| REF | SIZE | DESCRIPTION |
| ST - TRANSACTION SET HEADER |
ST01 | 3 | Transaction Type. (Always 856) |
| ST02 | 4/9 | Transaction set Control Number |
| BS - BEGIN SHIP NOTICE |
BSN01 | 2 | Transaction purpose (00 for Add) |
| BSN02 | 2/30 | Vendor's Reference Number |
| BSN03 | 2/30 | Date Shipped/Truck Loaded |
| BSN04 | 2/30 | Time Shipped/Truck Loaded |
| HL - HIERARCHICAL LEVEL |
HL01 | 2/30 | Delivery number (relative to HL02) |
| HL02 | 1/12 | Terminal's Delivery Order number |
| HL03 | 1/2 | HL Code (9 for Line detail) |
| TD1 - CARRIER DETAILS (repeat for each product) |
| TD101 | 3/5 | Packaging Code |
| TD102 | 1/7 | Quantity Delivered |
| TD103 | 1 | Commodity code Qualifier (usually Z
) |
| TD104 | 1/30 | Commodity Code |
| LQ - INDUSTRY CODE |
| LQ01 | 1/3 | Code List Qualifier (1 for FOB site) |
| LQ02 | 1/3 | Code (RH for Redhhok, or PN for Newark) |
| SE - TRANSACTION SET TRAILER |
| SE01 | 1/10 | Number of included segments |
| SE02 | 1/10 | Transaction set control number |