scope:

Specifies a transfer structure, syntax, and coding of messages and data formats when using high capacity ADC media between trading partners, specifically between suppliers and recipients, and where applicable, in support of carrier applications, such as bills of lading and acrrier sortation and tracking: The data encoded pursuant to this International Standard includes; - That which may be used in the shipping, receiving, and inventory of transport units. - That which may be contained within supporting documentation, in paper or electronic form, related to unit loads or transport packages. - That which may be used in the sortation and tracking of transport units.