itcodes:DocumentCategoryCodeSimpleType

A data type for the code that represents the kind of document that it represents.

Simple type information

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Schema document: codes/it_codes/3.0/it_codes.xsd

Content

Type based on xsd:token

Valid value	Description
Acknowledgement message	Message providing acknowledgement information at the business application level concerning the processing of a message.
Acknowledgement of change of supplier	Acknowledgement of the change of supplier.
Acknowledgement of order	Document/message acknowledging an undertaking to fulfil an order and confirming conditions or acceptance of conditions.
A claim for parts and/or labour charges	A claim for parts and/or labour charges incurred .
AdditionalDocument	Additional Documents that support the original Documents
Advice of an amendment of a documentary credit	Advice of an amendment of a documentary credit.
Advice of collection	(1030) Document that is joined to the transport or sent by separate means, giving to the departure rail organization the proof that the cash-on delivery amount has been encashed by the arrival rail organization before reimbursement of the consignor.
Advice of distribution of documents	Document/message in which the party responsible for the issue of a set of trade documents specifies the various recipients of originals and copies of these documents, with an indication of the number of copies distributed to each of them.
Advising items to be booked to a financial account	A document and/or message advising of items which have to be booked to a financial account.
Agreement to pay	Document/message in which the debtor expresses the intention to pay.
Air waybill	Document/message made out by or on behalf of the shipper which evidences the contract between the shipper and carrier(s) for carriage of goods over routes of the carrier(s) and which is identified by the airline prefix issuing the document plus a serial (IATA).
Application acknowledgement and error report	A message used by an application to acknowledge reception of a message and/or to report any errors.
Application error and acknowledgement	A message to inform a message issuer that a previously sent message has been received by the addressees application, or that a previously sent message has been rejected by the addressees application.
Application error message	Message indicating that a message was rejected due to errors encountered at the application level.
Application for banker's draft	Application by a customer to his bank to issue a bankers draft stating the amount and currency of the draft, the name of the payee and the place and country of payment.
Application for banker's guarantee	Document/message whereby a customer requests his bank to issue a guarantee in favour of a nominated party in another country, stating the amount and currency and the specific conditions of the guarantee.
Application for designation of berthing places	Document to apply for designation of berthing places.
Application for documentary credit	Message with application for opening of a documentary credit.
Application for exchange allocation	Document/message whereby an importer/buyer requests the competent body to allocate an amount of foreign exchange to be transferred to an exporter/seller in payment for goods.
Application for goods control certificate	Document/message submitted to a competent body by party requesting a Goods control certificate to be issued in accordance with national or international standards, or conforming to legislation in the importing country, or as specified in the contract.
Application for inspection certificate	Document/message submitted to a competent body by a party requesting an Inspection certificate to be issued in accordance with national or international standards, or conforming to legislation in the country in which it is required, or as specified in the contract.
Application for phytosanitary certificate	Document/message submitted to a competent body by party requesting a Phytosanitary certificate to be issued.
Application for shifting from the designated place in port	Document to apply for shifting from the designated place in port.
Application for usage of berth or mooring facilities	Document to apply for usage of berth or mooring facilities.
Application for vessel's entering into port area in night-time	Document to apply for vessels entering into port area in night-time.
Approved unpriced bill of quantity	Document/message providing an approved detailed, quantity based specification (bill of quantity), in an unpriced form.
Arrival information	Message reporting the arrival details of goods or cargo.
Arrival notice (goods)	Notification from the carrier to the consignee in writing, by telephone or by any other means (express letter, message, telegram, etc.) informing him that a consignment addressed to him is being or will shortly be held at his disposal at a specified point in the place of destination.
ATA carnet	International Customs document (Admission Temporaire / Temporary Admission) which, issued under the terms of the ATA Convention (1961), incorporates an internationally valid guarantee and may be used, in lieu of national Customs documents and as security for import duties and taxes, to cover the temporary admission of goods and, where appropriate, the transit of goods. If accepted for controlling the temporary export and reimport of goods, international guarantee does not apply (CCC).
Authorisation to plan and ship orders	Document or message that authorises receiver to plan and ship orders based on information in this message.
Authorisation to plan and suggest orders	Document or message that authorises receiver to plan orders, based on information in this message, and send these orders as suggestions to the sender.
Bailment contract	A document authorizing the bailing of goods.
Balance confirmation	Confirmation of a balance at an entry date.
Banker's draft	Draft drawn in favour of a third party either by one bank on another bank, or by a branch of a bank on its head office (or vice versa) or upon another branch of the same bank. In either case, the draft should comply with the specifications laid down for cheques in the country in which it is to be payable.
Banker's guarantee	Document/message in which a bank undertakes to pay out a limited amount of money to a designated party, on conditions stated therein (other than those laid down in the Uniform Customs Practice).
Banking status	A banking status document and/or message.
Bank to bank funds transfer	The message is a bank to bank funds transfer.
Basic agreement	A document indicating an agreement containing basic terms and conditions applicable to future contracts between two parties.
Bill of exchange	Document/message, issued and signed in conformity with the applicable legislation, which contains an unconditional order whereby the drawer directs the drawee to pay a definite sum of money to the payee or to his order, on demand or at a definite time, against the surrender of the document itself.
Bill of lading	Negotiable document/message which evidences a contract of carriage by sea and the taking over or loading of goods by carrier, and by which carrier undertakes to deliver goods against surrender of the document. A provision in the document that goods are to be delivered to the order of a named person, or to order, or to bearer, constitutes such an undertaking.
Bill of lading copy	A copy of the bill of lading issued by a transport company.
Bill of lading original	The original of the bill of lading issued by a transport company. When issued by the maritime industry it could signify ownership of the cargo.
Blanket order	Usage of document/message for general order purposes with later split into quantities and delivery dates and maybe delivery locations.
Booking confirmation	Document/message issued by a carrier to confirm that space has been reserved for a consignment in means of transport.
Booking request	Document/message issued by a supplier to a carrier requesting space to be reserved for a specified consignment, indicating desirable conveyance, despatch time, etc.
Bordereau	Document/message used in road transport, listing the cargo carried on a road vehicle, often referring to appended copies of Road consignment note.
Buy America certificate of compliance	A document certifying that more than 50 percent of the cost of an item is attributed to US origin.
Calling forward notice	Instructions for release or delivery of goods.
Call-off delivery	Document/message to provide split quantities and delivery dates referring to a previous delivery instruction.
Call off order	Document/message to provide split quantities and delivery dates referring to a previous blanket order.
Campaign price/sales catalogue	A price/sales catalogue containing special prices which are valid only for a specified period or under specified conditions.
Cargo acceptance order	Order to accept cargo to be delivered by a carrier.
Cargo analysis voyage report	An analysis of the cargo for a voyage.
Cargo declaration (arrival)	Generic term, sometimes referred to as Freight declaration, applied to the documents providing the particulars required by the Customs concerning the cargo (freight) carried by commercial means of transport (CCC).
Cargo declaration (departure)	Generic term, sometimes referred to as Freight declaration, applied to the documents providing the particulars required by the Customs concerning the cargo (freight) carried by commercial means of transport (CCC).
Cargo manifest	Listing of goods comprising the cargo carried in a means of transport or in a transport-unit. The cargo manifest gives the commercial particulars of the goods, such as transport document numbers, consignors, consignees, shipping marks, number and kind of packages and descriptions and quantities of the goods.
Cargo movement event log	A document detailing times and dates of events pertaining to a cargo movement.
Cargo movement voyage summary	A consolidated voyage summary which contains the information in a certificate of analysis, a voyage analysis and a cargo movement time log for a voyage.
Cargo release notification	Message/document sent by the cargo handler indicating that the cargo has moved from a Customs controlled premise.
Cargo status	Message identifying the status of cargo.
Cargo vessel discharge order	Order that the containers or cargo specified are to be discharged from a vessel.
Cargo vessel loading order	Order that specified cargo, containers or groups of containers are to be loaded in or on a vessel.
Cartage order (local transport)	Document/message giving instructions regarding local transport of goods, e.g. from the premises of an enterprise to those of a carrier undertaking further transport.
Cash pool financial statement	A financial statement for a cash pool.
