Transport & logistics
Transport order & status
Shipper books transport (IFTMIN / 204); carrier replies with status events (IFTSTA / 214) until proof of delivery.
Messages
Parties: Shipper ↔ carrier
Practice example
A shipper books a partial load Hamburg–Milan; the carrier returns pickup, border and delivery status events that feed the customer's tracking page.
Typical process flow
- IFTMIN transport order
- IFTMBC booking confirmation
- IFTSTA status events
- Proof of delivery
Rule-setting bodies & associations
GS1 Germany GmbH
National standards organisation
GTIN/GLN identification, EANCOM message guides and the German EDI recommendations for retail and consumer goods.
Rulebooks & documents
- EANCOM® message guides — ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC subsets for German retail
- GS1 Logistics Label (SSCC/NVE) — Labelling of handling units
GS1 AISBL (GS1 Global Office)
International standards organisation
Global identification keys, GDSN master data synchronisation, EPCIS event data and the GS1 healthcare and traceability standards.
Blue Tower, Avenue Louise 326, bte 10, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Rulebooks & documents
- GS1 EPCIS 2.0 — Event data for serialisation and traceability
- GS1 Traceability Standard — Batch and lot traceability requirements