EIPP SAB

The SMDG Plenary #70 in Sankt Petersburg agreed to the Hapag-Lloyd proposal to host the documents that were previously published on www.eippsab.com These are Implementation Guides, Process Maps and Data Models.
These docs will be put in a new menu item under "Cooperations". Christian Henze will be shown as point of contact on the SMDG website.

The documents on this page were developed in 2015 by the EIPP SAB, that was the Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment Standards Advisory Board. The EIPPSAB members were major shipping lines and forwarders.

The mission of the EIPPSAB was “…to lead the ocean freight industry, as a community, towards greater efficiency in Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment through standardization and automation.”

The Standards (process descriptions, data models and EDIFACT Message Guides) which were worked out, support the electronic transmission of an invoice and credit note to the customer and transmission of a payment advice to the shipping line. After the decommissioning of the EIPP SAB, the documents were transferred to the SMDG website in order to give them a new 'home' at an international standards organization in the maritime field. The SMDG is only hosting these standards but is not developing them any further

For questions on these documents please send an e-mail to: globalebiz@HLAG.com

Extracted from http://www.eippsab.com

Mission Statement

EIPP SAB ( Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment Standard Advisory Board) mission is to lead the ocean freight industry, as a community, towards greater efficiency in Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment through standardization and automation.

Goals

Understand standards and regulations for electronic invoicing
Influence standards and regulations for electronic invoicing
Make the industry more efficient with regards to dispute management
To become the recognized authority on ocean EIPP standards

Objectives

Identify and develop electronic invoicing and payment requirements
Determine the implementation of current standards used by the industry
Develop implementation guides of existing standards
Determine and prioritize the adoption of future standards used by the industry
Develop new standards based on best practices
Provide ongoing governance of the work items

Purpose

Provide an independent, collaborative forum for, and driven by, industry participants
Shape electronic invoicing for the ocean freight industry
Create standards for business process and data exchange

Basic Operating Principles

Facilitate discussions to reach decisions that benefit the industry
Fast moving, collaborative environment
Focus on results within bounds of Charter
Publish two to three industry EIPP standards as early as possible
Staff leadership positions with proactive individuals that can dedicate time to the initiatives
Adapt existing standards before designing new
Suggest enhancements to existing standards