Despatch Advice Message

Based on the United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport (UN/EDIFACT) format, DESADV serves both as a specification for Delivery Despatch Advice and also as a Returns Despatch Advice message. The reference to 'Despatch Advice Message' may be interpreted as conveying the wider meaning of 'Delivery Despatch Advice/Returns Despatch Advice'.

The intent of the message is to advise about the detailed contents of a consignment that relates to one seller and one buyer or to their respective agents. It also relates to a single despatch point and single or multiple destination points and may cover a number of different items or packages.