| AAA | Goods description |
| [7002] Plain language description of the nature of the goods sufficient to identify them at the level required for banking, Customs, statistical or transport purposes, avoiding unnecessary detail (Generic term). |
| AAB | Terms of payments |
| [4276] Conditions of payment between the parties to a transaction (generic term). |
| AAC | Dangerous goods additional information |
| Additional information concerning dangerous goods. |
| AAD | Dangerous goods, technical name |
| 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. |
| AAE | Acknowledgement description |
| The content of an acknowledgement. |
| AAF | Rate additional information |
| Specific details applying to rates. |
| AAG | Party instructions |
| Indicates that the segment contains instructions to be passed on to the identified party. |
| AAH | Customs information |
| [4034] Information entered by Customs on the CIM. |
| AAI | General information |
| Self explanatory. |
| AAJ | Additional conditions of sale/purchase |
| Additional conditions specific to this order or project. |
| AAK | Price conditions |
| Information on the price conditions that are expected or given. |
| AAL | Goods dimensions in characters |
| Expression of a number in characters as length of ten meters. |
| AAM | Equipment re-usage restrictions |
| Technical or commercial reasons why a piece of equipment may not be re-used after the current transport terminates. |
| AAN | Handling restriction |
| Restrictions in handling depending on the technical characteristics of the piece of equipment or on the nature of the goods. |
| AAO | Error description (free text) |
| Error described by a free text. |
| AAP | Response (free text) |
| Free text of the response to a communication. |
| AAQ | Package content's description |
| Self explanatory. |
| AAR | Terms of delivery |
| (4053) Free text of the non Incoterms terms of delivery. For Incoterms, use: 4053. |
| AAS | Bill of lading remarks |
| Self explanatory. |
| AAT | Mode of settlement information |
| Free text information on an IATA Air Waybill to indicate means by which account is to be settled. |
| AAU | Consignment invoice information |
| Self explanatory. |
| AAV | Clearance invoice information |
| Self explanatory. |
| AAW | Letter of credit information |
| Self explanatory. |
| AAX | License information |
| Self explanatory. |
| AAY | Certification statements |
| Self explanatory. |
| AAZ | Additional export information |
| Self explanatory. |
| ABA | Tariff statements |
| Self explanatory. |
| ABC | Conditions of sale or purchase |
| Additional information regarding terms and conditions which apply to the transaction. |
| ABD | Nature of transaction |
| An indication for customs of the type of contract under which goods are supplied. |
| ABE | Additional terms and/or conditions (documentary credit) |
| Additional terms and/or conditions to the documentary credit. |
| ABF | Instructions or information about standby documentary credit |
| Instruction or information about a standby documentary credit. |
| ABG | Instructions or information about partial shipment(s) |
| Instructions or information about partial shipment(s). |
| ABH | Instructions or information about transhipment(s) |
| Instructions or information about transhipment(s). |
| ABI | Additional handling instructions documentary credit |
| Additional handling instructions for a documentary credit. |
| ABJ | Domestic routing information |
| Self explanatory. |
| ABK | Chargeable category of equipment |
| Equipment types are coded by category for financial purposes. |
| ABL | Government information |
| Self explanatory. |
| ABM | Onward routing information |
| Self explanatory. |
| ABN | Accounting information |
| Self explanatory. |
| ABO | Discrepancy information |
| Free text or coded information to indicate a specific discrepancy. |
| ABP | Confirmation instructions |
| Documentary credit confirmation instructions. |
| ABQ | Method of issuance |
| Method of issuance of documentary credit. |
| ABR | Documents delivery instructions |
| Delivery instructions for documents required under a documentary credit. |
| ABS | Additional conditions |
| Additional conditions to the issuance of a documentary credit. |
| ABT | Information/instructions about additional amounts covered |
| Additional amounts information/instruction. |
| ABU | Deferred payment termed additional |
| Additional terms concerning deferred payment. |
| ABV | Acceptance terms additional |
| Additional terms concerning acceptance. |
| ABW | Negotiation terms additional |
| Additional terms concerning negotiation. |
| ABX | Document name and documentary requirements |
| Document name and documentary requirements. |
| ABY | Regulatory information |
| The free text contains information for regulatory authority. |
| ABZ | Instructions/information about revolving documentary credit |
| Instructions/information about a revolving documentary credit. |
| ACA | Documentary requirements |
| Specification of the documentary requirements. |
| ACB | Additional information |
