The document discusses recommendations from the IATA Cargo XML Task Force on developing new XML standard electronic messages. It recommends: 1. Developing XML versions of existing messages like the House Waybill, House Manifest, and Air Waybill to reduce costs and promote integration. 2. The Task Force will provide specifications, examples, and governance for the new XML messages covering shippers' instructions, transportation documents, and their delivery. 3. Key messages to be developed in 2009 include the Shippers' Letter of Instruction, House Waybill, House Manifest, and Air Waybill, with the goal of having XML versions of core cargo messages by the end of the year.

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IATA
Recommendations on new XML
Standard Electronic Messages
CARGO XML Task Force
June 2009

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Agenda
Background
Recommendation on electronic standards
Strategy for new XML standards
Approach to new XML standards
Scope of documents for 2009
Task Force
Objectives, Scope of messages, Members
Deliverables, Communication
Governance, High Level Planning
Options for Discussion
Messages
Options
AOB & Next Steps

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Background

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IATA – Recommendation on electronic standards
IATA recommends the use of electronic standards to reduce the cost of
managing diversity in systems integration
IATA publishes electronic standards:
Cargo Interchange Message Procedures, i.e. CIMP focused on
communications with airlines regarding transportation
XML focused on communications of trade information mainly for Customs
purposes
IATA recommends the use of WCO electronic standards for Customs
interface
WCO is developing XML equivalents of their existing EDIFACT standards

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IATA – Strategy for new XML standards
The industry bodies (CBPP & CPCMG & CDITF) reviewed and endorsed
the IATA position paper on XML and agreed that:
Where no standards existed to meet the industry requirements, IATA and
supply chain stakeholders created task forces to develop XML standards
(e.g. Invoice, Packing List)
For existing CIMP messages that should have an XML equivalent, IATA and
supply chain stakeholders created this task force to develop XML standards
The Cargo Committee endorsed “ambitious” target dates to develop the
following messages in XML
House Waybill June 09
Air Waybill August 09
Shipper’s Letter of Instruction October 09
House Manifest December 09

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IATA – Approach to new XML standards
UNECE
United Nations Economic Commission for
Europe
ISO
International Organisation for
Standardisation / Technical Committee
WCO Revised Kyoto Convention &
WCO Data ModelUNTDED
United Nation Trade Data Element Directory
UN/CEFACT CCL
UN/CEFACT Core Component Library
CCTS
UN/CEFACT Core
Component Technical
Specification
UN/CEFACT UNeDocs Data Model
Cross Border
Supply Chain Data
Model
UN Layout Key
(Recommendation n°1)
IATA Data Model
XML
Packing
List
XML
Certificate
of Origin
Cooperation with
Standardization bodies
TBG1, 2, 3, 4, 17Task Force &
Vendors Input
XML
Dangerous
Goods
UN/CEFACT
NDRs
XML Naming and Design
Rules
UNECE
UN/EDIFACT
UN/CEFACT
List of Trade Facilitation
Recommendations
XML
of CIMP
Messages
XML
Invoice
XML
…

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IATA – Scope of documents for 2009
Shippers
Export
Customs
Import
Customs
Origin Freight
Forwarders/ GHA
Carrier
Consignees
1. Invoice (XML)
2. Packing List (XML)
3. Certificate of Origin (XML)
4. Dangerous Goods Decl. (XML)
5. Letter of Instruction (XML)
6. Air Waybill (CIMP+XML)
7. House Waybill (CIMP+XML)
8. House Manifest (CIMP+XML)
9. Export Goods Declaration
10. Customs Release Export
Destination Freight
Forwarders / GHA
15. Import Goods Declaration
16. Customs Release Import
11. Flight Manifest (CIMP)
12. Transfer Manifest (CIMP)
13. Export Cargo Declaration
14. Import Cargo Declaration
Note: Messages in red to be developed in XML in 2009

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Standard Electronic MessagesDOCUMENT TYPE ORGANISATION STANDARD (2009) MESSAGE
01 - Invoice IATA
IATA
IATA
4 - Dangerous Goods Decl. IATA CIMP & UN/CEFACT XML FDD & SDDG
09 - Flight Manifest IATA CIMP FFM
05 - Letter of Instruction IATA UN/CEFACT XML Work In Progress
IATA
IATA
IATA
IATA
IATA
WCO
WCO
WCO
WCO
WCO
WCO
UN/CEFACT XML Invoice
02 - Packing List UN/CEFACT XML Packing List
03 - Certificate of Origin UN/CEFACT XML Certificate of Origin
06 - House Waybill CIMP & UN/CEFACT XML FZB & Work In Progress
07 - House Manifest CIMP & UN/CEFACT XML FHL & Work In Progress
08 - Air Waybill
Status Update
CIMP & UN/CEFACT XML
CIMP
FWB & Work In Progress
FSU
10 - Transfer Manifest CIMP Work In Progress
11 - Export Goods Declaration EDIFACT & UN/CEFACT XML WCODEC
12 - Customs Release Export EDIFACT & UN/CEFACT XML CUSRES
13 - Export Cargo Declaration EDIFACT & UN/CEFACT XML WCOCAR
14 - Import Cargo Declaration EDIFACT & UN/CEFACT XML WCOCAR
15 - Import Goods Declaration EDIFACT & UN/CEFACT XML WCODEC
16 - Customs Release Import EDIFACT & UN/CEFACT XML CUSRES

