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EDI 304 Shipping Instructions (Ocean)

Electronic ocean shipping instructions in the EDI ANSI X12 format, typically issued as addition to an EDI 300 Reservation/Booking Request (Ocean). These instructions contain the information necessary to prepare and distribute a contract of carriage such as an ocean bill of lading, sea waybill, and other shipping documents. It provides the shipping and financial information required by the Forwarder or customs broker to move cargo and provide the services requested.

Use Cases

The equivalent UN/EDIFACT format is IFTMIN

Copyright

ANSI X12 is Copyright ASC X12. EDI

Hierarchy

IDNameLevelx
X12ANSI ASC X122X12
304EDI 304 Shipping Instructions (Ocean)3304

Term(s)

IDNameClearx
CUSEXPEDIFACT Customs Express Consignment Declaration (CUSEXP)CUSEXP
IFTMINEDIFACT Instruction (IFTMIN)IFTMIN
IFTSTAEDIFACT Instruction (IFTSTA)IFTSTA
EDIElectronic Data InterchangeEDI
EDI 304 Shipping Instructions (Ocean) ANSI ASC X12 304 3 Shipping Instructions, Cancellation, Electronic, Data, Exchange, ANSI, EDI, X12, Standard, American, USA, Supply Chain, Automation The electronic shipping instructions message in the EDI ANSI X12 format