| Self explanatory. |
| ACC | Factor assignment clause |
| Assignment based on an agreement between seller and factor. |
| ACD | Reason |
| Reason for a request or response. |
| ACE | Dispute |
| A notice, usually from buyer to seller, that something was found wrong with goods delivered or the services rendered, or with the related invoice. |
| ACF | Additional attribute information |
| The text refers to information about an additional attribute not otherwise specified. |
| ACG | Absence declaration |
| A declaration on the reason of the absence. |
| ACH | Aggregation statement |
| A statement on the way a specific variable or set of variables has been aggregated. |
| ACI | Compilation statement |
| A statement on the compilation status of an array or other set of figures or calculations. |
| ACJ | Definitional exception |
| An exception to the agreed definition of a term, concept, formula or other object. |
| ACK | Privacy statement |
| A statement on the privacy or confidential nature of an object. |
| ACL | Quality statement |
| A statement on the quality of an object. |
| ACM | Statistical description |
| The description of a statistical object such as a value list, concept, or structure definition. |
| ACN | Statistical definition |
| The definition of a statistical object such as a value list, concept, or structure definition. |
| ACO | Statistical name |
| The name of a statistical object such as a value list, concept or structure definition. |
| ACP | Statistical title |
| The title of a statistical object such as a value list, concept, or structure definition. |
| ACQ | Off-dimension information |
| Information relating to differences between the actual transport dimensions and the normally applicable dimensions. |
| ACR | Unexpected stops information |
| Information relating to unexpected stops during a conveyance. |
| ACS | Principles |
| Text subject is principles section of the UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized message and directories documentation. |
| ACT | Terms and definition |
| Text subject is terms and definition section of the UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized message and directories documentation. |
| ACU | Segment name |
| Text subject is segment name. |
| ACV | Simple data element name |
| Text subject is name of simple data element. |
| ACW | Scope |
| Text subject is scope section of the UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized message and directories documentation. |
| ACX | Message type name |
| Text subject is name of message type. |
| ACY | Introduction |
| Text subject is introduction section of the UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized message and directories documentation. |
| ACZ | Glossary |
| Text subject is glossary section of the UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized message and directories documentation. |
| ADA | Functional definition |
| Text subject is functional definition section of the UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized message and directories documentation. |
| ADB | Examples |
| Text subject is examples as given in the example(s) section of the UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized message and directories documentation. |
| ADC | Cover page |
| Text subject is cover page of the UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized message and directories documentation. |
| ADD | Dependency (syntax) notes |
| Denotes that the associated text is a dependency (syntax) note. |
| ADE | Code value name |
| Text subject is name of code value. |
| ADF | Code list name |
| Text subject is name of code list. |
| ADG | Clarification of usage |
| Text subject is an explanation of the intended usage of a segment or segment group. |
| ADH | Composite data element name |
| Text subject is name of composite data element. |
| ADI | Field of application |
| Text subject is field of application of the UN/EDIFACT rules for presentation of standardized message and directories documentation. |
| ADJ | Type of assets and liabilities |
| Information describing the type of assets and liabilities. |
| ADK | Promotion information |
| The text contains information about a promotion. |
| ADL | Meter condition |
| Description of the condition of a meter. |
| ADM | Meter reading information |
| Information related to a particular reading of a meter. |
| ADN | Type of transaction reason |
| Information describing the type of the reason of transaction. |
| ADO | Type of survey question |
| Type of survey question. |
| ADP | Carrier's agent counter information |
| Information for use at the counter of the carrier's agent. |
| ADQ | Description of work item on equipment |
| Description or code for the operation to be executed on the equipment. |
| ADR | Message definition |
| Text subject is message definition. |
| ADS | Booked item information |
| Information pertaining to a booked item. |
| ADT | Source of document |
| Text subject is source of document. |
| ADU | Note |
| Text subject is note. |
