Multi Industry Scenarios for Transport - Eurofer

Despatch of goods
5. Goods collected by Carrier and Documents issued
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MIST Working Group, version 2001
Here we have assumed that the Consignor will produce the relevant documentation needed
for the transport of the goods to the consignee.
The transport label should be attached to the goods at the latest at this moment.
a.1. Documents issued to Carrier
For the shipment of the goods, the carrier needs some documentation before leaving the
shipping location. In function of the transport and the destination, the consignor has to
provide to the carrier some information (documents) such as the shipping advice, CMR,
waybill and if needed the invoice.
For example “Trailer no. V, Consignee's reference X, Consignor's reference X - 25 tonnes,
case numbers as listed hereunder, FOB value, Cube, Instructions for CMR note/Waybill”
If EDI is used, this will be done by the message IFTMIN or IFCSUM (if needed INVOIC
message).
a.2. Document issued by the carrier to the consignor
As a proof of the collection of the goods, the carrier has to provide to the consignor a signed
waybill.
If automatic identification is used for transport purposes, the goods may be scanned during
the loading process to check the loading against the loading list or to automatically produce
a packing list.
b. Documents issued to Consignee
The consignee can receive from the consignor the following documents :
- despatch advice, packing list, commercial invoice.
For example “Trailer no. V, Consignee's reference X, Consignor's reference X - 25 tonnes,
case numbers as listed hereunder, cost of goods”
6. Transport status request
Goods on the move
During the transport the carrier can be asked for a report about the precise status of the
transport or about unexpected events. This request can be explicit or can be part of a
general agreement in which conditions for automatic reporting are specified.
If EDI is used, the request will be done by means of the message IFTSTQ.