Casing sanitary certificate	Document or message issued by the competent authority in the exporting country evidencing that casing products comply with the requirements set by the importing country.
Certificate	Document by means of which the documentary credit applicant specifies the conditions for the certificate and by whom the certificate is to be issued.
Certificate of analysis	Certificate providing the values of an analysis.
Certificate of conformity	Certificate certifying the conformity to predefined definitions.
Certificate of disembarkation permission	Document or message issuing permission to disembark.
Certificate of origin	Document/message identifying goods, in which the authority or body authorized to issue it certifies expressly that the goods to which the certificate relates originate in a specific country. The word "country" may include a group of countries, a region or a part of a country. This certificate may also include a declaration by the manufacturer, producer, supplier, exporter or other competent person.
Certificate of origin, application for	Document/message submitted to a competent body by an interested party requesting a Certificate of origin to be issued in accordance with relevant criteria, and on the basis of evidence of the origin of the goods.
Certificate of origin form GSP	Specific form of certificate of origin for goods qualifying for preferential treatment under the generalized system of preferences (includes a combined declaration of origin and certificate, form A).
Certificate of quality	Certificate certifying the quality of goods, services etc.
Certificate of quantity	Certificate certifying the quantity of goods, services etc.
Certificate of registry	Official certificate stating the vessels registry.
Certificate of sealing of export meat lockers	Document / message issued by the authority in the exporting country evidencing the sealing of export meat lockers.
Certificate of shipment	Certificate providing confirmation that a consignment has been shipped.
Certified cost and price data	A document indicating cost and price data whose accuracy has been certified.
Certified inspection and test results	A certification as to the accuracy of inspection and test results.
Chargeback	Document/message issued by a factor to a seller or to another factor to indicate that the rest of the amounts of one or more invoices uncollectable from buyers are charged back to clear the invoice(s) off the ledger.
Charges note	Document used by the rail organization to indicate freight charges or additional charges in each case where the departure station is not able to calculate the charges for the total voyage (e.g. tariff not yet updated, part of voyage not covered by the tariff). This document must be considered as joined to the transport.
Civil liability for oil certificate	Document declaring a ship owners liability for oil propelling or carried on a vessel.
Closing statement of an account	Last statement of a period containing the interest calculation and the final balance of the last entry date.
Code change request	Request a change to an existing code.
Co-insurance ceding bordereau	The document or message contains a bordereau describing co-insurance ceding information.
Collateral account	Document message issued by a factor to indicate the movements of invoices, credit notes and payments of a sellers account.
Collection order	Document/message whereby a bank is instructed (or requested) to handle financial and/or commercial documents in order to obtain acceptance and/or payment, or to deliver documents on such other terms and conditions as may be specified.
Collection payment advice	Document/message whereby a bank advises that a collection has been paid, giving details and methods of funds disposal.
Combined certificate of value and origin	Document identifying goods in which the issuing authority expressly certifies that the goods originate in a specific country or part of, or group of countries. It also states the price and/or cost of the goods with the purpose of determining the customs origin.
Combined transport bill of lading/multimodal bill of lading	Document which evidences a multimodal transport contract, the taking in charge of the goods by the multimodal transport operator, and an undertaking by him to deliver the goods in accordance with the terms of the contract.
Combined transport document (generic)	Negotiable or non-negotiable document evidencing a contract for the performance and/or procurement of performance of combined transport of goods and bearing on its face either the heading "Negotiable combined transport document issued subject to Uniform Rules for a Combined Transport Document (ICC Brochure No. 298)" or the heading "Non-negotiable Combined Transport Document issued subject to Uniform Rules for a Combined Transport Document (ICC Brochure No. 298)".
Commercial account summary response	A document providing a response to a previously sent commercial account summary message.
Commercial dispute	Document/message issued by a party (usually the buyer) to indicate that one or more invoices or one or more credit notes are disputed for payment.
Commercial invoice	Document/message claiming payment for goods or services supplied under conditions agreed between seller and buyer.
Commercial invoice which includes a packing list	Commercial transaction (invoice) will include a packing list.
Commission note	Document/message in which a seller specifies the amount of commission, the percentage of the invoice amount, or some other basis for the calculation of the commission to which a sales agent is entitled.
Composite data element change request	Request a change to an existing composite data element.
Composite data element request	Requesting a new composite data element.
Consignment invoice	Commercial invoice that covers a transaction other than one involving a sale.
Consignment order	Order to deliver goods into stock with agreement on payment when goods are sold out of this stock.
Consignment status report	Message covers information about the consignment status.
Consignment unpack report	A document code to indicate that the message being transmitted is a consignment unpack report only.
Consolidated credit note - goods and services	Credit note for goods and services that covers multiple transactions involving more than one invoice.
Consolidated invoice	Commercial invoice that covers multiple transactions involving more than one vendor.
Consular invoice	Document/message to be prepared by an exporter in his country and presented to a diplomatic representation of the importing country for endorsement and subsequently to be presented by the importer in connection with the import of the goods described therein.
Container discharge list	Message/document itemising containers to be discharged from vessel.
Container list	Document or message issued by party identifying the containers for which they are responsible.
Container manifest (unit packing list)	Document/message specifying the contents of particular freight containers or other transport units, prepared by the party responsible for their loading into the container or unit.
Container off-hire notice	Notice to return leased containers.
Container stripping order	Order to unload goods from a container.
Container stuffing order	Order to stuff specified goods or consignments in a container.
Container transfer note	Document for the carriage of containers. Syn: transfer note.
Contract	(1296) Document/message evidencing an agreement between the seller and the buyer for the supply of goods or services; its effects are equivalent to those of an order followed by an acknowledgement of order.
Contract bill of quantities - BOQ	Document/message providing a formal specification identifying quantities and prices that are the basis of a contract for a construction project. BOQ means: Bill of quantity.
Contract Funds Status Report (CFSR)	A report to provide the status of funds applicable to the contract.
Contract security classification specification	A document that indicates the specification contains the security and classification requirements for a contract.
Control document T5	Control document (export declaration) used particularly in case of re-sending without use with only VAT collection, refusal, unconformity with contract etc.
Conveyance declaration (arrival)	Declaration to the public authority upon arrival of the conveyance.
Conveyance declaration (combined)	Combined declaration of arrival and departure to the public authority.
Conveyance declaration (departure)	Declaration to the public authority upon departure of the conveyance.
Corporate superannuation contributions advice	Document/message providing contributions advice used for corporate superannuation schemes.
Corporate superannuation member maintenance message	Member maintenance message used for corporate superannuation schemes.
Corrected invoice	Commercial invoice that includes revised information differing from an earlier submission of the same invoice.
Cost data summary	A document indicating a summary of cost data.
Cost performance report	A report to convey cost performance data for a project or contract.
Cost Performance Report (CPR) format 1	A report identifying the cost performance on a contract including the current months values at specified levels of the work breakdown structure (format 1 - work breakdown structure).
Cost Performance Report (CPR) format 2	A report identifying the cost performance on a contract at specified levels of the work breakdown structure (format 2 - organizational categories).
Cost Performance Report (CPR) format 3	A report identifying the cost performance on a contract that summarizes changes to a contract over a given reporting period with beginning and ending values (format 3 - baseline).
Cost Performance Report (CPR) format 4	A report identifying the cost performance on a contract including forecasts of labour requirements for the remaining portion of the contract (format 4 - staffing).
Cost Performance Report (CPR) format 5	A report identifying the cost performance on a contract that summarizes cost or schedule variances (format 5 - explanations and problem analysis).
Cost Schedule Status Report (CSSR)	A report providing the status of the cost and schedule applicable to a contract.
Cover note	Document/message issued by an insurer (insurance broker, agent, etc.) to notify the insured that his insurance have been carried out.
Credit advice	Document/message sent by an account servicing institution to one of its account owners, to inform the account owner of an entry which has been or will be credited to its account for a specified amount on the date indicated.
Credit cover	Document/message issued either by a factor to give a credit cover on a buyer, or by a seller to request a factors credit cover.
Credit note	Document/message for providing credit information to the relevant party.
Credit note for price variation	A credit note which is issued against a price variation invoice.
