L13 Commodity Details

To specify the commodity details

Position: L13-01 · Element: 23 · Name: Commodity Code Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the commodity coding system used for Commodity Code

Position: L13-02 · Element: 22 · Name: Commodity Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Code describing a commodity or group of commodities

Position: L13-03 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: L13-04 · Element: 380 · Name: Quantity · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: 1

Numeric value of quantity

Position: L13-05 · Element: 522 · Name: Amount Qualifier Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code to qualify amount

Position: L13-06 · Element: 782 · Name: Monetary Amount · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 18 · Repeat: 1

Monetary amount

Position: L13-07 · Element: 554 · Name: Assigned Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 6 · Repeat: 1

Number assigned for differentiation within a transaction set

L1307 is a sequential control number assigned by the sender. It must be unique within a statistical month.

Position: L13-08 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

P0809: If either L13-08 or L13-09 is present, then the other is required

Position: L13-09 · Element: 380 · Name: Quantity · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: 1

Numeric value of quantity

Position: L13-10 · Element: 188 · Name: Weight Unit Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the weight unit

P1011: If either L13-10 or L13-11 is present, then the other is required

Position: L13-11 · Element: 81 · Name: Weight · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: 1

Numeric value of weight

Position: L13-12 · Element: 369 · Name: Free-form Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 45 · Repeat: 1

Free-form descriptive text

L1312 is any additional description of the commodity that could help distinguish it from other similar commodities.

Position: L13-13 · Element: 1578 · Name: Export Exception Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying why a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) is not required

Position: L13-14 · Element: 306 · Name: Action Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating type of action

Position: L13-15 · Element: 1589 · Name: Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF) Exemption Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the reason a commodity is exempt from Harbor Maintenance Fees

P1516: If either L13-15 or L13-16 is present, then the other is required

Position: L13-16 · Element: 610 · Name: Amount · Type: Numeric (N2) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: 1

Monetary amount

L1316 is the amount of the exemption from the Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF).

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