B3B Beginning Segment for Rail Carrier's Invoice

To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relating to the transaction set

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Position

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

B3B01

Invoice Number

String (AN)

Mandatory

Identifying number assigned by issuer

B3B02

146

Shipment Method of Payment Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

Code identifying payment terms for transportation charges

B3B03

373

Date

Date (DT)

Mandatory

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

B3B03 is the billing date.

B3B04

193

Net Amount Due

Mandatory

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

B3B05

373

Date

Date (DT)

Optional

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

B3B05 is the payment due date.

B3B06

140

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code

B3B07

Transportation Method/Type Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment

B3B08

145

Shipment Identification Number

String (AN)

Optional

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)

B3B09

188

Weight Unit Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code specifying the weight unit

The B3B09 default value is pounds.

B3B10

202

Correction Indicator Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

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

B3B11

100

Currency Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code specifying the Standard ISO code for country in whose currency the charges are specified

B3B11 defines the currency used in the transaction.