How to determine what Previous CCN to used in submitting Close Message?

How to determine what Previous CCN to used in submitting Close Message?

            Every Close Message must reference the Previous CCN above it.

  1. In Full Container Load (FCL) or back-to-back shipments where freight forwarders transacts business directly with the carrier, Previous CCN would be the same as the Primary CCN (9000 series for ocean mode).
  2. In a co-load situation wherein freight forwarders transact business with another freight forwarders, Previous CCN is the Master Freight forwarder CCN (8000 series for ocean mode).