ACM Automated Cargo Management - Compu-Clearing · The Automated Cargo Management System is designed to submit electronic cargo manifests to the Customs. Please note that Compu-Clearing

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ACM

Automated Cargo Management

Formally known as Manifest Acquittal System (MAS)

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The Automated Cargo Management System (ACM) system has replaced SARS’s current Manifest Acquittal System (MAS). The Automated Cargo Management System is designed to submit electronic cargo manifests to the Customs. Please note that Compu-Clearing clients that are currently using the AIWACS or Groupage system do not need to use this new program to submit the ACM messages as these systems already cater for the sending of electronic ACM messages.

Setup: Please don’t hesitate to contact your Account Manager should you require any assistance In the main Compu-Clearing parameter file (CCOTHR) there is a new parameter:

If the above parameter is set to a “Y” that means that your organisation is a “Shipping Lline” & Compu-Clearing will send the “master level” ACM message to customs electronically. If the above parameter is set to an “N” that means that your organisation is a “agent” & Compu-Clearing will send the “house level” ACM message to customs electronically. *The default setting for the above parameter is an “N” – Please contact your Compu-Clearing account manager or the Compu-Clearing helpdesk to change this parameter setting to a “Y” if your organisation is a “shipping line”

Data Capture: From the main menu there is now an option 33:

Once the above option has been selected the following menu will be presented:



Capture Air Freight Manifest: Select option 1 to begin capturing the Air Manifest Message data, the following screen will be presented:

Flight Number: Insert the flight number in this field as displayed above.

Departure Date of Flight: Insert the date that the flight departed from the airport of origin in DD/YY/MM format.

Master AWB: Insert the master air waybill number in this field. Please note that the air waybill three character pre-fix must be captured in the 1st capture field. If the 1st capture field contains a valid IATA air waybill pre-fix code then the rest of the waybill number will be validated. If the 1st capture field contains “000” then the waybill number will not be validated – this also means that you will be submitting the ACM “house level” message for a “sub-house” scenario or for a courier waybill.

Master Transport Document Date: Insert the date that the master air waybill was cut in DD/YY/MM format.

Total Packages: Insert the total number of packages being transported on the master waybill (this should equal the sum of packages of all the house waybills on this master)

Total Weight: Insert the total weight of the cargo being transported on the master waybill (this should equal the sum of weight of all the house waybills on this master) Once the above screen has been completed press enter to continue to the next capture screen:



Insert the 1st house air waybill number on the above screen. Please note that there is a search facility available here where you will be able to insert “??” & see all the house waybills that have already been captured for the master. If a house waybill has already been captured & is inserted here or selected via the search function then all the data on the following capture screen will be populated with what was originally captured against that house, this can be used to amend data that was incorrectly captured. Once the house waybill number has been captured press enter to continue to the data capture screen below:



Cargo Carrier Code: Insert the cargo carrier code of the overseas agent that issued the house waybill. Please note that there is a search facility available of all the cargo carrier’s as issued by customs.

Place of Discharge/Arrival: Insert the IATA airport code of the airport where the waybill is consigned to. Please note that there is a full IATA code search available.

Estimated Date & Time of Arrival: Insert the estimated date (in DD/MM/YY format) & time (Hour & minute) of when the aircraft is expected to arrive at the airport of arrival.

Place of Destination: Insert the IATA code for the destination of the goods. Please note that there is a full IATA code search available.

Place of Loading: Insert the IATA code of airport where the cargo was loaded on the aircraft. Please note that there is a full IATA code search available.

Consignor Name (Shipper): Capture the name of the consignor / shipper.

Consignor Address (Shipper): Capture the address of the consignor / shipper.

Consignee Name (Importer): Capture the name of the consignee / importer.

Consignee Address (Importer): Capture the address of the consignee / importer.

Number of Packages: State how many packages are consigned on the house waybill.

Gross Mass/Weight: State what the gross weight of the house consignment is.

