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Streamlined presentation of UN/CEFACT standards

Welcome to the UN/CEFACT Streamline Presentation of Standards. As a globally recognized body, UN/CEFACT is committed to facilitating international trade and promoting seamless business transactions through the development and implementation of harmonized standards. This page is dedicated to the presentation of the extensive range of standards, ensuring easy access and comprehension for users from diverse sectors and regions. Whether you are an industry professional, a policymaker, or a technology enthusiast, this page serves as a valuable resource to navigate the world of UN/CEFACT standards and unlock new opportunities for efficient and secure global trade

Notice: We are currently updating the Streamline Presentation of the UN/CEFACT Standards to release the new UN Core Component Library (CCL) Reference Data Models D23B subsets. During this time, some resources may be temporarily unavailable. We appreciate your understanding and patience! 

 

UNCEFACT Agriculture
Accounting and Audit
UNCEFACT General Standards
UNCEFACT Cross Border Managment
Supply Chain Management
Transport and Logistics
UNCEFACT Travel and Tourism

UN/LOCODE

UNLOCODE logo

The "United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations" is commonly more known as "UN/LOCODE". Although managed and maintained by the UNECE, it is the product of a wide collaboration in the framework of the joint trade facilitation effort undertaken within the United Nations.

  • Download: Complete UN/LOCODE (with codes list, support codes, manual and secretariat note, plus MS Access database, text, CSV and/or HTML files)

UN/EDIFACT

UN/EDIFACT

The United Nations rules for Elec­tronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport (UN/EDIFACT) comprise a set of internationally agreed standards, directo­ries, and guidelines for the electronic interchange of structured data, between independent computerized information systems.

Buy-Ship-Pay RDM

BUY – SHIP – PAY Reference Data Model

The objective of this Buy-Ship-Pay Reference Data Model (BSP-RDM) BRS is to describe the requirements for a generic Reference Data Model (RDM), generalizing the concepts of the Multi-Modal Transport Reference Data Model (MMT-RDM) and the Supply Chain Reference Data Model (SCRDM), leading to the development,publishing and improving the maintenance of a Business Standard, which can be applied by country and regional administrations and industries.

Cross Domain Acknowledgement and Response

49708 _ Cross Domain Application Error and Acknowledgement Process BRS _ 393455 _ English _ 773 _ 418556 _ pdf _ _ _
49708 _ Cross Domain Acknowledgement and Response - D23B _ 392430 _ English _ 773 _ 418512 _ zip _ _ _

Cross Domain eNegotiation

CROSS DOMAIN APPLICATION ERROR AND  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PROCESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross Domain eNegotiation (View Web Glossary)

44535 _ E-Negotiation BRS _ 393459 _ English _ 773 _ 418560 _ pdf _ _ _
CROSS DOMAIN APPLICATION ERROR AND  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PROCESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross Domain eNegotiation (View Web Glossary)

44535 _ Cross Domain eNegotiation - D23B _ 393431 _ English _ 773 _ 418513 _ zip _ _ _

Supply Chain Reference Data Model (SCRDM)

White Paper on a Reference Data Model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply Chain Reference Data Model (View Web Glossary)

45229 _ Supply Chain Reference Data Model BRS _ 393612 _ English _ 773 _ 418975 _ pdf _ _ _
White Paper on a Reference Data Model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply Chain Reference Data Model (View Web Glossary)

45229 _ Supply Chain Reference Data Model RSM _ 393611 _ English _ 773 _ 418974 _ pdf _ _ _
White Paper on a Reference Data Model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply Chain Reference Data Model (View Web Glossary)

45229 _ White Paper on a Reference Data Model _ 393610 _ English _ 773 _ 418971 _ pdf _ _ _
White Paper on a Reference Data Model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply Chain Reference Data Model (View Web Glossary)

45229 _ White Paper on a Reference Data Model _ 393610 _ French _ 780 _ 418972 _ pdf _ _ _
White Paper on a Reference Data Model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply Chain Reference Data Model (View Web Glossary)

