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Reference Files

Customs provides a service whereby selected reference files and code lists can be retrieved by users on demand. The list of files available is listed below. Users can retrieve some or all of the files.

Each file will be available in two formats which the user can select from. The formats comprise a complete listing file and a difference file. Each time the files are updated a new complete listing and a difference file is made available. The difference or change file will list the changes that have been made since the last update was made to the file. If there have been no changes made to the file then the file will not be updated.

The files will be updated on a daily basis as soon as practicable after midnight.

Users can access the files via a standard HTTPS based file transfer mechanism. The pages are available without the need for user authentication, meaning that they are hosted in the public domain. Users are able to browse to the directories via a standard Web Browser where they can view and save the files individually, or they can script via a HTTP based “get” utility one or all of the files.

Reference File Page Location

The Root directory is located at https://www.ccf.customs.gov.au/reference.

There is a folder for Industry Test and another for Production.

Each of these folders lists contains two other folders each of which contain the complete and change files. The complete files are listed in the Main folder and the change files in the Change folder.

Each folder contains the individual complete and change files plus a compressed file of all of the files in the folder.

Change File History

The history of change files is maintained for six days. The current day plus five further days in the past. The current days files are contained in the Today folder and yesterdays files are in the Today -1 folder and so on to the Today -5 folder.

Each day the change files are moved from one folder to the next until they are eventually cycled out.

Only files that have changed are included in the relevant change folder. Hence files that do not change often, will rarely be seen in the change folders.

File Formats

The Code Lists all have a standard format which is the Code List Standard Format, whereas each Reference File has a specific format and is linked to its respective format file.

File Name Structure

Each file name conforms to the following structure:

'file name'-'environment'-'file group''file type'-'date&time'.txt

where:

A complete example file name is:

XCHGRATE-P1-EDCHNG-0506081259.txt

Please note that code lists can have the same file name. Where the file name is the same the distinguising element is the second character of the file group. For example:

Advice Status is CDLST01 and is distinguished by file group ED whereas Customs Region Codes is alos CDLST01 which is distinguished by file group EE.

Listing of Reference Files

A complete listing of the reference files is shown in the table below. The file name that is the Customs web site is listed as well. Please note that code lists also have the distinguishing file group shown with the file name.

 

