VID Conveyance Identification

To identify a conveyance and its attributes

Position: VID-01 · Element: 40 · Name: Equipment Description Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment

Position: VID-02 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number

Position: VID-03 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: 1

Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)

Position: VID-04 · Element: 225 · Name: Seal Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 15 · Repeat: 1

Unique number on seal used to close a shipment

Position: VID-05 · Element: 225 · Name: Seal Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 15 · Repeat: 1

Unique number on seal used to close a shipment

Position: VID-06 · Element: 567 · Name: Equipment Length · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 5 · Repeat: 1

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)

Position: VID-07 · Element: 65 · Name: Height · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Vertical dimension of an object measured when the object is in the upright position

Position: VID-08 · Element: 189 · Name: Width · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Shorter measurement of the two horizontal dimensions measured with the object in the upright position

Position: VID-09 · Element: 24 · Name: Equipment Type · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying equipment type

Position: VID-10 · Element: 322 · Name: Load/Empty Status Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code which specifies the loaded condition of transportation equipment

Position: VID-11 · Element: 56 · Name: Type of Service Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying extent of transportation service requested

Position: VID-12 · Element: 310 · Name: Location Identifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Code which identifies a specific location

VID12 is the Census Schedule K code for the foreign port of loading on a vessel.

Position: VID-13 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

VID13 is the Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) of the Haulage Rights Carrier.

Position: VID-14 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

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

L141518: If VID-14 is present, then at least one of VID-15 or VID-18 is required

VID14 is the license plate of the equipment.

Position: VID-15 · Element: 156 · Name: State or Province Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency

E1518: Only one of VID-15 or VID-18 may be present

C1516: If VID-15 is present, then VID-16 is required

VID15 is the state or province of the license in the VID14.

Position: VID-16 · Element: 26 · Name: Country Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the country

L161518: If VID-16 is present, then at least one of VID-15 or VID-18 is required

VID16 is the country of the license in the VID15 or VID18.

Position: VID-17 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

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

VID17 is the ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) ID of the equipment identified in the VID03.

Position: VID-18 · Element: 1715 · Name: Country Subdivision Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the country subdivision

C1816: If VID-18 is present, then VID-16 is required

VID18 is the country subdivision of the license in the VID14.

Position: VID-19 · Element: 512 · Name: Import/Export Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the type of foreign trade shipments handling capability

Position: VID-20 · Element: 761 · Name: Equipment Number Check Digit · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Number which designates the check digit applied to a piece of equipment