INTRO

EANCOM^® PART II		31.08.2000
IFTSTA	- Transport Status Message

1. Introduction

Status

MESSAGE TYPE	: IFTSTA
REFERENCE DIRECTORY	: D.96A
EANCOM^® SUBSET VERSION	: 003

Definition

A message to report the transport status and/or a change in the transport status (i.e. event) between agreed parties.

Principles

This message allows for the exchange of information regarding the status of the physical movement of consignments or goods at any point (in time or place) within the full transport chain.

A status message may be sent:

as the result of a request or requests for information regarding a consignment or consignments;

on a scheduled basis at predetermined times;

on the occurrence of a selected event or events;

on the occurrence of an exceptional event as agreed by the partners involved.

This message can relate to a status (or status’s) that has (or have) been reached in a transport chain. Additionally, the message may report an exceptional status and the reason for that exceptional status.

In addition to the main principles detailed above, a number of general principles also apply;

A consignment may contain several goods items.

A consignment is identified by a consignors reference number (code CU) in the CNI segment.

Goods items may or may not be containerized.

Goods items may be transported in one or more containers, and a single container may contain one or more goods items.

One goods item may be related to one or more customs tariff codes.

Goods items related to one customs tariff code may be carried in one or more containers.

Pre-carriage (advanced haulage) and/or on-carriage (destination haulage) of goods items or equipment within one booking or instruction may take place in different steps, each step specified with its own transport details group.

Transport devices, which have the ability of powered movement on their own, are specified in the transport details group. Other load or transport devices are specified as equipment.

Packaging for goods items can be expressed at up to three levels.

A goods item consists of one or more despatch units that adhere to the same package type and goods description.

A despatch unit is the unit of cargo that will be handled and to which an SSCC can be affixed.

A number of generic transport terms are used in this specification, to be described as:

CONSIGNEE
the organisation (party) which has the intention to receive the goods.

CONSIGNOR
the party ordering transport, orders a carrier to collect goods for transportation.

CONSIGNMENT
is a shipment from one or many despatch locations to one or many delivery locations for one consignor and one consignee.

CARRIER
the party contracted by the consignor or forwarder to transport goods.

DESPATCH LOCATION
the physical location from which goods for transport are shipped.

DELIVERY LOCATION
the physical location to which goods for transport are finally delivered.

EQUIPMENT
material resources necessary to facilitate the transport and handling of cargo. Transport equipment does under the given circumstances not have the ability to move by its own propulsion (e.g. sea container, trailer, unit load device, pallet).

FORWARDER
the party contracted by the consignor to arrange to have the goods transported.

GOODS ITEM
a collection of products normally grouped together for transport purposes, e.g. 12 pallets of foodstuffs.

LINE ITEM
a specific product identified and defined for trade purposes, e.g. a case of flour containing 24 packets of 250 grams.

MODE OF TRANSPORT
the method of transport used for the conveyance of goods or persons, e.g. by rail, by road, by sea.

MEANS OF TRANSPORT
the vehicle used for the transport of goods or persons, e.g. aircraft, truck, vessel.

PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE
the place at which the responsibility of the carrier starts.

PLACE OF DELIVERY
the place at which the responsibility of the carrier ends.

TYPE OF MEANS OF TRANSPORT
the type of vehicle used in the transport process, e.g. wide body, tank truck, passenger vessel.

TYPE OF EQUIPMENT
the type of material used, e.g. 40 feet container, four way pallet, mafi trailer.