45229 _ White Paper on a Reference Data Model _ 393610 _ Russian _ 864 _ 418973 _ pdf _ _ _
White Paper on a Reference Data Model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply Chain Reference Data Model (View Web Glossary)

45229 _ Reference Data Model Guideline _ 393609 _ English _ 773 _ 418970 _ pdf _ _ _
White Paper on a Reference Data Model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply Chain Reference Data Model (View Web Glossary)

45229 _ Supply Chain Reference Data Model - D22A _ 393615 _ English _ 773 _ 418978 _ zip _ _ _

Cross Industry Catalogue

UNCEFACT Cross Industry Catalogue BRS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross Industry Catalogue (View Web Glossary)

45259 _ Cross Industry Catalogue Information Process BRS _ 393475 _ English _ 773 _ 418579 _ pdf _ _ _
UNCEFACT Cross Industry Catalogue BRS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross Industry Catalogue (View Web Glossary)

45259 _ Cross Industry Catalogue Information Process RSM _ 393474 _ English _ 773 _ 418578 _ pdf _ _ _
UNCEFACT Cross Industry Catalogue BRS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross Industry Catalogue (View Web Glossary)

45259 _ Cross Industry Catalogue - D23B _ 393435 _ English _ 773 _ 418525 _ zip _ _ _

Cross Industry Quotation

Cross Industry Ordering Process

Cross Industry Packing List

46684 _ Cross Industry Packing List BRS _ 393864 _ English _ 773 _ 419444 _ pdf _ _ _
46684 _ Cross Industry Packing List - D23B _ 393865 _ English _ 773 _ 419445 _ zip _ _ _

Cross Industry Remittance Advice

46750 _ Cross Industry Remittance Advice BRS _ 393866 _ English _ 773 _ 419446 _ pdf _ _ _
46750 _ Cross Industry Remittance Advice - D23B _ 393867 _ English _ 773 _ 419447 _ zip _ _ _

Cross Industry Scheduling

Cross Industry Invoice

46760 _ Cross Industry Invoicing Process BRS _ 393940 _ English _ 773 _ 419574 _ pdf _ _ _
46760 _ Cross Industry Invoicing Process RSM _ 393941 _ English _ 773 _ 419575 _ pdf _ _ _
46760 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2018/12 - Executive Guide on e-Invoicing _ 393942 _ English _ 773 _ 419576 _ pdf _ _ _
46760 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2018/12 - Executive Guide on e-Invoicing _ 393942 _ French _ 780 _ 419577 _ pdf _ _ _
46760 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2018/12 - Executive Guide on e-Invoicing _ 393942 _ Russian _ 864 _ 419578 _ pdf _ _ _
46760 _ Cross Industry Invoice - D23B _ 393954 _ English _ 773 _ 419598 _ zip _ _ _

Material Safety Data Sheet Details

46836 _ Material Safety Data Sheet Details BRS _ 393955 _ English _ 773 _ 419599 _ pdf _ _ _
46836 _ Material Safety Data Sheet Details RSM _ 393956 _ English _ 773 _ 419600 _ pdf _ _ _
46836 _ Material Safety Data Sheet Details - D19A _ 393957 _ English _ 773 _ 419601 _ zip _ _ _

International Forwarding and Transfer

Transport Booking

46840 _ Transport Booking BRS _ 395482 _ English _ 773 _ 424152 _ pdf _ _ _
46840 _ Transport Booking - D22B _ 395483 _ English _ 773 _ 424153 _ zip _ _ _
46840 _ Transport Booking - D23B _ 397357 _ English _ 773 _ 428497 _ zip _ _ _

Shipping Instruction

46841 _ Shipping Instruction BRS _ 395511 _ English _ 773 _ 424221 _ pdf _ _ _
46841 _ Shipping Instrucution - D22B _ 395512 _ English _ 773 _ 424222 _ zip _ _ _
46841 _ Shipping Instrucution - D23B _ 397358 _ English _ 773 _ 428498 _ zip _ _ _