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Task Force

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Task Force – Objectives
Provide recommendations concerning XML requirements
for new message (LoI) and existing core CIMP messages
Identify appropriate business data elements based on
UN/CEFACT Standards with a view to enable flexible
exchanges such as:
Cross-border
Multi-modal
Cross-industry

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Task Force – Scope of messages
Shippers’ Letter of Instruction
House Waybill
House Manifest
Air Waybill

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Task Force – Members
In order to ensure that the required data elements are included in the
standard messages the membership of the task force shall comprise:
1. Shippers
2. Freight Forwards
3. Carriers
4. Ground Handling Agents
5. Customs Brokers/Agent
6. International and National Organizations
7. IT Service Providers (as Observers)
Membership of the Task Force shall include a maximum of 25 Members
and reflect as much as possible a fair representation from the regions of
the world

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Standard electronic message specifications that will list the data elements
included in the standard messages.
Use where feasible international standard code lists for each of the fields that
require a code e.g. country code list
XML schema definition based on the message specifications as well as samples
(technical experts will support this deliverable)
IATA will provide some example of existing standard form (layout) that allows to
display/print the electronic messages in a readable format
Task Force – Deliverables

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Task Force – Communication
MEANS
Web Conference (weekly depending on availability)
Face to face meeting (1 or 2 if necessary)
Extranet (available for members only)
PROCEDURE
Invitation and supporting materials (e.g. specifications) will be provided prior to the
web conference
During the web conferences the Task Force will review the supporting materials
(e.g. specifications) & agree on changes
After the conference call minutes will be made available to the Task Force members
for their review and endorsement at the next web conference
During the face to face meeting the the Task Force will agree on the final
recommendations
An extranet would be available to share information such as supporting materials,
minutes and allow for discussions (forums)

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Task Force – Governance
Task Force members provide recommended specifications based on
XML requirements
The recommended XML specifications are being shared with IATA
e-freight Central Action Group (e-CAG) & IATA FIATA Consultative
Council (IFCC) for comments
Cargo Business Processes Panel (CBPP) review and endorse the
XML specifications
Cargo Business Processes Panel (CBPP) advises the Cargo Services
Conferences (CSC) and the Cargo Committee (CC)

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Task Force – High Level Planning
New Cargo XML standard electronic message
Approach 04.06.2009
Specifications review 04.06.2009 31.12.2009
House Waybill 04.06.2009 15.07.2009
Air Waybill 15.07.2009 31.08.2009
Letter of Instruction 01.09.2009 31.10.2009
House Manifest 01.11.2009 31.12.2009
Task Force Approval 15.07.2009 31.12.2009
House Waybill 15.07.2009
Air Waybill 01.09.2009
Letter of Instruction 01.11.2009
House Manifest 31.12.2009
Proof of Concept To be confirmed
e-CAG & IFCC review To be confirmed
CBPP Approval To be confirmed

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Options for Discussion

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Discussion Item – Messages (1/2)
SHIPPERS’ LETTER OF INSTRUCTION:
- Shipping instructions: Document advising details of cargo and exporter’s
requirement for its physical movement.
- Forwarding instructions: Document issued by a consignor to a freight
forwarder, giving instructions regarding the action to be taken by the freight
forwarder for the forwarding of goods described therein.
⇒ Target : October 2009
⇒ To be discussed at a later date (anticipated to have synergies with the
House Waybill)

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Discussion Item – Messages (2/2)
HOUSE WAYBILL: A document made out by an agent / consolidator which
specifies the contract between the shipper and the agent/consolidator for the
arrangement of carriage of goods (e.g. CIMP FZB).
HOUSE MANIFEST: A document containing the same information as a
cargo manifest and additional details on freight amounts, etc. (CIMP FHL
check list and/or FHL details).
AIR WAYBILL: A document made out by or on behalf of the shipper, which
evidences the contract between the shipper and airline(s) for the carriage of
cargo over the routes of the airline(s) (e.g. CIMP FWB).
⇒ These messages have a high priority and therefore will be tackled first.

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Discussion Item – Option 1
Separate messages (as per today)
One message for the AWB
One message for the HWB
One message for the House Manifest
Example (Consolidation)
1 AWB, 3 HWBs, 1 House Man.
Total of 5 messages
AWB
___
___
___ Direct
Shipment
HOUSE MAN.
___
___
___
HWB # 3
___
___
___
HWB # 2
___
___
___
HWB # 1
___
___
___
AWB
___
___
___
Consolidation

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Discussion Item – Option 2
One message from Shipper to FF covering HWB
(Consolidation)
Another message to meet two purposes
From Shipper to Carrier covering AWB (Direct)
No optional HWB information
From the FF to Carrier covering AWB, HWB,
House manifest (Consolidation)
1 message with different optional levels
Including AWB and potentially complete HWB information
Assumption that House Manifest data would be covered
No individual House Manifest message
HWB
___
___
___
AWB ___
___
___
HWB #1
___
___
___
HWB #2
___
___
___
HWB #3
___
___
___
Direct
Shipment
Consolidation

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AOB & Next Steps