IFTMBC Booking confirmation

Western European EDIFACT Board

A message from the party providing forwarding and/or transport services to the party booking those services giving the confirmation information to the booking of the consignment concerned. A confirmation might read that the booking of a consignment is accepted, pending, conditionally accepted or rejected.

The conditions under which requested services take place may be given in this message.

This message can also be used between vessel operators, vessel sharing partners and cargo receiving and handling facilities such as marine terminals, inland receiving depots, rail ramps and truck terminals to confirm cargo particulars and equipment requirements of the transport provider to the service provider responsible for dispatching empty equipment and receiving the cargo.

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 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.

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

  6. To specify the contract and carriage conditions and service and priority requirements for the transport.

  7. To provide free form or coded text information.

  8. To provide control total.

  9. Segment group 1
    Repeat 99
    1. To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

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

  10. Segment group 2
    Repeat 99
    1. To specify a reference.

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

  11. To specify charges.

  12. Segment group 3
    Repeat 99
    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 date, and/or time, or period.

    3. To specify the contract and carriage conditions and service and priority requirements for the transport.

    4. Segment group 4
      Repeat 99
      1. To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

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

    5. Segment group 5
      Repeat 9
      1. To specify a reference.

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

  13. 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 identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

    3. Segment group 7
      Repeat 9
      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.

    4. Segment group 8
      Repeat 99
      1. To specify the contract and carriage conditions and service and priority requirements for the transport.

      2. To specify a reference.

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

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

      5. To provide free form or coded text information.

  14. Segment group 9
    Repeat 999
    1. To indicate totals of a goods item.

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

    3. To specify the temperature setting.

    4. To identify a range.

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

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

    7. To provide free form or coded text information.

    8. To specify percentage information.

    9. Segment group 10
      Repeat 9
      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 date, and/or time, or period.

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

    11. Segment group 11
      Repeat 99
      1. To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.

      2. To specify the number of units.

    12. Segment group 12
      Repeat 99
      1. To specify dimensions.

      2. To specify the number of units.

    13. Segment group 13
      Repeat 9
      1. To specify a reference.

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

    14. Segment group 14
      Repeat 9
      1. To identify documents and details directly related to it.

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

    15. Segment group 15
      Repeat 9
      1. To identify dangerous goods.

      2. To provide free form or coded text information.

      3. Segment group 16
        Repeat 9
        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.

      4. Segment group 17
        Repeat 9
        1. To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.

        2. To specify the number of units.

  15. Segment group 18
    Repeat 999
    1. To identify a unit of equipment.

    2. To specify the number of units.

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

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

    5. To specify dimensions.

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

    7. To specify the temperature setting.

    8. To identify a range.

    9. To provide free form or coded text information.

    10. To specify a reference.

    11. Segment group 19
      Repeat 9
      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 date, and/or time, or period.

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

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