COSTOR, general infos

Purpose of the message: The COSTOR message is intended to provide a packing or unpacking facility with details of cargo items to be  stuffed (ie. packed) into specified shipping containers, or stripped (ie. unpacked) from specified containers.

Parties involved: The COSTOR is mainly sent from Carrier/Liner Agent to Container Freight Station (ie. stuffing / stripping location).

In my EDI environment COSTOR is not used at all; in case of stuffing/stripping moves CODECO is normally used: a specific post about this topic will be issued later.

I have drafted a COSTOR sample based on the ITIGG MIG vers. 1.2. Here below you can find an extract: the full sample will be posted and commented subsequently on the forum in the UN/EDIFACT Sample section.

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EQD+CN+ABCD1234567+2210:102:5++3+5'
RFF+SQ:1'
EQN+1'
DTM+UST:20110730:102'
LOC+11+ITAVE:162:6'
GID+1+785:CT:::CARTON(S)'
HAN+61:130:184:FOR UNPACKING/UNSTUFFING'
FTX+AAA+++FOODSTUFFS, NOS'
DTM+GPE:20110729:102'
MEA+AAE+G+KG:23000'
PCI++MARKS AND NUMBERS:LOT NO.1-6'
SGP+ABCD1234567+785'
MEA+AAE+G+KG:23000'
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