D18A | EDIFACTORY

Message D18A/IFTICL

Cargo insurance claims message

This paper provides the definition of the Cargo insurance claims message to be used in fulfilling the requirements of trading partners in the transport chain world-wide, in the interchange of cargo and transport related information using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The message is for a single consignment and can be used by all modes of transport for the forwarding and transport of goods from any origin to any destination, regardless of route or prevailing commercial practice. This message is exchanged between transport industry participants, insurers, insurance intermediaries, surveyors and loss adjusters. The message conveys single consignment cargo insurance related information, such as details of one single loss, claim or survey and the parties involved.

Message description

UNH

M(1) : Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Cargo insurance claims message is IFTICL. Note: Cargo insurance claims messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 IFTICL 0052 D 0054 18A 0051 UN

BGM

M(1) : Beginning of message

A segment to indicate the beginning of a message and to transmit identifying number and type of the message.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to indicate a date and time applying to the whole message, e.g. date and time of document issue.

FTX

C(99) : Free text

A segment to specify free form or processable supplementary information, such as reason for delay of delivery or type of storage after discharge.

LOC

C(99) : Place/location identification

A segment to identify a location applying to the entire message, e.g. place of storage after discharge.

SG1 C(99) : DOC-DTM-EFI-FTX-SG2

A group of segments to identify documents related to the consignment.

DOC

M(1) : Document/message details

A segment to specify a document such as bill of lading, waybill, invoice, etc.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to associate date and time with the document.

EFI

C(1) : External file link identification

A segment to identify an external file.

FTX

C(9) : Free text

A segment to provide additional information for the document.

SG2 C(9) : NAD-SG3

A group of segments to identify the document issuer and related contacts.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify the party's name, address and function.

SG3 C(9) : CTA-COM

A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department within a party.

COM

C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed.

SG4 C(99) : RFF-DTM

A group of segments containing a reference and dates which apply to the entire message.

RFF

M(1) : Reference

A segment to express a reference which applies to the entire message such as: the document/message number that is to be updated by this message, bill of lading number, insurance policy number, reference of insurer, insurance intermediary or policy holder, certificate number, unique market reference, etc.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time relating to the reference, e.g. issue date of bill of lading, cover date of insurance certificate.

SG5 M(99) : TDT-DTM-MEA-FTX-SG6-SG8-SG9

A group of segments to indicate details of the movement of goods such as mode and means of transport, locations, departure and arrival date(s) and time(s).

TDT

M(1) : Transport information

A segment to indicate information related to a certain stage of the transport, such as mode, means and carrier.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to indicate departure/arrival date and time.

MEA

C(9) : Measurements

A segment to specify capacity of means of transport.

FTX

C(9) : Free text

A segment to give information related to this leg of transport such as kind of receipt or report of complaints.

SG6 C(9) : NAD-SG7

A group of segments to identify a party, such as carrier, consolidator or driver.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify the party's name, address and function.

SG7 C(9) : CTA-COM

A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department within a party.

COM

C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed.

SG8 M(99) : LOC-DTM

A group of segments to specify a location and date/time related to this leg of transport.

LOC

M(1) : Place/location identification

A segment to indicate a location such as origin, destination, stop off, etc. related to this leg of transport.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify a date/time related to the location, such as arrival date/time of a means of transport at a specific location.

SG9 C(9) : RFF-DTM

A group of segments to specify an additional reference related to the stage of the transport.

RFF

M(1) : Reference

A segment to specify the additional reference.

DTM

C(1) : Date/time/period

A segment to identify date and time relating to the reference.

SG10 M(99) : NAD-SG11

A group of segments to identify a party and related contacts, such as consignee, consignor, freight forwarder, insured, insurer, insurance intermediary, party that identified loss, claimant, surveyor, claim adjuster, recovery agent, etc.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify the party's name, address and function.

SG11 C(9) : CTA-COM

A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department within a party.

COM

C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed.

SG12 M(99) : STS-RFF-DTM-ICD-LOC-MEA-QRS-FTX-SG13-SG14

A group of segments to describe a loss or damage, claim, or assessment report.

STS

M(1) : Status

A segment to identify a loss or damage, claim, or assessment report, and to specify status and status reason.

RFF

C(9) : Reference

A segment to specify a reference, e.g. claim reference, claim transaction reference, survey report number.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to identify date and time, e.g. date of loss or damage, date of notification, date of assessment.

ICD

C(9) : Insurance cover description

A segment to identify the insurance contract guarantee.

LOC

C(9) : Place/location identification

A segment to indicate a place of assessment.

MEA

C(9) : Measurements

A segment to specify assessment measurements.

QRS

C(99) : Query and response

A segment to specify a query and the response regarding the loss or damage, claim, or assessment.

FTX

C(99) : Free text

A segment to give information related to the loss or damage, claim, or assessment, such as cause and description of loss/damage, assessment remarks, report of inspection of documents, bill of lading remarks, etc.

