Shipping Container Identification Numbers Container identification numbers are transmitted in MAN segments within the appropriate packaging level (Shipment, Unit Load, Tare or Pack). The recommended ID is the human-readable interpretation of the UCC/EAN-128 Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC-18). When MAN01 contains code AA, MAN02 will contain the eighteen-character UCC/EAN-128 Serial Shipping Container Code which does not include the two-digit application … Read More →
856 Pick and Pack Hierarchical Structure The Pick and Pack structure should be used in a Pick and Pack order filling environment. Typically, when different SKUs are packed within the same physical shipping container [e.g., 48 men’s shirts in 3 colors and 4 sizes each (12 different U.P.C.s)], at least one packaging level must be … Read More →
REQDOC (REQUEST FOR DOCUMENT) SARS Explained The REQDOC message is used to request the last successful CUSRES of an entry. The LRN and or MRN must be provided in the REQDOC. A CUSRES will be sent to verify if the request can be fulfilled or not followed by the CUSRES in question if available. Note … Read More →
PRODAT (PRODUCT DATA) Message SARS Overview Tariffs are amended on a regular basis and get published in the Government Gazette. Agents then need to update their master files with the amended information in order to supply the correct tariff information on declarations. This is a time consuming, tedious capturing and checking effort. With the introduction … Read More →