Description of Goods: State what goods are being transported on the waybill. *Please see the end of this document for a list of acceptable / unacceptable descriptions of goods



F2 – Delete: Press the F2 function key to remove the house waybill being captured from the current manifest being captured

F7 – Exit: Press the F7 function key to exit the current house data capture screen, please note that using the F7 key will result in all the data captured for the current house waybill to be lost. Once the above capture screen has been completed press enter save & complete the current house waybill capture. You will now be returned to the screen below where you will be able to capture or amend another house waybill.

F9 – Complete: Once all the house waybills have been captured for the master waybill press the F9 function key to complete the manifest data capture & submit the electronic message to the customs ACM system. *Please note that when you complete the manifest capture the system will check that the total packages captured against the master waybill is equal to the total of the packages for all house waybills captured & that the total of the weights captured on all the houses does not exceed the weight captured against the master. If a discrepancy is found then an error message will appear on the screen & the manifest will not be sent until the data is corrected.

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Capture Sea Freight Manifest: Select option 2 to begin capturing the Sea Manifest Message data, the following screen will be presented:

Ocean B/L: Insert the ocean (master) bill of lading number in this screen. *Please also see the “Is this a Master B/L” flag described later in this manual for “sub-house” Bill of Lading Capture.

Master Transport Document Date: Insert the date that the ocean (master) bill of lading was issued in DD/MM/YY format.

Voyage Number: Insert the Compu-Clearing voyage code of the vessel that the cargo is being transported on. Please note that there is a search facility available here. This is the same voyage code that is used in the sea import bill of entry registration program.

Master Carrier Code: Insert the master carrier code of the overseas agent that issued the ocean (master) bill of lading. Please note that there is a search facility available of all the master cargo carrier’s as issued by customs.

Total Packages: Insert the total number of packages being transported on the ocean (master) bill of lading (this should equal the sum of packages of all the house bills on this master)

Total Weight: Insert the total weight of the cargo being transported on the master waybill (this should equal the sum of weight of all the house waybills on this master)

Is this a Master B/L: This is a flag to identify whether you are reporting the cargo at house level or at sub-house level. If this flag is a “Y” then the manifest being captured is for house cargo, the number captured in the “Ocean B/L” field is an ocean (master) bill of lading number If this flag is an “N” then the manifest being captured is for sub-house cargo, the number captured in the “Ocean B/L” field is actually a house bill of lading number (parent house bill) & the “house bill of lading” numbers that will be captured at a later point are in fact “sub-house” bill of lading numbers. Once the above screen has been completed press enter to continue to the next capture screen:



Insert the 1st house bill of lading number on the above screen. Please note that there is a search facility available here where you will be able to insert “??” & see all the house bill of lading numbers that have already been captured for the master. If a house bill of lading has already been captured & is inserted here or selected via the search function then all the data on the following capture screen will be populated with what was originally captured against that house, this can be used to amend data that was incorrectly captured. *If your organisation type is set as a “shipping line” in the main Compu-Clearing Parameter file.

Then the house bill of lading field will be protected & populated with the master bill of lading number. This is done because shipping lines need to report to customs the ACM messages at “master” level & have no need to capture the house bill of lading data.

Once the above house bill number has been captured press enter to continue:



Cargo Carrier Code: Insert the cargo carrier code of the overseas agent that issued the house bill. Please note that there is a search facility available of all the cargo carrier’s as issued by customs.

Shipment Type (EMPT/FCL/LCL/FCLG/BULK/BBK): Insert the shipment type of the cargo: EMPT = Empty Container FCL = Full Container Load LCL = Less than Container Load FCLG = Full Container Load Groupage Cargo BULK = Bulk Cargo BBK = Break-Bulk Cargo *note that you will be prompted to insert container details only for containerised cargo shipment types as explained later in this guide.



Place of Discharge/Arrival: Insert the UNLOCODE (United Nations Location Code) of the port where the goods will be taken off the vessel. Please note that there is a full UNLOCODE search available.

Estimated Date & Time of Arrival: Insert the estimated date (in DD/MM/YY format) of when the vessel is expected to arrive at the port of arrival.

Place of Destination: Insert the UNLOCODE (United Nations Location Code) of the port where the house bill is consigned to. Please note that there is a full UNLOCODE search available.

Place of Loading: Insert the UNLOCODE (United Nations Location Code) of the place where the goods on the house bill was loaded onto the vessel. Please note that there is a full UNLOCODE search available.

