| Segment | Ebene | Beschreibung | Opt/Mand. |
| UNH | 0 | A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Container special handling order message is COHAOR. Note: Container special handling order messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 COHAOR D A UN | Mandatory |
| BGM | 0 | A segment to indicate the beginning of a message and to transmit identifying number. | Mandatory |
| DTM | 0 | A segment to indicate a date and time applying to the whole message, such as: ultimate execution date/time | Optional |
| FTX | 0 | A segment to specify free form or processable supplementary information, such as: change information | Optional |
| SG1 | 0 | SG1 | Optional |
| RFF | 1 | A segment to express a reference which applies to the entire message, such as: reference to previous message work order reference number | Mandatory |
| DTM | 1 | A segment to indicate a date and time relating to the reference, such as: order date/time (work order) | Optional |
| SG2 | 0 | SG2 | Optional |
| NAD | 1 | A segment to identify the party's name, address, and function, such as: message recipient message sender ordering customer (if different from message sender) | Mandatory |
| SG3 | 1 | SG3 | Mandatory |
| CTA | 2 | A segment to identify a person or department for the party, such as: information contact | Mandatory |
| COM | 2 | A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed. | Optional |
| SG4 | 0 | SG4 | Optional |
| EQD | 1 | A segment to specify container prefix and number. | Mandatory |
| RFF | 1 | A segment to provide a reference specific to the equipment, such as: inspection number | Optional |
| DTM | 1 | A segment to provide a date and time relating to the equipment, such as: inspection date/time release date/time | Optional |
| LOC | 1 | A segment to provide a location relating to the equipment, such as: place of inspection | Optional |
| FTX | 1 | A segment to specify processable supplementary information associated with the container, such as: description work item equipment (on terminal, depot or freight station) | Optional |
| GOR | 1 | A segment to specify a governmental requirement relating to the equipment, such as: government procedure to be conducted | Optional |
| HAN | 1 | A segment to specify a handling instruction relating to the equipment, such as: put aside for cleaning put aside for Customs examination | Optional |
| ATT | 1 | A segment to specify a characteristic property of the transport unit. | Optional |
| MEA | 1 | A segment to specify measurements related to the equipment. | Optional |
| PCD | 1 | A segment to specify percentages related to the equipment such as percentage humidity. | Optional |
| SG5 | 1 | SG5 | Optional |
| TDT | 2 | A segment to specify main carriage transport details. | Mandatory |
| DTM | 2 | A segment to specify the date(s) and time(s) related to the main carriage of transport. | Optional |
| RFF | 2 | A segment to provide a reference for the liner service, such as: - conference - marketing organization - syndicate - vessel sharing agreement. | Optional |
| SG6 | 2 | SG6 | Optional |
| LOC | 3 | A segment to specify a location associated with the transport details, such as: place of departure place of arrival | Mandatory |
| DTM | 3 | A segment to specify date(s) and time(s) related to a location. | Optional |
| SG7 | 1 | SG7 | Optional |
| NAD | 2 | A segment to specify a related address or party. | Mandatory |
| SG8 | 2 | SG8 | Mandatory |
| CTA | 3 | A segment to identify a person or department to be contacted. | Mandatory |
| COM | 3 | A segment to specify communication details of the contact specified in the CTA segment. | Optional |
| SG9 | 1 | SG9 | Optional |
| DGS | 2 | A segment to specify dangerous goods. | Mandatory |
| ATT | 2 | A segment to specify an additional dangerousgoods attribute relating to this hazard such as such as UNDG extension code, proper shipping name or others. | Optional |
| FTX | 2 | A segment to specify supplementary details regarding the dangerous goods such as the technical name of the dangerous goods etc. | Optional |
| MEA | 2 | A segment to specify measurements of the dangerous goods, such as: - net net weight. | Optional |
| SG10 | 2 | SG10 | Optional |
| CTA | 3 | A segment to identify a person or department to be contacted regarding the dangerous goods. | Mandatory |
| COM | 3 | A segment to specify communication details of the contact specified in the CTA segment. | Optional |
| SG11 | 1 | SG11 | Optional |
| TMP | 2 | A segment to specify the type of transport related temperature such as storage, transport or operating temperature and also to optionally specify a single value temperature setting. | Mandatory |
| RNG | 2 | A segment to optionally specify the transport related temperature as a range of values. | Optional |
| CNT | 0 | A segment to specify the number of containers in the message, explicitly given by the sender. | Optional |
| UNT | 0 | A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message. | Mandatory |