EDI 309 U.S. Customs Manifest

Functional Group SO

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the U.S. Customs Manifest Transaction Set (309) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used by carriers, terminal operators, port authorities, or service centers to provide U.S. Customs with manifest data on cargo arriving in or departing from the U.S. on oceangoing vessels, railroad trains, or other types of conveyances. The transaction set can be also used by carriers to provide terminal operators, port authorities, or service centers with manifest data on cargo arriving at their facilities via the conveyances mentioned above.

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1. 010 · ST · Transaction Set Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

2. 020 · M10 · Manifest Identifying Information · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To transmit manifest identifying information

3. P4 Loop Mandatory Repeat 20

   1. 040 · P4 · U.S. Port Information · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To transmit identifying information for a U.S. port

   2. LX Loop Mandatory Repeat 9999

      1. 060 · LX · Assigned Number · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To reference a line number in a transaction set

      2. 070 · M13 · Manifest Amendment Details · Max 1 · Optional

         To correct a manifest record prior to conveyance arrival or to amend a manifest record after conveyance arrival

      3. 080 · M11 · Manifest Bill of Lading Details · Max 1 · Optional

         To transmit bill of lading detail information for a manifest

      4. 085 · N9 · Reference Identification · Max 999 · Optional

         To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

      5. N1 Loop Optional Repeat 5

         1. 100 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

            To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

         2. 110 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

            To specify the location of the named party

         3. 120 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

            To specify the geographic place of the named party

         4. 125 · PER · Administrative Communications Contact · Max 1 · Optional

            To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

      6. M12 Loop Optional Repeat 1

         1. 130 · M12 · In-bond Identifying Information · Max 1 · Mandatory

            To transmit in-bond information

         2. 135 · P5 · Port Information · Max 5 · Optional

            To indicate port-related data

      7. VID Loop Optional Repeat 999

         1. 150 · VID · Conveyance Identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

            To identify a conveyance and its attributes

         2. 155 · VC · Motor Vehicle Control · Max 21 · Optional

            To define motor vehicle identification and logistics

         3. N10 Loop Optional Repeat 999

            1. 160 · N10 · Quantity and Description · Max 1 · Mandatory

               To indicate line item quantity, description, marks and numbers, commodity code, weight, and customs value

            2. H1 Loop Optional Repeat 10

               1. 165 · H1 · Hazardous Material · Max 1 · Mandatory

                  To specify information relative to hazardous material

               2. 166 · H2 · Additional Hazardous Material Description · Max 99 · Optional

                  To specify free-form hazardous material descriptive data in addition to the information provided in the H1 segment

4. 200 · SE · Transaction Set Trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)