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Type = API Reference,; Topic = Multienterprise Information Network Tower (MINT),;Persona = TraceLink Administrator, User,; Orchestration = Manufacturing, Logistics, Commerce,; Function = Supply Chain, IT, Procurement,
Routing carrier instructions APIs
The routing and carrier instructions are essential in the transportation and shipping industry, providing detailed guidelines to ensure efficient and compliant movement of goods. These instructions allow shippers to define shipping preferences, specifying transportation modes, carriers, pickup and delivery schedules, and route preferences. They also ensure supplier compliance by guiding manufacturers' upstream partners on carrier selection and shipping terms, fostering consistency in inbound logistics. Additionally, routing instructions align shipments with cost, time, and quality goals, enabling carriers and freight forwarders to plan optimal routes and capacity utilization. Compliance with regulatory requirements is another critical aspect, as instructions often detail documentation needs, labeling standards, customs procedures, and handling protocols for specific goods like hazardous materials. By incorporating elements such as carrier details, freight handling needs, billing terms, and routing guidelines, these instructions improve coordination, reduce costs, enhance service quality, and minimize logistical and regulatory errors, streamlining the entire supply chain.
Routing Carrier Instructions (X12)
The Routing Carrier Instructions (X12) message provides routing and carrier instructions specific to a route.
Contact your TraceLink Services representative for more information about integrating with this message.
- Message Type: MPC_ROUTING_CARRIER_INSTRUCTION
- X12 Format: 853
- Transform Names:
B2B_EDI_X12_853_RoutingCarrierInstruction_IB_V1
B2B_EDI_X12_853_RoutingCarrierInstruction_OB_V1

Input Element | Occurs | Length | Description | Example | ||||
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ISA | – | Required.ISA interchange envelope. | – | |||||
ISA01 | 2/2 |
Required.Authorization informaiton qualifier identifying the type of identifier in ISA02. Valid values:
Typically this value – 00 |
00 | |||||
ISA02 | 10/10 |
Required.Authorization identifier value used for additional identification or authorization of the interchange sender or the data in the interchange.
|
– | |||||
ISA03 | 2/2 |
Required.Qualifier for security information in ISA04. Valid values:
Typically this value = 00 |
00 | |||||
ISA04 | 10/10 |
Required.Security information identifying for the interchange sender or data.
|
– | |||||
ISA05 | 2/2 |
Required.Interchange sender partner ID qualifier. Valid values:
All X12 sender identifier type qualifiers in ISA05 are supported. |
07 | |||||
ISA06 | 15/15 | Required.ISA interchange sender identifier. | 7777776067344 | |||||
ISA07 | 2/2 |
Required.Interchange receiver partner ID qualifier. All X12 receiver identifier type qualifiers in ISA07 are supported. Valid values:
|
01 | |||||
ISA08 | 15/15 | Required.ISA interchange receiver ID. | 888888404358877 | |||||
ISA09 | 6/6 | Required.Interchange date in 6 char date format YYMMDD | 241215 | |||||
ISA10 | 4/4 | Required.Interchange time in 4 char time format HHMM | 1420 | |||||
ISA11 | 1/1 |
Required.The value of this element is dependent on X12 version.
