BMISRM — EDIFACT Bulk Marine Inspection Summary Report (D.00B)
The BMISRM message is the bulk-marine inspection summary report on a vessel cargo: volumes, qualities, temperatures, drafts, B/L difference calculations and damage findings. It is used by independent inspection bodies (SGS, Bureau Veritas…) to report on a crude oil, chemical, grain or ore cargo. This page summarises the segment structure as published by UN/CEFACT for directory D.00B.
Purpose
The BMISRM message is the bulk-marine inspection summary report on a vessel cargo: volumes, qualities, temperatures, drafts, B/L difference calculations and damage findings. It is used by independent inspection bodies (SGS, Bureau Veritas…) to report on a crude oil, chemical, grain or ore cargo.
This page focuses on the structure published by UN/CEFACT for directory D.00B. The segments listed, their status (M / C), position and repetition factor are extracted from the official file bmisrm_c.htm hosted on service.unece.org.
Segment structure
The BMISRM D.00B message has 17 header entries, 28 detail entries and 0 summary entries (segments and groups combined). Groups are shown in bold and their members are indented by actual nesting depth.
Header
| Pos. | Tag | Name | S | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0010 | UNH | Message header | M | 1 |
0020 | BGM | Beginning of message | M | 1 |
0030 | DTM | Date/time/period | M | 1 |
0040 | RFF | Reference | M | ×9 |
0050 | LOC | Place/location identification | M | ×9 |
0060 | FTX | Free text | C | ×99 |
0070 | SG1 | Group (×9) | M | ×9 |
0080 | PNA | Party identification | M | 1 |
0090 | ADR | Address | C | 1 |
0100 | RFF | Reference | C | 1 |
0110 | SG2 | Group (×9) | C | ×9 |
0120 | CTA | Contact information | M | 1 |
0130 | COM | Communication contact | C | ×9 |
0140 | SG3 | Group (×999) | C | ×999 |
0150 | DTM | Date/time/period | M | 1 |
0160 | STS | Status | C | 1 |
0170 | FTX | Free text | C | ×9 |
Detail
| Pos. | Tag | Name | S | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0180 | SG4 | Group (×999) | M | ×999 |
0190 | LIN | Line item | M | 1 |
0200 | QTY | Quantity | C | 1 |
0210 | FTX | Free text | C | ×99 |
0220 | SG5 | Group (×9) | C | ×9 |
0230 | PNA | Party identification | M | 1 |
0240 | ADR | Address | C | 1 |
0250 | RFF | Reference | C | 1 |
0260 | SG6 | Group (×9) | C | ×9 |
0270 | CTA | Contact information | M | 1 |
0280 | COM | Communication contact | C | ×9 |
0290 | SG7 | Group (×999) | C | ×999 |
0300 | TDT | Details of transport | M | 1 |
0310 | EQD | Equipment details | C | 1 |
0320 | RFF | Reference | C | ×9 |
0330 | QTY | Quantity | C | 1 |
0340 | MEA | Measurements | C | ×99 |
0350 | PCD | Percentage details | C | ×99 |
0360 | SG8 | Group (×99) | C | ×99 |
0370 | PSD | Physical sample description | M | 1 |
0380 | LOC | Place/location identification | C | ×99 |
0390 | SG9 | Group (×999) | C | ×999 |
0400 | TEM | Test method | M | 1 |
0410 | MEA | Measurements | C | ×99 |
0420 | PCD | Percentage details | C | ×99 |
0430 | DTM | Date/time/period | C | ×99 |
0440 | FTX | Free text | C | ×99 |
0450 | UNT | Message trailer | M | 1 |
Summary
No segment in this section.
Changes vs D.96A
The BMISRM message is not published in directory D.96A. No "D.96A → D.00B" comparison line can therefore be produced — see the block below for details.
This message is not published in directory D.96A: it was introduced into the standard after that release and therefore has no historical baseline for comparison. The first directory indexed on ediverse.io sets the reference; later changes are then documented from one release to the next in subsequent directories.
Structural example
Minimal example of an BMISRM D.00B message with mandatory segments only. The goal is to show the exact version declared in UNH (BMISRM:D:00B:UN) — not to replicate a full business case.
UNB+UNOC:3+5410000000123:14+5410000000456:14+260514:1430+CTRL000001'
UNH+1+BMISRM:D:00B:UN'
BGM+350+BMISRM-2026-OIL-099+9'
DTM+137:20260514:102'
TDT+20+TANKER42E+1++SHELL::ZZZ+++9301234:103:::SHELL VENTURE'
NAD+MS+5410000000123::9'
NAD+MR+5410000000456::9'
LOC+5+FRFOS::6'
LIN+1+++CRUDE-OIL:ZZZ'
QTY+58:215400:BBL'
MEA+AAE+T+CEL:18.4'
UNT+10+1'
UNZ+1+CTRL000001' Common errors
- Misaligned UNH tokens — The
UNH+...+BMISRM:D:00B:UNtoken must reflect exactly the directory in use — a mismatch between the UNH release and the release agreed with the partner is rejected by every strict validator. - Wrong UNT segment count — The value after
UNT+must include UNH and UNT themselves. By far the most common sender-side error, regardless of the directory in use. - Stale code lists — Between D.96A and D.00B, several code lists received new qualifiers (DTM status, RFF qualifier, NAD codes…). Reusing an older directory’s code tables triggers warnings or even rejections depending on the partner’s strict-conformance mode.
Related messages
Other versions of this message available on ediverse.io: BMISRM D.01B, BMISRM D.10A, BMISRM D.16B, BMISRM D.21B, BMISRM D.24A, BMISRM D.99B, BMISRM D.02B, BMISRM D.05A, BMISRM D.08A, BMISRM D.13B, BMISRM D.18B, BMISRM D.20B.