EANCOM PART II		1997-07-01
REQOTE	- Request for Quote Message	VERSION 002

1. Introduction

Status

MESSAGE TYPE	: REQOTE
REFERENCE DIRECTORY	: D.96A
EANCOM SUBSET VERSION	: 002

Definition

A message which provides potential buyers with the ability to solicit price, delivery schedule, and other conditions from potential sellers of goods or services.

Principles

The following general principles apply to the EANCOM Request for Quote message:

A potential buyer may solicit offers for one or more goods items or services.
A request for quote may refer to goods items or services related to one or more delivery schedules, call-offs, etc.
A request for quote for cross border transactions may contain additional information for customs and/or statistical purposes.