Credit note related to financial adjustments	Document message for providing credit information related to financial adjustments to the relevant party, e.g., bonuses.
Credit note related to goods or services	Document message used to provide credit information related to a transaction for goods or services to the relevant party.
Crew list declaration	Declaration regarding crew members aboard the conveyance.
Crew's effects declaration	Declaration to Customs regarding the personal effects of crew members aboard the conveyance; equivalent to IMO FAL 4.
Cross docking despatch advice	Document by means of which the supplier or consignor informs the buyer, consignee or the distribution centre about the despatch of goods for cross docking.
Cross docking services order	A document or message to order cross docking services.
Current account	Document/message issued by a factor to indicate the money movements of a sellers or another factors account with him.
Customer payment order(s)	The message contains customer payment order(s).
Customs clearance notice	Notification of customs clearance of cargo or items of transport equipment.
Customs crew and conveyance	Document/message contains information regarding the crew list and conveyance.
Customs declaration for cargo examination	Declaration provided to customs for cargo examination.
Customs declaration for cargo examination, alternate	Alternate declaration provided to customs for cargo examination.
Customs declaration (post parcels)	Document/message which, according to Article 106 of the "Agreement concerning Postal Parcels" under the UPU Convention, must accompany post parcels and in which the contents of such parcels are specified.
Customs declaration with commercial and item detail	CUSDEC transmission that includes data from both the commercial detail and item detail sections of the message.
Customs declaration without commercial detail	CUSDEC transmission that does not include data from the commercial detail section of the message.
Customs declaration without item detail	CUSDEC transmission that does not include data from the item detail section of the message.
Customs delivery note	Document/message whereby a Customs authority releases goods under its control to be placed at the disposal of the party concerned. Synonym: Customs release note.
Customs documents expiration notice	Notice specifying expiration of Customs documents relating to cargo or items of transport equipment.
Customs immediate release declaration	Document/message issued by an importer notifying Customs that goods have been removed from an importing means of transport to the importers premises under a Customs- approved arrangement for immediate release, or requesting authorization to do so.
Customs invoice	Document/message required by the Customs in an importing country in which an exporter states the invoice or other price (e.g. selling price, price of identical goods), and specifies costs for freight, insurance and packing, etc., terms of delivery and payment, for the purpose of determining the Customs value in the importing country of goods consigned to that country.
Customs manifest	Message/document identifying a customs manifest. The document itemises a list of cargo prepared by shipping companies from bills of landing and presented to customs for formal report of cargo.
Customs summary declaration with commercial detail, alternate	Alternate Customs declaration summary with commercial transaction details.
Customs summary declaration without commercial detail, alternate	Alternate Customs declaration summary without any commercial transaction details.
Damage certification	Official certification that damages to the goods to be transported have been discovered.
Dangerous goods declaration	Document/message issued by a consignor in accordance with applicable conventions or regulations, describing hazardous goods or materials for transport purposes, and stating that the latter have been packed and labelled in accordance with the provisions of the relevant conventions or regulations.
Dangerous goods list	Listing of all details of dangerous goods carried.
Debit advice	Advice on a debit.
Debit note	Document/message for providing debit information to the relevant party.
Debit note related to financial adjustments	Document/message for providing debit information related to financial adjustments to the relevant party.
Debit note related to goods or services	Debit information related to a transaction for goods or services to the relevant party.
DeclarationDocument	Document delcaring the Cargo
Declaration of origin	Appropriate statement as to the origin of the goods, made in connection with their exportation by the manufacturer, producer, supplier, exporter or other competent person on the Commercial invoice or any other document relating to the goods (CCC).
Declaration regarding the inward and outward movement of vessel	Document to declare inward and outward movement of a vessel.
Delcredere credit note	A credit note sent to the party paying on behalf of a number of buyers.
Delcredere invoice	An invoice sent to the party paying for a number of buyers.
Delivery forecast	A message which enables the transmission of delivery or product forecasting requirements.
Delivery instructions	(1174) Document/message giving instruction regarding the delivery of goods.
Delivery just-in-time	Usage of DELJIT-message.
Delivery note	Paper document attached to a consignment informing the receiving party about contents of this consignment.
Delivery notice (goods)	Notification in writing, sent by the carrier to the sender, to inform him at his request of the actual date of delivery of the goods.
Delivery notice (rail transport)	Document/message created by the consignor or by the departure station, joined to the transport or sent to the consignee, giving the possibility to the consignee or the arrival station to attest the delivery of the goods. The document must be returned to the consignor or to the departure station.
Delivery order	Document/message issued by a party entitled to authorize the release of goods specified therein to a named consignee, to be retained by the custodian of the goods.
Delivery release	Document/message issued by a buyer releasing the despatch of goods after receipt of the Ready for despatch advice from the seller.
Delivery schedule	Usage of DELFOR-message.
Delivery schedule response	A message providing a response to a previously transmitted delivery schedule.
Delivery verification certificate	Document/message whereby an official authority (Customs or governmental) certifies that goods have been delivered.
Derat document	Document certifying that a ship is free of rats, valid to a specified date.
Deratting exemption certificate	Document certifying that the object was free of rats when inspected and that it is exempt from a deratting statement.
Despatch advice	Document/message by means of which the seller or consignor informs the consignee about the despatch of goods.
Despatch note model T	European community transit declaration.
Despatch note model T1	Transit declaration for goods circulating under internal community transit procedures (between European Union (EU) countries).
Despatch note model T2	Ascertainment that the declared goods were originally produced in an European Union (EU) country.
Despatch note model T2L	Ascertainment that the declared goods were originally produced in an European Union (EU) country. May only be used for goods that are loaded on one single means of transport in one single departure point for one single delivery point.
Despatch note (post parcels)	Document/message which, according to Article 106 of the "Agreement concerning Postal Parcels" under the UPU convention, is to accompany post parcels.
Despatch order	Document/message issued by a supplier initiating the despatch of goods to a buyer (consignee).
Direct delivery (transport)	Document/message ordering the direct delivery of goods/consignment from one means of transport into another means of transport in one movement.
Direct payment valuation	Document/message addressed, for instance, by a general contractor to the owner, in order that a direct payment be made to a subcontractor.
Direct payment valuation request	Request to establish a direct payment valuation.
Documentary credit	Document/message in which a bank states that it has issued a documentary credit under which the beneficiary is to obtain payment, acceptance or negotiation on compliance with certain terms and conditions and against presentation of stipulated documents and such drafts as may be specified. The credit may or may not be confirmed by another bank.
Documentary credit acceptance advice	Document/message whereby a bank advises acceptance under a documentary credit.
Documentary credit amendment	Document/message whereby a bank notifies a beneficiary of the details of an amendment to the terms and conditions of a documentary credit.
Documentary credit amendment information	Documentary credit amendment information.
Documentary credit amendment notification	Document/message whereby a bank advises that the terms and conditions of a documentary credit have been amended.
Documentary credit application	Document/message whereby a bank is requested to issue a documentary credit on the conditions specified therein.
Documentary credit collection instruction	Instruction for the collection of the documentary credit.
Documentary credit issuance information	Provides information on documentary credit issuance.
Documentary credit letter of indemnity	Document/message in which a beneficiary of a documentary credit accepts responsibility for non-compliance with the terms and conditions of the credit, and undertakes to refund the money received under the credit, with interest and charges accrued.
Documentary credit negotiation advice	Document/message whereby a bank advises negotiation under a documentary credit.
Documentary credit notification	Document/message issued by an advising bank in order to transmit a documentary credit to a beneficiary, or to another advising bank.
Documentary credit payment advice	Document/message whereby a bank advises payment under a documentary credit.
Documentary credit transfer advice	Document/message whereby a bank advises that (part of) a documentary credit is being or has been transferred in favour of a second beneficiary.
Document response (Customs)	Document response message to permit the transfer of data from Customs to the transmitter of the previous message.
Documents presentation form	Document/message whereby a draft or similar instrument and/or commercial documents are presented to a bank for acceptance, discounting, negotiation, payment or collection, whether or not against a documentary credit.
Draft bill of quantity	Document/message providing a draft bill of quantity, issued in an unpriced form.
Drawing	The document or message is a drawing.
