B3B Beginning Segment for Rail Carrier's Invoice

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

Sequence

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

01

76

Invoice Number

String (AN)

Mandatory

1

22

1

Identifying number assigned by issuer

02

146

Shipment Method of Payment Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

2

2

1

Code identifying payment terms for transportation charges

Codes (31)

03

373

Date

Date (DT)

Mandatory

8

8

1

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

B3B03 is the billing date.

04

193

Net Amount Due

N2

Mandatory

1

15

1

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

05

373

Date

Date (DT)

Optional

8

8

1

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

B3B05 is the payment due date.

06

140

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

2

4

1

Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code

07

91

Transportation Method/Type Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

1

2

1

Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment

Codes (81)

08

145

Shipment Identification Number

String (AN)

Optional

1

30

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)

09

188

Weight Unit Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

1

1

1

Code specifying the weight unit

The B3B09 default value is pounds.

Codes (8)

10

202

Correction Indicator Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

2

2

1

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

Codes (39)

11

100

Currency Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

3

3

1

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

B3B11 defines the currency used in the transaction.