PCD

Percentage Details. The EDIFACT segment that describes a percentage — discount, surcharge, tax, margin — and its direction of application.

Definition

The official function in UN/EDIFACT D.96A is "to specify percentage details". Structure:

• C501 — Percentage details (mandatory):
  • 5245 — Percentage qualifier (UNCL 5245): 1 Allowance, 2 Charge, 3 Allowance or charge, 5 Discount, 6 Rebate, 12 Tax rate.
  • 5482 — Percentage: numeric value.
  • 5249 — Percentage basis identification (UNCL 5249): what the percentage applies to.
  • 1131/3055: originating code list and agency.
• 4405 — Status description code (optional): status of the percentage.

Origin

PCD has been in EDIFACT since D.93A. It is heavily consumed by INVOIC (allowance/charge lines), ORDERS (pricing conditions) and financial messages (PAYMUL, REMADV). When an amount must accompany the percentage, PCD is paired with a MOA that carries the currency value.

Example in context

3.5% trade discount on an INVOIC line:

Reading: trade discount allowance (ALC A, reason TD), 3.5% allowance percentage (PCD 1), corresponding amount 35.00 (MOA 204 Allowance amount).

Related terms

• ALC — the allowance/charge rubric PCD quantifies.
• MOA — equivalent amount.
• TAX — tax rate (PCD 12).
• Segment — general notion.