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EDIFACT message guide · Transport

IFTFCC International transport freight costs and other charges

The UN/EDIFACT message that specifies freight, handling and transport costs and related charges between providers and customers.

Sent by
Transport service provider
Received by
Customer or another service provider
Standard
UN/EDIFACT · Batch message
X12 equivalent
No direct equivalent

What is the EDIFACT IFTFCC message?

IFTFCC is the UN/EDIFACT international transport freight costs and other charges message. The directory defines it as a message specifying freight, handling and transport costs and other related charges between transport service providers and their customers.

It lists the charges that apply to transport services, such as freight, terminal handling, documentation fees and surcharges, with their bases and currencies. Customers use it to anticipate and audit costs; it is not itself an invoice, which is sent with INVOIC. Charges can be given for each service.

How the EDIFACT IFTFCC message worksDiagram of the UN/EDIFACT IFTFCC International transport freight costs and other charges message. Transport service provider sends it to customer or another service provider. It usually starts the exchange. It is usually followed by INVOIC. Inside the UNB and UNH envelopes, the directory D.21A requires, in the start of message: BGM (Beginning of message). 14 conditional segment groups are listed by their trigger segment.How the EDIFACT IFTFCC message worksInternational transport freight costs and other charges: who sends it, where it fits and what the directory marksmandatory1 WHERE IT FITSUSUALLY FOLLOWSStarts the exchangeIFTFCCSENDERTransport serviceproviderRECEIVERCustomer or anotherservice providerCONTRL syntax report back, if agreedUSUALLY FOLLOWED BYINVOICInvoice2 WHAT DIRECTORY D.21A REQUIRESInterchange: sender and recipient IDsUNB … UNZMessage IFTFCCUNH … UNTSTART OF MESSAGEBGMBeginning of messageBODY AND SEGMENT GROUPS+ 14 conditional groups, starting with:LOCRFFMOATAXCUXTCCNADTODCPIPYTTDTGIDEQDCNIBlue box: mandatory segment group. Conditional groups are listed by the trigger segment that starts them; a group is sent only when its data applies.Conditional segments outside groups are not drawn.Structure: mandatory segments and groups in the UN/EDIFACT directory D.21A listing for IFTFCC. Your trading partner's implementation guide adds itsown requirements.
How the EDIFACT IFTFCC message worksDiagram of the UN/EDIFACT IFTFCC International transport freight costs and other charges message. Transport service provider sends it to customer or another service provider. It usually starts the exchange. It is usually followed by INVOIC. Inside the UNB and UNH envelopes, the directory D.21A requires, in the start of message: BGM (Beginning of message). 14 conditional segment groups are listed by their trigger segment.How the EDIFACT IFTFCCmessage worksInternational transport freight costs and othercharges: who sends it, where it fits and whatthe directory marks mandatory1 WHERE IT FITSUSUALLY FOLLOWSStarts the exchangeIFTFCCSENDERTransportservice providerRECEIVERCustomer oranother serviceproviderCONTRL syntax report back, if agreedUSUALLY FOLLOWED BYINVOICInvoice2 WHAT DIRECTORY D.21A REQUIRESInterchange: sender and recipient IDs(UNB … UNZ)Message IFTFCC (UNH … UNT)START OF MESSAGEBGMBeginning of messageBODY AND SEGMENT GROUPS+ 14 conditional groups, starting with:LOCRFFMOATAXCUXTCCNADTODCPIPYTTDTGID…Blue box: mandatory segment group. Conditionalgroups are listed by the trigger segment thatstarts them; a group is sent only when its dataapplies. Conditional segments outside groups arenot drawn.Structure: mandatory segments and groups in theUN/EDIFACT directory D.21A listing for IFTFCC.Your trading partner's implementation guide adds itsown requirements.

How to read this diagram: the top row shows who sends IFTFCC, to whom, and which messages usually come before and after it. The lower part shows what the directory D.21A itself requires: the envelopes around IFTFCC and the segments and segment groups it marks mandatory. Conditional groups are listed by their trigger segment rather than drawn in full. This is the directory's minimum, not a trading partner's requirement: a message implementation guide, such as an industry subset or a partner’s own guide, usually makes some conditional groups mandatory, restricts the codes and may use an older directory.

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When it is used

  • Reporting the charges for transport services
  • Sharing handling and surcharge tables with customers
  • Supporting freight audit before invoicing

Where it fits in the message flow

This message IFTFCC International transport freight costs and other charges
Usually followed by INVOIC Invoice

Structure

Mandatory segments in IFTFCC (directory D.21A)

In UN/EDIFACT directory D.21A, the IFTFCC message has 148 segment positions arranged in 45 segment groups. These are the segments and segment groups marked mandatory at message level, in order; a mandatory group is shown with the segment that starts it. Segments inside conditional groups are needed only when the group is used. This is the directory’s requirement, not your trading partner’s: each partner’s message implementation guide names the directory it uses, often an older one such as D.96A or D.01B where the structure can differ, makes some conditional segments mandatory and restricts the codes.

  • UNH
  • BGM
  • UNT

Practical example

IFTFCC in practice

A port terminal changes its handling charges and introduces a new security surcharge. It sends the shipping lines and forwarders it serves an IFTFCC with each charge, its basis per container size and type, the currency and the effective date. The forwarders update their cost tables so customer quotes and invoice audits use the new values.

Implementation

Implementation considerations for IFTFCC

  • State charge bases, currencies and effective dates clearly.
  • Map charge codes to your own cost categories.
  • Use the message for audit and planning; bill with INVOIC.
  • Keep charge tables current as surcharges change.

How ECOM helps

Automate IFTFCC with ECOM

Industry

Trucking and Transportation

Load tenders, responses, status and freight invoices for carriers, brokers and shippers, integrated with the TMS.

Solution

Financial Document Automation

Automate invoices, remittances, payment files and bank statements from capture to posting.

Solution

Logistics Automation

Automate tenders, status updates, freight invoices and warehouse orders with logistics partners.

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