To specify detailed purchase order/item status

To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format

To specify quantity information

To specify identifying information

To specify pertinent dates and times

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

To specify additional names

To specify the location of the named party

To specify the geographic place of the named party

To specify identifying information

To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

To transmit standard code list identification information

To identify standard industry codes

To specify basic and most frequently used line item data

To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction

To specify product subline detail item data

To specify additional item-related data involving variations in normal price/quantity structure

To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format

To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights (See Figures Appendix for example of use of C001)

To describe marking, packaging, loading, and unloading requirements