Waybill

46842 _ Waybill BRS _ 395525 _ English _ 773 _ 424256 _ pdf _ _ _
46842 _ Waybill - D22B _ 395526 _ English _ 773 _ 424257 _ zip _ _ _
46842 _ Waybill - D23B _ 397359 _ English _ 773 _ 428501 _ zip _ _ _

Maritime Bill of Lading

Waybill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maritime Bill of Lading (View Web Glossary)

46873 _ Waybill BRS _ 395531 _ English _ 773 _ 424262 _ pdf _ _ _
Waybill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maritime Bill of Lading (View Web Glossary)

46873 _ Maritime Bill of Lading - D22B _ 395530 _ English _ 773 _ 424261 _ zip _ _ _
Waybill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maritime Bill of Lading (View Web Glossary)

46873 _ Maritime Bill of Lading - D23A _ 395714 _ English _ 773 _ 424785 _ zip _ _ _
Waybill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maritime Bill of Lading (View Web Glossary)

46873 _ Maritime Bill of Lading - D23B _ 395712 _ English _ 773 _ 424782 _ zip _ _ _

Road Consignment Note (eCMR)

46874 _ eCMR BRS _ 395532 _ English _ 773 _ 424264 _ pdf _ _ _
46874 _ eCMR Executive Guide _ 395534 _ English _ 773 _ 424266 _ pdf _ _ _
46874 _ eCMR Executive Guide _ 395534 _ French _ 780 _ 424267 _ pdf _ _ _
46874 _ eCMR Executive Guide _ 395534 _ Russian _ 864 _ 424268 _ pdf _ _ _
46874 _ eCMR - D22A _ 395533 _ English _ 773 _ 424265 _ zip _ _ _
46874 _ eCMR - D23B _ 397361 _ English _ 773 _ 428506 _ zip _ _ _

Air Consignment Security Declaration

Air Dangerous Goods Declaration

46876 _ Air Dangerous Goods Declaration - D22B _ 395538 _ English _ 773 _ 424272 _ zip _ _ _
46876 _ Air Dangerous Goods Declaration - D23B _ 395544 _ English _ 773 _ 424282 _ zip _ _ _

Air Way Bill

46877 _ Air Way Bill - D22B _ 395542 _ English _ 773 _ 424280 _ zip _ _ _
46877 _ Air Way Bill - D23B _ 395543 _ English _ 773 _ 424281 _ zip _ _ _

Rail CIM-SMGS CN

46878 _ Rail CIM-SMGS CN - D23B _ 395554 _ English _ 773 _ 424287 _ zip _ _ _
46878 _ Rail CIM-SMGS CN - D22B _ 395558 _ English _ 773 _ 424301 _ zip _ _ _

Rail CIM-SMGS URL Consignment Note

46879 _ Rail CIM-SMGS URL Consignment Note - D22B _ 395626 _ English _ 773 _ 424506 _ zip _ _ _
46879 _ Rail CIM-SMGS URL Consignment Note - D23B _ 397364 _ English _ 773 _ 428510 _ zip _ _ _

Rail SMGS Consignment Note

46880 _ ECE/TRANS/SC.2/GEURL/2021/3 - Convention on the contract for international carriage of goods by rail as a first Convention of a system of Unified Railway Law Conventions _ 349592 _ English _ 773 _ 315080 _ pdf _ _ _
46880 _ ECE/TRANS/SC.2/GEURL/2021/3 - Convention on the contract for international carriage of goods by rail as a first Convention of a system of Unified Railway Law Conventions _ 349592 _ French _ 780 _ 315081 _ pdf _ _ _
46880 _ ECE/TRANS/SC.2/GEURL/2021/3 - Convention on the contract for international carriage of goods by rail as a first Convention of a system of Unified Railway Law Conventions _ 349592 _ Russian _ 864 _ 315082 _ pdf _ _ _
46880 _ Rail SMGS Consignmnet Note - D23B _ 397374 _ English _ 773 _ 428556 _ zip _ _ _

