B3 Beginning Segment for Carrier's Invoice

To transmit basic data relating to carrier's invoice.

Position: B3-01 · Element: 147 · Name: Shipment Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code defining relationship of this shipment with respect to other shipments given to the carrier at the same time.

Position: B3-02 · Element: 76 · Name: Invoice Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 22 · Repeat: -

Identifying number assigned by issuer.

Position: B3-03 · Element: 145 · Name: Shipment Identification Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Identification number assigned to the shipment by the shipper that uniquely identifies the shipment from origin to ultimate destination and is not subject to modification. (Does not contain blanks or special characters.)

Position: B3-04 · Element: 146 · Name: Shipment Method of Payment · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying payment terms for transportation charges.

Position: B3-05 · Element: 188 · Name: Weight Unit Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the weight unit

Position: B3-06 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD).

B306 is the billing date.

Position: B3-07 · Element: 193 · Name: Net Amount Due · Type: N2 · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 9 · Repeat: -

Total charges to be paid by the receiver of this transaction set expressed in the standard monetary denomination for the currency specified.

Position: B3-08 · Element: 202 · Name: Correction Indicator · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code used to indicate that the transaction set contains information which corrects a previous billing.

Position: B3-09 · Element: 32 · Name: Delivery Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date for delivery of cargo to final consignee or to next mode.

P0910: If either B3-09 or B3-10 is present, then the other is required

Position: B3-10 · Element: 374 · Name: Date/Time Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 3 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time.

Position: B3-11 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: B3-12 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD).

Position: B3-13 · Element: 375 · Name: Tariff Service Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the types of services for rating purposes

Position: B3-14 · Element: 335 · Name: Transportation Terms Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 3 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the trade terms which apply to the shipment transportation responsibility.

If B314 is used, B304 will indicate the party or parties responsible for payment of the transportation terms identified in B314.