EDI Policies

Supported Standards

P&G currently supports the following EDI public standards for the electronic communication of data with our customers: the Uniform Communication Standard (UCS), the Voluntary Inter-Industry Communication Standard (VICS), and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ASC X12. We also support the EDIINT AS2 direct communication standard.

While it is not a requirement of P&G that our partners send transactions electronically, EDI is a requirement for our partners to take advantage of our Best Pricing Program. To get details on our Best Pricing Program, please contact your local P&G Account Manager.

Terms and Conditions

The Company does not sign vendor agreements containing customer terms and conditions of purchase. A standard document outlining our terms and conditions is sent to all EDI customer partners prior to implementation.

For our most up-to-date Terms and Conditions document, please refer to our Contact Us page to request a copy.

Value Added Networks

P&G chose to invest in developing its own EDI communication capability as opposed to contracting with a VAN to provide communication service. This in-house utility provides broad functionality and enables P&G to communicate either directly with our customers or their VAN.

P&G does not require the use of a specific VAN or EDI provider to trade EDI documents with the exception of Physical Distribution EDI. We are able to trade documents directly through GXS and Sterling Commerce. If you use a different VAN, or your service provider uses a different VAN, please have your VAN or provider setup an interconnection to one of these providers. P&G will not pay for customer VAN fees of any kind. Costs incurred by the customer due to VAN usage will be paid by the customer. For contact information, please visit our Value Added Networks (VANs) page.

Customer Testing Fees

P&G will not pay for customer testing fees of any kind. P&G will assume any internal costs it accrues as a result of testing with customers. Costs incurred by the customer due to testing should be paid by the customer. Should the customer choose to utilize a third party to manage their EDI testing, the customer is expected to pay all associated fees.

AS2 Information Page (PDF)

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