X4 Customs Release Information

To identify items for release

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
X4-01
Bill of Lading/Waybill Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
12
-
Identification number assigned to the shipment by the carrier or consolidator.
X401 is the unique bill of lading number.
X4-02
Quantity
Decimal number (R)
Mandatory
1
15
-
Numeric value of quantity.
X402 is used for quantity released.
X4-03
Entry Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code defining the type of entry assigned by U.S. Customs.
X403 is used for quantity on the entry.
X4-04
Entry Number
String (AN)
Optional
1
15
-
Automated Commercial System Code Furnished by U.S. Customs Service
X4-05
Release Issue Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
6
6
-
Date that the authority for release of parts or material is issued.
X4-06
Time
Time (TM)
Conditional
4
8
-
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
X4-07
Disposition Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code advising the carrier or port authority about postings to a bill of lading.
X4-08
Bill of Lading/Waybill Number
String (AN)
Conditional
1
12
-
Identification number assigned to the shipment by the carrier or consolidator.
P0810: If either X4-08 or X4-10 is present, then the other is required
X408 is the unique bill of lading number for consolidated shipments.
X4-09
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
X409 is the unique bill of lading issuer code.
X4-10
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
X410 is the issuer code for the consolidated shipment.
X4-11
Equipment Initial
String (AN)
Optional
1
4
-
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number.
X4-12
Equipment Number
String (AN)
Optional
1
10
-
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).
X4-13
Location Identifier
String (AN)
Optional
1
30
-
Code which identifies a specific location.
X413 is the U.S. Customs district port of transaction. Use Census Schedule D.
X4-14
Location Identifier
String (AN)
Optional
1
30
-
Code which identifies a specific location.
X414 is the U.S. Customs Facilities Information and Resources Management System (FIRMS) code.
X4-15
Reference Number Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code qualifying the Reference Number.
R1516: At least one of X4-15 or X4-16 is required
X4-16
Reference Number
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
-
Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.
X4-17
Time Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time. Since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow.
C1706: If X4-17 is present, then X4-06 is required
X417 reflects the time zone which the time reflects.

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