EDI 856 Examples

Real-world EDI 856 examples for different industries and use cases.

Retail ASN Example

A typical retail ASN with pallet and carton hierarchy for store delivery.

ST*856*0001~
BSN*00*ASN123456*20231215*1430~
HL*1**S~
TD1*PLT*2****G*1500*LB~
TD5**2*UPSN*M**TRACKING123~
REF*BM*BOL789~
N1*ST*Target Store 1234*92*T1234~
HL*2*1*O~
PRF*PO-2023-001~
HL*3*2*T~
MAN*GM*00012345678901234560~
HL*4*3*P~
MAN*GM*00012345678901234577~
HL*5*4*I~
LIN**UP*012345678901*VN*WIDGET-001~
SN1**48*EA~
PID*F****Red Widget 12-pack~
CTT*5~
SE*17*0001~
Retail Pallet + Carton

Manufacturing ASN Example

Manufacturing shipment with lot numbers and serial numbers for traceability.

ST*856*0002~
BSN*00*MFG-ASN-001*20231215*0900~
HL*1**S~
TD1*CTN*5****G*250*KG~
TD5**2*FEDX*M~
REF*BM*MFG-BOL-001~
N1*SF*Acme Manufacturing*92*ACME01~
N1*ST*Customer Plant 5*92*CUST05~
HL*2*1*O~
PRF*MFG-PO-789~
REF*CO*CONTRACT-2023~
HL*3*2*I~
LIN**BP*PART-12345*VN*ASSEMBLY-A~
SN1**100*EA~
REF*BT*LOT-2023-12-001~
LIN**SE*SN001*SE*SN002*SE*SN003~
CTT*3~
SE*16*0002~
Manufacturing Lot Tracking

E-commerce/Fulfillment Example

Direct-to-consumer shipment with individual package tracking.

ST*856*0003~
BSN*00*ECOM-456*20231215*1600~
HL*1**S~
TD1*CTN*1****G*2*LB~
TD5**2*USPS*M**9400111899223100012345~
N1*ST*John Smith~
N3*456 Consumer Lane~
N4*Austin*TX*78701*US~
HL*2*1*O~
PRF*ORDER-123456~
HL*3*2*P~
MAN*CP*9400111899223100012345~
HL*4*3*I~
LIN**UP*012345678901~
SN1**1*EA~
PID*F****Wireless Headphones - Black~
HL*5*3*I~
LIN**UP*098765432109~
SN1**2*EA~
PID*F****Phone Case - Clear~
CTT*5~
SE*19*0003~
E-commerce D2C

Distribution Center Example

Multi-stop shipment with mixed products for distribution center receiving.

ST*856*0004~
BSN*00*DC-SHIP-789*20231215*0600~
HL*1**S~
TD1*PLT*8****G*8000*LB~
TD5**2*SAIA*M~
REF*BM*DC-BOL-2023-789~
DTM*011*20231216~
N1*SF*Vendor Warehouse*92*VW001~
N1*ST*Regional DC East*92*DC-EAST~
HL*2*1*O~
PRF*DC-PO-001~
HL*3*2*T~
TD1*PLT*1****G*1000*LB~
MAN*GM*00012345600000000011~
HL*4*3*P~
MAN*GM*00012345600000000028~
HL*5*4*I~
LIN**UP*111111111111*VN*PROD-A~
SN1**144*EA~
HL*6*1*O~
PRF*DC-PO-002~
HL*7*6*T~
MAN*GM*00012345600000000035~
CTT*7~
SE*23*0004~
Distribution Multi-Order

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