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Western European EDIFACT Board

A message from a party definitely booking forwarding and/or transport services for a consignment to the party providing those services. The message will contain the conditions under which the sender of the messages requires the services to take place.

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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 specify a monetary amount.

  8. To provide free form or coded text information.

  9. To provide control total.

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

  11. 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.

  12. Segment group 2
    Repeat 2

    1. To specify terms of delivery or transport.

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

  13. Segment group 3
    Repeat 99

    1. To specify a reference.

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

  14. Segment group 4
    Repeat 9

    1. To indicate the requirement for a specific governmental action and/or procedure or which specific procedure is valid for a specific part of the transport.

    2. To provide free form or coded text information.

    3. Segment group 5
      Repeat 9

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

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

  15. Segment group 6
    Repeat 99

    1. To specify charges.

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

    3. To provide free form or coded text information.

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

    5. To specify price information.

    6. To specify the number of units.

    7. To specify percentage information.

    8. To specify a monetary amount.

    9. To specify a pertinent quantity.

  16. Segment group 7
    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 8
      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 9
      Repeat 9

      1. To specify a reference.

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

  17. Segment group 10
    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 11
      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 12
      Repeat 9

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

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

    5. Segment group 13
      Repeat 9

      1. To specify a reference.

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

    6. Segment group 14
      Repeat 9

      1. To identify a charge.

      2. To specify a reference.

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

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

      5. To specify a monetary amount.

    7. Segment group 15
      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.

  18. Segment group 16
    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 specify a monetary amount.

    8. To specify additional or substitutional item identification codes.

    9. To provide free form or coded text information.

    10. To specify percentage information.

    11. Segment group 17
      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.

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

    13. Segment group 18
      Repeat 99

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

      2. To specify the number of units.

    14. Segment group 19
      Repeat 99

      1. To specify dimensions.

      2. To specify the number of units.

    15. Segment group 20
      Repeat 9

      1. To specify a reference.

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

    16. Segment group 21
      Repeat 9

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

    17. Segment group 22
      Repeat 9

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

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

    18. Segment group 23
      Repeat 9

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

      2. Segment group 24
        Repeat 9

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

        2. To specify the number of units.

    19. Segment group 25
      Repeat 999

      1. To specify the placement of goods in relation to equipment.

      2. Segment group 26
        Repeat 9

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

        2. To specify the number of units.

    20. Segment group 27
      Repeat 99

      1. To identify dangerous goods.

      2. To provide free form or coded text information.

      3. Segment group 28
        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 29
        Repeat 9

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

        2. To specify the number of units.

      5. Segment group 30
        Repeat 999

        1. To specify the placement of goods in relation to equipment.

        2. Segment group 31
          Repeat 9

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

          2. To specify the number of units.

  19. Segment group 32
    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 placement of goods or equipment in relation to the transport used. The segment serves as a pointer to the TDT segment group.

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

    8. To specify the temperature setting.

    9. To provide free form or coded text information.

    10. To specify a reference.

    11. Segment group 33
      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.

      3. Segment group 34
        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.

    12. Segment group 35
      Repeat 99

      1. To identify dangerous goods.

      2. To provide free form or coded text information.

      3. Segment group 36
        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.

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

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