| ADV | Fixed part of segment clarification text |
| Text subject is fixed part of segment clarification text. |
| ADW | Characteristics of goods |
| Description of the characteristics of goods in addition to the description of the goods [7002]. |
| ADX | Additional discharge instructions |
| Special discharge instructions concerning the goods. |
| ADY | Container stripping instructions |
| Instructions regarding the stripping of container(s). |
| ADZ | CSC (Container Safety Convention) plate information |
| Information on the CSC (Container Safety Convention) plate that is attached to the container. |
| AEA | Cargo remarks |
| Additional remarks concerning the cargo. |
| AEB | Temperature control instructions |
| Instruction regarding the temperature control of the cargo. |
| AEC | Text refers to expected data |
| Remarks refer to data that was expected. |
| AED | Text refers to received data |
| Remarks refer to data that was received. |
| AEE | Section clarification text |
| Text subject is section clarification text. |
| AEF | Information to the beneficiary |
| Information given to the beneficiary. |
| AEG | Information to the applicant |
| Information given to the applicant. |
| AEH | Instructions to the beneficiary |
| Instructions made to the beneficiary. |
| AEI | Instructions to the applicant |
| Instructions given to the applicant. |
| AEJ | Controlled atmosphere |
| Information about the controlled atmosphere. |
| AEK | Take off annotation |
| Additional information in plain text to support a take off annotation. Taking off is the process of assessing the quantity work from extracting the measurement from construction documentation. |
| AEL | Price variation narrative |
| Additional information in plain language to support a price variation. |
| AEM | Documentary credit amendment instructions |
| Documentary credit amendment instructions. |
| AEN | Standard method narrative |
| Additional information in plain language to support a standard method. |
| AEO | Project narrative |
| Additional information in plain language to support the project. |
| AEP | Radioactive goods, additional information |
| Additional information related to radioactive goods. |
| AEQ | Bank-to-bank information |
| Information given from one bank to another. |
| AER | Reimbursement instructions |
| Instructions given for reimbursement purposes. |
| AES | Reason for amending a message |
| Identification of the reason for amending a message. |
| AET | Instructions to the paying and/or accepting and/or negotiating bank |
| Instructions to the paying and/or accepting and/or negotiating bank. |
| AEU | Interest instructions |
| Instructions given about the interest. |
| AEV | Agent commission |
| Instructions about agent commission. |
| AEW | Remitting bank instructions |
| Instructions to the remitting bank. |
| AEX | Instructions to the collecting bank |
| Instructions to the bank, other than the remitting bank, involved in processing the collection. |
| AEY | Collection amount instructions |
| Instructions about the collection amount. |
| AEZ | Internal auditing information |
| Text relating to internal auditing information. |
| AFA | Constraint |
| Denotes that the associated text is a constraint. |
| AFB | Comment |
| Denotes that the associated text is a comment. |
| AFC | Semantic note |
| Denotes that the associated text is a semantic note. |
| AFD | Help text |
| Denotes that the associated text is an item of help text. |
| AFE | Legend |
| Denotes that the associated text is a legend. |
| AFF | Batch code structure |
| A description of the structure of a batch code. |
| AFG | Product application |
| A general description of the application of a product. |
| AFH | Customer complaint |
| Complaint of customer. |
| AFI | Probable cause of fault |
| The probable cause of fault. |
| AFJ | Defect description |
| Description of the defect. |
| AFK | Repair description |
| The description of the work performed during the repair. |
| AFL | Review comments |
| Comments relevant to a review. |
| AFM | Title |
| Denotes that the associated text is a title. |
| AFN |
| Description of amount |
| An amount description in clear text. |
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| AFO |
| Responsibilities |
| Information describing the responsibilities. |
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| AFP |
| Supplier |
| Information concerning suppliers. |
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| AFQ |
| Purchase region |
| Information concerning the region(s) where purchases are made. |
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| AFR |
| Affiliation |
| Information concerning an association of one party with another party(ies). |
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| AFS |
| Borrower |
| Information concerning the borrower. |
|
| AFT |
| Line of business |
| Information concerning an entity's line of business. |
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| AFU |
| Financial institution |
| Description of financial institution(s) used by an entity. |
