UN/EDIFACT (the United Nations rules for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport) comprise a set of internationally agreed standards, directories, and guidelines for the electronic interchange of structured data, between independent computerized information systems.
Recommended within the framework of the United Nations, the rules are approved and published by UNECE in the UNTDID (United Nations Trade Data Interchange Directory) and are maintained under agreed procedures.
UNTDID includes:
- Part 1. Introduction
- Part 2. Uniform rules of conduct for interchange of trade data by teletransmission (UNCID)
- Part 3. Terms and Definitions
- Part 4. United Nations rules for electronic data interchange for administration, commerce and transport
- Part 5. United Nations directories for electronic data interchange for administration, commerce and transport
News
26 November 2012: The UN/EDIFACT directory version D12.B has been approved and is now available on the UN/EDIFACT website.
Note: Due to incorrect updating of a temporarily assigned data element tag (6701 for 'Diameter measure') this published tag number is incorrect and should not be used. The tag number will be updated in the next directory (D13.A). Any comments on the above should be sent to Peter Amstutz, Bureau Vice Chair.
5 September 2012
The UN/EDIFACT directory version D.12A has now been approved and is available on the UN/EDIFACT website.
15 August 2012
The UN/EDIFACT directory version D.11B has now been approved and is available on the UN/EDIFACT website.
12 July 2011
The UN/EDIFACT directory version D.11A has now been approved and is available on the UN/EDIFACT website.
