M20 Permit to Transfer Request Details

To provide Customs with Permit to Transfer details

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
M20-01
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
M2001 is used to identify the bill of lading issuer.
M20-02
Bill of Lading/Waybill Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
12
-
Identification number assigned to the shipment by the carrier or consolidator
M20-03
Equipment Initial
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
4
-
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number
M20-04
Equipment Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
10
-
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)
M20-05
Location Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
2
-
Code identifying type of location
M20-06
Location Identifier
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
30
-
Code which identifies a specific location
M20-07
Reference Identification Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
3
-
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
M20-08
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
30
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
M20-09
Free-form Description
String (AN)
Optional
1
45
-
Free-form descriptive text

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