Driving licence (international)	An official document giving a native of one country permission to drive a vehicle in certain other countries.
Driving licence (national)	An official document giving permission to drive a car in a given country.
EC carnet	EC customs transit document issued by EC customs authorities for transit and/or temporary user of goods within the EC.
EDI associated object administration message	A message giving additional information about the exchange of an EDI associated object.
Embargo permit	Document/message giving the permission to export specified goods.
Empty container bill	Bill of lading indicating an empty container.
Empty container disposition order	Order to make available empty containers.
End use authorization	Document issued by Customs granting the end-use Customs procedure.
Enquiry	Document/message issued by a party interested in the purchase of goods specified therein and indicating particular, desirable conditions regarding delivery terms, etc., addressed to a prospective supplier with a view to obtaining an offer.
Error response (Customs)	Error response message to permit the transfer of data from Customs to the transmitter of the previous message.
Escort official recognition	Document/message which gives right to the owner to exert all functions normally transferred to a guard in a train by which an escorted consignment is transported.
Estimated priced bill of quantity	An estimate based upon a detailed, quantity based specification (bill of quantity).
EUR 1 certificate of origin	Customs certificate used in preferential goods interchanges between EC countries and EC external countries.
Exceptional order	An order which falls outside the framework of an agreement.
Exchange control declaration, export	Document/message completed by an exporter/seller as a means whereby the competent body may control that the amount of foreign exchange accrued from a trade transaction is repatriated in accordance with the conditions of payment and exchange control regulations in force.
Exchange control declaration (import)	Document/message completed by an importer/buyer as a means for the competent body to control that a trade transaction for which foreign exchange has been allocated has been executed and that money has been transferred in accordance with the conditions of payment and the exchange control regulations in force.
Excise certificate	Certificate asserting that the goods have been submitted to the excise authorities before departure from the exporting country or before delivery in case of import traffic.
Export licence	Permit issued by a government authority permitting exportation of a specified commodity subject to specified conditions as quantity, country of destination, etc. Synonym: Embargo permit.
Export licence, application for	Application for a permit issued by a government authority permitting exportation of a specified commodity subject to specified conditions as quantity, country of destination, etc.
Extended credit advice	Document/message sent by an account servicing institution to one of its account owners, to inform the account owner of an entry that has been or will be credited to its account for a specified amount on the date indicated. It provides extended commercial information concerning the relevant remittance advice.
Extended payment order	Document/message containing information needed to initiate the payment. It may cover the financial settlement for several commercial trade transactions, which it is possible to specify in a special payments detail part. It is an instruction to the ordered bank to arrange for the payment of one specified amount to the beneficiary.
Extra-Community trade statistical declaration	Document/message in which a declarant provides information about extra-Community trade of goods required by the body responsible for the collection of trade statistics. Trade by a country in the European Union with a country outside the European Union.
Factored credit note	Credit note related to assigned invoice(s).
Factored invoice	Invoice assigned to a third party for collection.
Federal label approval	A pre-approved document relating to federal label approval requirements.
Final payment request based on completion of work	The final payment request of a series of payment requests submitted upon completion of all the work.
First sample test report	Document/message describes the test report of the first sample.
Foreign exchange permit	Document/message issued by the competent body authorizing an importer/buyer to transfer an amount of foreign exchange to an exporter/seller in payment for goods.
Forwarder's advice to exporter	Document/message issued by a freight forwarder informing an exporter of the action taken in fulfillment of instructions received.
Forwarder's advice to import agent	Document/message issued by a freight forwarder in an exporting country advising his counterpart in an importing country about the forwarding of goods described therein.
Forwarder's bill of lading	Non-negotiable document issued by a freight forwarder evidencing a contract for the carriage of goods by sea and the taking over or loading of the goods by the freight forwarder, and by which the freight forwarder undertakes to deliver the goods to the consignee named in the document.
Forwarder's certificate of receipt	Non-negotiable document issued by a forwarder to certify that he has assumed control of a specified consignment, with irrevocable instructions to send it to the consignee indicated in the document or to hold it at his disposal. E.g. FIATA-FCR.
Forwarder's certificate of transport	Negotiable document/message issued by a forwarder to certify that he has taken charge of a specified consignment for despatch and delivery in accordance with the consignors instructions, as indicated in the document, and that he accepts responsibility for delivery of the goods to the holder of the document through the intermediary of a delivery agent of his choice. E.g. FIATA-FCT.
Forwarder's invoice	Invoice issued by a freight forwarder specifying services rendered and costs incurred and claiming payment therefore.
Forwarder's warehouse receipt	Document/message issued by a forwarder acting as Warehouse Keeper acknowledging receipt of goods placed in a warehouse, and stating or referring to the conditions which govern the warehousing and the release of goods. The document contains detailed provisions regarding the rights of holders-by-endorsement, transfer of ownership, etc. E.g. FIATA-FWR.
Forwarding instructions	Document/message issued to a freight forwarder, giving instructions regarding the action to be taken by the forwarder for the forwarding of goods described therein.
Free pass	A document giving free access to a service.
Freight invoice	Document/message issued by a transport operation specifying freight costs and charges incurred for a transport operation and stating conditions of payment.
Freight manifest	Document/message containing the same information as a cargo manifest, and additional details on freight amounts, charges, etc.
Fumigation certificate	Certificate attesting that fumigation has been performed.
Gate pass	Document/message authorizing goods specified therein to be brought out of a fenced-in port or terminal area.
General cargo summary manifest report	A document code to indicate that the message being transmitted is summary manifest information for general cargo.
General response (Customs)	General response message to permit the transfer of data from Customs to the transmitter of the previous message.
Goods control certificate	Document/message issued by a competent body evidencing the quality of the goods described therein, in accordance with national or international standards, or conforming to legislation in the importing country, or as specified in the contract.
Goods declaration for Customs transit	Document/message by which the sender declares goods for Customs transit according to Annex E.1 (concerning Customs transit) to the Kyoto convention (CCC).
Goods declaration for exportation	Document/message by which goods are declared for export Customs clearance, conforming to the layout key set out at Appendix I to Annex C.1 concerning outright exportation to the Kyoto convention (CCC). Within a Customs union, "for despatch" may have the same meaning as "for exportation".
Goods declaration for home use	Document/message by which goods are declared for import Customs clearance according to Annex B.1 (concerning clearance for home use) to the Kyoto convention (CCC).
Goods declaration for importation	Document/message by which goods are declared for import Customs clearance [sister entry of 830].
Goods receipt	Document/message to acknowledge the receipt of goods and in addition may indicate receiving conditions.
Goods receipt, carriage	Document/message issued by a carrier or a carriers agent, acknowledging receipt for carriage of goods specified therein on conditions stated or referred to in the document, enabling the carrier to issue a transport document.
Government contract	Document/message describing a contract with a government authority.
Grant	A document indicating the granting of funds.
Handling order	Document/message issued by a cargo handling organization (port administration, terminal operator, etc.) for the removal or other handling of goods under their care.
Healthcare discharge report, final	Final discharge report by healthcare provider.
Healthcare discharge report, preliminary	Preliminary discharge report by healthcare provider.
Hire invoice	Document/message for invoicing the hiring of human resources or renting goods or equipment.
Hire order	Document/message for hiring human resources or renting goods or equipment.
Horsemeat sanitary certificate	Document or message issued by the competent authority in the exporting country evidencing that horsemeat products comply with the requirements set by the importing country.
House bill of lading	The bill of lading issued not by the carrier but by the freight forwarder/consolidator known by the carrier.
House waybill	The document made out by an agent/consolidator which evidences the contract between the shipper and the agent/consolidator for the arrangement of carriage of goods.
Identification match	Message related to conducting a search for an identification match.
Identity card	Official document to identify a person.
Impending arrival	Notification of impending arrival details for vessel.
Implementation guideline	A document specifying the criterion and format for exchanging information in an electronic data interchange syntax.
Import licence	Document/message issued by the competent body in accordance with import regulations in force, by which authorization is granted to a named party to import either a limited quantity of designated articles or an unlimited quantity of such articles during a limited period, under conditions specified in the document.
