| UNA | Service string advice To define the characters selected for use as delimiters and indicators in the rest of the interchange that follows. |
| UNB | Interchange header To start, identify and specify an interchange. |
| UNE | Functional group trailer To end and check the completeness of a functional group. |
| UNG | Functional group header To head, identify and specify a functional group. |
| UNH | Message header To head, identify and specify a message. |
| UNS | Section control To separate header, detail and summary sections of a message. |
| UNT | Message trailer To end and check the completeness of a message. |
| UNZ | Interchange trailer To end and check the completeness of an interchange. |