The Cross-Industry Export Packing List process has been compiled within the context of the United Nations Development Account (UNDA) coronavirus (COVID-19) response project “Transport and Trade Connectivity in the Age of Pandemics”, with a view to increase the harmonization and standardization of data exchange in international transport, trade and logistics to reduce person-to-person contacts during the COVID-19 crisis and in the post-pandemic recovery.
The Export Packing List Standard package includes the following elements:
The current practice of the exchange of business documents by means of telecommunications – usually defined as e-Business presents a major opportunity to improve the competitiveness of companies, especially for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). Started as an initiative by CEN/ISSS work shop eBES, the European Expert Group 1 (EEG1) – Supply Chain & e-Procurement developed the Cross-Industry processes in 2006.
The data exchange of Export Packing Lists is a data exchange to support sellers providing transport services providers with shipment delivery information. The structure behind the Export Packing List is according to the Buy-Ship-Pay process model developed by TBG 14and based on requirements of the HANMOV UN/EDIFACT UNSM and the Multi Modal Transport Reference Data Model (MMT RDM) including the e-CMR (Electronic Consignment Road Message).