IFTSTA
International Multimodal Status Report
D96AWhat is the IFTSTA message used for?
- The IFTSTA page serves as an instant reference for systems analysts, developers, and EDI operations teams.
- It brings together the message business role, associated segment breakdown, and a live example in one place.
- Highly valuable during trading partner onboarding, mapping verification, incident triage, and technical training.
The IFTSTA message contains a shipment status report. The forwarder informs the consignor/consignee of the current shipment status (received, in transit, under customs, delivered, etc.).
Usage scenarios:
Ocean shipping, air freight, multimodal logistics.
Ocean shipping, air freight, multimodal logistics.
| Segment | Name | Mandatory | Max Repeat |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNB | Interchange Header | Mandatory | 1 |
| UNH | Message Header | Mandatory | 1 |
| UNT | Message Trailer | Mandatory | 1 |
| UNZ | Interchange Trailer | Mandatory | 1 |
| BGM | Beginning of Message | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | Date/Time/Period | Optional | 1 |
| NAD | Name and Address | Optional | 10 |
| RFF | Reference | Optional | 1 |
| LOC | Place/Location Identification | Optional | 1 |
| TDT | Transport Information | Optional | 1 |
| FTX | Free Text | Optional | 1 |
IFTSTA – Sample message (D96A)
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UNA:+.? ' UNB+UNOC:3+FORWARDER:14+SENDER:14+260311:0600+00008' UNH+1+IFTSTA:D:96A:UN' BGM+34+STA-2026-0311' DTM+137:20260311:102' RFF+BM:BL20260310' LOC+9+DEHAM' CNI+1' STS+1+11+:7' UNT+9+1' UNZ+1+00008'
The sample above can be validated directly in the EDIFACT Validator – Online Syntax Checker.