Introducing UN/EDIFACT
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
12 July 2011
The UN/EDIFACT directory version D.11A has now been approved and is available on the UN/EDIFACT website.
