301 Railway Confirmation (Ocean)
Canadian Pacific · X12 004010
Canadian Pacific’s published 301 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
22 of 22 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
B1
Beginning Segment For Booking Or Pick Up Delivery B1
pos 020
Required
max —
G61
Contact G61
The G61 Contact Information is required either in this position or in the N1 Loop position. If both are present, this position will take precedence over the N1 Loop position.
pos 025
Optional
max 3
Y3
Space Confirmation Y3
pos 040
Required
max —
Y4 Looprequired
Y4
Container Release Y4
pos 050
Required
max —
W09
Equipment And Temperature W09
pos 051
Optional
max —
N1 Looprequired
N1
Name N1
Legal Entity names (Railinc/DUN & BRADSTREET) must be provided.
pos 060
Required
max —
N3
Address Information N3
pos 080
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
pos 090
Optional
max —
G61
Contact G61
The G61 Contact Information is required either in this position or in the N1 Loop position. If both are present, this position will take precedence over the N1 Loop position.
pos 100
Optional
max 3
R4 LoopDispatching Pool (Operational)variant 1 of 4required
R4
Port Or Terminal R4
pos 110
Required
max —
R4 LoopPlace of Receipt (Contractual)variant 2 of 4
R4
Port Or Terminal R4
pos 110
Required
max —
R4 LoopPort of Discharge (Operational)variant 3 of 4required
R4
Port Or Terminal R4
pos 110
Required
max —
R4 LoopPort of Loading (Operational)variant 4 of 4required
R4
Port Or Terminal R4
pos 110
Required
max —
H3
Special Handling Instructions H3
pos 140
Optional
max 6
DETAIL
LX Looprequired
LX
Assigned Number LX
pos 010
Required
max —
N7
Equipment Details N7
pos 020
Optional
max —
K1
Remarks K1
pos 030
Optional
max 10
L5
Description Marks And Numbers L5
pos 050
Optional
max —
H1 Loop
H1
Hazardous Material H1
pos 060
Required
max —
V1
Vessel Identification V1
pos 080
Optional
max 2
SUMMARY
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 010
Optional
max —
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