If first, then all
    8. Segment group 31
      Repeat 10

      1. To describe the number and type of packages/physical units.

      2. Segment group 32
        Repeat 999

        1. To specify markings and labels on individual packages or physical units.

        2. To provide free form or coded text information.

    9. Segment group 33
      Repeat 25

      1. To specify a monetary amount.

      2. Segment group 34
        Repeat 1

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

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

    10. Segment group 35
      Repeat 999

      1. To specify a reference.

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

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

      4. To specify a monetary amount.

      5. Segment group 36
        Repeat 1

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

        2. To provide free form or coded text information.

    11. Segment group 37
      Repeat 25

      1. To identify documents and details directly related to it.

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

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

      4. 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. Segment group 38
      Repeat 1

      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.

    13. Segment group 39
      Repeat 1

      1. To indicate the type of cargo as a general classification.

      2. To provide free form or coded text information.

    14. Segment group 40
      Repeat 25

      1. To identify processing information.

      2. To specify percentage information.

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

      4. To specify a reference.

    15. Segment group 41
      Repeat 10

      1. To specify relevant duty/tax/fee information.

      2. To specify a monetary amount.

      3. To identify processing information.

    16. Segment group 42
      Repeat 1

      1. To specify item details relating to quantity variances.

      2. To specify a pertinent quantity.

      3. Segment group 43
        Repeat 1

        1. To specify a reference.

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

    17. Segment group 44
      Repeat 50

      1. To specify a related set of identification numbers.

      2. To identify processing information.

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

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

      5. Segment group 45
        Repeat 10

        1. To specify a monetary amount.

        2. Segment group 46
          Repeat 1

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

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

      6. Segment group 47
        Repeat 10

        1. To specify relevant duty/tax/fee information.

        2. To specify a monetary amount.

        3. To identify processing information.

      7. Segment group 48
        Repeat 5

        1. To identify documents and details directly related to it.

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

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

Summary

Position
Segment
Name
Max use

  1. To separate header, detail and summary sections of a message.

  2. To provide control total.

  3. Segment group 49
    Repeat 50

    1. To specify relevant duty/tax/fee information.

    2. To specify a monetary amount.

    3. To identify processing information.

  4. Segment group 50
    Repeat 1

    1. To specify results of the application of an authentication procedure.

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

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

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