M15 U.S. Customs Events Advisory Details
M15 U.S. Customs Events Advisory Details
To notify U.S. Customs of in-bond cargo movement or of a conveyance arrival or departure, or of transfer of custodial liability when an in-bond movement involves multiple legs
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
M15-01
Notification Entity Qualifier
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
2
-
Code indicating type of notifications
M15-02
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.
For cargo arrival or export notifications or transfer of liability, M1502 can be an in-bond number, bill of lading number or container ID. For conveyance arrival and departures, M1502 will contain the voyage or trip number.
M15-03
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
M1503 is the date of cargo movement, transfer of liability, or conveyance arrival or departure.
M15-04
Location Identifier
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
30
-
Code which identifies a specific location.
M1504 is the Schedule D code for place of cargo movement, transfer of liability or conveyance arrival or departure.
For M1504 use Schedule D for port of arrival.
M15-05
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
M1505 is the unique bill of lading issuer code, required when M1501 is 2, 6 or B1.
M15-06
Time
Time (TM)
Mandatory
4
8
-
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
M1506 is the time of cargo movement, transfer of liability, or conveyance arrival or departure.
M15-07
Seal Number
String (AN)
Optional
2
15
-
Unique number on seal used to close a shipment.
M15-08
Reference Number
String (AN)
Optional
1
30
-
Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.
M1508 is the Internal Revenue Service Identification number of the next in-bond carrier.
M15-09
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
M1509 is the Standard Carrier Alpha Code of the next in-bond carrier.
M15-10
City Name
String (AN)
Conditional
2
30
-
Free-form text for city name.
M1510 is the city in which a transfer of custodial liability occurs.
M15-11
State or Province Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency.
M1511 is the State or Province Code for the City named in M1510.
M15-12
Yes/No Condition or Response Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
-
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response.
If M1512 is ``Y'', then M1510 is an intermediate port. If ``N'', then M1510 is the port of final destination.