Consignor Name (Shipper): Capture the name of the consignor / shipper.

Consignor Address (Shipper): Capture the address of the consignor / shipper.

Consignee Name (Importer): Capture the name of the consignee / importer.

Consignee Address (Importer): Capture the address of the consignee / importer.

F2 – Delete: Press the F2 function key to remove the house bill being captured from the current manifest being captured

F7 – Exit: Press the F7 function key to exit the current house data capture screen, please note that using the F7 key will result in all the data captured for the current house bill to be lost. Press enter to continue: If a containerised “shipment type” is found then you will be prompted to capture the container details as described below.



Containerised Cargo:

F5 - Capture Container Details: The following message will be displayed at the bottom of the screen if a containerised “shipment type” is found.

Press the F5 function key to go to the container details capture screen displayed below.

Container Number: Insert the container number that the cargo for the current house bill is being transported in.

Seal Number: Insert the seal number of the container that is transporting the goods for the house bill being captured.

Size: Insert one of the following sizes of the container: *Please see the end of this document for a list of customs published container sizes.



Type: Insert the customs code for the container type: *Please see the end of this document for a list of customs published container types.

Packages: State how many packages are consigned on the house bill.

Weight: State what the gross weight of the house consignment is.

Marks & Numbers: Insert any marks & numbers that are visible on the packages.


Please note that only details for 3 containers can be captured per screen, press the page down key to capture the next 3 container details if needed. Once all the details for all containers have been captured press enter to continue, you will be returned to the screen below:

Press enter to complete the data capture for the house bill of lading.



Bulk Cargo: If the shipment type is found to be “bulk” cargo, then you will not be permitted to insert container details for the house bill.

An extra capture field “Cargo Type” will appear next to the shipment type on the above screen example where one of the following codes must be inserted:



Cargo Type Codes: DB = Dry bulk LB = Liquid bulk Once the above capture screen has been completed then press enter to continue to the next capture screen.

Number of Packages for house: *Not require for Bulk Shipments

Type of Packages: *Not require for Bulk Shipments


Marks & Numbers: *Not require for Bulk Shipments

Gross Mass / Weight: Insert the Gross weight of the cargo consigned on the house bill.

Break-Bulk Cargo: If the shipment type is found to be for “Break-Bulk” cargo, then you will not be permitted to insert container details for the house bill.



Once the above capture screen has been completed then press enter to continue to the next capture screen.

Number of Packages for house: State how many packages are consigned on the house bill.



Type of Packages: Insert the customs code for the type of packages being transported on the house bill.

*Please see the end of this document for the customs package type code list.

Description of Goods: State what goods are being transported on the waybill.

*Please see the end of this document for a list of acceptable / unacceptable descriptions of goods

Marks & Numbers: Insert any marks & numbers that are visible on the packages.

Gross Mass / Weight: Insert the Gross weight of the cargo consigned on the house bill. To complete the house bill capture press enter. You will now be returned to the screen below where you will be able to capture or amend another house bill.

F9 – Complete: Once all the house bills have been captured for the master bill press the F9 function key to complete the manifest data capture & submit the electronic message to the customs ACM system. *Please note that when you complete the manifest capture the system will check that the total packages captured against the master bill is equal to the total of the packages for all house bills captured & that the total of the weights captured on all the houses does not exceed the weight captured against the master. If a discrepancy is found then an error message will appear on the screen & the manifest will not be sent until the data is corrected.



Annexure: Please find the following customs guidelines & code lists below:

1) Acceptable & Unacceptable description of goods 2) Container Size Code list 3) Container Type Code list 4) Package Type Code list

EU GUIDELINES ON ACCEPTABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE TERMS FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF GOODS

A plain language description that is precise enough for Customs services to be able to identify the goods. General terms (i.e. “consolidated”, “general cargo” or “parts”) cannot be accepted. A list of This requirement stems from the need for customs administrations to be able to base their risk-analysis on adequate

descriptions of goods where a commodity code is not provided. Too vague a description would not provide Customs administrations with the means to identify consignments which might

represent risks; this might lead to unnecessary and costly hiccups in the supply chain; such as physical examinations of the goods concerned, in order to ascertain their real nature.