SG13 C(99) : MOA-CUX

A group of segments to specify monetary amounts with currencies and exchange rates.

MOA

M(1) : Monetary amount

A segment to specify a monetary amount, e.g. loss estimate, invoice amount, claim amount, claim handling costs, amount of deductible, salvage amount, fee of surveyor.

CUX

C(1) : Currencies

A segment to specify the original currency and the exchange rate.

SG14 C(9) : DOC-DTM-EFI-FTX-SG15

A group of segments to identify documents supporting the processing of the loss or damage, claim, or assessment.

DOC

M(1) : Document/message details

A segment to specify a document such as goods receipt, insurance policy, insurance certificate, survey report, recovery agent report, etc.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to associate date and time with the document.

EFI

C(1) : External file link identification

A segment to identify an external file.

FTX

C(9) : Free text

A segment to provide additional information for the document.

SG15 C(9) : NAD-SG16

A group of segments to identify the document issuer and related contacts.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify the party's name, address and function.

SG16 C(9) : CTA-COM

A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department within a party.

COM

C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed.

SG17 C(999) : GID-PIA-FTX-PCI-SG18-SG20-SG21

A group of segments to describe the goods item for which transport is undertaken.

GID

M(1) : Goods item details

A segment to identify a goods item for which transport is undertaken. A goods item can be identified by up to three levels of packaging.

PIA

C(9) : Additional product id

A segment to specify article numbers.

FTX

C(9) : Free text

A segment to specify processable supplementary information relating to the goods item.

PCI

C(9) : Package identification

A segment to specify marks and numbers of a goods item.

SG18 C(999) : SGP-SG19

A group of segments to specify the distribution of a goods item among the transport equipment.

SGP

M(1) : Split goods placement

A segment to identify the equipment in which goods are transported.

SG19 C(9) : MEA-EQN

A group of segments to identify measurements.

MEA

M(1) : Measurements

A segment to specify measurements of that portion of goods item in the equipment.

EQN

C(1) : Number of units

A segment to specify the number of equipment units to each of which the given measurement applies.

SG20 C(9) : DGS-FTX

A group of segments to specify dangerous goods details related to the goods item. One goods item may be in different dangerous goods classes. A group of segments to specify dangerous goods details related to the goods item. One goods item may be in different dangerous goods classes.

DGS

M(1) : Dangerous goods

A segment to indicate the class of dangerous goods, packing group, etc.

FTX

C(99) : Free text

A segment to specify the dangerous goods technical name and to specify any additional dangerous goods information.

SG21 C(99) : STS-RFF-DTM-ICD-LOC-MEA-QRS-FTX-SG22-SG23

A group of segments to describe loss or damage details, or assessment report details related to a goods item.

STS

M(1) : Status

A segment to identify a loss or damage, or assessment report, and to specify status and status reason.

RFF

C(9) : Reference

A segment to specify a reference, e.g. survey report number.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to identify date and time, e.g. date of assessment.

ICD

C(9) : Insurance cover description

A segment to identify the insurance contract guarantee.

LOC

C(9) : Place/location identification

A segment to indicate a place of assessment.

MEA

C(9) : Measurements

A segment to specify assessment measurements, such as number of packages, weight of damaged goods, weight of undamaged goods.

QRS

C(99) : Query and response

A segment to specify a query and the response regarding the loss or damage or assessment.

FTX

C(99) : Free text

A segment to give information related to the loss or damage or assessment, such as cause and description of loss/damage, assessment remarks, condition of goods, condition of packaging, etc.

SG22 C(9) : MOA-CUX

A group of segments to specify monetary amounts with currencies and exchange rates.

MOA

M(1) : Monetary amount

A segment to specify a monetary amount, e.g. loss estimate, invoice amount, salvage amount, market value.

CUX

C(1) : Currencies

A segment to specify the original currency and the exchange rate.

SG23 C(9) : DOC-DTM-EFI-FTX-SG24

A group of segments to identify documents supporting the processing of the loss or damage or assessment.

DOC

M(1) : Document/message details

A segment to specify a document such as weight certificate, certificate of origin, survey report, etc.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to associate date and time with the document.

EFI

C(1) : External file link identification

A segment to identify an external file.

FTX

C(9) : Free text

A segment to provide additional information for the document.

SG24 C(9) : NAD-SG25

A group of segments to identify the document issuer and related contacts.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify the party's name, address and function.

SG25 C(9) : CTA-COM

A group of segments identifying a contact and its communications related to the party.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department within a party.

COM

C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed.

SG26 C(999) : EQD-EQN-TMD-MEA-DIM-SEL-LOC-FTX-SG27

A group of segments to specify equipment in which goods are transported.

EQD

M(1) : Equipment details

A segment to specify equipment, and equipment size and type used in the transport.

EQN

C(1) : Number of units

A segment to specify the number of pieces of equipment required.

TMD

C(1) : Transport movement details

A segment to specify transport movement details for the equipment.

