Standard No.:	GB/T 47944-2026
English Name:	Technical requirements for electronic waybill of cold chain transport
Chinese Name:	冷链运输电子运单技术要求
Chinese Classification:	R07    Computer application
Professional Classification:	GB    National Standard
ICS Classification:	35.240.60 35.240.60    IT applications in transport and trade 35.240.60
Source Content Issued by:	SAMR; SAC
Issued on:	2026-07-02
Implemented on:	2027-2-1
Status:	to be valid
Target Language:	English
File Format:	PDF
Word Count:	18500 words
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GB/T 47944-2026 Technical requirements for electronic waybill of cold chain transport English, Anglais, Englisch, Inglés, えいご This is a draft translation for reference among interesting stakeholders. The finalized translation (passing through draft translation, self-check, revision and verification) will be delivered upon being ordered. ICS CCS National Standard of the People's Republic of China ‌GB/T 47944-2026 Technical requirements for electronic waybill of cold chain transport 冷链运输电子运单技术要求 Issue date: 2026-06-27 Implementation date: 2027-05-01 Issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China Contents Foreword 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations 4 Business process 5 Composition and data content of the electronic waybill 6 Coding rules for the electronic waybill number 7 Data exchange requirements Annex A (normative) Descriptive attributes of the cold chain electronic waybill Annex B (informative) Example of cold chain electronic waybill format Annex C (informative) Interface parameters of the cold chain electronic waybill Bibliography Technical requirements for electronic waybills in cold chain transportation 1 Scope This document specifies the business process, composition and data content of the electronic waybill, coding rules for the electronic waybill number, and data exchange requirements for electronic waybills in cold chain transportation (hereinafter referred to as "cold chain electronic waybills"). This document is applicable to the design and application of cold chain electronic waybills within China. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition (including any amendments) applies. GB/T 1836, Freight containers — Coding, identification and marking GB/T 6512, Codes for modes of transport GB/T 7408.1, Date and time — Representations for information interchange — Part 1: Basic rules GB/T 16962, Classification and codes for international trade payment methods GB/T 17699.4, Electronic data interchange for administration, commerce and transport — Part 4: Code list GB 32100, Coding rule for the unified social credit identifier of legal entities and other organizations GB/T 35273, Information security technology — Personal information security specification 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations 3.1 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1.1 electronic waybill A document containing information such as the original sender and recipient of goods, stored in a computer information system in a specified format during the logistics process. [Source: GB/T 18354—2021, 6.8] 3.1.2 attribute A characteristic of an object or a set of objects. [Source: GB/T 18391.3—2026, 3.1.1] 3.1.3 data element A unit of data that is considered indivisible in a given context. [Source: GB/T 18391.1—2026, 3.3.4] 3.2 Abbreviations The following abbreviations are applicable to this document. API: Application Programming Interface APP: Application HTTPS: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer IATA: International Air Transport Association IMO: International Maritime Organization JSON: JavaScript Object Notation TMS: Transportation Management System UCC: Upper Camel Case UTF: Unicode Transformation Format 4 Business process The general business process for cold chain electronic waybills is shown in Figure 1. The specific process is as follows: a) After accepting the shipper's transport entrustment, the carrier shall, before the implementation of the transport task, fill in the cold chain electronic waybill through the enterprise TMS in accordance with the relevant requirements of the shipper, self-check the accuracy and completeness of the information filled in, and generate the cold chain electronic waybill; b) The carrier shall transmit the cold chain electronic waybill to the shipper and the consignee, so that the shipper and the consignee can have timely access to the detailed transport information; c) The carrier should preferably transmit the relevant information of the cold chain electronic waybill to the relevant systems of the regulatory authorities, so that the regulatory authorities can conduct inquiries and information exchange; d) The carrier shall transmit the cold chain electronic waybill to the operational personnel in a timely manner for inspection during transport and verification by the consignee; e) If there is a change in the transport task during the process, the carrier shall promptly modify or update the relevant information of the cold chain electronic waybill, and transmit the modified or updated cold chain electronic waybill to the shipper and the consignee. It should preferably transmit the modified or updated cold chain electronic waybill information to the relevant systems of the regulatory authorities; f) After the transport task is completed, the carrier shall promptly update the status of the cold chain electronic waybill and synchronise the updated status to the shipper.