List is not exhaustive. Leaving cargo description field blank or with meaningless characters is totally unacceptable

UNACCEPTABLE ACCEPTABLE

Agricultural products Oranges, Fish, Rice, Bread

Aid consignments Blankets, Medications

Animals Horse, Poultry, Bovine

Apparel Men’s Shirts, Lingerie, Girls’ Vests, Boys’, Jackets

Appliances Appliances Refrigerator, Stove, Microwave Oven, Coffee Machines

Auto Parts Auto Parts Automobile Brakes, Windshield Glass for Automobiles

Caps Plastic Caps

Chemicals, hazardous Actual Chemical Name (not brand name)

Chemicals, non-hazardous Actual Chemical Name (not brand name)

Cleaning products Alcohol, Detergents

Consolidated (See other specific examples in the table)

Didactic articles Pencils, Smart boards, Books

Electronics Computers, televisions, CD Players, Walkmans, Tape Recorders, Mobile phones, Monitors, Printers

Equipment Oil Well Equipment, Poultry Equipment

FAK (Freight All Kinds) (See other specific examples in the table)

Foodstuffs Beverages, (See other examples for "Agricultural products")



General Cargo (See other specific examples in the table)

Gifts Dolls, Remote Control Cars

Household goods Plates, Dishes, Tableware (See also examples for "appliances")

Industrial products (See examples for "Electronics")

Iron and Steel Iron Pipes, Steel Pipes, Iron Building Material, Steel Building Material

I.T. goods (See examples for "Electronics")

Leather Articles Saddles, Leather Handbags, Leather Jackets

Machine parts Pumps, Seals, Engines

Machinery Metal Working Machinery, Cigarette Making Machinery, Sewing Machines, Printing Machines

Machines (See examples for "Machinery")

Oil Mineral oil, Plant oil

Ore Iron ore, Copper ore

Parts (See examples for "Machine parts")

Personal effects (See other specific examples in the table)

Pipes Plastic Pipes, Steel Pipes, Copper Pipes

Plants Tulips

Plastic Goods Plastic Kitchenware, Plastic House ware

Polyurethane Polyurethane Threads, Polyurethane Medical

Gloves Gloves

Propellant (See examples for "chemicals")

Rubber Articles Rubber Hoses, Rubber Conveyor Belts

Rod Welding Rod, Fuel rod, Copper rod

Said to Contain (See other specific examples in the table)

Sanitary goods Towels, Buckets, Detergents, Tooth brushes

Scrap Plastic Scrap, Foam Scrap, Iron Scrap

Spare parts (See examples for "Machine parts")

Textiles Linen fabric, T-shirts, (See also examples for "Apparel")

Tools Hand tools, Electric tools

Toys (See examples for "gifts")

Various products (See other specific examples in the table)

Vehicles Boats, Cars, Bicycles

Weapons Daggers, Machine guns

Wires Iron and Steel Wire, Copper Wires

Wooden articles Wooden furniture, Wooden kitchen utensils



Customs Container Size List:

Code Description

10 "2 991 mm (10 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

11 "2 991 mm (10 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

12 "2 991 mm (10 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

13 "2 991 mm (10 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

14 "2 991 mm (10 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

15 "2 991 mm (10 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

16 "2 991 mm (10 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

17 "2 991 mm (10 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

18 "2 991 mm (10 ft) | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

20 "6 068 mm (20 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

21 "6 068 mm (20 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

22 "20 ft power pack"

23 "6 068 mm (20 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

24 "6 068 mm (20 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

25 "6 068 mm (20 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

26 "6 068 mm (20 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

27 "6 068 mm (20 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

28 "6 068 mm (20 ft) | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

29 "20x8x2 - 20ft Platform flat"

2E "20 ft pallet wide high cube"

30 "9 125 mm (30 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

31 "9 125 mm (30 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

32 "9 125 mm (30 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

33 "9 125 mm (30 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

34 "9 125 mm (30 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

35 "9 125 mm (30 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

36 "9 125 mm (30 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

37 "9 125 mm (30 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

38 "9 125 mm (30 ft) | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

40 "12 192 mm (40 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

41 "12 192 mm (40 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

42 "12 192 mm (40 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

43 "12 192 mm (40 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

44 "12 192 mm (40 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

45 "40'''' High Cube pallet wide"