Import licence, application for	Document/message in which an interested party applies to the competent body for authorization to import either a limited quantity of articles subject to import restrictions, or an unlimited quantity of such articles during a limited period, and specifies the kind of articles, their origin and value, etc.
Indefinite delivery definite quantity contract	A document indicating a contract calling for indefinite deliveries of definite quantities.
Indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract	A document indicating a contract calling for the indefinite deliveries of indefinite quantities of goods.
Industry superannuation contributions advice	Document/message providing contributions advice used for superannuation schemes which are industry wide.
Industry superannuation member maintenance message	Member maintenance message used for industry wide superannuation schemes.
Inedible sanitary certificate	Document or message issued by the competent authority in the exporting country evidencing that inedible products comply with the requirements set by the importing country.
Infrastructure condition	Information about components in an infrastructure.
Inland waterway bill of lading	Negotiable transport document made out to a named person, to order or to bearer, signed by the carrier and handed to the sender after receipt of the goods.
Inquiry	This is a request for information.
Inspection certificate	Document/message issued by a competent body evidencing that the goods described therein have been inspected in accordance with national or international standards, in conformity with legislation in the country in which the inspection is required, or as specified in the contract.
Inspection report	A message informing a party of the results of an inspection.
Inspection request	A message requesting a party to inspect items.
Instructions for bank transfer	Document/message containing instructions from a customer to his bank to pay an amount in a specified currency to a nominated party in another country by a method either specified (e.g. teletransmission, air mail) or left to the discretion of the bank.
Instruction to collect	A message instructing a party to collect goods.
Insurance certificate	Document/message issued to the insured certifying that insurance has been effected and that a policy has been issued. Such a certificate for a particular cargo is primarily used when good are insured under the terms of a floating or an open policy; at the request of the insured it can be exchanged for a policy.
Insurance declaration sheet (bordereau)	A document/message used when an insured reports to his insurer details of individual shipments which are covered by an insurance contract - an open cover or a floating policy - between the parties.
Insurance policy	Document/message issued by the insurer evidencing an agreement to insure and containing the conditions of the agreement concluded whereby the insurer undertakes for a specific fee to indemnify the insured for the losses arising out of the perils and accidents specified in the contract.
Insurer's invoice	Document/message issued by an insurer specifying the cost of an insurance which has been effected and claiming payment therefore.
Interim application for payment	Document/message containing a provisional assessment in support of a request for payment for completed work for a construction contract.
Intermediate handling cross docking despatch advice	Document by means of which the supplier or consignor informs the buyer, consignee or the distribution centre about the despatch of products which will be moved across a dock, de-consolidated and re-consolidated according to final delivery location requirements.
Intermediate handling cross docking order	An order requesting the supply of products which will be moved across a dock, de-consolidated and re-consolidated according to the final delivery location requirements.
Internal transport order	Document/message giving instructions about the transport of goods within an enterprise.
INTRASTAT declaration	Document/message in which a declarant provides information about goods required by the body responsible for the collection of trade statistics.
Inventory adjustment status report	A message detailing statuses related to the adjustment of inventory.
Inventory movement advice	Advice of inventory movements.
Inventory report	A message specifying information relating to held inventories.
Inventory status advice	Advice of stock on hand.
Invoicing data sheet	Document/message issued within an enterprise containing data about goods sold, to be used as the basis for the preparation of an invoice.
Items booked to a financial account report	A message reporting items which have been booked to a financial account.
Kanban schedule	Message to describe a Kanban schedule.
Lease invoice	Usage of INVOIC-message for goods in leasing contracts.
Lease order	Document/message for goods in leasing contracts.
Legal statement of an account	A statement of an account containing the booked items as in the ledger of the account servicing financial institution.
Letter of indemnity for non-surrender of bill of lading	Document/message issued by a commercial party or a bank of an insurance company accepting responsibility to the beneficiary of the indemnity in accordance with the terms thereof.
Letter of intent	Document/message by means of which a buyer informs a seller that the buyer intends to enter into contractual negotiations.
Life insurance payroll deductions advice	Payroll deductions advice used in the life insurance industry.
Listing statement of an account	A statement from the account servicing financial institution containing items pending to be booked.
Loadline document	Document specifying the limit of a ships legal submersion under various conditions.
Low value payment order(s)	The message contains low value payment order(s) only.
Make or buy plan	A document indicating a plan that identifies which items will be made and which items will be bought.
Manufacturing instructions	Document/message issued within an enterprise to initiate the manufacture of goods to be offered for sale.
Manufacturing specification	A document indicating the specification of how an item is to be manufactured.
Maritime declaration of health	Document certifying the health condition on board a vessel, valid to a specified date.
Master air waybill	Document/message made out by or on behalf of the agent/consolidator which evidences the contract between the agent/consolidator and carrier(s) for carriage of goods over routes of the carrier(s) for a consignment consisting of goods originated by more than one shipper (IATA).
Master bill of lading	A bill of lading issued by the master of a vessel (in actuality the owner or charterer of the vessel). It could cover a number of house bills.
Material inspection and receiving report	A report that is both an inspection report for materials and a receiving document.
Mate's receipt	Document/message issued by a ships officer to acknowledge that a specified consignment has been received on board a vessel, and the apparent condition of the goods; enabling the carrier to issue a Bill of lading.
Means of transport advice	Message reporting the means of transport used to carry goods or cargo.
Means of transportation availability information	Information giving the various availabilities of a means of transportation.
Means of transportation schedule information	Information giving the various schedules of a means of transportation.
Meat and meat by-products sanitary certificate	Document or message issued by the competent authority in the exporting country evidencing that meat or meat by- products comply with the requirements set by the importing country.
Meat food products sanitary certificate	Document or message issued by the competent authority in the exporting country evidencing that meat food products comply with the requirements set by the importing country.
Message in development request	Requesting a Message in Development (MiD).
Metered services invoice	Document/message claiming payment for the supply of metered services (e.g., gas, electricity, etc.) supplied to a fixed meter whose consumption is measured over a period of time.
Metering point information response	Response to a request for information about a metering point.
Mill certificate	Certificate certifying a specific quality of agricultural products.
Modification of existing message	Requesting a change to an existing message.
Movement certificate A.TR.1	Specific form of transit declaration issued by the exporter (movement certificate).
Multidrop order	One purchase order that contains the orders of two or more vendors and the associated delivery points for each.
Multimodal/combined transport document (generic)	A transport document used when more than one mode of transportation is involved in the movement of cargo. It is a contract of carriage and receipt of the cargo for a multimodal transport. It indicates the place where the responsible transport company in the move takes responsibility for the cargo, the place where the responsibility of this transport company in the move ends and the conveyances involved.
Multimodal transport document (generic)	Document/message which evidences a multimodal transport contract, the taking in charge of the goods by the multimodal transport operator, and an undertaking by him to deliver the goods in accordance with the terms of the contract. (International Convention on Multimodal Transport of Goods).
Multiple direct debit	Document/message containing a direct debit to credit one or more accounts and to debit one or more debtors.
Multiple direct debit request	Document/message containing a direct debit request to credit one or more accounts and to debit one or more debtors.
Multiple payment order	Document/message containing a payment order to debit one or more accounts and to credit one or more beneficiaries.
Name/product plate	Plates on goods identifying and describing an article.
NATO transit document	Customs transit document for the carriage of shipments of the NATO armed forces under Customs supervision.
New code request	Requesting a new code.
New message request	Request for a new message (NMR).
Non-negotiable maritime transport document (generic)	Non-negotiable document which evidences a contract for the carriage of goods by sea and the taking over or loading of the goods by the carrier, and by which the carrier undertakes to deliver the goods to the consignee named in the document. E.g. Sea waybill. Remark: Synonymous with "straight" or "non-negotiable Bill of lading" used in certain countries, e.g. Canada.
Non-pre-authorised direct debit request(s)	The message contains non-pre-authorised direct debit request(s).
Non-pre-authorised direct debit(s)	The message contains non-pre-authorised direct debit(s).
Notice of circumstances preventing delivery (goods)	Request made by the carrier to the sender, or, as the case may be, the consignee, for instructions as to the disposal of the consignment when circumstances prevent delivery and the return of the goods has not been requested by the consignor in the transport document.
