Chapter Two: FSMS Transaction Coding
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Date Fields
Date fields should be eight digits in length, zero filled, in CCYYMMDD format.
For example: Format March 1, 2005 as “20050301”
Numeric Fields
Numeric fields must not contain commas, decimals, blanks, or other formatting characters. Field lengths
are displayed in the FSMS TCR as the total number of characters in the field plus any implied decimal
places. For example, field 119 (Total Customs Value) allows a field length of 14.2: “14” means that the
total field length is 14 numeric characters; “.2” means that two characters of the total 14 characters may
be designated as a decimal value. Therefore, Total Customs Value for a shipment may be entered as
99999999999.
Only significant digits need to be included; however, the value may have leading zeros. Blanks are not
allowed.
For example: If a field has 6.2 as the Max Length, you must enter 1234.56 as 123456.
If a field has a 6 as the Max Length, you must enter $1234 as either 001234 or 1234.
Alphanumeric Fields and Special Characters
Alphanumeric fields may allow letters, numbers, blank spaces, and most special characters. However,
you must remove all embedded quotes and single quotes/apostrophes from your data.
NOTE:
The accent key (usually located on the extreme left of the keyboard above the TAB key) may be
used as a substitute for words that requires an apostrophe.
For example: Bob O’Brien (with apostrophe) is coded as Bob O`Brien (with accent).
Postal Codes
Postal codes may be five, six, or ten alphanumeric characters, depending on the destination country, with
no formatting characters.
For example: L5N-5R6 is coded as L5N5R6.
38115-1096 is coded as 381151096.
NOTE:
All postal codes for postal aware countries will be validated prior to shipment confirmation. If
the postal code is invalid, an error will be returned.
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