M15 U.S. Customs Events Advisory Details

To notify U.S. Customs of in-bond cargo movement or of a conveyance arrival or departure, or of transfer of custodial liability when an in-bond movement involves multiple legs

Position: M15-01 · Element: 1497 · Name: Notification Entity Qualifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code indicating type of notifications

Position: M15-02 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

For cargo arrival or export notifications or transfer of liability, M1502 can be an in-bond number, bill of lading number or container ID. For conveyance arrival and departures, M1502 will contain the voyage or trip number.

Position: M15-03 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD)

M1503 is the date of cargo movement, transfer of liability, or conveyance arrival or departure.

Position: M15-04 · Element: 310 · Name: Location Identifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Code which identifies a specific location

R0410: At least one of M15-04 or M15-10 is required

M1504 is the Schedule D code for place of cargo movement, transfer of liability or conveyance arrival or departure.

For M1504 use Schedule D for port of arrival.

Position: M15-05 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

M1505 is the unique bill of lading issuer code, required when M1501 is "2", "6", or "B".

Position: M15-06 · Element: 337 · Name: Time · Type: Time (TM) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 4 · Max: 8 · Repeat: -

Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)

M1506 is the time of cargo movement, transfer of liability, or conveyance arrival or departure.

Position: M15-07 · Element: 225 · Name: Seal Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Unique number on seal used to close a shipment

Position: M15-08 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

M1508 is the Internal Revenue Service identification number of the next in-bond carrier.

Position: M15-09 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

M1509 is the Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) of the next in-bond carrier.

Position: M15-10 · Element: 19 · Name: City Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Free-form text for city name

C1110: If M15-11 is present, then M15-10 is required

M1510 is the city in which a transfer of custodial liability occurs.

Position: M15-11 · Element: 156 · Name: State or Province Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency

M1511 is the state or province code for the city named in M1510.

Position: M15-12 · Element: 1073 · Name: Yes/No Condition or Response Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response

If M1512 is "Y", then M1510 is an intermediate port. If "N", then M1510 is the port of final destination.