Five Below · EDI 856

The Five Below 856 Ship Notice / ASN, explained

What Five Below expects in the 856 — the carton-level shipment mirror that must arrive before the freight does — and how EDISQ's certified map handles it from your ERP.

Connect to Five Below free 856 glossary guide

What Five Below expects in the 856

Five Below trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Beyond the base standard, watch these:

TimingASN before DC arrival
HL loopcarton-level detail expected for cross-dock freight

How EDISQ maps it

The certified Five Below 856 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against Five Below's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays Five Below test scenarios until everything passes.

Common rejection reasons

Nearly all 856 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match Five Below's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before Five Below ever sees the document.

Sample Five Below 856

A representative 856 interchange addressed to Five Below — envelope, shipment→order→pack→item hierarchy, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*FIVEBELOW      *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*SH*ACMESUPPLY*FIVEBELOW*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*FIVE BELOW 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 Five Below use?

X12 4010, delivered over AS2. The certified map tracks Five Below's current companion guide.

How do I test a Five Below 856?

The sandbox generates realistic Five Below 856 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to Five Below.

What does it cost?

Per document only: first 25/month free, then from $0.50, decreasing with volume. No partner or mapping fees.