304 Shipping Instructions
Maersk · X12 004010
Maersk’s published 304 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
44 of 44 segments
HEADING
ST
Transaction Set Header ST
pos 010
Optional
max —
B2
Beginning Segment For Shipment Information Transaction B2
B2*PP*MAEU*US *512605107*K*CC*2*1****CHK~
pos 020
Required
max —
B2A
Set Purpose B2A
B2A*00~
pos 030
Optional
max —
N9
Reference Identification N9
N9*BM*MAEU601425395~
N9*BN*601425395~
N9*FN*512605107~
N9*SI*11201638~
N9*CG*0902596389~
pos 080
Optional
max 100
V1
Vessel Identification V1
V1*9342516*MAERSK ALFIRK*LR*01103*MAEU***L~
pos 090
Optional
max 2
M0
Letter Of Credit Reference M0
M0*LC*20150101*20150201*20150301~
pos 110
Optional
max —
CUR
Currency CUR
CUR*CY*USD~
pos 115
Optional
max —
N1 Loop
N1
Name N1
N1*SH*FOURSTAR GROUP INC*25*123456789~
N1*CN*WAL-MART STORES, INC.,*25*345287597~
N1*FW*EXPEDITORS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.*25*137584937~
N1*N1*FEDEX TRADE NETWORKS*25*785946385~
pos 160
Required
max —
N2
Additional Name Information N2
N2*SHN201*SHN202~
pos 170
Optional
max 2
N3
Address Information N3
N3*12FLOOR, NO 54, SEC 4*MIN SHENG EAST ROAD~
pos 180
Optional
max 2
N4
Geographic Location N4
N4*CHARLOTTE*NC*28217*US~
pos 190
Optional
max —
G61
Contact G61
G61*IC*Hysmith, Bonnie*EM*bonnie.hysmith@maersk.com~
pos 195
Optional
max 3
R4 Loop
R4
Port Or Terminal R4
R4*R*UN*USLGB*LONG BEACH*US***CA~
R4*D*UN*NLRTM*ROTTERDAM*NL~
pos 200
Required
max —
R2
Route Information R2
MAEU,MCPU,SEAU,SEJJ
pos 220
Optional
max 13
K1
Remarks K1
K1*FREE-FORM MESSAGE*FREE-FORM MESSAGE~
pos 230
Optional
max 12
L11
Business Instructions And Reference Number L11
L11*427342*CT~
pos 240
Optional
max 99
H3
Special Handling Instructions H3
H3**SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS~
pos 250
Optional
max 6
X1
Export License X1
X1**EXPORT LICE**20150827**2*US*********IDENTIFICATION CODE~
pos 270
Optional
max 25
X2
Import License X2
X2*IMPORT LICENSE NUMBER*20150427*20160428~
pos 280
Optional
max 5
C8 Loop
C8
Certifications And Clauses C8
C8**01*CLAUSE TEXT~
pos 290
Required
max —
C8C
Certifications Clauses Continuation C8C
C8C*CLAUSE TEXT*CERTIFICATION TEXT*CERTIFICATION CLAUSE TEXT~
pos 295
Optional
max 5
SUP
Supplementary Information SUP
SUP*BLC**SAMPLE MESSAGE~
pos 300
Optional
max 10
DETAIL
LX Looprequired
LX
Assigned Number LX
LX*1~
pos 010
Required
max —
Y2
Container Details Y2
Y2*1**PP*42G1~
pos 020
Optional
max 10
N7 Loop
N7
Equipment Details N7
N7*PONU*038254*1705.990*G****25668*X********K*1*HH***42G1~
pos 030
Required
max —
QTY
Quantity QTY
QTY*39*2*CT~
pos 035
Optional
max —
L4
Measurement L4
L4*300*110*122*C~
pos 038
Optional
max —
M7
Seal Numbers M7
M7*MLMY1056165****SH~
pos 050
Optional
max 5
W09
Equipment And Temperature W09
W09*CZ*21*FA****Z*33~
pos 060
Optional
max —
N9
Reference Identification N9
N9*ZZ*METHOD*1~
N9*ZZ*VGM-KGS*1000.00~
pos 130
Optional
max 100
L0 Loop
L0
Line Item Quantity And Weight L0
L0*1***1705.990*G*1243.76*X*31*PCS**K*PP~
pos 170
Required
max —
L4
Measurement L4
L4*300*110*122*C~
pos 177
Optional
max —
L5
Description Marks And Numbers L5
L5*001*COTTON*5201*J**MARKS AND NUMBERS~~
pos 185
Optional
max 999
L12
Alternate Lading Description L12
L12*P*TEST DESCRIPTION~
pos 190
Optional
max 20
X1
Export License X1
X1**EXPORT LICE**20150827**2**********IDENTIFICATION CODE~
pos 240
Optional
max 25
X2
Import License X2
X2*IMPORT LICENSE NUMBER*20150227*20150828~
pos 250
Optional
max 5
C8 Loop
C8
Certifications And Clauses C8
C8*001*01*CERTIFICATION CLAUSE TEXT~
pos 260
Required
max —
H1 Loop
H1
Hazardous Material H1
H1*3166*9*I*ENGINES, INTERNAL COMBUSTION*JOHN SMITH 8008518061*65*70*CE*III~
pos 270
Required
max —
N1 Loop
N1
Name N1
Party receiving document containing weight information from scale Shipper's VGM Responsible Party
N1*R1*COMPANY NAME~
pos 380
Required
max —
G61
Contact G61
G61*RP*VGM RESPONSIBLE PERSON NAME*EM*test@maersk.com~
pos 420
Optional
max 3
SUMMARY
L3 Loop
L3
Total Weight And Charges L3
L3*1705.990*G*******3.000*X*31*K~
pos 010
Required
max —
PWK
Paperwork PWK
PWK*SW*PO*1~
pos 020
Optional
max 50
K1
Remarks K1
K1*FREE-FORM MESSAGE*FREE-FORM MESSAGE~
pos 060
Optional
max 999
SE
Transaction Set Trailer SE
pos 080
Optional
max —
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