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The Packing List skill extracts data from packing lists. A packing list is a document enclosed by a shipper detailing the contents of each package, for example, box and pallet. A packing list is helpful when a shipment includes multiple different items. It usually states the quantity, weight, dimensions, and volume of each item. Information contained in a packing list may be used in other shipping documents (such as bills of lading) to facilitate the preparation and loading of goods, customs clearance, and registration of the shipped items at various stages of their transportation. A packing list accompanies shipped items until they have been accepted by the consignee. The Packing List skill is a preview skill. It has been trained on a limited set of documents and is designed to help you quickly get started with processing packing lists. For production use, you may need to uptrain the skill with your own document samples.

Supported Languages

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish

Extracted Fields

Asterisk (*) indicates a required field or field group. Values cannot be empty.

Consignee*

FieldDescription
NameThe consignee’s name.
AddressThe consignee’s address.

Shipper*

FieldDescription
NameThe shipper’s name.
AddressThe shipper’s address.
Tax IDThe shipper’s taxpayer identifier.
IBANThe shipper’s International Bank Account Number.
Bank AccountThe shipper’s bank account.
Bank CodeThe shipper’s bank code.

Buyer

FieldDescription
NameInformation about the buyer (if not the same as the consignee).
AddressInformation about the buyer (if not the same as the consignee).

Bill To

FieldDescription
NameInformation about the recipient of the invoice (if any).
AddressInformation about the recipient of the invoice (if any).

Document Information

FieldDescription
Packing List NumberThe packing list number.
Packing List DateThe date of the packing list.
Invoice NumberThe number of the invoice for the shipped goods.
Invoice DateThe date of the invoice.
Bill of Lading NumberThe bill of lading number.

Purchase Order (repeating group)

FieldDescription
NumberThe purchase order number.
DateThe date of the corresponding purchase order placed for the shipped goods.

Shipping Information

FieldDescription
Country of OriginThe country where the shipped goods were manufactured.
Country of Final DestinationThe country of destination of the shipped goods.
Shipping DateThe date of the shipment.

Mode of Transportation

The shipment method to be used (by land, by air, or by sea). This field contains one of the following shipment types:
  • AIR
  • SEA/OCEAN
  • RAIL
  • GROUND/TRUCK
  • Intermodal

Incoterm

The delivery terms. This field contains one of the following Incoterm types:
  • EXW: EX Works
  • FCA: Free Carrier
  • FAS: Free Alongside Ship
  • FOB: Free On Board
  • CFR: Cost And Freight
  • CIF: Cost Insurance Freight
  • DAP: Delivered At Place
  • DTU: another variant for Delivered At Place, replace with DAP
  • DPU: Delivered at Place Unloaded
  • CPT: Carriage Paid To
  • CIP: Carriage Insurance Paid
  • DDP: Delivered Duty Paid
  • DDU: Delivered Duty Unpaid

Line Items (repeating group)

FieldDescription
PositionThe number of the item in the list.
Article NumberThe article number.
Order NumberThe purchase order number.
Invoice NumberThe invoice number.
Country of OriginThe country of origin of goods.
Container NumberThe container (container, box, pallet) number.
DescriptionA description of the goods.
QuantityNumber of items of goods delivered to the destination.
Unit of MeasurementThe unit of measurement used for the quantity of goods (container, box, pallet, skid).
Package QuantityThe total number of shipments containing the goods.
Package Unit of MeasurementThe unit of measurement used for packages.
Net WeightThe net weight of the goods.
Net Weight Unit of MeasurementThe unit of measurement used for the net weight.
Gross WeightThe gross weight of the goods.
Gross Weight Unit of MeasurementThe unit of measurement used for the gross weight.
VolumeThe volume of the goods.
Volume Unit of MeasurementThe unit of measurement used for the volume.
DimensionsThe dimensions of the goods.
Dimensions Unit of MeasurementThe unit of measurement used for the dimensions.
LengthThe length of each item in the shipment.
WidthThe width of each item in the shipment.
HeightThe height of each item in the shipment.

Summary Totals

Total Quantity

FieldDescription
AmountThe total number of units of goods.
Unit of MeasurementThe total number of units of goods.

Total Packages

FieldDescription
AmountThe total number of shipment units.
Unit of MeasurementThe total number of shipment units.

Total Net Weight

FieldDescription
AmountThe net weight of the goods.
Unit of MeasurementThe net weight of the goods.

Total Gross Weight

FieldDescription
AmountThe gross weight of the goods.
Unit of MeasurementThe gross weight of the goods.

Total Volume

FieldDescription
AmountThe total volume of the goods.
Unit of MeasurementThe total volume of the goods.

Total Dimensions

FieldDescription
AmountThe total dimensions of the goods.
Unit of MeasurementThe total dimensions of the goods.

Key Fields

  • Shipper/Name
  • Packing List Number
  • Packing List Date