|
^ | |||||
ISA12 | 5/5 |
Required.Interchange control version number. This could be any X12 version beginning wiith 004012 and later. Version 004010 and earlier are not supported by this instance of the 853. |
00501 | |||||
ISA13 | 9/9 | Required.ISA interchange control number. | 0000000000619827 | |||||
ISA14 | 1/1 |
Required.Interchange level acknowledgment requested. Valid values:
|
0 | |||||
ISA15 | 1/1 |
Required.Indicates whether the interchange is for production, test, or information purposes. Valid values:
|
P | |||||
ISA16 | 1/1 |
Required.Component element separator. Delimiter that separates data elements within a composite data structure. Must be different than the data element separator and segment terminator. |
> | |||||
GS | – | GS group functional envelope. Child of ISA. Only one GS group expected per interchange. | – | |||||
GS01 | 2/2 | Required.GS group function code. Valid
value is
RI - Routing and Carrier Instruction message X12 853 |
RI | |||||
GS02 | 2/15 | Required.Application sender's code in the group envelope. | 2222224043588 | |||||
GS03 | 2/15 | Required.Application receiver's code in the group envelope. | TRACELINK | |||||
GS04 | 8/8 | Required.Group envelope date value in date format YYYYMMDD. | 20241215 | |||||
GS05 | 4/8 | Required.Group envelope time value in time format HHMM or HHMMSS. | 142000 | |||||
GS06 | 1/9 | Required.Group control identifier. | 619827 | |||||
GS07 | 1/2 |
Required.Responsible Agency Code. Valid values:
|
X | |||||
GS08 | 1/12 |
Required.X12 message version code. This could be any X12 version beginning with 004012. Version 004010 and earlier are not supported by this instance of the 853. |
005010 | |||||
ST | – | ST transaction set envelope. Child of GS group. Only one ST transaction expected. | – | |||||
ST01 | 3/3 | Required.Transaction set identifier code. | 853 | |||||
ST02 | 4/9 | Required.Transaction set ID number. Counter for each ST segment beginning with 1. | 0001 | |||||
BGN | – | Required.Routing Carrier Instruction beginning segment. | – | |||||
BGN01 | 2/2 |
Required.Transaction set purpose code. Valid values:
|
00 | |||||
BGN02 | 1/80 | Required.Identification number assigned by manufacturer or supplier that uniquely identifies the routing instruction message. | 8524700258 | |||||
BGN03 | 8/8 | Required.Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year. | 20241215 | |||||
BGN04 | 4/8 | Transaction set time expressed in 24-hour clock as follows HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD. | 230406 | |||||
BGN06 | 1/80 |
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier. Mainly it is derived from Purchase Order references..BGN06 is the transaction set reference number of a previously sent transaction affected by the current transaction. |
'PO852470 | |||||
G62 | – | Date or time. | – | |||||
G6201 | 2/2 |
Date Qualifier Valid values :
If G6201 is present, then G6202 is required or other way around. |
11 | |||||
G6202 | 8/8 | Date in YYYYMMDD format. | 20240228 | |||||
N1 | – | Business party information and identifiers. | – | |||||
N101 | 2/3 |
Required.Entity qualifier for the business party identifier and address information. Currently support the following partner types:
|
CA | |||||
N102 | 1/60 | Name. | Pharma customer | |||||
N103 | 1/2 |
Identifier code qualifier. ![]()
|
UL | |||||
N104 | 2/80 | Business party identifier as qualified by N103 mapping to companyIdentifierValue. | 3333331013655 | |||||
N3 | – | N3: Address: Child of business party N1 name segment. | – | |||||
N301 | 1/55 | Required.Street address 1. | 555 Neelan Road | |||||
N302 | 1/55 | Street address 2. | Suite 123 | |||||
N4 | – | N4: Geographic Location. Child of Business Party N1 name segment. | – | |||||
N401 | 2/30 | City name. | Sacramento | |||||
