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X12 310 Freight Receipt And Invoice Ocean

X12 310 Freight Receipt And Invoice Ocean: explore its business purpose, mapping identifiers, validation tests and 4 partner references across 5 listed channels.

Standard
X12
Code
310
Partner references
4

Implementation guide

X12 310 mapping and validation

X12 310 Freight Receipt And Invoice Ocean is used when ocean shipment charges are ready to bill. Preserve carrier invoice, bill of lading and container references so the ocean-freight payable in your business system stays connected to the original document.

Use the version and implementation guide agreed with your trading partner to confirm required fields and responses.

Map records and test the business result
Document or decisionRecord and matching IDsWhat to test
Match the business record ocean-freight payable

carrier invoice, bill of lading and container references

  • Define which combination of carrier invoice, bill of lading and container references identifies one business record, its lines and any later revision.
Update the receiving system Processing the ocean-freight payable

ID assigned by the receiving system and processing result

  • Reconcile charges for multiple containers to the bill total.
  • Distinguish an additional charge from a replacement invoice for the same voyage.
Check the processing result Processing status for the ocean-freight payable

Original document reference and matching response

  • Reconcile the ocean-freight payable with the source after a timeout before sending it again. A lost response can occur after the destination has already processed the document.

Implementation steps

  1. Choose the starting event and owner

    Decide which application acts when ocean shipment charges are ready to bill. Name the operational owner of the ocean-freight payable and the team that resolves rejected or ambiguous messages.

  2. Keep record IDs connected

    Map carrier invoice, bill of lading and container references. Confirm qualifiers, code lists, units and date/time meaning against the agreed X12 version and partner guide. Preserve the source reference alongside any new destination identifier.

  3. Test failures before launch

    Run the failure cases in the mapping table against realistic ocean-freight payable data. Check how the receiving system reports a rejection and how your team corrects it without creating a duplicate.

  4. Track every document to completion

    Record transport delivery and document validation separately from successful ocean-freight payable processing. Give unresolved errors an owner and check the receiving system before approving retries.

Go-live checklist

  • An approved 310 sample and the agreed version and partner guide are available.
  • The mapping tests pass with realistic ocean-freight payable data.
  • Each submitted document can be traced through delivery, validation and processing in the receiving system.
  • Your team knows how to investigate and recover a rejected or timed-out ocean-freight payable without processing it twice.

Document structure

X12 310 Freight Receipt And Invoice Ocean at the element level

The X12 310 reference contains 75 segment entries and 489 data elements; 78 are marked mandatory in this reference. Use the version and partner guide agreed for your account to confirm required fields.

Segments
75
Data elements
489
Mandatory elements
78
Segments with elements marked mandatory in this reference
Segment Elements Mandatory
B3 14 5
B2A 2 1
Y6 3 2
G3 6 1
N9 6 1
M0 4 1
M1 12 1
C2 7 3
C3 4 1
Y2 10 2
N1 6 1
N2 2 1
Key identifiers in 310
  • Invoice Number
  • Shipment Method of Payment
  • Date
  • Net Amount Due
  • Standard Carrier Alpha Code
  • Transaction Set Purpose Code
  • Authority
  • Authorization Date

Find your trading partner for X12 310

4 partners, 5 channels. Choose a channel to inspect its listed document reference and implementation context.

Catalog breakdown

Where X12 310 Freight Receipt And Invoice Ocean appears in this catalog

The largest groups of classified 310 catalog entries are in logistics & transport and e-commerce & marketplaces.

By industry

  • logistics & transport 4 channels
  • e-commerce & marketplaces 1 channel

By network

  • CTSI 1 channel

FAQ

X12 310 questions

What is X12 310 Freight Receipt And Invoice Ocean used for?

310 is used when ocean shipment charges are ready to bill. It carries information for the ocean-freight payable. Match it to your business system using carrier invoice, bill of lading and container references.

Which partners list X12 310?

The directory on this page links 4 partner entries that list this message. Choose your partner and channel, then confirm which messages and versions your account requires.

What should I map for X12 310?

Start with carrier invoice, bill of lading and container references and the target ocean-freight payable. Define duplicate detection, allowed updates and response correlation before mapping individual fields. Use the partner guide to check required fields and their formats.

How should I test 310 error handling?

Reconcile charges for multiple containers to the bill total. Distinguish an additional charge from a replacement invoice for the same voyage. Also test a lost response after destination processing so that a retry cannot create an unintended duplicate or repeated adjustment.

How does 310 relate to other EDI messages?

Keep 310 business processing separate from transport receipt and technical validation. Agree which preceding record, response or reconciliation completes the ocean-freight payable workflow; confirm any required companion messages with your partner.

Connect EDI to your business systems

See how Stacksync can fit your enterprise EDI workflow. Bring one partner guide and a sample exchange to plan the system mapping, exception handling and production rollout.