Data Glossary for Key Trade Documents

Data element UID Description TDED Count M O C BoL
References
Document Identifier 1004 Reference number identifying a specific document 1 1 0 0 M
Booking reference number 1016 Reference number assigned by a carrier or its agent to identify a specific consignment such as a booking reference number when cargo space is reserved prior to loading 1 0 1 0 O
House waybill document identifier 1039 Reference number to identify a house waybill 1 0 1 0 O
Transport Contract Document / Bill of Lading number 1188 Reference number to identify a document evidencing a transport contract 1 0 1 0 O
Contract number 1296 Identifier of a contract concluded between parties such as between buyer and seller 1 1 0 0 M
Freight Forwarder reference number 1460 Reference number assigned by the freight forwarder to identify a particular consignment 1 0 1 0 O
Dates
Issue date 2007 Date that a document was issued and when appropriate, signed or otherwise authenticated 1 1 0 0 M
Actual arrival date 2107 Date and or time of the arrival of means of transport. 1 0 1 0 O
Estimated time of departure 2195 Date and or time when a transport means is scheduled to depart 1 0 1 0 O
Actual departure date 2281 Date and or time of the departure of means of transport 1 0 1 0 O
Consignment loading date 2347 Date and optionally time when a consignment is to be or has been loaded onto a means of transport 1 1 0 0 M
Estimated time of arrival 2349 Date and or time of the estimated arrival of means of transport 1 0 1 0 O
Parties, addresses, places, countries
Buyer 3002 Name and address of a party to which merchandise or services are sold 1 0 1 0 O
Importer 3020 Name and address of party who makes - or on whose behalf a Customs clearing agent or other authorised person makes - an import declaration. This may include a person who has possession of the goods or to whom the goods are consigned 1 0 1 0 O
Exporter 3030 Name and address of party who makes, or on whose behalf the export declaration is made, and who is the owner of the goods or has similar rights of disposal over them at the time when the declaration is accepted 1 0 1 0 O
Carrier (Transport Services Provider) 3126 Name and address of party providing the transport of goods between named points 1 1 0 0 M
Consignee 3132 Name and address of party to which goods are consigned 1 0 0 1 C
Freight Forwarder 3170 Name and address of party undertaking forwarding of goods 1 0 1 0 O
Notify party 3180 Name and address of a party to be notified 1 0 0 1 C
Despatch/Pick-up Party 3282 Name and address of the party where goods are to be, or have been, taken over by a carrier such as the place where a container is picked-up 1 0 1 0 O
Consignor 3336 Name of the party consigning goods as stipulated in the transport contract by the party ordering transport 1 1 0 0 M
Freight payer 3470 Name and address of a party responsible for the payment of freight charges 1 1 0 0 M
Locations
Place of the delivery of the goods (by the carrier) 3000 Name and address of the location to which a consignment is to be delivered to the final consignee 1 0 0 1 C
Payment Location 3108 Name of the place where the payment has been, or should be made 1 0 1 0 O
Despatch 3150 Name of place, from or at which despatch is to take place 1 0 1 0 O
Exportation country 3220 Name of country from which a consignment of goods was initially exported to the importing country without any commercial transaction taking place in intermediate countries. Syn.: country whence consigned. Country of despatch: country from which goods are despatched between countries of a Customs union 1 0 1 0 O
Origin country 3238 Name of the country in which the goods have been produced or manufactured, according to criteria laid down for the application of the Customs tariff or quantitative restrictions, or any measure related to trade 1 0 1 0 O
Baseport Unloading Location 3356 The place or port at which the cargo is discharged or unloaded from a means of transport according to the transport contract. The goods may or may not be discharged from the main means of transport at this place or port 1 1 0 0 M
Clauses, conditions, instructions
Transport Contract Document Conditions 4002 Reference to carrier’s conditions of carriage printed on document or provided separately 1 1 0 0 M
Terms
