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
-
Code identifying the 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
50
-
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
15
-
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
30
-
Code which identifies a specific location
M20-07
Reference Identification Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
3
-
Code identifying the Reference Identification
M20-08
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
80
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
M20-09
Free-form Description
String (AN)
Optional
1
45
-
Free-form descriptive text
M20-10
Equipment Number Check Digit
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
1
-
Number which designates the check digit applied to a piece of equipment
M20-11
Quantity
Decimal number (R)
Optional
1
15
-
Numeric value of quantity
M2011 is the number of pieces in the permit to transfer request.