[MX] Bill of Lading — Air (Carta Porte Transporte Aéreo)

What is a Carta Porte Aéreo?

A Carta Porte for air transport certifies the legal transport of goods by aircraft in Mexico. Required by SAT for any air cargo movement. Brinta embeds the CartaPorte 3.1 complement automatically.

Field	Value
`invoice_type`	`transport`
`document_type`	`bill of lading air`
`e_invoice`	`true`
`currency`	`MXN`

Key Differences from Road

Feature	Road	Air
`transportation_data`	`date_time` + `distance`	`date_time` + `distance` + `station_external_id` + `station_name` + `station_type`
`vehicle.categories[]`	Truck-specific fields	Aircraft-specific fields
`vehicle.type`	Not required	Set to `air`
Station codes	Not used	IATA airport codes required

Field by Field

`senders[].company.transportation_data`

Field	Required	What to send
`date_time`	Yes	Departure datetime ISO 8601 from the origin airport.
`station_external_id`	Yes	IATA airport code of the origin airport (e.g. `AICM` for Mexico City, `GDL` for Guadalajara). Maps to SAT `NumEstacion`.
`station_name`	Yes	Full airport name (e.g. `Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México`). Maps to SAT `NombreEstacion`.
`station_type`	Yes	Always `01` for origin stations. Maps to SAT `c_TipoEstacion`.
`distance`	Yes	Distance in km from origin to destination airport.

`beneficiaries[].company.transportation_data`

Field	Required	What to send
`date_time`	Yes	Arrival datetime ISO 8601 at the destination airport.
`station_external_id`	Yes	IATA airport code of the destination airport.
`station_name`	Yes	Full airport name.
`station_type`	Yes	Always `02` for destination stations.

distance is only required in senders, not in beneficiaries.

`vehicle` — Aircraft

Set vehicle.type to air. All attributes sent as categories[] entries.

Required fields

`list` value	What to send in `code`	SAT field
`SICT permit type`	SAT `c_TipoPermiso` code	`PermSCT`
`SICT permit number`	SICT permit number	`NumPermisoSCT`
`waybill number`	Air waybill number (AWB) — e.g. `AWB-12345678`	`NumeroGuia`
`carrier code`	IATA airline code — e.g. `AM` for Aeroméxico	`c_CodigoTransporteAereo`

Optional fields

`list` value	What to send in `code`	SAT field
`airplane plate`	Aircraft registration — e.g. `XA-ABC`	`MatriculaAeronave`
`insurance name`	Insurer name	`NombreAseg`
`insurance policy number`	Policy number	`NumPolizaSeguro`
`place of contract`	City where the contract was signed	`LugarContrato`
`shipper RFC`	RFC of the shipper if Mexican	`RFCEmbarcador`
`shipper tax id`	Tax ID if foreign shipper	`NumRegIdTribEmbarc`
`shipper country`	Country code of foreign shipper	`ResidenciaFiscalEmbarc`
`shipper name`	Name of the shipper	`NombreEmbarcador`

`transportation_companies[]`

Same structure as road. For air transport the carrier is typically an airline (type: "02" Propietario). Include vehicle_type: "01" in transportation_data.

Full Example Payload

{
  "supplier_company_id": "{{company_id}}",
  "invoice_type": "transport",
  "document_type": "bill of lading air",
  "invoice_date": "2025-09-03",
  "export_reason": "01",
  "e_invoice": true,
  "currency": "MXN",
  "reason": "G03",
  "buyer": {
    "company": {
      "name": "CLIENTE EJEMPLO S.A. DE C.V.",
      "type": "business",
      "address": { "postal_code": "06600", "country": "MX" },
      "tax_registrations": [
        { "type": "RFC", "number": "CEJ890423H71", "level": "country", "location": "MX", "status": "Regimen general" }
      ]
    }
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "name": "Componentes electronicos",
      "quantity": 5,
      "unit_amount": 10000,
      "amount": 50000,
      "categories": [
        { "code": "43211500" },
        { "code": "E48", "list": "unit" },
        { "code": "KGM", "list": "weight unit" },
        { "code": "80.00", "list": "gross weight" },
        { "code": "OR000001", "list": "sender id" },
        { "code": "DE000001", "list": "beneficiary id" }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "senders": [
    {
      "company": {
        "name": "REMITENTE EJEMPLO S.A. DE C.V.",
        "type": "business",
        "address": { "address_line_1": "Insurgentes 1122", "state": "MX-CMX", "country": "MX", "postal_code": "03100" },
        "tax_registrations": [
          { "type": "RFC", "number": "REM930215S87", "level": "country", "location": "MX" }
        ],
        "transportation_data": {
          "date_time": "2025-09-03T10:00:00",
          "station_external_id": "AICM",
          // IATA code of origin airport
          "station_name": "Aeropuerto Internacional CDMX",
          "station_type": "01",
          // Always 01 for origin
          "distance": 800.0
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "beneficiaries": [
    {
      "company": {
        "name": "DESTINATARIO EJEMPLO S.A. DE C.V.",
        "type": "business",
        "address": { "address_line_1": "Av. Universidad 200", "state": "MX-JAL", "country": "MX", "postal_code": "44100" },
        "tax_registrations": [
          { "type": "RFC", "number": "DES890423H71", "level": "country", "location": "MX" }
        ],
        "transportation_data": {
          "date_time": "2025-09-03T12:30:00",
          "station_external_id": "GDL",
          // IATA code of destination airport
          "station_name": "Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara",
          "station_type": "02"
          // Always 02 for destination — no "distance" field here
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "vehicle": {
    "type": "air",
    "categories": [
      { "code": "TPAF10", "list": "SICT permit type" },
      { "code": "1234567890", "list": "SICT permit number" },
      { "code": "AWB-12345678", "list": "waybill number" },
      { "code": "AM", "list": "carrier code" },
      // IATA airline code — AM = Aeroméxico
      { "code": "XA-ABC", "list": "airplane plate" },
      { "code": "QUALITAS", "list": "insurance name" },
      { "code": "QUA-123456", "list": "insurance policy number" },
      { "code": "CDMX", "list": "place of contract" },
      { "code": "REM930215S87", "list": "shipper RFC" }
    ]
  },
  "transportation_companies": [

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