# SATO & NCTS PLDA MRN Write-off Instructions

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
| **SATO AIR** |  |
| Type | 'N337' (ex. 'MA') |
| Reference | Document Type (n1): 1 = Air |
| \+ Flight Date (n6 – YYMMDD) |
| \+ Flight Number (an..8) |
| +‘\*’ |
| \+ AWB Number (an..35) |
| E.g. 1241217XX3716\*99952939717 |
| Goods Item Number | item number within AWB (air) |
| Package type | Same as the package type of the original declaration |
| Number of packages | The number of packages being written off. |
| Quantity | Gross weight in kilograms |
| Unit | 'KGM' |
|  |  |
| **SATO LYST** |  |
| Type | 'N337' (ex. 'LY') |
| Reference | Document Type (n1): 2 = LYST |
| \+ LYST Warehouse Code (a3) |
| \+ LYST sequence nbr (n5) |
| \+ HAWB Number (an..15) |
| Goods Item Number | item number within LYST (air) |
| Package type | Same as the package type of the original declaration |
| Number of packages | The number of packages being written off. |
| Quantity | Gross weight in kilograms |
| Unit | 'KGM' |
|  |  |
| **SATO SEAFREIGHT** |
| Type | 'N337' (ex. '126E') |
| Reference | Document Type (n1): 3 = Maritime |
|  | \+ Stay reference (N6) |
|  | \+ IMO Number (an8) |
|  | \+ '\*' |
|  | \+ Agent Code (an..6) |
|  | \+ '\*' |
|  | \+ Manifest Article Nbr (n4) |
|  | \+ '\*' |
|  | \+ Manifest Article Goods Item Nbr (n4) |
|  | \+ '\*' |
|  | \+ B/L Number (an..35) |
|  | E.g. 3304094L9410389\*SEAGHA\*0001\*0036\*BL1 |
| Goods Item Number | item number within B/L (maritime) |
| Package type | Same as the package type of the original declaration |
| Number of packages | The number of packages being written off. |
| Quantity | Gross weight in kilograms |
| Unit | 'KGM' |

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
| **NCTS P4/P5 MRN** |
| Type | 'N820' or 'N821' |
| Reference | NCTS P4/P5 MRN |
| Goods Item Number | declarationGoodsItemNumber of the NCTS 5 document |
| Package type | Same as the package type of the original declaration |
| Number of packages | The number of packages being written off. (bulk = Empty) |
| Quantity | Net weight in kilograms |
| Unit | 'KGM' |

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
| **PLDA IMAJ MRN** |  |
| Type | 'NMRN' |
| Reference | ‘G’+MRN nbr |
| Goods Item Number | Goods Item Number of the PLDA document |
| Package type | Same as the package type of the original declaration |
| Number of packages | The number of packages being written off. |
| Quantity | Gross weight in kilograms |
| Unit | 'KGM' |

**PLDA Writeoff from NCTS P5 MRN:**

|     |     |     |     |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Type of goods** | **Section** | **Data item** | **Comment** |
| Packaged goods (everything but CL181 and CL182)<br>Bulk goods (package type in CL181)<br>Breakbulk (package type in CL182) | Previous document | Document Type | X (temporary storage) |
| Type | IM (this is a temporary workaround for PLDA) |
| Reference | MRN of the NCTS 5 document, with the first character (2) replaced by ‘T’ |
| Document date | Mandatory for PLDA declarations. If you do not have the correct information, use the declaration date. |
| Goods Item Number | declarationGoodsItemNumber of the NCTS 5 document. This sequence number is unique each article in the master consignment of the transit declaration, no matter which house consignment it’s a part of. |
| Directly from the declaration | Package type | Must be the same as the package type of the original declaration |
| Number of packages* | The number of packages being written off. |
| Mass** | This refers to the net mass. |

*For Bulk, Number of packages = 0

\*\* Will be used for writeoff in case of bulk & breakbulk.

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