46 "12 192 mm (40 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

47 "12 192 mm (40 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

48 "12 192 mm (40 ft) | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

49 "40x8x2 - 40ft Platform flat"

4C "40'' palletwide container"

4E "pallet wide"



A0 "7 150 mm | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

A1 "7 150 mm | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

A2 "7 150 mm | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

A3 "7 150 mm | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

A4 "7 150 mm | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

A5 "7 150 mm | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

A6 "7 150 mm | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

A7 "7 150 mm | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

A8 "7 150 mm | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

B0 "7 315 mm (24 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

B1 "7 315 mm (24 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

B2 "7 315 mm (24 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

B3 "7 315 mm (24 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

B4 "7 315 mm (24 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

B5 "7 315 mm (24 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

B6 "7 315 mm (24 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

B7 "7 315 mm (24 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

B8 "7 315 mm (24 ft) | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

C0 "7 430 mm (24 6 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

C1 "7 430 mm (24 6 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

C2 "7 430 mm (24 6 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

C3 "7 430 mm (24 6 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

C4 "7 430 mm (24 6 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

C5 "7 430 mm (24 6 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

C6 "7 430 mm (24 6 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

C7 "7 430 mm (24 6 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunne"

C8 "7 430 mm (24 6 ft) | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

D0 "7 450 mm | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

D1 "7 450 mm | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

D2 "7 450 mm | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

D3 "7 450 mm | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

D4 "7 450 mm | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

D5 "7 450 mm | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

D6 "7 450 mm | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

D7 "7 450 mm | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

D8 "7 450 mm | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

E0 "7 820 mm | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

E1 "7 820 mm | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

E2 "7 820 mm | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

E3 "7 820 mm | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

E4 "7 820 mm | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

E5 "7 820 mm | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

E6 "7 820 mm | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

E7 "7 820 mm | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

E8 "7 820 mm | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"



F0 "8 100 mm | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

F1 "8 100 mm | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

F2 "8 100 mm | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

F3 "8 100 mm | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

F4 "8 100 mm | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

F5 "8 100 mm | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

F6 "8 100 mm | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

F7 "8 100 mm | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

F8 "8 100 mm | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

G0 "12 500 mm (41 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

G1 "12 500 mm (41 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

G2 "12 500 mm (41 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

G3 "12 500 mm (41 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

G4 "12 500 mm (41 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

G5 "12 500 mm (41 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

G6 "12 500 mm (41 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

G7 "12 500 mm (41 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

G8 "12 500 mm (41 ft) | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

G9 "40ft pallet wide dry unit"

H0 "13 106 mm (43 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

H1 "13 106 mm (43 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

H2 "13 106 mm (43 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

H3 "13 106 mm (43 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

H4 "13 106 mm (43 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

H5 "13 106 mm (43 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

H6 "13 106 mm (43 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

H7 "13 106 mm (43 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

H8 "13 106 mm (43 ft) | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

K0 "13 600 mm | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

K1 "13 600 mm | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

K2 "13 600 mm | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

K3 "13 600 mm | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

K4 "13 600 mm | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

K5 "13 600 mm | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

K6 "13 600 mm | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

K7 "13 600 mm | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

K8 "13 600 mm | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

L0 "13 716 mm (45 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

L1 "13 716 mm (45 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

L2 "13 716 mm (45 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

L3 "13 716 mm (45 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

L4 "13 716 mm (45 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

L5 "13 716 mm (45 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

L6 "13 716 mm (45 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

L7 "13 716 mm (45 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"