Inland Waterway Bill

46883 _ ECE/TRANS/CMNI/CONF/2/FINAL, CMNI/CONF(99)2/FINAL - Budapest Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterways (CMNI) _ 395629 _ English _ 773 _ 424510 _ pdf _ _ _
46883 _ Inland Waterway Bill - D22B _ 395628 _ English _ 773 _ 424509 _ zip _ _ _
46883 _ Inland Waterway Bill - D23B _ 397388 _ English _ 773 _ 428586 _ zip _ _ _

Smart Containers IOT Device Notification

46884 _ Smart Containers BRS _ 395631 _ English _ 773 _ 424512 _ pdf _ _ _
46884 _ ECE/TRADE/446 - White Paper on Smart Containers _ 384412 _ English _ 773 _ 396470 _ pdf _ _ _
46884 _ ECE/TRADE/446 - White Paper on Smart Containers _ 384412 _ French _ 780 _ 396471 _ pdf _ _ _
46884 _ ECE/TRADE/446 - White Paper on Smart Containers _ 384412 _ Russian _ 864 _ 396473 _ pdf _ _ _

Pipeline Data Exchange Standard

46888 _ Pipeline Data Exchange Standard BRS _ 395633 _ English _ 773 _ 424515 _ pdf _ _ _
46888 _ Pipeline Data Exchange Standard - D22B _ 395634 _ English _ 773 _ 424516 _ zip _ _ _
46888 _ Pipeline Data Exchange Standard - D23B _ 397349 _ English _ 773 _ 428489 _ zip _ _ _

IMO FAL Compendium

46889 _ IMO eFAL Exec Guide _ 395636 _ English _ 773 _ 424519 _ pdf _ _ _
46889 _ IMO eFAL Exec Guide _ 395636 _ French _ 780 _ 424521 _ pdf _ _ _
46889 _ IMO eFAL Exec Guide _ 395636 _ Russian _ 864 _ 424522 _ pdf _ _ _
46889 _ IMO FAL Compendium - D22B _ 395635 _ English _ 773 _ 424518 _ zip _ _ _
46889 _ IMO FAL Compendium - D23B _ 397352 _ English _ 773 _ 428492 _ zip _ _ _

Verified Gross Mass

Verified Gross Mass (VERMAS)
46890 _ Verified Gross Mass (VERMAS) BRS _ 395637 _ English _ 773 _ 424523 _ pdf _ _ _

Animal Traceability

Animal Traceability
46893 _ Animal Traceability Data Exchange BRS _ 397470 _ English _ 773 _ 428791 _ pdf _ _ _

Electronic SPS Certificate (eCERT)

49574 _ E-Cert BRS _ 396559 _ English _ 773 _ 426808 _ pdf _ _ _
49574 _ E-Cert RSM _ 396560 _ English _ 773 _ 426809 _ pdf _ _ _

Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)

Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAFF Data Model (View Web Glossary)

49575 _ Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed BRS _ 396575 _ English _ 773 _ 426838 _ pdf _ _ _
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAFF Data Model (View Web Glossary)

49575 _ RAFF - CCL Message Assembly _ 396577 _ English _ 773 _ 426841 _ zip _ _ _

Electronic Data Exchange Proxy

49587 _ Electronic Data Exchange Proxy BRS _ 396579 _ English _ 773 _ 426844 _ pdf _ _ _
49587 _ Electronic Data Exchange Proxy RSM _ 396580 _ English _ 773 _ 426845 _ pdf _ _ _

Electronic Animal Passport (Cattle Registration Information Exchange)

Electronic Animal Passport

 

 

49588 _ Cattle Registration Information Exchange BRS _ 397471 _ English _ 773 _ 428792 _ pdf _ _ _
Electronic Animal Passport

 

 

49588 _ Cattle Registration Information Exchange RSM _ 397472 _ English _ 773 _ 428793 _ doc _ _ _

Electronic Laboratory Observation Reporting (eLabs)