Notice of circumstances preventing transport (goods)	Request made by the carrier to the sender, or, the consignee as the case may be, for instructions as to the disposal of the goods when circumstances prevent transport before departure or en route, after acceptance of the consignment concerned.
Notice that circumstances prevent payment of delivered goods	Message used to inform a supplier that delivered goods cannot be paid due to circumstances which prevent payment.
Notification of balance responsible entity change	Notification of a change of balance responsible entity.
Notification of change of supplier	A notification of a change of supplier.
Notification of emergency shifting from the designated place in port	Document to notify shifting from designated place in port once secured at the designated place.
Notification of meter change	Notification about the change of a meter.
Notification of metering point identification change	Notification of the change of metering point identification.
Notification of usage of berth or mooring facilities	Document to notify usage of berth or mooring facilities.
Notification to grid operator of contract termination	Notification to the grid operator regarding the termination of a contract.
Notification to grid operator of metering point changes	Notification to the grid operator about changes regarding a metering point.
Notification to supplier of contract termination	Notification to the supplier regarding the termination of a contract.
Notification to supplier of metering point changes	Notification to the supplier about changes regarding a metering point.
Offer/quotation	Document/message which , with a view to concluding a contract, sets out the conditions under which the goods are offered.
Operating instructions	Document/message describing instructions for operation.
Optical Character Reading (OCR) payment	Payment effected by an Optical Character Reading (OCR) document.
Order	Document/message by means of which a buyer initiates a transaction with a seller involving the supply of goods or services as specified, according to conditions set out in an offer, or otherwise known to the buyer.
Order status enquiry	A message enquiring the status of previously sent orders.
Order status report	A message reporting the status of previously sent orders.
Package response (Customs)	Package response message to permit the transfer of data from Customs to the transmitter of the previous message.
Packing instructions	Document/message within an enterprise giving instructions on how goods are to be packed.
Packing list	Document/message specifying the distribution of goods in individual packages (in trade environment the despatch advice message is used for the packing list).
Partial invoice	Document/message specifying details of an incomplete invoice.
Party credit information	Document/message providing data concerning the credit information of a party.
Party information	Document/message providing basic data concerning a party.
Party payment behaviour information	Document/message providing data concerning the payment behaviour of a party.
Passenger list	Declaration to Customs regarding passengers aboard the conveyance; equivalent to IMO FAL 6.
Passport	An official document giving permission to travel in foreign countries.
Payment bond	A document that guarantees the payment of monies.
Payment card	The document is a credit, guarantee or charge card.
Payment order	Document/message containing information needed to initiate the payment. It may cover the financial settlement for one or more commercial trade transactions. A payment order is an instruction to the ordered bank to arrange for the payment of one specified amount to the beneficiary.
Payment or performance bond	A document indicating a bond that guarantees the payment of monies or a performance.
Payment request for completed units	A request for payment for completed units.
Payment valuation	Document/message establishing the financial elements of a situation of works.
Payment valuation for unscheduled items	A payment valuation for unscheduled items.
Performance bond	A document that guarantees performance.
Pharmaceutical sanitary certificate	Document or message issued by the competent authority in the exporting country evidencing that pharmaceutical products comply with the requirements set by the importing country.
Phytosanitary certificate	Document/message issued by the competent body in the exporting country evidencing that plants, fruit, or vegetables are free from disease and fit for consumption and giving details on fumigation or other treatment to which they may have been subjected.
Pick-up notice	Notice specifying the pick-up of released cargo or containers from a certain address.
Plan for provision of health service	Document containing a plan for provision of health service.
Port authority waste disposal report	Document/message sent by a port authority to another port authority for reporting information on waste disposal.
Port charges documents	Documents/messages specifying services rendered, storage and handling costs, demurrage and other charges due to the owner of goods described therein.
Post receipt	Document/message which evidences the transport of goods by post (e.g. mail, parcel, etc.).
Poultry sanitary certificate	Document or message issued by the competent authority in the exporting country evidencing that poultry products comply with the requirements set by the importing country.
Preadvice of a credit	Preadvice indicating a credit to happen in the future.
Pre-authorised direct debit request(s)	The message contains pre-authorised direct debit request(s).
Pre-authorised direct debit(s)	The message contains pre-authorised direct debit(s).
Preference certificate of origin	Document/message describing a certificate of origin meeting the requirements for preferential treatment.
Preliminary credit assessment	Document/message issued either by a factor to indicate his preliminary credit assessment on a buyer, or by a seller to request a factors preliminary credit assessment on a buyer.
Preliminary sales report	Preliminary sales report sent before all the information is available.
Pre-packed cross docking despatch advice	Document by means of which the supplier or consignor informs the buyer, consignee or distribution centre about the despatch of products packed according to the final delivery point requirements which will be moved across a dock in a distribution centre without further handling.
Pre-packed cross docking order	An order requesting the supply of products packed according to the final delivery point which will be moved across a dock in a distribution centre without further handling.
Prepayment invoice	An invoice to pay amounts for goods and services in advance; these amounts will be subtracted from the final invoice.
Prescription	Instructions for the dispensing and use of medicine or remedy.
Prescription dispensing report	Document containing information of products dispensed according to a prescription.
Prescription request	Request to issue a prescription for medicine or remedy.
Previous Customs document/message	Indication of the previous Customs document/message concerning the same transaction.
Priced alternate tender bill of quantity	A priced tender based upon an alternate specification.
Priced tender BOQ	Document/message providing a detailed, quantity based specification, updated with prices to form a tender submission for a construction contract. BOQ means: Bill of quantity.
Price negotiation result	A document providing the result of price negotiations.
Price/sales catalogue	A document/message to enable the transmission of information regarding pricing and catalogue details for goods and services offered by a seller to a buyer.
Price/sales catalogue response	A document providing a response to a previously sent price/sales catalogue.
Price variation invoice	An invoice which requests payment for the difference in price between an original invoice and the result of the application of a price variation formula.
Process data report	Reports on events during production process.
Product data message	A message to submit master data, a set of data that is rarely changed, to identify and describe products a supplier offers to their (potential) customer or buyer.
Product performance report	Report specifying the performance values of products.
Product specification report	Report providing specification values of products.
Proforma invoice	Document/message serving as a preliminary invoice, containing - on the whole - the same information as the final invoice, but not actually claiming payment.
Progressive discharge report	Document or message progressively issued by the container terminal operator in charge of discharging a vessel identifying containers that have been discharged from a specific vessel at that point in time.
Project master plan	A high level, all encompassing master plan to complete a project.
Project master schedule	A high level, all encompassing master schedule of activities to complete a project.
Project plan	A plan for project work to be completed.
Project planning available resources	Available resources for project planning purposes.
Project planning calendar	Work calendar information for project planning purposes.
Project production plan	A project plan for the production of goods.
Project recovery plan	A project plan for recovery after a delay or problem resolution.
Project schedule	A schedule of project activities to be completed.
Promissory note	Document/message, issued and signed in conformity with the applicable legislation, which contains an unconditional promise whereby the maker undertakes to pay a definite sum of money to the payee or to his order, on demand or at a definite time, against the surrender of the document itself.
Provisional payment valuation	Document/message establishing a provisional payment valuation.
Purchase order	Document/message issued within an enterprise to initiate the purchase of articles, materials or services required for the production or manufacture of goods to be offered for sale or otherwise supplied to customers.
Purchase order change request	Change to an purchase order already sent.
Purchase order response	Response to an purchase order already received.
Purchasing specification	A document indicating a specification used to purchase an item.
Quality data message	Usage of QALITY-message.
Quantity valuation	Document/message providing a confirmed assessment, by quantity, of the completed work for a construction contract.
Quantity valuation request	Document/message providing an initial assessment, by quantity, of the completed work for a construction contract.
Query	Request information based on defined criteria.
Quota prior allocation certificate	Document/message issued by the competent body for prior allocation of a quota.
Rail consignment note (generic term)	Transport document constituting a contract for the carriage of goods between the sender and the carrier (the railway). For international rail traffic, this document must conform to the model prescribed by the international conventions concerning carriage of goods by rail, e.g. CIM Convention, SMGS Convention.