MEA

C(9) : Measurements

A segment to specify measurements, other than dimensions, associated with the equipment, such as weight.

DIM

C(9) : Dimensions

A segment to specify dimensions applicable to equipment.

SEL

C(99) : Seal number

A segment to identify seal and seal issuer associated with the equipment.

LOC

C(1) : Place/location identification

A segment to indicate a place of unloading.

FTX

C(9) : Free text

A segment to specify processable supplementary information associated with the equipment such as condition of equipment, condition of seal, assessment remarks, etc.

SG27 C(9) : NAD-SG28

A group of segments to identify parties responsible for unloading or removal of seal.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify the party's name, address and function.

SG28 C(9) : CTA-COM

A group of segments to identify a contact and its communications related to the party.

Message structure

UNH, Message header                           M        1
BGM, Beginning of message                     M        1
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9
FTX, Free text                                C       99
LOC, Place/location identification            C       99

--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- C       99 -------+
DOC, Document/message details                 M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9        |
EFI, External file link identification        C        1        |
FTX, Free text                                C        9        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
NAD, Name and address                         M        1       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C        9 -----+||
CTA, Contact information                      M        1      |||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+++

--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- C       99 -------+
RFF, Reference                                M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- M       99 -------+
TDT, Transport information                    M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9        |
MEA, Measurements                             C        9        |
FTX, Free text                                C        9        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
NAD, Name and address                         M        1       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 7 ------------------------- C        9 -----+||
CTA, Contact information                      M        1      |||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------++|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 8 ------------------------- M       99 ------+|
LOC, Place/location identification            M        1       ||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 9 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
RFF, Reference                                M        1       ||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        1       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++

--- Segment Group 10 ------------------------ M       99 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 11 ------------------------ C        9 ------+|
CTA, Contact information                      M        1       ||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++

--- Segment Group 12 ------------------------ M       99 -------+
STS, Status                                   M        1        |
RFF, Reference                                C        9        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9        |
ICD, Insurance cover description              C        9        |
LOC, Place/location identification            C        9        |
MEA, Measurements                             C        9        |
QRS, Query and response                       C       99        |
FTX, Free text                                C       99        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 13 ------------------------ C       99 ------+|
MOA, Monetary amount                          M        1       ||
CUX, Currencies                               C        1       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 14 ------------------------ C        9 ------+|
DOC, Document/message details                 M        1       ||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9       ||
EFI, External file link identification        C        1       ||
FTX, Free text                                C        9       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 15 ------------------------ C        9 -----+||
NAD, Name and address                         M        1      |||
                                                              |||
--- Segment Group 16 ------------------------ C        9 ----+|||
CTA, Contact information                      M        1     ||||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9     ||||
---- --------------------------------------------------------++++

--- Segment Group 17 ------------------------ C      999 -------+
GID, Goods item details                       M        1        |
PIA, Additional product id                    C        9        |
FTX, Free text                                C        9        |
PCI, Package identification                   C        9        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 18 ------------------------ C      999 ------+|
SGP, Split goods placement                    M        1       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 19 ------------------------ C        9 -----+||
MEA, Measurements                             M        1      |||
EQN, Number of units                          C        1      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------++|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 20 ------------------------ C        9 ------+|
DGS, Dangerous goods                          M        1       ||
FTX, Free text                                C       99       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 21 ------------------------ C       99 ------+|
STS, Status                                   M        1       ||
RFF, Reference                                C        9       ||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9       ||
ICD, Insurance cover description              C        9       ||
LOC, Place/location identification            C        9       ||
MEA, Measurements                             C        9       ||
QRS, Query and response                       C       99       ||
FTX, Free text                                C       99       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 22 ------------------------ C        9 -----+||
MOA, Monetary amount                          M        1      |||
CUX, Currencies                               C        1      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 23 ------------------------ C        9 -----+||
DOC, Document/message details                 M        1      |||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9      |||
EFI, External file link identification        C        1      |||
FTX, Free text                                C        9      |||
                                                              |||
--- Segment Group 24 ------------------------ C        9 ----+|||
NAD, Name and address                         M        1     ||||
                                                             ||||
--- Segment Group 25 ------------------------ C        9 ---+||||
CTA, Contact information                      M        1    |||||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9    |||||
---- -------------------------------------------------------+++++

--- Segment Group 26 ------------------------ C      999 -------+
EQD, Equipment details                        M        1        |
EQN, Number of units                          C        1        |
TMD, Transport movement details               C        1        |
MEA, Measurements                             C        9        |
DIM, Dimensions                               C        9        |
SEL, Seal number                              C       99        |
LOC, Place/location identification            C        1        |
FTX, Free text                                C        9        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 27 ------------------------ C        9 ------+|
NAD, Name and address                         M        1       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 28 ------------------------ C        9 -----+||
CTA, Contact information                      M        1      |||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+++
UNT, Message trailer                          M        1