This Customs Declaration Message (CUSDEC) permits the transfer of data from a declarant to a customs administration for the purpose of meeting legislative and/or operational requirements in respect of the declaration of goods for import, export or transit. The message may also be used, for example :
To head, identify and specify a message.
To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.
To specify goods in terms of customs identities, status and intended use.
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
To transmit a processing indicator.
To identify an account and a related financial institution.
To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.
To identify a unit of equipment.
To specify a seal number related to equipment.
To specify a reference.
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
To describe the number and type of packages/physical units.
To specify markings and labels on individual packages or physical units.
To provide free form or coded text information.
To specify the transport details such as mode of transport, means of transport, its conveyance reference number and the identification of the means of transport. The segment may be pointed to by the TPL segment.
To specify placement of goods or equipment in relation to the transport used. The segment serves as a pointer to the TDT segment group.
To identify documents, either printed, electronically transferred, or referenced as specified in message description, including, where relevant, the identification of the type of transaction that will result from this message.
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
To specify the name/address and their related function, either by CO82 only and/or unstructured by CO58 or structured by CO80 thru 3207.
To specify a reference.
To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.
To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.
To specify terms of delivery or transport.
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
To provide free form or coded text information.
To specify a monetary amount.
To specify currencies used in the transaction and relevant details for the rate of exchange.
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
