1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for transport unit identifiers (TUID). These requirements supplement those of ISO 8000‑115.
The following are within the scope of this document:
the methods used to identify the originator of a potential shipment;
the methods used to identify the origin and destination locations of a potential shipment;
the requirements for the representation of the originator, origin, and destination locations of a potential shipment in a single identifier.
The following are outside the scope of this document:
the methods used to identify shipments in the transport phase;
the identification of the goods movement phase.