410 Receive freight bills
CSX · X12 004010
CSX’s published 410 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 ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
B3B
Beginning Segment For Carriers Invoice B3B
pos 020
Required
max —
N9
Reference Identification N9
pos 040
Optional
max 30
CM
Cargo Manifest CM
pos 045
Optional
max 2
N7 Looprequired
N7
Equipment Details N7
pos 050
Required
max —
VC
Motor Vehicle Control VC
pos 060
Optional
max 21
M7
Seal Numbers M7
A 'Cone seal' is indicated by "HV" in the IM02. A 'red ball' Customs seal is indicated by the presence of an M12 segment.
pos 080
Optional
max 5
M12
In Bond Identifying Information M12
pos 120
Optional
max —
GA
Canadian Grain Information GA
At least one occurrence of GA04 is required with the code value GR.
These changes are not yet reflected in X12
pos 125
Optional
max 15
N8
Waybill Reference N8
pos 130
Required
max 499
F9
Origin Station F9
pos 140
Required
max —
D9
Destination Station D9
pos 150
Required
max —
N1 Loop
N1
Name N1
See guidelines for N1 Loop usage in Standards Conventions Chapter
pos 160
Required
max —
N2
Additional Name Information N2
See guidelines for N1 Loop usage in Standards Conventions Chapter
pos 165
Optional
max 2
N3
Address Information N3
See guidelines for N1 Loop usage in Standards Conventions Chapter
pos 170
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
See guidelines for N1 Loop usage in Standards Conventions Chapter
pos 180
Optional
max —
PER
Administrative Communications Contact PER
See guidelines for N1 Loop usage in Standards Conventions Chapter
pos 185
Optional
max 2
R2
Route Information R2
Required
Each set of shipment information must include at least one R2 segment (Route Information). When including interline city names, the AAR rule 260 abbreviations should be used.
pos 400
Required
max 13
PS
Protective Service Instructions PS
Due to operational concerns a PS segment must accompany any N7 equipment requiring protective service
Temperatures are passed in the PS04 and PS14
pos 420
Optional
max 5
LX Looprequired
LX
Assigned Number LX
See guidelines for L5/LO looping structure in Standards Conventions chapter
pos 430
Required
max —
L5
Description Marks And Numbers L5
See guidelines for L5/LO loop in Standards Conventions Chapter
pos 440
Required
max 15
L0 Looprequired
L0
Line Item Quantity And Weight L0
pos 460
Required
max —
L1
Rate And Charges L1
See guidelines for L5/LO loop in Standards Conventions Chapter
pos 470
Required
max 10
PI
Price Authority Identification PI
See guidelines for L5/LO loop in Standards Conventions Chapter of the guideline
pos 480
Optional
max 30
L3
Total Weight And Charges L3
Used for total charges, advances and prepaid only
pos 540
Required
max —
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 570
Optional
max —
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