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| AFV |
| Business founder |
| Information about the business founder. |
|
| AFW |
| Business history |
| Description of the business history. |
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| AFX |
| Banking arrangements |
| Information concerning the general banking arrangements. |
|
| AFY |
| Business origin |
| Description of the business origin. |
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| AFZ |
| Brand names' description |
| Description of the entity's brands. |
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| AGA |
| Business financing details |
| Details about the financing of the business. |
|
| AGB |
| Competition |
| Information concerning an entity's competition. |
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| AGC |
| Construction process details |
| Details about the construction process. |
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| AGD |
| Construction specialty |
| Information concerning the line of business of a construction entity. |
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| AGE |
| Contract information |
| Details about contract(s). |
|
| AGF |
| Corporate filing |
| Details about a corporate filing. |
|
| AGG |
| Customer information |
| Description of customers. |
|
| AGH |
| Copyright notice |
| Information concerning the copyright notice. |
|
| AGI |
| Contingent debt |
| Details about the contingent debt. |
|
| AGJ |
| Conviction details |
| Details about the law or penal codes that resulted in conviction. |
|
| AGK |
| Equipment |
| Description of equipment. |
|
| AGL |
| Workforce description |
| Comments about the workforce. |
|
| AGM |
| Exemption |
| Description about exemptions. |
|
| AGN |
| Future plans |
| Information on future plans. |
|
| AGO |
| Interviewee conversation information |
| Information concerning the interviewee conversation. |
|
| AGP |
| Intangible asset |
| Description of intangible asset(s). |
|
| AGQ |
| Inventory |
| Description of the inventory. |
|
| AGR |
| Investment |
| Description of the investments. |
|
| AGS |
| Intercompany relations information |
| Description of the intercompany relations. |
|
| AGT |
| Joint venture |
| Description of the joint venture. |
|
| AGU |
| Loan |
| Description of a loan. |
|
| AGV |
| Long term debt |
| Description of the long term debt. |
|
| AGW |
| Location |
| Description of a location. |
|
| AGX |
| Current legal structure |
| Details on the current legal structure. |
|
| AGY |
| Marital contract |
| Details on a marital contract. |
|
| AGZ |
| Marketing activities |
| Information concerning marketing activities. |
|
| AHA |
| Merger |
| Description of a merger. |
|
| AHB |
| Marketable securities |
| Description of the marketable securities. |
|
| AHC |
| Business debt |
| Description of the business debt(s). |
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| AHD |
| Original legal structure |
| Information concerning the original legal structure. |
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| AHE |
| Employee sharing arrangements |
| Information describing how a company uses employees from another company. |
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| AHF |
| Organization details |
| Description about the organization of a company. |
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| AHG |
| Public record details |
| Information concerning public records. |
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| AHH |
| Price range |
| Information concerning the price range of products made or sold. |
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| AHI |
| Qualifications |
| Information on the accomplishments fitting a party for a position. |
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| AHJ |
| Registered activity |
| Information concerning the registered activity. |
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| AHK |
| Criminal sentence |
| Description of the sentence imposed in a criminal proceeding. |
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| AHL |
| Sales method |
| Description of the selling means. |
|
| AHM |
| Educational institution information |
| Free form description relating to the school(s) attended. |
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| AHN |
| Status details |
| Describes the status details. |
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| AHO |
| Sales |
| Description of the sales. |
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| AHP |
| Spouse information |
| Information about the spouse. |
|
| AHQ |
| Educational degree information |
| Details about the educational degree received from a school. |
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| AHR |
| Shareholding information |
| General description of shareholding. |
|
| AHS |
| Sales territory |
| Information on the sales territory. |
|
| AHT |
| Accountant's comments |
| Comments made by an accountant regarding a financial statement. |
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| AHU |