Trade terms conditions description 4052 Free form description of delivery or transport terms (Incoterms) 1 0 1 0 O
Trade terms conditions code 4053 Code specifying the delivery or transport terms (Incoterms) 1 0 1 0 O
Amounts, charges, percentages
Customs value 5032 Amount declared for customs purposes of those goods in a consignment which are subject to the same customs procedure, and have the same tariff/statistical heading, country information and duty regime 1 0 0 1 C
Freight and charges amount 5290 Costs incurred by the shipper in moving goods, by whatever means, from one place to another under the terms of the contract of carriage. In addition to transport costs, this may include such elements as packing, documentation, loading, unloading, and insurance (to the extent that they relate to the freight cost) 1 0 0 1 C
Prepaid amount 5302 Monetary amount of all of the consignment charges which have been paid in advance 1 0 1 0 O
Total collect charges 5398 Monetary amount of all of the consignment charges which are to be collected from the consignee at or after delivery. 1 0 1 0 O
Measure, Quantities
Humidity percentage 6004 The measurement of the moisture in the air, measured as a percentage 1 0 0 1 C
Gross weight 6012 Total gross weight (mass) of all goods items referred to as one consignment including packaging but excluding any transport equipment 1 1 0 0 M
Net weight 6014 Total net weight (mass) of all the goods items referred to as one consignment 1 0 1 0 O
Transport Temperature 6242 Instructions regarding the temperature under which the cargo has to be transported 1 0 0 1 C
Transport Means, gross weight 6300 The measure of the overall size of a vessel determined in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 1 0 1 0 O
Volume (Cube) 6322 Measurement normally arrived at by multiplying the maximum length, width and height of pieces or package or transport equipment. Also known as cube. 1 1 0 0 M
Currency qualifier 6343 Code specifying a type of currency 1 0 1 0 O
Currency code 6345 Code specifying a monetary unit or currency 1 0 1 0 O
Goods
Description of Goods 7002 Plain language description of the nature of a goods item sufficient to identify it for customs, statistical or transport purposes 1 1 0 0 M
Number of Packages 7012 Number of packages per goods item packaged in such a way that they cannot be divided without first undoing the package 1 1 0 0 M
Type of Packaging (UNCEFACT coded) and shipping marks 7065 Code specifying the type of packaging of an item 1 0 1 0 O
Product identifier 7135 Identifier of a product 1 0 1 0 O
HS Code (Commodity Code) 7357 Code specifying a type of goods for Customs, transport or statistical purposes (generic term) 1 0 0 1 C
Dangerous Goods
Dangerous Goods Technical Name 7254 Proper shipping name, supplemented as necessary with the correct technical name, by which a dangerous substance or article may be correctly identified, or which is sufficiently informative to permit identification by reference to generally available literature 1 0 1 0 O
Packaging. Danger Level.Code 8339 Code specifying the level of danger for which the packaging must cater 1 0 1 0 O
Dangerous goods class number 8351 Identification of a hazard class applicable to dangerous goods as defined by the relevant regulation authority such as the IMDG Class Number of the SOLAS Convention of IMO and the ADR/RID Class Number for the road/rail environment 1 0 1 0 O
Transport modes, means and equipments
Conveyance reference number/Journey identifier 8028 Identifier of a journey of a means of transport, for example voyage number, flight number, trip number 1 0 1 0 O
Container size and type 8155 Code specifying the characteristics, i.e. size and type of a piece of transport equipment 1 1 0 0 M
Full or empty container 8169 Code specifying how full a piece of transport equipment is 1 1 0 0 M
Transport means identifier 8212 Name of a specific means of transport such as the vessel name 1 1 0 0 M
Vehicle registration number 8213 Identifier of a specific means of transport such as the International Maritime Organisation number of a vessel 1 1 0 0 M
Transport Equipment Identifier 8260 Identifier of a piece of transport equipment e.g. container or unit load device 1 0 1 0 O
Others
Seal Identifier 9308 The identification number of a seal affixed to a piece of transport equipment 1 1 0 0 M