Ready for despatch advice	Document/message issued by a supplier informing a buyer that goods ordered are ready for despatch.
Ready for transshipment despatch advice	Document to advise that the goods ordered are ready for transshipment.
Reassignment	Document/message issued by a factor to a seller or to another factor to reassign an invoice or credit note previously assigned to him.
Receipt (Customs)	Receipt for Customs duty/tax/fee paid.
Recharging document	Fictitious transport document regarding a previous transport, enabling a carriers agent to give to another carriers agent (in a different country) the possibility to collect charges relating to the original transport (rail environment).
Reefer connection order	Order to connect a reefer container to a reefer point.
Regional appellation certificate	Certificate drawn up in accordance with the rules laid down by an authority or approved body, certifying that the goods described therein qualify for a designation specific to the given region (e.g. champagne, port wine, Parmesan cheese).
Registration change	Code specifying the modification of previously submitted registration information.
Registration document	An official document providing registration details.
Registration renewal	Code specifying the continued validity of previously submitted registration information.
Rejected direct debit(s)	The message contains rejected direct debit(s).
Related document	Document that has a relationship with the stated document/message.
Remittance advice	Document/message advising of the remittance of payment.
Repair order	Document/message to order repair of goods.
Report of transactions for information only	A message reporting transactions for information only.
Report of transactions which need further information from the receiver	A message reporting transactions which need further information from the receiver.
Request for an amendment of a documentary credit	Request for an amendment of a documentary credit.
Request for delivery instructions	Document/message issued by a supplier requesting instructions from the buyer regarding the details of the delivery of goods ordered.
Request for financial cancellation	The message is a request for financial cancellation.
Request for metering point information	Message to request information about a metering point.
Request for payment	Document/message issued by a creditor to a debtor to request payment of one or more invoices past due.
Request for provision of a health service	Document containing request for provision of a health service.
Request for quote	Document/message requesting a quote on specified goods or services.
Request for statistical data	Request for one or more items or data sets of statistical data.
Request for transfer	Document/message is a request for transfer.
Requirements contract	A document indicating a requirements contract that authorizes the filling of all purchase requirements during a specified contract period.
Re-sending consignment note	Rail consignment note prepared by the consignor for the facilitation of an eventual return to the origin of the goods.
Response to an amendment of a documentary credit	Response to an amendment of a documentary credit.
Response to a trade statistics message	Document/message in which the competent national authorities provide a declarant with an acceptance or a rejection about a received declaration for European statistical purposes.
Response to previous banking status message	A response to a previously sent banking status message.
Response to query	Document/message returned as an answer to a question.
Response to registration	Code specifying a response to an occurrence of a registration message.
Restow	Message/document identifying containers that have been unloaded and then reloaded onto the same means of transport.
Reversal of credit	Reversal of credit accounting entry by bank.
Reversal of debit	Reversal of debit accounting entry by bank.
Road consignment note	Transport document/message which evidences a contract between a carrier and a sender for the carriage of goods by road (generic term). Remark: For international road traffic, this document must contain at least the particulars prescribed by the convention on the contract for the international carriage of goods by road (CMR).
Road list-SMGS	Accounting document, one copy of which is drawn up for each consignment note; it accompanies the consignment over the whole route and is a rail transport document.
Rush order	Document/message for urgent ordering.
Safety and hazard data sheet	Document or message to supply advice on a dangerous or hazardous material to industrial customers so as to enable them to take measures to protect their employees and the environment from any potential harmful effects from these material.
Safety of equipment certificate	Document certifying the safety of a ships equipment to a specified date.
Safety of radio certificate	Document certifying the safety of a ships radio facilities to a specified date.
Safety of ship certificate	Document certifying a ships safety to a specified date.
Sample order	Document/message to order samples.
Sanitary certificate	Document/message issued by the competent authority in the exporting country evidencing that alimentary and animal products, including dead animals, are fit for human consumption, and giving details, when relevant, of controls undertaken.
Season ticket	A document giving access to a service for a determined period of time.
Sea waybill	Non-negotiable document which evidences a contract for the carriage of goods by sea and the taking over of the goods by the carrier, and by which the carrier undertakes to deliver the goods to the consignee named in the document.
Segment change request	Requesting a change to an existing segment.
Segment request	Request a new segment.
Self billed credit note	A document which indicates that the customer is claiming credit in a self billing environment.
Self-billed invoice	An invoice the invoicee is producing instead of the seller.
Sequenced delivery schedule	Message to describe a sequence of product delivery.
Service directory definition	Document/message defining the contents of a service directory set or parts thereof.
Settlement of a letter of credit	Settlement of a letter of credit.
Shipper's letter of instructions (air)	Document/message issued by a consignor in which he gives details of a consignment of goods that enables an airline or its agent to prepare an air waybill.
Shipping instructions	Document/message advising details of cargo and exporters requirements for its physical movement.
Shipping note	Document/message provided by the shipper or his agent to the carrier, multimodal transport operator, terminal or other receiving authority, giving information about export consignments offered for transport, and providing for the necessary receipts and declarations of liability. (Sometimes a multipurpose cargo handling document also fulfilling the functions of document 632, 633, 650 and 655).
Ship's stores declaration	Declaration to Customs regarding the contents of the ships stores (equivalent to IMO FAL 3) i.e. goods intended for consumption by passengers/crew on board vessels, aircraft or trains, whether or not sold or landed; goods necessary for operation/maintenance of conveyance, including fuel/lubricants, excluding spare parts/equipment (IMO).
Simple data element change request	Request a change to an existing simple data element.
Simple data element request	Requesting a new simple data element.
Single administrative document	A set of documents, replacing the various (national) forms for Customs declaration within the EC, implemented on 01-01-1988.
Spare parts order	Document/message to order spare parts.
Spot order	Document/message ordering the remainder of a productions batch.
Standing inquiry on product information	A product inquiry which stands until it is cancelled.
Standing order	An order to supply fixed quantities of products at fixed regular intervals.
Statement of account message	Usage of STATAC-message.
Statistical and other administrative internal documents	Documents/messages issued within an enterprise for the for the purpose of collection of production and other internal statistics, and for other administration purposes.
Statistical data	Transmission of one or more items of data or data sets.
Statistical definitions	Transmission of one or more statistical definitions.
Statistical document, export	Document/message in which an exporter provides information about exported goods required by the body responsible for the collection of international trade statistics.
Statistical document, import	Document/message describing an import document that is used for statistical purposes.
Status information	Information regarding the status of a related message.
Status report	Message covers information about the status.
Stores requisition	Document/message issued within an enterprise ordering the taking out of stock of goods.
Subcontractor plan	A document indicating a plan that identifies the manufacturers subcontracting strategy for a specific contract.
Substitute air waybill	A temporary air waybill which contains only limited information because of the absence of the original.
Summary sales report	Sales report containing summaries for several earlier sent sales reports.
Supplementary document for application for cargo of dangerous goods	Supplementary document to apply for cargo operation of dangerous goods.
Supplementary document for application for transport of dangerous goods	Supplementary document to apply for transport of dangerous goods.
Swap order	Document/message informing buyer or seller of the replacement of goods previously ordered.
Tanker bill of lading	Document which evidences a transport of liquid bulk cargo.
Task order	A document indicating an order that tasks a contractor to perform a specified function.
Tax calculation/confirmation response (Customs)	Tax calculation/confirmation response message to permit the transfer of data from Customs to the transmitter of the previous message.
Tax declaration (general)	Document/message containing a general tax declaration.
Tax declaration (value added tax)	Document/message in which an importer states the pertinent information required by the competent body for assessment of value-added tax.
Tax demand	Document/message containing the demand of tax.
Tax invoice	An invoice for tax purposes.
Tax notification	Used to specify that the message is a tax notification.
Test report	Report providing the results of a test session.
Through bill of lading	Bill of lading which evidences a contract of carriage from one place to another in separate stages of which at least one stage is a sea transit, and by which the issuing carrier accepts responsibility for the carriage as set forth in the through bill of lading.
TIF form	International Customs transit document by which the sender declares goods for carriage by rail in accordance with the provisions of the 1952 International Convention to facilitate the crossing of frontiers for goods carried by rail (TIF Convention of UIC).