| Exemption law location |
| Description of the exemption provided to a location by a law. |
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| AHV |
| Share classifications |
| Information about the classes or categories of shares. |
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| AHW |
| Forecast |
| Description of a prediction. |
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| AHX |
| Event location |
| Description of the location of an event. |
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| AHY |
| Facility occupancy |
| Information related to occupancy of a facility. |
|
| AHZ |
| Import and export details |
| Specific information provided about the importation and exportation of goods. |
|
| AIA |
| Additional facility information |
| Additional information about a facility. |
|
| AIB |
| Inventory value |
| Description of the value of inventory. |
|
| AIC |
| Education |
| Description of the education of a person. |
|
| AID |
| Event |
| Description of a thing that happens or takes place. |
|
| AIE |
| Agent |
| Information about agents the entity uses. |
| ALC | Allowance/charge information |
| Information referring to allowance/charge. |
| ALL | All documents |
| The note implies to all documents. |
| ARR | Arrival conditions |
| Conditions under which arrival takes place. |
| AUT | Authentication |
| Name, code, password etc. given for authentication purposes. |
| BLC | Bill of lading clause |
| Clause on the bill of lading regarding the cargo being shipped. |
| BLR | Transport document remarks |
| Remarks concerning the complete consignment to be printed on the bill of lading. |
| CCI | Customs clearance instructions |
| Any coded or clear instruction agreed by customer and carrier regarding the declaration of the goods. |
| CEX | Customs clearance instructions export |
| Any coded or clear instruction agreed by customer and carrier regarding the export declaration of the goods. |
| CHG | Change information |
| Note contains change information. |
| CIP | Customs clearance instruction import |
| Any coded or clear instruction agreed by customer and carrier regarding the import declaration of the goods. |
| CLP | Clearance place requested |
| Name of the place where Customs clearance is asked to be executed as requested by the consignee/consignor. |
| CLR | Loading remarks |
| Instructions concerning the loading of the container. |
| COI | Order information |
| Additional information related to an order. |
| CUR | Customer remarks |
| Remarks from or for a supplier of goods or services. |
| CUS | Customs declaration information |
| Note contains customs declaration information. |
| DAR | Damage remarks |
| Remarks concerning damage on the cargo. |
| DCL | Declaration |
| [4020] Text of a declaration made by the issuer of the document (CIM 12). |
| DEL | Delivery information |
| Information about delivery. |
| DIN | Delivery instructions |
| Instructions regarding the delivery of the cargo. |
| DOC | Documentation instructions |
| Self explanatory. |
| DUT | Duty declaration |
| Self explanatory. |
| EUR | Effective used routing |
| Physical route effectively used for the movement of the means of transport. |
| FBC | First block to be printed on the transport contract |
| Self explanatory. |
| GBL | Government bill of lading information |
| Free text information on a transport document to indicate payment information by Government Bill of Lading. |
| GEN | Entire transaction set |
| Note is general in nature, applies to entire transaction segment. |
| GS7 | Further information concerning GGVS par. 7 |
| Special permission for road transport of certain goods in the German dangerous goods regulation for road transport. |
| HAN | Handling instructions |
| [4078] Instructions on how specified goods, packages or containers should be handled. |
| HAZ | Hazard information |
| Self explanatory. |
| ICN | Information for consignee |
| [4070] Any remark given for the information of the consignee (CIM 21). |
| IIN | Insurance instructions |
| Instructions regarding the cargo insurance. |
| IMI | Invoice mailing instructions |
| Instructions as to which freight and charges components have to be mailed to whom. |
| IND | Commercial invoice item description |
| Free text describing goods on a commercial invoice line. |
| INS | Insurance information |
| Specific note contains insurance information. |
| INV | Invoice instruction |
| Note contains invoice instructions. |
| IRP | Information for railway purpose |
| [4090] Date entered by railway stations when required, e.g. specified trains, additional sheets for freight calculations, special measures, etc. (CIM 8). |
| ITR | Inland transport details |
| Information concerning the pre-carriage to the port of discharge if by other means than a vessel. |
| ITS | Testing instructions |
| Instructions regarding the testing that is required to be carried out on the items in the transaction. |
| LIN | Line item |
| Note contains line item information. |
| LOI | Loading instruction |
