VID Conveyance Identification
To identify a conveyance and its attributes
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)
Unique number on seal used to close a shipment
Unique number on seal used to close a shipment
Length (in feet and inches) of equipment ordered or used to transport shipment (The format is FFFII where FFF is feet and II is inches; the range for II is 00 through 11)
Vertical dimension of an object measured when the object is in the upright position
Shorter measurement of the two horizontal dimensions measured with the object in the upright position
Code identifying equipment type
Code which specifies the loaded condition of transportation equipment
Code specifying extent of transportation service requested
Code which identifies a specific location
VID12 is the Census Schedule K code for the foreign port of loading on a vessel.
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
VID13 is the Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) of the Haulage Rights Carrier.