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  *Provides descriptions and format requirements for each data element\
  contained within a transaction record input by a carrier, port
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  U.S. Customs and Border Protection Data Center.*

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# RECORD DESCRIPTIONS

> **Record Identifier G01 GOS‑3**

### The General Order Record provides data element descriptions and format requirements for transmitting the status of each bill of lading.

> **Record Identifier G02 GOS‑6**

The General Order Remarks Record provides data element descriptions and
format requirements for transmitting comments associated with the G01
record.

> **Record Identifier G03 GOS‑7**

The General Order Data Record provides data element descriptions and
format requirements to transmit supplemental G01 record information.

**General Order Status**

At the expiration of the layorder period, the carrier, service bureau,
or port authority will receive a bill of lading status notification
message (R01, R02) from AMS identifying items eligible for General
Order. Carriers may respond to this notification with the General Order
Status G01 and G02 records. The General Order Data Record (G01) is a
conditional record sent to CBP to request an extension of the layorder
period (this record is not used at this time). It is used to inform CBP
that the bill has already been released or sent to General Order.

The General Order Remarks Record (G02) is an optional record used to
transmit further remarks.

The General Order Data Record (G03) is a conditional record used to
transmit information on the bonded facility and carrier identification
number.

In these records, the carrier, port authority, or service bureau
provides one of two possible status codes for each bill of lading which
is still open, and any other appropriate information as required.

**Record Identifier G01**

##### General Order Data Record

This is a conditional record used to report the status of each open bill
of lading.

  --------------- ------------------ -------------- ------------ ------------------------------ ----------
  ***Record                                                                                     
  Identifier                                                                                    
  G01***                                                                                        

  **Data          **Length/Class**   **Position**   **Status**   **Description**                **Note**
  Element**                                                                                     

  Control         3AN                1‑3            M            Must always equal G01.         
  Identifier                                                                                    

  Carrier Code    4AN                4‑7            M            A code representing the        
                                                                 importing carrier. This is the 
                                                                 Standard Carrier Alpha Code    
                                                                 (SCAC) issued by the National  
                                                                 Motor Freight Traffic          
                                                                 Association, Inc. located at   
                                                                 2200 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 
                                                                 22310. In the case of water    
                                                                 carriers who own their         
                                                                 containers, the SCAC code is   
                                                                 issued by the Intermodal       
                                                                 Association of North America   
                                                                 located at 6410 Kenilworth     
                                                                 Ave., Suite 108, Riverdale, MD 
                                                                 20737.                         

  District/Port   4N                 8‑11           M            A code representing the CBP    
  of Unlading                                                    district/port at which the     
                                                                 cargo was off‑loaded from the  
                                                                 importing vessel. See Census   
                                                                 Schedule D, included as        
                                                                 Appendix E of this             
                                                                 publication, for valid         
                                                                 district/port codes.           

  Bill of Lading  12X                12‑23          M            The bill of lading sequence    
  Sequence Number                                                number which was transmitted   
                                                                 to the carrier, port authority 
                                                                 or service bureau in the R01   
                                                                 and R02 record messages. Do    
                                                                 not include the issuer code as 
                                                                 it is contained in the         
                                                                 preceding J01 record.          

  G.O. Status     1N                 24             M            A code representing the status 1
  Code                                                           of a particular bill of        
                                                                 lading.                        

  Details of      15AN               25‑39          C            The CBP entry number, in‑bond  
  Entry Number                                                   number, form number (e.g., CBP 
                                                                 Form (CBPF) 3299), or a        
                                                                 regulatory provision. This     
                                                                 data field is mandatory if the 
                                                                 G.O. Status code is *2*.       

  Details of      2N                 40‑41          C            A code representing the type   2
  Entry Type                                                     of entry. This code is         
                                                                 mandatory if the status code   
                                                                 is *2*. See Appendix B of this 
                                                                 publication for a complete     
                                                                 listing of valid entry type    
                                                                 codes.                         

  Details of      6N                 42‑47          C            A date in YYMMDD (year, month, 
  Entry Date of                                                  day) format representing the   
  Release/ G.O.                                                  release/G.O. date when the     
                                                                 G.O. status code is *2* or     
                                                                 *3*.                           
  --------------- ------------------ -------------- ------------ ------------------------------ ----------

  --------------- ------------------ -------------- ------------ ------------------------------ ----------
  ***Record                                                                                     
  Identifier                                                                                    
  G01***                                                                                        

  **Data          **Length/Class**   **Position**   **Status**   **Description**                **Note**
  Element**                                                                                     

  House Bill      12X                48‑59          C            A code used to report          
  Number                                                         individual portions of a       
                                                                 consolidated shipment. In      
                                                                 concept, it performs the same  
                                                                 function for vessel shipments  
                                                                 as the house air waybill does  
                                                                 for air shipments. Insert the  
                                                                 carrier assigned number that   
                                                                 identifies the portion of the  
                                                                 consolidation being reported.  
                                                                 The number must be unique      
                                                                 within the bill of lading.     
                                                                 (This is for future use.)      

