IMD Item description
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010
Item description type, coded
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code indicating the format of a description.
020
Item characteristic
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Item characteristic code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the characteristic of an item.
020
Code list identification code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Identification of a code list.
030
Code list responsible agency code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the agency responsible for a code list.
030
Item description
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Item description identification
String (AN)
Conditional
1
17
-
Code from an industry code list which provides specific data about a product characteristic.
020
Code list identification code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Identification of a code list.
030
Code list responsible agency code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the agency responsible for a code list.
040
Item description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
256
-
Plain language description of articles or products.
050
Item description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
256
-
Plain language description of articles or products.
060
Language name code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the language name.
040
Surface/layer code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the surface or layer of an object.