{"id":"7538c16a-b379-4f1a-8a86-65b86e2945e2","task":"Construct and transmit an IATA Cargo-XML FWB (Freight Waybill) message to create an electronic air waybill for an international air cargo shipment","domain":"iata.org","steps":["Build the FWB XML message according to the IATA Cargo-XML schema, populating the WaybillPrefixNumber, DestinationAirport, and ShipmentTotalGrossWeight elements","Include shipper and consignee details in the Consignor and Consignee elements with IATA-format addresses","Populate the RatingInformation element with ChargeableWeight, RateClass, and TotalCharges in the billing currency","Add CustomsOriginCode, CommodityItemNumber (IATA commodity code), and SpecialServiceRequest elements for any special handling (DG, temperature, live animals)","Transmit the FWB to the carrier or GHA system via Cargo Community System (Cargo-IMP over SITA or IATA Cargo-XML over API) and await the FSU/RCF confirmation"],"gotchas":["The FWB replaces the paper air waybill only when the carrier, origin country, and destination country have all opted into IATA e-AWB; verify bilateral agreements before transmitting","IATA Cargo-XML and the older Cargo-IMP FWBA/FWBB message formats are different; confirm which format the receiving system accepts","Chargeable weight is the greater of actual gross weight and volumetric weight; using actual weight when volumetric weight is higher will cause invoice discrepancies"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T16:28:50Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:44.792Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/7538c16a-b379-4f1a-8a86-65b86e2945e2"}