What is Electronic Data Interchange Standards means?
The message maps for RNS are offered in two message standards, EDIFACT and ANSI*.
The United Nations EDI International standard "Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce, and Transport" (EDIFACT) was the first message standard introduced for the CBSA’s RNS, consisting of the following:
CUSREP - The “Customs Conveyance Report Message" allows clients to transmit the EDI arrival certification message and/or status query to the CBSA.
CUSRES - The “Customs Response Message" permits the CBSA to provide the Release Notification message.
Appendix "E" provides the record layout of the 96.A EDIFACT Customs Report (CUSREP) and the Customs Response (CUSRES) messages that are utilized for RNS. Appendix "F" provides the record layout of the 99.B version.
The message maps for RNS have also been designed using version 5040 of the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 Standards under the coordination of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). However, due to some unavoidable issues, CBSA does not recommend that clients program RNS using the current ANSI message maps. Note existing outbound RNS message maps will be replaced with new Notice functionality, available in an upcoming release. If clients wish to program RNS using the current ANSI message maps in the interim, please contact the Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU at 1-888-957-7224 or via email at TCCU-USTCC@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.