N402 | 2/2 | State or province code. Code (Standard state/province) as defined by appropriate government agency. | CA | |||||
N403 | 3/15 | Postal code. Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks. | 95833 | |||||
N404 | 2/3 | Country code. | US | |||||
TD5 | – |
Line item loop start for routing carrier instruction TD5. Note : At least one of TD5-02, TD5-04, TD5-05, TD5-06 or TD5-12 is required. |
– | |||||
TD501 | 1/2 |
Code identifying sequence of carriers in shipment, beginning with the original carrier. Valid values:
|
0 | |||||
TD502 | 1/2 |
Company Identifier type for the party in routing carrier instruction message. ![]()
If TD502 is present, TD503 is required. |
SCAC | |||||
TD503 | 2/80 | Company identifier value for business party in shipment stage. | 12323 | |||||
TD504 | 1/2 |
Transportation method type. Valid values:
|
A | |||||
TD505 | 1/35 | Routing, Free-form description of the routing or requested routing for shipment, or the originating carrier's identity. | descriptive info | |||||
TD507 | 1/2 |
Code identifying the type of location for the routing stage of the shipment. Valid values:
If TD507 is present, TD508 is required. |
DL | |||||
TD508 | 1/30 | Location identifier- Identifier of the location for the routing stage of the shipment. | – | |||||
TD510 | 2/2 |
Code identifying the type of location for the routing stage of the shipment. Valid values:
If TD510 is present, TD511 is required. |
AA | |||||
TD511 | 1/4 | Transit time - The numeric amount of transit time defined by carrier transit time type. | – | |||||
TD3 | – | Segment to specify details about the carrier's equipment that will ship the delivery | – | |||||
TD301 | 2/2 |
Type of equipment used in delivery. Valid values:
One of TD301 or TD310 can be present, not both. |
AP | |||||
TD302 | 1/4 |
Equipment prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number. If TD302 is present, then TD303 is required. |
AP | |||||
TD303 | 1/15 | Equipment number - Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number. | 121 | |||||
TD308 | 2/2 |
Seal status code - indicating condition of door seal upon arrival. Valid values:
|
01 | |||||
TD309 | 2/15 | Seal number - Unique number on seal used to close a shipment. | SP1231232 | |||||
TD310 | 4/4 | Equipment Type - Equipment size and type description code. | – | |||||
MEA | – | To indicate physical measurements for shipment, including weights, dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights. | – | |||||
MEA01 | 2/2 | Measurement Reference ID code. | – | |||||
MEA02 | 1/3 |
Measurement qualifier - Code identifying a measurement type for a measurement value. Valid values:
|
DP | |||||
MEA03 | 1/20 |
Measurement value - The value of the measurement. At least one of MEA03, MEA05, MEA06 or MEA08 is required. |
12324 | |||||
MEA04.1 | 2/2 |
Marks and numbers used to identify a shipment or parts of a shipment. MEA04.1 defines the unit of measure for MEA03, MEA05, and MEA06. ![]()
|
CA | |||||
FK | – | Segment to explain the route and indicate individual carrier divisions or factors. | – | |||||
FK01 | 2/4 | Required.Factor carrier Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC). | SC | |||||
FK02 | 1/2 |
Required.Transportation method type. Valid values:
|
7 | |||||
FK03 | 2/2 |
State or province code. Code (Standard state/province) as defined by appropriate government agency. Only one of FK03 or FK05 can be present, not both. If FK03 or FK04 is present, then other is required. |
CA | |||||
FK04 | 2/30 |
City name. |
CA | |||||
FK05 | 1/5 | Code indicating railroad interchange locations. | – | |||||
FK06 | 1/5 | Percentage Division - The portion of freight revenue to be apportioned to an identified carrier, expressed as a percent, which shall not exceed 100.00. | 90.15 | |||||