L8 "13 716 mm (45 ft) | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

M0 "14 630 mm (48 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

M1 "14 630 mm (48 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

M2 "14 630 mm (48 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

M3 "14 630 mm (48 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

M4 "14 630 mm (48 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

M5 "14 630 mm (48 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

M6 "14 630 mm (48 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

M7 "14 630 mm (48 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

M8 "14 630 mm (48 ft) | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

N0 "14 935 mm (49 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

N1 "14 935 mm (49 ft) | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

N2 "14 935 mm (49 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

N3 "14 935 mm (49 ft) | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

N4 "14 935 mm (49 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

N5 "14 935 mm (49 ft) | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

N6 "14 935 mm (49 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

N7 "14 935 mm (49 ft) | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

N8 "14 935 mm (49 ft) | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

P0 "16 154 mm | 2438 mm (8 ft)"

P1 "16 154 mm | 2438 mm (8 ft) tunnel"

P2 "16 154 mm | 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

P3 "16 154 mm | 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

P4 "16 154 mm | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft)"

P5 "16 154 mm | > 2591 mm (8.6 ft) tunnel"

P6 "16 154 mm | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft)"

P7 "16 154 mm | 1219-1295 mm (4-4.3 ft) tunnel"

P8 "16 154 mm | 1295-2438 mm (4.3-8 ft)"

R 8 "40ft high cube/starfresh reefer"

Customs Container Type List:

Code Designation

00 GP (General Purpose)

01 GP Full open sides

02 GP Side door(s)

03 GP Top hatch

04 GP hatch & side door(s)

10 GP Normal vents

11 GP vents upper & lower

13 GP highly ventilated

15 GP internal mech vent

17 GP external mech vent

19 High Cube Pallet Wide 40

20 Thermal unit insulated



20 G020'' general container 20x8x8

20 G120'' general container with ventilation holes 20x8x8

20 H120'' port hole reefer container 20x8x8

20 T020'' tank container 20x8x8

21 Insulated unit

22 Heated container

22 G020'' general container 20x8x8.5

22 G120'' general container with ventilation holes 20x8x8.5

25 Livestock carrier

26 Automobile carrier

30 RF (reefer) integral

31 RF mech refrigerated

32 RF refrigerated & heat

40 RF porthole

41 RF porthole internally

42 RF porthole externally

45 45'' high general purpose 45x8x96

4C G9pallet wide container11

50 OT (Open Top)

51 OT removerable end rail

52 OT with side door(s)

53 OT side door(s) removerable rail

60 FR (Flat Rack)

61 FR with fixed ends

62 FR with fixed free posts

63 FR with folding ends

64 FR complete free posts

65 FR with roof

66 FR with open top

67 FR with open top & ends

70 TK (Tank container) non-danger 0.45 bar

71 TK non-danger 1.50 bar

72 TK non danger 2.65 bar

73 TK gangerous 1.5 bar

74 TK dangerous 2.65 bar





80 Dry bulk container

99 power pack generator20''

A0 Tank container - Air/Surface container

AO Air/surface container

B0 Dry bulk container - Non pressurized box typeClosed

B1 Dry bulk container - Non pressurized box typeAirtight



B3 Dry bulk container - PressurizedHorizontal discharge test pressure 150 kP

B4 Dry bulk container - PressurizedHorizontal discharge test pressure 265 kP

B5 Dry bulk container - PressurizedTipping discharge test pressure 150 kPa

B6 Dry bulk container - PressurizedTipping discharge test pressure 265 kPa

BK Dry bulk container pressurized

BU Dry bulk container non pressurized box type

G0 General purpose container without ventilationOpenings at one or both ends

G1 Palette wide high cubeN/A

G2 General purpose container without ventilationOpening(s) at one or both end s plus "full" opening(s) on one or both sides

G3 General purpose container without ventilationOpening(s) at one or both end s plus "partial" opening(s) on one or both sides

G9 General purpose container (dry)8''6 pallet wide

GP General purpose without ventilation

H0 Thermal container - Refrigerated / heatedwith removable equipment located externally; heat transfer coefficient K==0.4 W/(m2.K)

H1 Thermal container - Refrigerated / heatedwith removable equipment located internally

H2 Thermal container - Refrigerated / heatedwith removable equipment located externally; heat transfer coefficient K=0.7 W/(m2.K)

H5 Insulatedheat transfer coefficient K=0.4 W/(m2.K)

H6 Insulatedheat transfer coefficient K=0.7 W/(m2.K)

HI Thermal container insulated

HR Thermal refrigerated/heated removable equipment

P0 Platform (container)Platform (container)

