BS EN 1586:1996- EDI. Message. Instruction message (IFTMIN)
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This specification provides the definition of the Instruction Message (IFTMIN) to be used in
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between Transport. partners involved in Administration, Commerce and
This paper provides the definition of the Instruction Message to be used in fulfilling the
requirements of trading partners in the transport chain worldwide, in the interchange of cargo and
transport related information using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
This message is a single consignment based message, being aligned with other single consignment based messages such as the booking messages (IFTMBP, IFTMBF and IFTMBC), the Instruction Contract Status Message (IFTMCS) and
the Arrival Notice Message (IFTMAN). The single consignment based messages 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. These messages are suitable for the arrangement of the transport of goods between all parties to the
movement of the consignment (including the consignor/shipper and consignee as well as the
forwarders, brokers, and carriers involved) as well as providing the information necessary to perform
that transport and delivery of the goods. They should be used in the same way by each mode
of transport when the requirements are common even if functionally similar information is known
by different names. A message from the party issuing an instruction regarding forwarding/transport services for a
consignment under conditions agreed, to the party
arranging the forwarding and/or transport services.
Decoding; Commerce; Electronic data interchange; Data layout; Selling; Data transfer; Data conversion; Transportation; Data transmission methods; Freight transport; Management; Delivery; Receipt of goods; Condition of goods; Physical distribution management; Code conversion; Coding (data conversion)
