M20 Permit to Transfer Request Details
M20 Permit to Transfer Request Details
To provide Customs with Permit to Transfer details
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
M20-01
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
M2001 is used to identify the bill of lading issuer.
M20-02
Bill of Lading/Waybill Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
12
-
Identification number assigned to the shipment by the carrier or consolidator.
M20-03
Equipment Initial
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
4
-
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number.
M20-04
Equipment Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
10
-
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).
M20-05
Location Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
2
-
Code identifying type of location.
M20-06
Location Identifier
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
25
-
Code which identifies a specific location.
M20-07
Reference Number Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code qualifying the Reference Number.
M20-08
Reference Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
30
-
Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.
M20-09
Free-form Description
String (AN)
Optional
1
45
-
Free-form descriptive text.