P1 Platform (container) - FixedTwo complete and fixed ends

P2 Platform (container) - FixedFixed posts either free-standing or with removable top member

P3 Platform (container) - Folding (collapsible)Folding complete end structure

P4 Platform (container) - Folding (collapsible)Folding posts either free-standing or with removable top member

P5 Platform (container) - Complete SuperstructureOpen top open ends (skeletal)

P8 SparePlatform container

PC Platform incomplete structure: folding

PF Platform incomplete superstructure: fixed

PL Platform container

PS Platform-based cmplete structure

R 0 Mechanically refrigerated

R 1 Mechanically refrigerated and heated

R 2 Mechanically refrigerated

R 3 Mechanically refrigerated and heated

R 8 40ft Reefer containerHigh cube (9''6)

R 9 SpareThermal containers

RE Thermal container - RefrigeratedMechanically refrigerated



RS Thermal container - Self-powered refrigerated/heatedMechanically refrigerated

RT Thermal container - Refrigerated and heatedMechanically refrigerated and heated

S0 Named cargo containerLivestock carrier

S1 Named cargo containerAutomobile carrier

S2 Named cargo containerLive fish carrier

SN Named cargo container

T0 Tank container - For nondangerous liquidsMinimum pressure 45 kPa



T3 Tank container - For dangerous liquidsMinimum pressure 150 kPa




T7 Tank container - For gasesMinimum pressure 910 kPa

T8 Tank container - For gasesMinimum pressure 2 200 kPa

T9 Tank container - For gasesMinimum pressure (to be decided)

TD Tank container dangerous liquids

TN Tank container non-dangerous liquids

U0 Open-top containersOpening(s) at one or both ends

U1 Open-top containersOpening(s) at one or both ends plus removable top member(s) in end frame(s)

U2 Open-top containersOpening(s) at one of both ends plus opening(s) on one or both sides

U3 Open-top containersOpening(s) at one or both ends plus opening(s) on one or both sides plus removable top member(s) in end frame(s)

U4 Open-top containersOpening(s) at one or both ends plus partial opening on one side and full opening on the other side

U5 Open-top containersComplete fixed side and end walls (no doors)

U6 SpareOpen top

UT Open top containers

V0 General purpose container with ventilationNon-mechanical system vents at lower and upper parts of cargo space

V2 General purpose container with ventilationMechanical ventilation system located internally

V4 General purpose container with ventilationMechanical ventilation system located externally

