X4 Customs Release Information
To identify items for release
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Identification number assigned to the shipment by the carrier or consolidator
X401 is the unique bill of lading number.
Numeric value of quantity
X402 is used for quantity released.
Code specifying the type of entry assigned by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
P0304: If either X4-03 or X4-04 is present, then the other is required
Automated Commercial System Code Furnished by U.S. Customs Service and Border Protection (CBP)
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
X405 is the date that the disposition code was posted to Customs file.
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
X406 is the time for the disposition specified in X407.
Code indicating to a carrier or port authority about postings to a bill of lading
Identification number assigned to the shipment by the carrier or consolidator
P0810: If either X4-08 or X4-10 is present, then the other is required
X408 is the unique bill of lading number for consolidated shipments.
Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code
X409 is the unique bill of lading issuer code.
Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code
X410 is the issuer code for the consolidated 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)
Code which identifies a specific location
X413 is the Customs district port of transaction.
Code which identifies a specific location
X414 is the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Facilities Information and Resource Management System (FIRMS) code or the Canadian Customs Sub-Location code.
Code identifying the Reference Identification
P1516: If either X4-15 or X4-16 is present, then the other is required
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
C1706: If X4-17 is present, then X4-06 is required
X417 reflects the time zone which the time reflects.
Code which identifies a specific location
C1803: If X4-18 is present, then X4-03 is required
X418 is the Customs port of final destination.
X418 is a 4 digit numeric Census Schedule D. It is the port of destination if X403 is 61. It is the port of export if X403 is 62 or 63.
Code which identifies a specific location
C1903: If X4-19 is present, then X4-03 is required
X419 is the first foreign port of destination.
X419 is a 5 digit numeric Census Schedule K if X403 is 62 or 63.
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
X420 is the disposition code re-sent indicator. A 'Y' value indicates the disposition code is being resent due to a Port of Discharge or Vessel Name change. An 'N' value indicates there was no disposition code re-send required.