| Instructions where specified packages or containers are to be loaded on a means of transport. |
| MCO | Miscellaneous charge order |
| Free text accounting information on an IATA Air Waybill to indicate payment information by Miscellaneous charge order. |
| MKS | Additional marks/numbers information |
| Self explanatory. |
| ORI | Order instruction |
| Free text contains order instructions. |
| OSI | Other service information |
| General information created by the sender of general or specific value. |
| PAC | Packing/marking information |
| Information regarding the packaging and/or marking of goods. |
| PAI | Payment instructions information |
| The free text contains payment instructions information relevant to the message. |
| PAY | Payables information |
| Note contains payables information. |
| PKG | Packaging information |
| Note contains packaging information. |
| PKT | Packaging terms information |
| Self explanatory. |
| PMD | Payment detail/remittance information |
| The free text contains payment details. |
| PMT | Payment information |
| Note contains payments information. |
| PRD | Product information |
| Self explanatory. |
| PRF | Price calculation formula |
| Additional information regarding the price formula used for calculating the item price. |
| PRI | Priority information |
| Note contains priority information. |
| PUR | Purchasing information |
| Note contains purchasing information. |
| QIN | Quarantine instructions |
| Instructions regarding quarantine, i.e. the period during which an arriving vessel, including its equipment, cargo, crew or passengers, suspected to carry or carrying a contagious disease is detained in strict isolation to prevent the spread of such a disease. |
| QQD | Quality demands/requirements |
| Specification of the quality/performance expectations or standards to which the items must conform. |
| QUT | Quotation instruction/information |
| Note contains quotation information. |
| RAH | Risk and handling information |
| Information concerning risks induced by the goods and/or handling instruction. |
| REG | Regulatory information |
| The free text contains information for regulatory authority. |
| RET | Return to origin information |
| Free text information on an IATA Air Waybill to indicate consignment returned because of non delivery. |
| REV | Receivables |
| Description to be provided. |
| RQR | Requested routes/routing instructions |
| [3074] Names of places via which the consignor requests a consignment to be routed. |
| RQT | Tariffs and route requested |
| [4120] Stipulation of the tariffs to be applied showing, where applicable, special-agreement numbers or references; indication of routes by frontier points or by frontier stations and, when necessary, by transit stations between. |
| SAF | Safety information |
| Self explanatory. |
| SIC | Sender's instruction to carrier |
| [4284] Instructions given and declarations made by the sender to the carrier concerning Customs, insurance, and other formalities. |
| SIN | Special instructions |
| Special instructions like licence no, high value, handle with care, glass. |
| SLR | Ship line requested |
| Shipping line requested to be used for traffic between European continent and U.K. for Ireland. |
| SPA | Special permission for transport, generally |
| Statement that a special permission has been obtained for the transport (and/or routing) in general, and reference to such permission. |
| SPG | Special permission concerning the goods to be transported |
| Statement that a special permission has been obtained for the transport (and/or routing) of the goods specified, and reference to such permission. |
| SPH | Special handling |
| Note contains special handling information. |
| SPP | Special permission concerning package |
| Statement that a special permission has been obtained for the packaging, and reference to such permission. |
| SPT | Special permission concerning transport means |
| Statement that a special permission has been obtained for the use of the means transport, and reference to such permission. |
| SRN | Subsidiary risk number (IATA/DGR) |
| Number(s) of subsidiary risks, induced by the goods, according to the valid classification. |
| SSR | Special service request |
| Request for a special service concerning the transport of the goods. |
| SUR | Supplier remarks |
| Remarks from or for a supplier of goods or services. |
| TCA | Tariff and class applied |
| [5430] Specification of tariff applied (CIM 55). |
| TDT | Transport details remarks |
| Additional information related to transport details. |
| TRA | Transportation information |
| General information regarding the transport of the cargo. |
| TRR | Requested tariff |
| Stipulation of the tariffs to be applied showing, where applicable, special agreement numbers or references. |
| TXD | Tax declaration |
| Description to be provided. |
| WHI | Warehouse instruction/information |
| Note contains warehouse information. |
| ZZZ | Mutually defined |
| Note contains information mutually defined by trading partners. |
