EDI 601 U.S. Customs Export Shipment Information

Functional Group SE

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the U.S. Customs Export Shipment Information Transaction Set (601) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used by exporters or their agents, carriers, and service providers to transmit export shipment information to the U.S. Customs Service (USCS).

Heading

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
  1. To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

  2. BA1 Loop Mandatory
    Repeat 999
    1. To transmit identifying data for an export shipment

    2. To identify and answer yes and no questions, including the date, time, and comments further qualifying the condition

    3. To specify vessel code

    4. To specify pertinent dates and times

    5. To indicate port-related data

    6. To specify identifying information

    7. To transmit in-bond information

    8. To identify a conveyance and its attributes

    9. N1 Loop Mandatory
      Repeat 10
      1. To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

      2. To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

      3. To specify the location of the named party

      4. To specify the geographic place of the named party

    10. L13 Loop Mandatory
      Repeat 999
      1. To specify the commodity details

      2. To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers

      3. To transmit information contained on an export license

      4. To provide descriptions that identify a specific vehicle

      5. N1 Loop Optional
        Repeat 10
        1. To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

        2. To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

        3. To specify the geographic place of the named party

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

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