Intrastat SSD XML File Format

Supported Versions

The German trade statistics support INSTAT / XML, version 6.2 ( [ INTRA ], [ SIG62 ], [ MIG62 ] ). Only the character set ISO-8859-1 can currently be used for INSTAT / XML messages for the German trade statistics. The message must conform to XML 1.0, Third Edition [ XML]. The XML version and the character set to be specified in an XML-Prolog:

<? xml version = " 1.0" encoding = "ISO -8859 -1" ? >

Separate files are created for Dispatch and Arrival records.

Dispatch File Names

Dispatch files are named in this format:

DDDDD-REFBZR-DATE-TIME.XML

where:

The hyphen (-) is the literal constant used to separate file name elements. For example, a file name could be: XGD01-201109-20110915-1113.xml

When the filename and the message ID are identical, the file is stored in the top-level element envelopeId.

Arrival File Names

Arrival files are named in this format:

AAAAA-REFBZR-DATE-TIME.XML

where:

The hyphen (-) is the literal constant used to separate file name elements. Third-party information is not provided.


Related Topics

Setting Up Information for the EU SSD Report

European Union (EU) Supplemental Information

Intrastat SSD File Format and Data Mapping