ICS Reference Files
Reference File Type File Name

Advice Status

Code List

CDLST01-??-?D

Advice Type

Code List

CDLST02-??-?D

Agency Identifier

Code List

CDLST03-??-?D

AHECC

Reference File

AHECCSS

AQIS Commodity

Reference File

AQSCMDTY

AQIS Commodity Statistical Classification

Reference File

AQSCMSTC

AQIS Concern

Reference File

AQSCNCRN

AQIS Document Type

Reference File

AQSDCMNT

AQIS Entity

Reference File

AQSENTIT

AQIS Premises

Reference File

AQSPREMS

AQIS Processing Type

Reference File

AQSPROCS

AQIS Producer

Reference File

AQSPRDCR

Bank Account Owner Type

Code List

CDLST04-??-?D

Berth Code

Reference File

BERTH

Characteristic

Reference File

CHRCTRST

Cargo Code

Code List

CDLST02-??-?E

Cargo Id Type

Code List

CDLST03-??-?E

Cargo Report Type

Code List

CDLST08-??-?E

Cargo Type

Code List

CDLST05-??-?D

Channel of Trade Type

Code List

CDLST04-??-?E

Chemical Element

Code List

CDLST11-??-?E

Community Protection Profile

Reference File

CMNPRPRF

Community Protection Risk

Reference File

CMNPTRSK

Community Protection Risk Message Advice

Reference File

CMNPTRMA

Community Protection Risk Permit Type

Code List

CDLST06-??-?D

Community Protection Risk Selection Type

Code List

CDLST07-??-?D

Community Protection Risk Type

Code List

CDLST08-??-?D

Confirming Export Type

Code List

CDLST05-??-?E

Country Codes

Code List

CDLST09-??-?D

Currency

Code List

CDLST10-??-?E

Currency Country

Code List

CDLST09-??-?E

Customs Region Codes

Code List

CDLST01-??-?E

Customs Ship Register

Reference File

VESSEL

Dumping Exemption Type

Code List

CDLST11-??-?D

Establishment Codes

Reference File

ESTABMNT

Exchange Rate

Reference File

XCHGRATE

Export Dec Cargo Type

Code List

CDLST12-??-?E

Export Dec Exception Code

Code List

CDLST13-??-?E

Export Goods Type

Code List

CDLST14-??-?E

GST Exemption Code

Code List

CDLST11-??-?D

Goods Origin Code

Code List

CDLST16-??-?E

Header Amber Reason Type

Code List

CDLST12-??-?D

Header Nature Type

Code List

CDLST14-??-?D

ICAO Codes

Code List

Import Declaration Line Community Protection Risk Check Type

Code List

CDLST15-??-?D

Instrument

Reference File

INSTRMNT

Instrument Category

Reference File

INSCTGRY

Instrument Category Characteristic

Reference File

INSCTCHR

Instrument Category Country

Reference File

INSCTCRY

Instrument Category Message Advice

Reference File

INSCTMSA

Instrument Category Preference Scheme

Reference File

INSCTPRS

Instrument Category Tariff Group

Reference File

INSCTTRG

Instrument Characteristic

Reference File

INSTRCHR

Instrument Country

Reference File

INSTRCRY

Instrument Message Advice

Reference File

INSTRMSA

Instrument Preference Scheme

Reference File

INSTRPRS

Instrument Tariff Group

Reference File

INSTRTRG

Instrument Type

Code List

CDLST16-??-?D

Invoice Term Type

Code List

CDLST17-??-?D

LCT Exemption Code

Code List

CDLST18-??-?D

Line Action Code

Code List

CDLST15-??-?E

Line Amber Reason Type

Code List

CDLST19-??-?D

Line Nature Type

Code List

CDLST21-??-?D

Lodgement Question

Reference File

LGMNTQST

Lodgement Question Type

Code List

CDLST22-??-?D

Message Advice

Reference File

MSGADVCE

Mode of Transport

Code List

CDLST23-??-?D

Permit Requirement Exclusions

Reference File

PRMTRQEX

Permit Requirement

Reference File

PRMTRQMT

Preference Rule Period Snapshot

Reference File

PRRPSNAP

Preference Rule Period Characteristic

Reference File

PRRPCHAR

Preference Rule Period Country

Reference File

PRRPCTRY

Preference Rule Period Tariff Group

Reference File

PRRPTRFG

Preference Scheme Period Snapshot

Reference File

PRSPSNAP

Preference Scheme Rule Message Advice

Reference File

PRSRMSAD

Preference Scheme Period Country

Reference File

PRSPCTRY

Preference Scheme Rule

Reference File

PRSCHRUL

Quantity Unit

Code List

CDLST26-??-?D

Quantity Unit Conversion

Reference File

QNTUTCNV

Refund Reason

Reference File

RFNRSNTP

Reporting Party Type

Code List

CDLST18-??-?E

Sea Arrivals

Reference File

SEAIMPAR

Statistical Classification Period Characteristic

Reference File

STCPCHAR

Statistical Classification Period Message Advice

Reference File

STCPMSAD

Statistical Classification Period Snapshot

Reference File

STCPSNAP

Tariff Classification Characteristic

Reference File

TRFCCHAR

Tariff Classification Concordance

Reference File

TRFCCONC

Tariff Classification Message Advice

Reference File

TRFCMSAD

Tariff Classification Snapshot

Reference File

TRFCSNAP

Tariff Rate Period Snapshot

Reference File

TFRPSNAP

Tariff Rate Period Additional Duty Calculation

Reference File

TRRPADDC

Tariff Rate Period Characteristic

Reference File

TRRPCHAR

Tariff Rate Period Message Advice

Reference File

TRRPMSAD

Transaction Type

Code List

CDLST19-??-?E

Treatment Rate Period Additional Duty Calculation

Reference File

TRRPADDC

Treatment Rate Period Characteristic

Reference File

TRRPCHAR

Treatment Rate Period Message Advice

Reference File

TRRPMSAD

Treatment Rate Period Snapshot

Reference File

TRRPSNAP

Treatment Snapshot

Reference File

TRETSNAP

Treatment Snapshot Country

Reference File

TRETSCTY

Treatment Snapshot Tariff Group

Reference File

TRETSTGP

Unit of Quantity

Code List

CDLST26-??-?E

WET Exemption Code

Code List

CDLST27-??-?D

 

V1.6 29 MAR 2010