Modernizing air cargo communication
The IATA Cargo-XML messaging is emerging as a preferred standard for the electronic communication between airlines and other air cargo stakeholders such as shippers, freight forwarders, ground-handling agents, and regulators, as well as customs and security agencies. This new standard is based on multimodal and cross-border messaging and aims to:
- Facilitate cargo business processes
- Fulfill customs requirements for Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) filing
- Comply with security regulations like e-CSD
The white paper Air Cargo Digital Connectivity & Data Exchange Methodologies (pdf) provides a guide for the air cargo industry towards efficiently connecting and exchanging digital information across the supply chain.
- Cargo-XML Manual and Toolkit
- Differences between Cargo-IMP and Cargo-XML Messages (pdf).
Cargo Messaging Working Group
The IATA Cargo Messaging Working Group (formerly known as the Cargo-XML Task Force) develops the Cargo-XML messages and standards by reusing the components from the United Nations Center for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business core component library. The Cargo-XML Manual and Toolkit publishes the Cargo-XML messages, in accordance with the Cargo Services Conference (CSC) Resolution 670 and Recommended Practice 1675.
- For more details, check out the full list of Cargo-XML messages (pdf).