TIR carnet	International Customs document (International Transit by Road), issued by a guaranteeing association approved by the Customs authorities, under the cover of which goods are carried, in most cases under Customs seal, in road vehicles and/or containers in compliance with the requirements of the Customs TIR Convention of the International Transport of Goods under cover of TIR Carnets (UN/ECE).
Tracking number assignment report	Report of assigned tracking numbers.
Trade data	Document/message is for trade data.
Transfrontier waste shipment authorization	Document containing the authorization from the relevant authority for the international carriage of waste. Syn: Transfrontier waste shipment permit.
Transfrontier waste shipment movement document	Document certified by the carriers and the consignee to be used for the international carriage of waste.
Transport cargo release order	Order to release cargo or items of transport equipment to a specified party.
Transport departure report	Report of the departure of a means of transport from a particular facility.
Transport discharge instruction	Instruction to unload specified cargo, containers or transport equipment from a means of transport.
Transport discharge report	Report on cargo, containers or transport equipment unloaded from a particular means of transport.
Transport emergency card	Official document specifying, for a given dangerous goods item, information such as nature of hazard, protective devices, actions to be taken in case of accident, spillage or fire and first aid to be given.
Transport empty equipment advice	Advice that an item or items of empty transport equipment are available for return.
Transport equipment acceptance order	Order to accept items of transport equipment which are to be delivered by an inland carrier (rail, road or barge) to a specified facility.
Transport equipment damage report	Report of damaged items of transport equipment that have been returned.
Transport equipment delivery notice	Notification regarding the delivery of transport equipment.
Transport equipment direct interchange report	Report on the movement of containers or other items of transport equipment being exchanged, establishing relevant rental periods.
Transport equipment empty release instruction	Instruction to release an item of empty transport equipment to a specified party or parties.
Transport equipment impending arrival advice	Advice that containers or other items of transport equipment may be expected to be delivered to a certain location.
Transport equipment maintenance and repair notice	Report of transport equipment which has been repaired or has had maintenance performed.
Transport equipment maintenance and repair work authorisation	Authorisation to have transport equipment repaired or to have maintenance performed.
Transport equipment maintenance and repair work estimate advice	Advice providing estimates of transport equipment maintenance and repair costs.
Transport equipment maintenance and repair work estimate order	Order to draw up an estimate of the costs of maintenance or repair of transport equipment.
Transport equipment movement instruction	Instruction to perform one or more different movements of transport equipment.
Transport equipment movement report	Report on one or more different movements of transport equipment.
Transport equipment off-hire report	Report on the movement of containers or other items of transport equipment to record physical movement activity and establish the end of a rental period.
Transport equipment off-hire request	Request to terminate the lease on an item of transport equipment at a specified time.
Transport equipment on-hire order	Order to release empty items of transport equipment for on-hire to a lessee, and authorising collection by or on behalf of a specified party.
Transport equipment on-hire report	Report on the movement of containers or other items of transport equipment to record physical movement activity and establish the beginning of a rental period.
Transport equipment on-hire request	Request for transport equipment to be made available for hire.
Transport equipment packing instruction	Instruction to pack cargo into a container or other item of transport equipment.
Transport equipment pick-up availability confirmation	Confirmation that an item of transport equipment is available for collection.
Transport equipment pick-up availability request	Request for confirmation that an item of transport equipment will be available for collection.
Transport equipment pick-up report	Report that an item of transport equipment has been collected.
Transport equipment profile report	Report on the profile of transport equipment.
Transport equipment shift report	Report on the movement of containers or other items of transport within a facility.
Transport equipment special service instruction	Instruction to perform a specified service or services on an item or items of transport equipment.
Transport equipment status change report	Report on one or more changes of status associated with an item or items of transport equipment.
Transport equipment stock report	Report on the number of items of transport equipment stored at one or more locations.
Transport equipment survey order	Order to perform a survey on specified items of transport equipment.
Transport equipment survey order response	Response to an order to conduct a survey of transport equipment.
Transport equipment survey report	Survey report of specified items of transport equipment.
Transport equipment unpacking instruction	Instruction to unpack specified cargo from specified containers or other items of transport equipment.
Transport equipment unpacking report	Report on the completion of unpacking specified containers or other items of transport equipment.
Transport loading instruction	Instruction to load cargo, containers or transport equipment onto a means of transport.
Transport loading report	Report on completion of loading cargo, containers or other transport equipment onto a means of transport.
Transport movement gate in report	Report on the inward movement of cargo, containers or other items of transport equipment which have been delivered to a facility by an inland carrier.
Transport movement gate out report	Report on the outward movement of cargo, containers or other items of transport equipment (either full or empty) which have been picked up by an inland carrier.
Transport status report	A message to report the transport status and/or change in the transport status (i.e. event) between agreed parties.
Transport status request	A message to request a transport status report (e.g. through the International multimodal status report message IFSTA).
Transshipment despatch advice	Document by means of which the supplier or consignor informs the buyer, consignee or the distribution centre about the despatch of goods for transshipment.
Travel ticket	The document is a ticket giving access to a travel service.
Treatment - nil outturn	No shortage, surplus or damaged outturn resulting from container vessel unpacking.
Treatment - personal effect	Cargo consists of personal effects.
Treatment - timber	Cargo consists of timber.
Treatment - time-up underbond	Movement type indicator: goods are moved under customs control for warehousing due to being time-up.
Treatment - underbond by sea	Movement type indicator: goods are to move by sea under customs control to a customs office where formalities will be completed.
Underbond approval	A message/document issuing Customs approval to move cargo from one Customs control point to another.
Underbond request	A Message/document requesting to move cargo from one Customs control point to another.
United Nations standard message request	Requesting a United Nations Standard Message (UNSM).
Universal (multipurpose) transport document	Document/message evidencing a contract of carriage covering the movement of goods by any mode of transport, or combination of modes, for national as well as international transport, under any applicable international convention or national law and under the conditions of carriage of any carrier or transport operator undertaking or arranging the transport referred to in the document.
Unpriced bill of quantity	Document/message providing a detailed, quantity based specification, issued in an unpriced form to invite tender prices.
Unship permit	A message or document issuing permission to unship cargo.
User directory definition	Document/message defining the contents of a user directory set or parts thereof.
Utilities time series message	The Utilities time series message is sent between responsible parties in a utilities infrastructure for the purpose of reporting time series and connected technical and/or administrative information.
Vaccination certificate	Official document proving immunisation against certain diseases.
Validated priced tender	A validated priced tender.
Value declaration	Document/message in which a declarant (importer) states the invoice or other price (e.g. selling price, price of identical goods), and specifies costs for freight, insurance and packing, etc., terms of delivery and payment, any relationship with the trading partner, etc., for the purpose of determining the Customs value of goods imported.
Vessel unpack report	A document code to indicate that the message being transmitted identifies all short and surplus cargoes off-loaded from a vessel at a specified discharging port.
Veterinary certificate	Document/message issued by the competent authority in the exporting country evidencing that live animals or birds are not infested or infected with disease, and giving details regarding their provenance, and of vaccinations and other treatment to which they have been subjected.
Visa	An endorsement on a passport or any other recognised travel document indicating that it has been examined and found correct, especially as permitting the holder to enter or leave a country.
Wage determination	A document indicating a determination of the wages to be paid.
Wagon report	Document which contains consignment information concerning the wagons and their lading in a case of a multiple wagon consignment.
Warehouse warrant	Negotiable receipt document, issued by a Warehouse Keeper to a person placing goods in a warehouse and conferring title to the goods stored.
Waste disposal report	Document/message sent by a shipping agent to an authority for reporting information on waste disposal.
Waybill	Non-negotiable document evidencing the contract for the transport of cargo.
Weight certificate	Certificate certifying the weight of goods.
Weight list	Document/message specifying the weight of goods.
Wine certificate	Certificate attesting to the quality, origin or appellation of wine.
Wool health certificate	Certificate attesting that wool is free from specified risks to human or animal health.
Written instructions in conformance with ADR article number 10385	Written instructions relating to dangerous goods and defined in the European Agreement of Dangerous Transport by Road known as ADR (Accord europeen relatif au transport international des marchandises Dangereuses par Route).

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