VH General purpose container with ventilation

VO Non mechanical vents at lower and upper parts

Z1 Not assigned

Z2 Not assigned

Z3 Not assigned

Z4 Not assigned



Customs Package Type List: Code Description

1A Drum, steel

1B Drum, aluminium

1D Drum, plywood

1G Drum, fibre

1W Drum, wooden

2C Barrel, wooden

3A Jerrican, steel

3H Jerrican, plastic

43 Bag, super bulk

4A Box, steel

4B Box, aluminium

4C Box, natural wood

4D Box, plywood

4F Box, reconstituted wood

4G Box, fibreboard

4H Box, plastic

5H Bag, woven plastic

5L Bag, textile

5M Bag, paper

6H Composite pkg, plastic receptacle

6P Composite pkg, glass receptacle

AA Bulk container, rigid plastic

AB Receptacle, fibre

AC Receptacle, paper

AD Receptacle, wooden

AE Aerosol

AF Pallet modular collars 80cms*60cms

AG Pallet, shrinkwrapped

AH Pallet 100cms*110cms

AI Clamshell

AJ Cone

AM Ampoule, non-protected

AP Ampoule, protected

AT Atomizer

AV Capsule

BA Barrel

BB Bobbin

BC Bottlecrate, bottlerack

BD Board

BE Bundle

BF Balloon, non-protected

BG Bag

BH Bunch



BI Bin

BJ Bucket

BK Basket

BL Bale, compressed

BN Bale, non-compressed

BO Bottle, non-protected, cylindrical

BP Balloon, protected

BQ Bottle, protected cylindrical

BR Bar

BS Bottle, non-protected, bulbous

BT Bolt

BU Butt

BV Bottle, protected bulbous

BW Box, for liquids

BX Box

BY Board, in bundle/bunch/truss

BZ Bars, in bundle/bunch/truss

CA Can, rectangular

CB Beer crate

CC Churn

CD Can, with handle and spout

CE Creel

CF Coffer

CG Cage

CH Chest

CI Canister

CJ Coffin

CK Cask

CL Coil

CM Card

CN Container,not transport equipment

CO Carboy, non-protected

CP Carboy, protected

CQ Cartridge

CR Crate

CS Case

CT Carton

CU Cup

CV Cover

CW Cage, roll

CX Can, cylindrical

CY Cylinder

CZ Canvas

DA Crate, multiple layer, plastic

DB Crate, multiple layer, wooden



DC Crate, multiple layer, cardboard

DG Cage, CHEP

DH Box, CHEP, Eurobox

DI Drum, Iron

DJ Demijohn, non-protected

DP Demijohn, protected

DR Drum

EE Case wooden

EI Case, isothermic

EN Envelope

FC Fruit crate

FD Framed crate

FI Firkin

FL Flask

FO Footlocker

FP Filmpack

FR Frame

FX Bag, flexible container

GB Gas bottle

GI Girder

GZ Girders, in bundle/bunch/truss

HG Hogshead

HR Hamper

IA Package display wooden

IB Package,display,cardboard

IC Package, display, plastic

IN Ingot

IZ Ingots, in bundle/bunch/truss

JC Jerrican, rectangular

JG Jug

JR Jar

JT Jutebag

JY Jerrican, cylindrical

KG Keg

LG Log

LI Litres (Non - UN Recommendation 21

LT Lot

LV Liftvan

LZ Logs, in bundle/bunch/truss

MB Multiply bag

MC Milk crate

MS Multiwall sack

MT Mat

MX Match box

NA Not available



NE Unpacked or unpackaged

NF Unpacked or unpackaged, single unit

NG Unpacked, multiple units

NS Nest

NT Net

NU Net Tube Plastic

OK Block

PA Packet

PB Pallet, box

PC Parcel

PD Pallet modular collars 80cms*100cms

PE Pallet modular collars 80cm*120cm

PG Plate

PH Pitcher

PI Pipe

PJ Punnet

PK Package

PL Pail

PN Plank

PO Pouch

PP Piece

PT Pot

PU Tray pack

PV Pipes, in bundle/bundle/truss

PX Pallet

PY Plates, in bundle/bunch/truss

PZ Planks, in bundle/bunch/truss

QA Drum steel non-removable head

QB Drum steel removable head

QP Box wooden natural wood ordinary

RD Rod

RG Ring

RK Rack

RL Reel

RO Roll

RT Rednet

RZ Rods, in bundle/bunch/truss

SA Sack

SB Slab

SC Shallow crate

SD Spindle

SE Sea-chest

SH Sachet

SI Skid

SK Skeleton case



SL Slipsheet

SM Sheetmetal

SO Spool

SP Sheet, plastic wrapping

ST Sheet

SU Suitcase

SW Shrinkwrapped

SX Set

SZ Sheets, in bundle/bunch/truss

TB Tub

TC Tea-chest

TD Collapsible tube

TK Tank, rectangular

TN Tin

TO Tun

TR Trunk

TS Truss

TU Tube

TY Tank, cylindrical

TZ Tubes, in bundle/bunch/truss

UC Uncaged

VA Vat

VG Bulk, gas (at 1031 mbar and 15øC)

VI Vial

VL Bulk, liquid

VO Bulk, solid, large particles (nodu"

VP Vacuum-packed

VQ Bulk, liquefied gas (at abnormal te

VR Bulk, solid, granular particles (g"

VY Bulk, solid, fine particles (powde"

WA Intermediate bulk container

WB Wickerbottle

WC Intermediate bulk container steel

WP Woven plastic bulk container

WS Bulk container plastic film

XJ Bag paper multi-wall

ZA Bulk container, paper, multi wall

ZB Bag, large

ZD Intermediate bulk container

ZK Bulk container, plastic, liquids

ZU Bulk container flexible

ZZ Mutually defined



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