What is the purpose of the UN Location Code in Scope?

The UN Location Code is used as unique identifier for a location. It serves several purposes in Scope.

For each Partner a UN Location Code can be provided as part of the address. For the Agent Partner role the UN Location Code is mandatory, for most other roles the UN Location Code is recommended.

Agent role

The fields Import Agent (on an Air/Sea Export shipment) and Export Agent (on an Air/Sea Import shipment) can only be filled with a Partner that is valid for respectively the destination  or departure of the shipment. To enable the Partner, he needs the role Agent and needs to contain the destination/departure code as an allowed UN Location Code.
Related article: Why can I not select an agent on my shipment?

Defaulting of departure and destination

If a Partner of a shipper/consignee has been chosen on a shipment, the UN Location Code of the Partner will default departure/destination fields. 

In sea freight shipments: "Place of receipt" and "Place of delivery"

In pre- and on-carriage transport orders of shipments and also in the main carriage of simple shipments Road: "Pick-up location" and "Delivery location"

In air freight shipments: "Airport of departure " and "Airport of destination"

Impact

When both departure and destination codes are specified, Scope can accurately determine the shipment's direction and identify whether it is classified as an import or export shipment. This will influence the taxability of a shipment.  Failing to provide departure and destination codes may lead to unintended defaults in customs orders and incorrect invoicing.

Tariffs

The UN Location Code can be used to limit a tariff to a specific departure and/or destination.

Statistics

The UN Location Code can be used to filter on a specific departure/destination and in Layouts of the Shipment Overview and Transport Order Overview.

Addition of UN Location Codes in Scope

See How do I request a new UN Location Code in Scope