This code is being used in the American National Standards Institute- ANSI- Accredited Standards Committee as well as in the United Nations EDIFACT approved electronic data interchange transaction EDI.
Therefore, the SCAC is mandated by the United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (for their Automated Commercial Environment, Automated Manifest as well as for the Pre-Arrival Processing PAPS Systems).
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Simply said, the SCAC is a privately controlled code used to identify different transportation companies.
Keep in mind that certain groups of SCACs are reserved for specific purposes. For example:
- Codes ending with the letter “U” are reserved for the identification of freight containers;
- Codes ending with the letter “X” are reserved for the identification of privately owned railroad cars;
- Codes ending with the letter “Z” are reserved for the identification of truck chassis and trailers used in intermodal service;
The Standard Carrier Alpha Codes are published by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association in the Directory of Standard Carrier Alpha Codes SCAC.
