What Amazon Payee Central expects in the 856
Amazon Payee Central trades on X12 4010 over AS2 or SFTP. Amazon Payee Central's 856 follows the standard X12 layout — no partner-specific companion-guide quirks are curated for this document yet. The certified base map covers the standard requirements, and validation still runs against the 856 spec before anything transmits.
How EDISQ maps it
The certified Amazon Payee Central 856 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against Amazon Payee Central's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays Amazon Payee Central test scenarios until everything passes.
Common rejection reasons
Nearly all 856 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match Amazon Payee Central's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before Amazon Payee Central ever sees the document.
Sample Amazon Payee Central 856
A representative 856 interchange addressed to Amazon Payee Central — envelope, shipment→order→pack→item hierarchy, and control totals:
1ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY *ZZ*AMAZONPAYEECENT*260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~ 2GS*SH*ACMESUPPLY*AMAZONPAYEECENT*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~ 3ST*856*0001~ 4BSN*00*SHIP0001*20260101*1200*0001~ 5HL*1**S~ 6TD1*CTN25*3****G*180*LB~ 7TD5*B*2*UPSN*M~ 8REF*BM*BOL000123~ 9DTM*011*20260105~ 10N1*ST*AMAZON PAYEE CENTRAL DC 5093*92*5093~ 11HL*2*1*O~ 12PRF*PO12345~ 13HL*3*2*P~ 14MAN*GM*00000123450000000017~ 15HL*4*3*I~ 16LIN**UP*012345678905~ 17SN1**24*EA~ 18CTT*4~ 19SE*17*0001~ 20GE*1*1~ 21IEA*1*000000001~
FAQ
Which 856 version does Amazon Payee Central use?
X12 4010, delivered over SFTP. The certified map tracks Amazon Payee Central's current companion guide.
How do I test a Amazon Payee Central 856?
The sandbox generates realistic Amazon Payee Central 856 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to Amazon Payee Central.
What does it cost?
Per document only: first 25/month free, then from $0.50, decreasing with volume. No partner or mapping fees.