FNT
Footnote. EDIFACT segment whose function is to provide free-form note text.
Definition
The FNT segment (Footnote) is listed in the UN/CEFACT Trade Data Element and Segment Directory (TRSD). Its purpose: provide free-form note text.
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 FNT segment appears in statistical and customs messages to annotate a code or a value. Like every EDIFACT segment, it is composed of simple or composite data elements qualified by UNCLs (United Nations Code Lists).