B3B Beginning Segment for Rail Carrier's Invoice
To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relating to the transaction set
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Identifying number assigned by issuer
Code identifying payment terms for transportation charges
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
B3B03 is the billing date.
Total charges to be paid by the receiver of this transaction set expressed in the standard monetary denomination for the currency specified
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
B3B05 is the payment due date.
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment
Identification number assigned to the shipment by the shipper that uniquely identifies the shipment from origin to ultimate destination and is not subject to modification; (Does not contain blanks or special characters)
Code specifying the weight unit
The B3B09 default value is pounds.
Code used to indicate that the transaction set contains information which corrects previous information
Code (Standard ISO) for country in whose currency the charges are specified
B3B11 defines the currency used in the transaction.