754 Retail Routing Instructions
Amazon · X12 005010
Amazon’s published 754 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
18 of 18 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 0100
Optional
max —
BGN
Beginning Segment BGN
Example:
BGN*00*112255*20220812*103006*UT*5005337450~
pos 0200
Required
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
Example:
PER*C1*Contact name*TE*206-555-5555*EM*name@carrier.com~
PER*RE*RNO1 Clerk*TE*206-555-5555*EM*RNO1clerk@amazon.com~
PER*SH*Shipper contact*TE*425-555-5555*EM*name@shipping.com~
pos 0300
Optional
max 5
0100 LoopCarriervariant 1 of 2required
N1
Party Identification N1
Example:
N1*CA*ACME SHIPPING SERVICES*2*SCAC~
N1*SF*VENDORCODE~
pos 0400
Required
max —
0100 Loopvariant 2 of 2required
N1
Party Identification N1
Example:
N1*CA*ACME SHIPPING SERVICES*2*SCAC~
N1*SF*VENDORCODE~
pos 0400
Required
max —
N3
Party Location N3
Example:
N3*Address information*Address information~
pos 0600
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Example:
N4*City*State*Postal code*Country code~
pos 0700
Optional
max —
DETAIL
0200 Looprequired
LX
Transaction Set Line Number LX
Example:
LX*1~
pos 0100
Required
max —
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
Example:
L11*1239949654*F8*Load Type: TL Load Value: LOW~
pos 0200
Optional
max 5
OID
Order Information Detail OID
Example:
OID**AMAZON PO NUMBER~
pos 0400
Required
max —
G62
Requested Ship Date/Pickup Datevariant 1 of 2
Example:
G62*69*20220812*U*120000*LT~
G62*10*20220811~
pos 0500
Required
max —
G62
Scheduled Pickup Datevariant 2 of 2
Example:
G62*69*20220812*U*120000*LT~
G62*10*20220811~
pos 0500
Required
max —
0210 Looprequired
QTY
Quantity Information QTY
Example:
QTY*H9*2**Pallets~
QTY*H9*5**Stacked Pallets~
pos 0700
Required
max —
AT9
Trailer Or Container Dimension And Weight AT9
Example:
AT9****A3*L*12716.0*E*2704.0~
pos 0800
Optional
max —
0220 Looprequired
N1
Party Identification N1
Example:
N1*ST*AMAZON.COM~
pos 0900
Required
max —
N3
Party Location N3
Example:
N3*1910 E Central Ave~
pos 1100
Required
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
Example:
N4*San Bernardino*CA*92408*US~
pos 1200
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 1300
Optional
max —
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