EDI 894: the Delivery/Return Base Record

What the 894 is

The EDI 894 — the X12 Delivery/Return Base Record — is the DSD delivery record — what the driver actually delivered or picked up at the store door. It travels outbound for most trading programs.

When it's sent

The 894 travels outside the core 850 → 855 → 856 → 810 chain — it supports the programs that surround it.

Key segments

The 894 follows the standard X12 segment layout for its functional group. Partner companion guides add the specifics — EDISQ's certified maps carry those rules per partner, so you never read the implementation guide yourself.

Sample 894

A representative 894 interchange — fixed-width ISA envelope, functional group, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*RETAILPARTNER  *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*ZZ*ACMESUPPLY*RETAILPARTNER*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~
3ST*894*0001~
4REF*ZZ*SAMPLE 894 DOCUMENT~
5DTM*097*20260101~
6SE*4*0001~
7GE*1*1~
8IEA*1*000000001~

Partners that require it

Trading partners in the EDISQ catalog that trade the 894:

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