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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