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SECTION 1 Data Type

Data Type	Description	Example
ARC	Administrative Reference Code (ARC) or any successive code adopted under the Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS)	‘15GB0123456789ABCDEF0’
aUI	Aggregated level unique identifier coded with: either the invariant set of ISO646:1991 and composed of four blocks: (a) ID issuer's prefix in accordance with ISO15459-2:2015, (b) serialisation element in the format established by the ID issuer, (c) tobacco facility identifier code following the Data Type: FID and (d) timestamp following the Data Type: Time(s) or the invariant set of ISO646:1991 forming a code structured in accordance with ISO15459-1:2014 or ISO15459-4:2014 (or their latest equivalent)
Boolean	Boolean value	‘0’ (false/disabled) ‘1’ (true/enabled)
Country	Country name coded with ISO-3166-1:2013 alpha-2 (or its latest equivalent)	‘DE’
Currency	Currency name coded with ISO 4217:2015 (or its latest equivalent)	‘EUR’
Date	UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) date corresponding to the following format: YYYY-MM-DD	‘2019-05-20’
Decimal	Number values, decimal allowed	‘1’ or ‘2,2’ or ‘3,33’
EOID	Economic operator identifier code corresponding to the format established by the ID issuer coded with the invariant set of ISO646:1991
FID	Tobacco facility identifier code corresponding to the format established by the ID issuer coded with the invariant set of ISO646:1991
Integer	Rounded number values, no decimal numbers	‘1’ or ‘22’ or ‘333’
MID	Machine identifier code corresponding to the format established by the ID issuer coded with the invariant set of ISO646:1991
MRN	Movement Reference Number (MRN) is a unique customs registration number. It contains 18 digits and is composed of the following elements: (a) last two digits of the year of formal acceptance of export movement (YY), (b) country name coded with ISO-3166-1:2013 alpha-2 (or its latest equivalent) of the Member State to which the declaration was sent, (c) unique identifier for entry/import per year and country, and (d) check digit.	‘11IT9876AB88901235’
SEED	Excise number composed of: (a) country name coded with ISO-3166-1:2013 alpha-2 (or its latest equivalent) (e.g. ‘LU’) and (b) eleven alphanumeric characters, if needed, padded to the left with zeroes (e.g. ‘00000987ABC’).	‘LU00000987ABC’
ITU	Individual transport unit code (e.g. SSCC) generated in accordance with ISO15459-1:2014 (or its latest equivalent)	‘001234560000000018’
Text	Alphanumeric values coded with ISO8859-15:1999	‘abcde12345’
Time(L)	UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) in the following format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ	‘2019-07-16T19:20:30Z’
Time(s)	UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) in the following format: YYMMDDhh	‘19071619’
TPID	Tobacco Product Identifier (TP-ID) – numeric identifier used in the EU-CEG system in the format: NNNNN-NN-NNNNN	‘02565-16-00230’
PN	Product number – numeric identifier used in the EU-CEG system to identify product presentations (e.g. GTIN (Global Trade Identification Number) of the product)	‘00012345600012’
upUI(L)	Unit packet level unique identifier coded with the invariant set of ISO646:1991 and composed of three blocks: (a) ID Issuer's prefix in accordance with ISO15459-2:2015, (b) middle block in the format established by the ID issuer and (c) timestamp following the Data Type: Time(s)
upUI(s)	Unit packet level unique identifier coded with the invariant set of ISO646:1991 and composed of two blocks: (a) ID issuer's prefix in accordance with ISO15459-2:2015 and (b) serialisation element in the format established by the ID issuer (i.e. UI made visible in the human readable format on the unit packets)
Year	UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) year in the following format: YYYY	‘2024’