United Nations Trade Data Elements Directory · 2005 edition
The vocabulary of trade,
machine-readable.
Every data element on a trade document — its number, name, definition and representation — in one open dataset. Press ⌘K to search, or browse the directory.
Try:
Document/message name, coded→Document. Type.Code
Nine categories, tags 1000–9699
58 add · 73 chg · 13 ret
Documentation, references
53 add · 99 chg · 19 ret
Dates, times, periods of time
83 add · 194 chg · 27 ret
Parties, addresses, places, countries
66 add · 105 chg · 35 ret
Clauses, conditions, terms, instructions
24 add · 144 chg · 33 ret
Amounts, charges, percentages
45 add · 67 chg · 8 ret
Measure identifiers, quantities (other than monetary)
46 add · 79 chg · 18 ret
Goods and articles: descriptions and identifiers
12 add · 61 chg · 32 ret
Transport modes, means and equipments
74 add · 35 chg · 1 ret
Other data elements (Customs, etc.)
More than a list
The ontology →
Every element is a linked-data resource — classes, properties and zones under our namespace, downloadable as Turtle or JSON-LD.
The 1993–2005 changes →
What the 2005 revision added, changed and retired — the publication's own change tags, browsable, with every replacement.
Bridges by document system →
Where each element lives on the aligned trade documents — UNLK, SAD, MAR, CIMP and the rest — coverage scheme by scheme.
The UN layout key →
The model form of ISO 6422 reconstructed from the bridges — every field at its line and character position, pan and zoom it.
The publication itself →
Foreword, introduction, maintenance procedures and presentation rules — transcribed in full, cover to element directory.
The documentation →
Guides to the model, the UN/EDIFACT alignment, the vocabulary register, provenance and the JSON-LD context.
The 1993 directory →
The previous edition reconstructed from the current one's change metadata — 1043 elements with their 1993 names.
Reference card →
The UNLK-bridged elements as a printable one-sheet, grouped by form line.
Publication status →
The standards environment the directory lives in — current editions and relationships.
Operation and governance →
Operated on behalf of UN/CEFACT (UNECE) and ISO/TC 154 under their plenary mandate. Every entry names its page in the source publication, and the whole dataset is open to inspection and reuse.
Take the dataset →
The full directory as YAML, CSV or JSON — free to use and reuse, all under the untded organization.