M12 In-bond Identifying Information

To transmit in-bond information

Position: M12-01 · Element: 581 · Name: Customs Entry Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code defining the type of entry assigned by U.S. Customs

Position: M12-02 · Element: 601 · Name: Customs Entry Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: 1

Automated Commercial System Code Furnished by U.S. Customs Service

E0206: Only one of M12-02 or M12-06 may be present

If M1202 does not contain the paperless entry number, then M1206 is required.

Position: M12-03 · Element: 310 · Name: Location Identifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Code which identifies a specific location

M1203 is a four-digit numeric census schedule D when identifying a U.S. port, and a three-digit numeric memorandum D when identifying a Canadian port. It is the port of destination if M1201 is "61". It is the port of export if M1201 is "62" or "63".

Position: M12-04 · Element: 310 · Name: Location Identifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Code which identifies a specific location

M1204 is five-digit numeric census schedule K. It is the foreign port of destination if M1201 is "62" or "63".

Position: M12-05 · Element: 602 · Name: Customs Shipment Value · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Customs value in whole dollars

M1205 is the value in whole dollars of the in-bond movement. Use twenty dollars per kilo if value is unknown.

Position: M12-06 · Element: 603 · Name: In-bond Control Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 25 · Repeat: 1

Currently assigned control number for in-bond movement

C0608: If M12-06 is present, then M12-08 is required

Position: M12-07 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

M1207 identifies the carrier to whom liability is transferred.

Position: M12-08 · Element: 128 · Name: Reference Identification Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code qualifying the Reference Identification

P0809: If either M12-08 or M12-09 is present, then the other is required

Position: M12-09 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 50 · Repeat: 1

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

Position: M12-10 · Element: 91 · Name: Transportation Method/Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment

P1011: If either M12-10 or M12-11 is present, then the other is required

Position: M12-11 · Element: 182 · Name: Vessel Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 28 · Repeat: 1

Name of ship as documented in "Lloyd's Register of Ships"

Position: M12-12 · Element: 1073 · Name: Yes/No Condition or Response Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response

M1212 is the Food and Drug Administration prior notification requirement indicator. A "Y" indicates that the shipper has advised the commodity is subject to the prior notification requirement. An "N" indicates the commodity is not subject to the prior notification requirement. If blank the default value is "N".

Position: M12-13 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

M1213 is the estimated date of departure of the in-bond shipment from the U.S.

Position: M12-14 · Element: 310 · Name: Location Identifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Code which identifies a specific location

M1214 is the FIRMS (Facilities Information Resources Management System) code of the location of the in-bond shipment.