856 Ship Notice/Manifest
Amazon DC · X12 004010
Amazon DC’s published 856 specification, rendered as an interactive guide. Expand any segment to see its elements, data types, lengths and accepted codes — then validate your own document against it below.
Specification
26 of 26 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header
pos 010
Required
max —
BSN
Beginning Segment for Ship Notice
pos 020
Required
max —
DETAIL
HL LoopShipmentvariant 1 of 4repeats 200000required
HL
Shipment
pos 010
Required
max —
SLN
Subline Item Detail
pos 040
Optional
max 1000
TD1
Carrier Details (Quantity and Weight)
pos 110
Required
max 20
TD5
Carrier Details (Routing Sequence/Transit Time)
pos 120
Required
max 12
REF
Bill of Lading Numbervariant 1 of 3
pos 150
Optional
max —
REF
Carrier's Shipment Reference Numbervariant 2 of 3
pos 150
Optional
max —
REF
Seal Numbervariant 3 of 3
pos 150
Optional
max —
DTM
Shippedvariant 1 of 2
pos 200
Required
max 10
DTM
Estimated Deliveryvariant 2 of 2
pos 200
Required
max 10
FOB
F.O.B. Related Instructions
pos 210
Required
max —
N1 LoopShip Fromvariant 1 of 2repeats 200required
N1
Ship From
pos 220
Required
max —
N4
Geographic Location
pos 250
Required
max —
N1 LoopShip Tovariant 2 of 2repeats 200required
N1
Ship To
pos 220
Required
max —
HL LoopOrdervariant 2 of 4repeats 200000required
HL
Order
pos 010
Optional
max —
PRF
Purchase Order Reference
pos 050
Required
max —
HL LoopPackvariant 3 of 4repeats 200000required
HL
Pack
pos 010
Required
max —
TD1
Carrier Details (Quantity and Weight)
pos 110
Optional
max 20
MAN
Marks and Numbers
pos 190
Optional
max —
HL LoopItemvariant 4 of 4repeats 200000required
HL
Item
pos 010
Optional
max —
LIN
Item Identification
pos 020
Required
max —
SN1
Item Detail (Shipment)
pos 030
Required
max —
SLN
Subline Item Detail
pos 040
Optional
max 1000
SUMMARY
CTT
Transaction Totals
pos 010
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
pos 020
Required
max —
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