49589 _ e-Labs Observation Report BRS _ 397473 _ English _ 773 _ 428797 _ pdf _ _ _
49589 _ e-Labs Observation Report RSM _ 397474 _ English _ 773 _ 428798 _ pdf _ _ _

Fisheries Language for Universal eXchange (FLUX)

Crop Data Sheet Process eDAPLOS

eDAPLOS

 

 

49594 _ Crop Data Sheet Process BRS _ 397476 _ English _ 773 _ 428801 _ pdf _ _ _
eDAPLOS

 

 

49594 _ Crop Data Sheet Process RSM _ 397477 _ English _ 773 _ 428803 _ zip _ _ _

Traceability of Primary Natural Products

Tracebility of Primary Natural Products

 

 

49595 _ Traceability Of Primary Natural Products BRS _ 397478 _ English _ 773 _ 428806 _ pdf _ _ _

Electronic Crop Report (eCROP)

Electronic Crop Report eCROP

 

 
49596 _ eCROP BRS _ 397483 _ English _ 773 _ 428821 _ pdf _ _ _

Entry Message Details

Entry Message Details

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entry Message Details (View Web Glossary)

49598 _ Universal Accounting Journal Process BRS _ 397489 _ English _ 773 _ 428835 _ pdf _ _ _
Entry Message Details

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entry Message Details (View Web Glossary)

49598 _ Accounting Entry RSM _ 397491 _ English _ 773 _ 428837 _ pdf _ _ _

Accounting in Supply Chain Process

Small-scaled Lodging House Information Process

Executive Guide   English   French   Russian

BRS (Description can be found in ECE/TRADE/CEFACT/2007/11
  English  French  Russian

RSM

Small-scale Loding House Information Process

Lodging House Information Request Details

Lodging House Information Response Details 

Smalled-scaled Lodging House Reservation Information Process

Executive Guide   English   French   Russian

BRS (Description can be found in ECE/TRADE/CEFACT/2007/11
  English  French  Russian

RSM

Small-scale Loding House Reservation Information Process

Lodging House Reservation Request Details

Lodging House Reservation Response Details 

Small-scaled Lodging House Travel Product Information Process

Business Requirement Specification
RSM

Small-scale Loding House Travel Product Information Process

 

Lodging House Travel Product Information Details

Transboundary Movements of Waste

Business Requirements Specification

Transfrontier Movements of Waste

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSM

TMWCancellationMessage
     XSD Schema
     UML Diagram
     HTML Index

TMWCertificateOfWasteReceiptMessage
     XSD Schema 
     UML Diagram
     HTML Index

TMWCertificateOfWasteRecoveryDisposalMessage
     XSD Schema 
     UML Diagram
     HTML Index

TMWConfirmationOfMessageReceipt
     XSD Schema 
     UML Diagram
     HTML Index

TMWMovementAnnouncementMessage
     XSD Schema 
     UML Diagram
     HTML Index

TMWNotificationAcknowledgementMessage
     XSD Schema 
     UML Diagram
     HTML Index

TMWNotificationDecisionMessage
     XSD Schema 
     UML Diagram
     HTML Index

TMWNotificationSubmissionMessage
     XSD Schema 
     UML Diagram
     HTML Index

TMWTransportStatementMessage
     XSD Schema 
     UML Diagram
     HTML Index

TMWFurtherNotificationRequest
     XSD Schema
     UML Diagram
     HTML Index

 

Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management

Business Requirements Specification

Project Schedule and Cost Performnace Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgement
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

ContractSummaryData
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

CostData
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

CostSchedule
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

DataSpecification
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

DataSpecificationProfile
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

DataSpecificationQuery
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

DataSpecificationRequest
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

FundingData
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

NetworkSchedule
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

ProjectArtefact
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

ProjectArtefactProfile
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

ProjectArtefactQuery
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

ProjectArtefactRequest
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

ReportStructure
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

ReportingCalendarData
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

ResourcingData
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

ScheduleCalendarData
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

Thresholds
   XSD Schema
   UML Diagram
   HTML index

 

Electronic Agreement Templates and Process

Legal Notice Publication

Transfer of Digital Records