  Quantity        10N                60‑69          C            A value representing the total 
                                                                 number of pieces in the bill   
                                                                 of lading affected by the      
                                                                 action. This may be the full   
                                                                 manifested amount or lesser    
                                                                 amount. Use the smallest       
                                                                 exterior package. Must be      
                                                                 greater than 0 for status      
                                                                 codes *2* or *3*.              

  Filler          11AN               70‑80          M            Space fill.                    
  --------------- ------------------ -------------- ------------ ------------------------------ ----------

###### Note 1

Valid General Order Status codes are:

####### Code Description

> **1** The carrier, port authority, or service bureau desires an
> extension of the lay order period for this bill of lading. The
> extension will be automatically granted once for an additional period
> (this period will be determined at the CBP district/port level) unless
> the carrier, port authority or service bureau is notified to the
> contrary. AMS takes note of this extension and a new G.O. date is
> assigned to the bill of lading.
>
> **2** The bill of lading has already been released by CBP. For some
> reason the release information has not been entered into AMS.
>
> If the G.O. status code is *2*, the carrier, port authority, or
> service bureau must indicate the entry number, entry type, date
> released, and quantity. Any other details may be shown in the remarks
> data element in the General Order Remarks (G02) Record. The release
> information provided is posted to the bill. A status notification is
> returned with the proper disposition code after successful input of
> the G01 code 2 and G02 records.

###### Note 1 - Continued

> **3** The bill of lading or a partial quantity of the bill is to be
> sent to G.O. If the G.O. status code is 3, the AMS participant must
> indicate the date of G.O. action and quantity sent to G.O. if it is
> less than the manifested quantity. Any other details may be shown in
> the remarks data of the General Order Remarks (G02) record. The G.O.
> information is posted to the bill. A status notification with a proper
> disposition code is returned after successful input of the G01 code 3
> and G02, G03 records.

###### Note 2

If the entry type is *1* through *7, 21* or *22*, or *51* through *53,*
the entry number data element must contain a valid entry number; if the
entry type is *61* through *66*, the entry number data element must
contain a valid in‑bond number; other entry types must contain a form
number or regulatory provision.

**Record Identifier G02**

##### General Order Remarks Record

This is an optional record is used when there are comments associated
with the General Order Data record (Record Identifier G01).

  --------------- ------------------ -------------- ------------ ------------------------------ ----------
  ***Record                                                                                     
  Identifier                                                                                    
  G02***                                                                                        

  **Data          **Length/Class**   **Position**   **Status**   **Description**                **Note**
  Element**                                                                                     

  Control         3AN                1‑3            M            Must always equal G02.         
  Identifier                                                                                    

  Remarks         50X                4‑53           M            Information for CBP concerning 
                                                                 the status of items eligible   
                                                                 for General Order.             

  Filler          27AN               54‑80          M            Space fill.                    
  --------------- ------------------ -------------- ------------ ------------------------------ ----------

**Record Identifier G03**

##### General Order Data Record

This is a conditional record used to supplement information in the G01
status code 3 record.

+--------------+-----+------+-----+-----------------------------+----+
| ***Record    |     |      |     |                             |    |
| Identifier   |     |      |     |                             |    |
| G03***       |     |      |     |                             |    |
+--------------+-----+------+-----+-----------------------------+----+
| **Data       | *   | **Po | *   | **Description**             | ** |
| Element**    | *Le | siti | *St |                             | No |
|              | ngt | on** | atu |                             | te |
|              | h/C |      | s** |                             | ** |
|              | las |      |     |                             |    |
|              | s** |      |     |                             |    |
+--------------+-----+------+-----+-----------------------------+----+
| Control      | 3AN | 1‑3  | M   | Must always equal G03       |    |
| Identifier   |     |      |     |                             |    |
+--------------+-----+------+-----+-----------------------------+----+
| FIRMS Code   | 4AN | 4‑7  | M   | The Facility Information    |    |
|              |     |      |     | and Resources Management    |    |
|              |     |      |     | System (FIRMS) code         |    |
|              |     |      |     | representing the location   |    |
|              |     |      |     | of the goods.               |    |
+--------------+-----+------+-----+-----------------------------+----+
| Bonded       | 12X | 8‑19 | M   | The identification (ID)     |    |
| Carrier ID   |     |      |     | number of the bonded        |    |
|              |     |      |     | carrier (must include       |    |
|              |     |      |     | embedded hyphens). Valid    |    |
|              |     |      |     | formats for importer        |    |
|              |     |      |     | numbers are:                |    |
|              |     |      |     |                             |    |
|              |     |      |     | NN‑NNNNNNNXX = IRS number   |    |
|              |     |      |     |                             |    |
|              |     |      |     | YYDDPP‑NNNN = CBP assigned  |    |
|              |     |      |     | number                      |    |
|              |     |      |     |                             |    |
|              |     |      |     | NNN‑NN‑NNNN = Social        |    |
|              |     |      |     | Security Number             |    |
+--------------+-----+------+-----+-----------------------------+----+
| Filler       | 6   | 2    | M   | Space fill.                 |    |
|              | 1AN | 0‑80 |     |                             |    |
+--------------+-----+------+-----+-----------------------------+----+