EDIFACT Message Directory

Complete technical reference for EDIFACT messages — with full segment breakdowns, field descriptions, and real-world examples.

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Purpose of this EDIFACT message index

  • Each message page provides dedicated documentation, segment structures, and practical business examples.
  • Quickly compare which messages handle ordering, logistics, billing, or technical acknowledgments.
  • An essential reference for EDI rollouts, partner onboarding, message mapping, and transaction troubleshooting.

Featured Messages

If you are starting with EDIFACT standards, these core transaction messages are the best starting point:

ORDERS D96A INVOIC D96A DESADV D96A RECADV D96A ORDRSP D96A CONTRL D4 APERAK D96A
ORDERS

Purchase Order

D96A

The ORDERS message represents a commercial purchase order. It is one of the most widely used EDIFACT message t...

Details → ORDERS

Purchase Order

D01B

The ORDERS message represents a commercial purchase order. It is one of the most widely used EDIFACT message t...

Details → INVOIC

Invoice

D96A

The INVOIC message represents an electronic invoice. The seller notifies the buyer of the amount due for goods...

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Invoice

D01B

The INVOIC message represents an electronic invoice. The seller notifies the buyer of the amount due for goods...

Details → ORDCHG

Purchase Order Change Request

D96A

The ORDCHG (Purchase Order Change Request) message is sent by the buyer to the supplier to request changes to...

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Purchase Order Change Request

D01B

The ORDCHG (Purchase Order Change Request) message is sent by the buyer to the supplier to request changes to...

Details → DESADV

Despatch Advice

D96A

The DESADV (also known as Advance Shipping Notice – ASN) informs the buyer about a dispatched shipment. It is...

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Despatch Advice

D01B

The DESADV (also known as Advance Shipping Notice – ASN) informs the buyer about a dispatched shipment. It is...

Details → RECADV

Receiving Advice

D96A

The RECADV message confirms receipt of goods at the buyer's warehouse. The buyer notifies the supplier of rece...

Details → ORDRSP

Order Response

D96A

The ORDRSP message is the supplier's response to the buyer's purchase order. The supplier confirms, modifies,...

Details → PRICAT

Price/Sales Catalogue

D96A

The PRICAT message contains a product list with prices and characteristics. The supplier sends it regularly to...

Details → CONTRL

Syntax and Service Message

D4

The CONTRL message is a syntactic acknowledgement: the recipient confirms receipt of the interchange and indic...

Details → APERAK

Application Error and Acknowledgement

D96A

The APERAK message is an application-level acknowledgement: the receiving system confirms it has processed the...

Details → IFTMIN

Instruction Message

D96A

The IFTMIN (Instruction for the Movement of Goods) message is a forwarding instruction. The consignor (e.g. im...

Details → IFTSTA

International Multimodal Status Report

D96A

The IFTSTA message contains a shipment status report. The forwarder informs the consignor/consignee of the cur...

Details → DELFOR

Delivery Schedule

D96A

The DELFOR message defines a delivery schedule. The buyer (typically an automotive OEM) regularly informs the...

Details → DELVRY

Delivery Just in Time

D96A

The DELVRY message provides a specific, short-term (daily/immediate) delivery call-off. In the automotive sect...

Details → REMADV

Remittance Advice

D96A

The REMADV message is a remittance advice: the buyer informs the supplier of a payment made, specifying which...

Details → BANSTA

Banking Status Message

D96A

The BANSTA message contains a banking status report. It communicates the processing status of a financial tran...

Details → PRODAT

Product Data Message

D96A

The PRODAT message contains detailed product data — in the GS1 (EANCOM) ecosystem, suppliers send it to tradin...

Details → CUSDEC

Customs Declaration Message

D96A

The CUSDEC message is an electronic customs declaration — it contains import/export customs clearance data in...

Details → SLSFCT

Sales Forecast Message

D96A

The SLSFCT message contains a sales forecast. The buyer (e.g. retail chain) informs the supplier of expected s...

Details → TAXCON

Tax Control Message

D96A

The TAXCON message contains tax control data — primarily used in communications between financial and tax auth...

Details → FINSTA

Financial Statement of an Account

D96A

The FINSTA message contains a financial statement of a bank account — the electronic bank statement sent by th...

Details → COACSU

Commercial Account Summary

D96A

The COACSU message contains a commercial partner's account balance and transaction summary — for example, an o...

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