B3 Beginning Segment for Carrier's Invoice

To transmit basic data relating to the carrier's invoice

Position: B3-01 · Element: 147 · Name: Shipment Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying relationship of this shipment with respect to other shipments given to the carrier at the same time

Position: B3-02 · Element: 76 · Name: Invoice Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 22 · Repeat: 1

Identifying number assigned by issuer

Position: B3-03 · Element: 145 · Name: Shipment Identification Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Identification number assigned to the shipment by the shipper that uniquely identifies the shipment from origin to ultimate destination and is not subject to modification; (Does not contain blanks or special characters)

Position: B3-04 · Element: 146 · Name: Shipment Method of Payment Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying payment terms for transportation charges

Position: B3-05 · Element: 188 · Name: Weight Unit Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the weight unit

Position: B3-06 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

B306 is the billing date.

Position: B3-07 · Element: 193 · Name: Net Amount Due · Type: Numeric (N2) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: 1

Total charges to be paid by the receiver of this transaction set expressed in the standard monetary denomination for the currency specified

Position: B3-08 · Element: 202 · Name: Correction Indicator Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating that the transaction set contains information which corrects previous information

Position: B3-09 · Element: 32 · Name: Delivery Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Date for delivery of cargo to final consignee or to next mode expressed in format CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

P0910: If either B3-09 or B3-10 is present, then the other is required

On collect freight bills the data in B309 will be the actual delivery date. For the shipments invoiced prior to delivery, the B309 will be the estimated date of delivery.

Position: B3-10 · Element: 374 · Name: Date/Time Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 3 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time

Position: B3-11 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: B3-12 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

Position: B3-13 · Element: 375 · Name: Tariff Service Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the types of services for rating purposes

Position: B3-14 · Element: 335 · Name: Transportation Terms Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 3 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the trade terms which apply to the shipment transportation responsibility

If B314 is used, B304 will indicate the party or parties responsible for payment of the transportation terms identified in B314.