FK07 | 1/15 | Factor amount - A number that indicates the portion of freight rate revenue to be apportioned to an identified carrier. | 90 | |||||
G62 | – | Date/Time :Dates relevant for routing and carrier instruction at item. | – | |||||
G6201 | 2/2 |
Date type at header level for Routing and carrier Instruction in date format YYYYMMDD and time format (IDoc, X12) HHMMSS. Valid values:
If G6201 or G6202 is present, then other is required. |
10 | |||||
G6202 | 8/8 | Date in YYYYMMDD format. | 20240228 | |||||
N1 | – | Business party Information and identifiers. | – | |||||
N101 | 2/3 |
Required.Entity qualifier for business party identifier and address information. Currently support the following partner types:
|
CA | |||||
N102 | 1/60 | Name. | Pharma customer | |||||
N103 | 1/2 |
Identifier code qualifier. ![]()
|
UL | |||||
N104 | 2/80 | Carrier party identifier as qualified by N103 mapping to companyIdentifierValue. | 3333331013655 | |||||
N3 | – | N3: Address: Child of N1 name segment. | – | |||||
N301 | 1/55 | Required.Street address 1. | 555 Neelan Road | |||||
N302 | 1/55 | Street address 2. | Suite 123 | |||||
N4 | – | N4: Geographic Location. Child of N1 name segment. | – | |||||
N401 | 2/30 | City name. | Sacramento | |||||
N402 | 2/2 | State or province code. Code (Standard state/province) as defined by appropriate government agency. | CA | |||||
N403 | 3/15 | Postal code. Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks. | 95833 | |||||
N404 | 2/3 | Country code. | US | |||||
CTT | – | Required.CTT-Transaction Totals. | – | |||||
CTT01 | 1/6 | Required.Total number of line items in the transaction set. | 15 | |||||
SE | – | Required.ST … SE transaction set trailer envelope. Child of GS group. Only one ST transaction expected. | – | |||||
SE01 | 1/10 | Required.Total count of segments in ST … SE transaction set including ST and SE segments. | 10 | |||||
SE02 | 4/9 | Required.Transaction set control number. | 0001 | |||||
GE | – | Required.GS … GE functional group trailer envelope. Child of ISA interchange. Only one GS group expected. | – | |||||
GE01 | 1/6 | Required.Number of transaction sets in functional group. | 5 | |||||
GE02 | 1/9 | Required.Functional group control number. | 619827 | |||||
IEA | – | Required.ISA … IEA interchange control trailer envelope. Only one interchange expected per transmission. | – | |||||
IEA01 | 1/5 | Required.Number of functional groups in interchange. | 1 | |||||
IEA02 | 9/9 | Required.Interchange control number. | 0000000000619827 |

ISA*00* *00* *16*SENDER1 *14*RECEIVER1
*241120*1256*^*00501*000619827*1*T*>
GS*QM*2222224043588*TRACELINK*20241120*111740*619827*X*005010
ST*853*0001
BGN*00*8524700258*20241120*111740*UT****
G62*11*20241120**
N1*CA*CA_Name*1*3333331013655
N3*CA_Address1*CA_Address2
N4*CA_City*CA*CA_PostalCd*US
N1*BY*BY_Name*9*3333331013655
N3*BY_Address1*BY_Address2
N4*BY_City*BY*BY_PostalCd*US
N1*SU*SU_Name*11*3333331013655
N3*SU_Address1*SU_Address2
N4*SU_City*SU*SU_PostalCd*US
N1*SF*SF_Name*21*3333331013655
N3*SF_Address1*SF_Address2
N4*SF_City*SF*SF_PostalCd*US
N1*ST*ST_Name*91*3333331013655
N3*ST_Address1*ST_Address2
N4*ST_City*ST*ST_PostalCd*US
TD5*O*92*12323*A*descriptive info**DL*11111**AA*20*U5***
TD3*AP*AP*121*****01*SP1231232*ECd1
MEA**WT*12324*GR********
FK*SC*7*CA*CA**9015*90*******
G62*07*20241120**
N1*CA*CA_Name*92*3333331013655
N3*CA_Address1*CA_Address2
N4*CA_City*CA*CA_PostalCd*US
N1*BY*BY_Name*UL*3333331013655
N3*BY_Address1*BY_Address2
N4*BY_City*BY*BY_PostalCd*US
N1*SU*SU_Name*PI*3333331013655
N3*SU_Address1*SU_Address2
N4*SU_City*SU*SU_PostalCd*US
N1*SF*SF_Name*PP*3333331013655
N3*SF_Address1*SF_Address2
N4*SF_City*SF*SF_PostalCd*US
N1*ST*ST_Name*91*3333331013655
N3*ST_Address1*ST_Address2
N4*ST_City*ST*ST_PostalCd*US
CTT*150
SE*151*s152
GE*153*154
IEA*155*s156sssss
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