NUMBER 7 • JUNE 2010
To all customers who ship using AAR
accounting Rule 11 invoicing.
Rule 11 is used by the rail industry under
AAR accounting rules to protect
confidential prices and/or meet customer
requirements by providing multiple
invoices when shipments are covered by
a through billing.
With Rule 11 billings, each carrier is
responsible for invoicing the customer
for their portion of the movement. In
some circumstances there may be joint
Rule 11 agreement whereby one railroad
will invoice for more than their portion.
The additional information includes:
The location where the contract or tariff
with CN ends.
The location where the next railroad on
the route begins.
The name and address of the party
responsible for payment of the freight
charges beyond the Rule 11 junction
point.
EDI (404) bill of lading mapping
The shipment method of payment (BX03) would reflect a
value of 11
BX*00*X*11**CN*K*B
The R202 would indicate a value of “R”
R2*CN*R*CHGO
R2*BNSF*1*EAGPA
R2*FXE*2
The invoicing would be detailed as:
CN freight invoicing (origin to Eagle Pass TX;
joint invoicing CN and BNSF)
N1*11*PAYOR ABC
N3*123 MAIN STREET
N4*CITY NAME*P/S*POSTAL/ZIP CODE
BL*RD****ORIGIN STATION*P/S***EAGPA***CN*BNSF
FXE freight invoicing to destination would be detailed as:
N1*11*PAYOR XYZ
N3*123 MEXICO STREET
N4*CITY NAME*P/S*POSTAL/ZIP CODE
BL*RD****EAGPA****DESTINATION STATION*P/S**FXE
eBusiness Shipping Instruction
Select the Rule 11 block and complete the Rule 11 detail:
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