RTE
Rate details. EDIFACT segment whose function is to carry a rate value and its qualifier.
Definition
The RTE segment (Rate details) is listed in the UN/CEFACT Trade Data Element and Segment Directory (TRSD). Its purpose: carry a rate value and its qualifier.
Origin
Published by UN/CEFACT in successive EDIFACT directories (D.96A and onward). The segment is defined by UN/TRSD and instantiated in the MIGs of messages that use it. Syntactic control is governed by ISO 9735.
Use
The RTE segment appears in freight pricing messages (IFTRIN) to express a per-kilo or per-mile rate. Like every EDIFACT segment, it is composed of simple or composite data elements qualified by UNCLs (United Nations Code Lists).