Excise Movement Control System - Data Items Format
Excise Movement Control System (EMCS)
Data Items Format
Message: Applies to all EU defined EMCS Messages
Notes:
This document presents a complete list of all Data Items and their format used in the messages for EMCS.
The Data Items are listed in alphabetical order.
The information for Phase 3 is contained in the DDNEA document
Phase3-2- http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/excise/emcs/ddnea-phase3-2-v1-77/ddnea-p3-2-app-g.pdf
takes precedence over the information in this document.
Formats are defined as the following…
Format
an..X
anX
n..X
nX
n..X,Y
nX,Y
a..X
aX
time
date
dateTime
Base64Binary
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Meaning
Alphanumeric value that can be up to X characters in
length.
Alphanumeric value that must be X characters in
length.
Numeric value that can be up to X digits in length.
Numeric value that must be X digits in length.
Numeric value that can be up to X digits in length.
Can have up to Y digits after the decimal point.
Numeric value that must be X digits in length.
Can have up to Y digits after the decimal point.
Alphabetical value that can be up to X digits in
length.
Alphabetical value that must be X characters in
length.
Time value of RegExp type
hh ':' mm ':' ss ('.' s+)? \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(\.\d+)?
Date value of RegExp type
yyyy '-' MM '-' dd \d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}
Date & Time value of RegExp type yyyy '-' MM '-'
dd 'T' hh ':' mm ':' ss ('.' s+)? \d{4}-\d{2}\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(\.\d+)?
Binary content coded as "base64"
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Data Item
AAD Reference Code
Action Code
Action identification
Activation Date
Alcoholic strength
Alcoholic Strength Applicability flag
Alert or Rejection of E-AAD Reason Code
Application Exception Type Code
Application Point Event Code
Application Statistics Action Type Code
Authorisation Begin Date
Authorisation End Date
Body Record Unique Reference
Boolean Operator
Brand Name of Products
Brand Name of Products LNG
Business Statistics Action Type Code
Cancel Export
Cancellation Reason Code
Capacity Code
Changed Transport Arrangement
City
CN Code
Commercial description
Commercial description LNG
Commercial Seal Identification
Common Risk Assessment Criteria flag
Complementary Information
Complementary Information LNG
Concerned Quarter
Correlation identifier
Countable Flag
Country Code
Date and Time of Issuance
Date and Time of Issuance of Reminder
Date and Time of Update Validation
Date and Time of Validation of Cancellation
Date and Time of Validation of Change of Destination
Date and Time of Validation of e-AAD
Date and Time of Validation of Explanation on Delay
Date and Time of Validation of Report of Receipt
Date of Acceptance
Date of Arrival of Excise Products
Date of Dispatch
Date of Expiry
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Format
an21
n..2
an..20
date
n..5,2
n1
n1
n1
an..4
n1
date
date
n..3
a..4
an..350
a2
n..2
n1
n1
n1
n1
an..50
n8
an..350
a2
an..35
n1
an..350
a2
n5
an..44
n1
a2
dateTime
dateTime
dateTime
dateTime
dateTime
dateTime
dateTime
dateTime
date
date
date
date
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Data Item
Date of preparation
Degree Plato
Degree Plato Applicability flag
Delay Explanation Code
Delayed Feedback Reason Code
Density
Density Applicability flag
Description
Designation of Origin
Designation of Origin LNG
Destination Type Code
Diagnosis Code
Document Description
Document Description LNG
Document Reference number
Error Code
Error Line Number/Column
Error LNG
Error Location
Error pointer
Error Position
Error Reason
Error Reason LNG
Error type
Event Type Code
Evidence Type Code
Excise Product Code
Excise Products Category Code
Expected Value
Explanation Code
Extraction
Fiscal Mark
Fiscal Mark LNG
Fiscal Mark Used flag
Global Conclusion of Receipt
Gross Weight
Guarantor type code
History Refusal Reason Code
Identification of Sender Customs Officer
Identity
Identity of Transport Units
Import SAD Number
Incremental Message Type
Indicator of Shortage or Excess
Invoice Date
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Format
date
n..5,2
n1
n1
n1
n..5,2
n1
an..256
an..350
a2
n1
n1
an..350
a2
an..21
n..5
n..5
a2
an..350
an..210
n..5
an..350
a2
n..5
n1
n1
an4
a1
an..350
n1
n1
an..350
a2
n1
n..2
n..15,2
n..4
n1
an..35
an..35
an..35
an21
n1
a1
date
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Data Item
Invoice Number
Journey Time
Kind of packages
Language Code
Last Sent/Received Message Type
Limit Date and Time
Local Reference Number
Maximum Duration of Temporary Authorisation
Maximum Duration of TIM_AAD
Maximum Duration of TIM_ADO
Maximum Duration of TIM_CHS
Maximum Duration of TIM_EWS
Maximum Duration of TIM_EXP
Maximum Duration of TIM_FDF
Maximum Duration of TIM_HIS
Maximum Duration of TIM_MVS
Maximum Journey Time
Member State Code
Message Data
Message identifier
Message recipient
Message Role
Message sender
Movement history indication
NAD_LNG
Name
Net Weight
Notification Date and Time
Notification Type
Number of packages
Observed Shortage or Excess
Operation
Operation Statistics Action Type Code
Operator Role Code
Operator Type Code
Origin Type Code
Original attribute value
Original Attribute Value_LNG
Original Message Identification
Other
Other Information
Other Information LNG
Period from date
Period to date
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Format
an..35
an3
an2
a2
an..5
dateTime
an..22
an4
an4
an4
an4
an4
an4
an4
an4
an4
an3
a2
Base64Binar
y
an..44
an..36
n1
an..36
n1
a2
an..182
n..15,2
dateTime
n1
n..15
n..15,3
a1
n1
n1
n1
n1
an..350
a2
an..14
an..256
an..350
a2
date
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Data Item
Postcode
Primary Criterion Reference
Primary Criterion Type Code
Quantity
Reason for Checks not Possible Code
Reason for Interruption Code
Reference Number
Reference Number of Excise Office
Reference Number of Issuance Office
Reference Number of Sender Customs Office
Reference of Document
Reference of Document LNG
Reference of Tax Warehouse
Refused Quantity
Rejection Date and Time
Rejection Reason Code
Reminder Information
Reminder Information LNG
Reminder Message Type
Request Correlation Identifier
Request Message Name
Request Reason
Request Reason Code
Request Reason LNG
Request Type
Requested List of Codes Code
Requesting Economic Operator
Requesting Office
Responsible Data Manager
Re-usable Temporary Authorisation flag
Seal Information
Seal Information LNG
Sequence Number
Serial Number of Certificate of Exemption
Size of Producer
Statistics End Date
Statistics Start Date
Status
Status Request Message Type
Street Name
Street Number
Subject Code
Submission Message Type
Submitter Identification
Submitter Type
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Format
an..10
an..8
n..2
n..15,3
n1
n1
an8
an8
an8
an8
an..350
a2
an13
n..15,3
dateTime
n1
an..350
a2
n1
an..16
a..9
an..350
n..2
a2
n1
n..2
an13
an8
an..35
n1
an..350
a2
n..5
an..255
n..15
date
date
an3
n1
an..65
an..11
n1
n1
an13
n1
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Data Item
Technical Message Type
Temporary Authorisation Reference
Third Country of Origin
Time of Dispatch
Time of preparation
Trader Excise Number
Trader Name
TraderID
Transport Arrangement
Transport Mode Code
Transport Unit Code
Type for Recall
Unit of Measure Code
Unsatisfactory Reason Code
Update of Economic Operator Rejection Reason Code
Validity Begin Date
Validity End Date
Value
VAT Number
Wine Operation Code
Wine Product Category
Wine-Growing Zone Code
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Format
an..6
an13
a2
time
time
an13
an..182
an..16
n1
n..2
n..2
n1
n1
n1
n1
date
date
an..255
an..35
n..2
n1
a..7
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