What are Dillard's EDI requirements?
Dillard's EDI non-compliance charges
Mandatory Dillard's EDI transaction sets
Carton labeling: masterpacks and prepacks
Getting compliant within the 60-day window
FAQ: Dillard's EDI requirements
Conclusion
EDI 850 — Purchase Order
EDI 856 — Advance Ship Notice
EDI 810 — Invoice
The rest of the set: 816, 820, 832, 860, 864, 997
Step 1: Work the ebiz.dillards.com portal while you integrate
Step 2: Choose an EDI solution that covers the full document set
Step 3: Validate labels and ASN detail together
What EDI transaction sets does Dillard's require?
What does Dillard's charge for a missing ASN?
How long do new Dillard's vendors have to become EDI compliant?
Do masterpack cartons need UCC-128 labels?
How can SMBs meet Dillard's EDI requirements without an IT team?
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Shipment received with no ASN: $250 per shipment
Missing or non-scannable UCC-128 label, or ASN detail not found at carton scan: $50 per carton
Repeated failure to send 997 acknowledgments for 820/850/860 files: $50 per file
Masterpack cartons must NOT carry a UCC-128 on the outside. Mark the outer carton "Masterpack" and apply UCC-128 labels to the inner boxes instead.
Prepack cartons need both a UCC-128 and a scannable prepack UPC on the outside of the carton.
Dillard's requires suppliers to be fully EDI-capable within a 60-day grace period of becoming an active vendor — until you are compliant, orders and invoices are available on the ebiz.dillards.com portal. The mandatory transaction sets are the 810 invoice, 816 organizational relationships, 820 remittance advice, 832 price/sales catalog (exchanged via a third party), 850 purchase order, 856 advance ship notice, 860 purchase order change, 864 text message, and 997 functional acknowledgment. Every shipping carton needs a scannable UCC-128 (GS1-128) label that matches the ASN detail, and a 17-digit VICS bill of lading number must be transmitted on both the 856 and the 810.
Dillard's enforces its EDI program with per-shipment and per-carton charges:
The per-carton charge is the one that compounds fastest: a 40-carton shipment with label problems is a $2,000 deduction, not a warning email. Label printing and ASN generation must consume the same data so the barcode on the box always matches the detail in the 856.
The 850 is how Dillard's places orders. You must return a 997 functional acknowledgment for each 850 received — repeated failure to acknowledge 850s costs $50 per file.
The 856 tells Dillard's what is on the truck, carton by carton, keyed to the UCC-128 labels. It must carry the 17-digit VICS bill of lading number, and it must be on file before receipt — a shipment received with no ASN is a $250 non-compliance charge.
The 810 bills Dillard's for delivered product and must reference the same 17-digit VICS bill of lading number as the 856 so receiving and payables reconcile cleanly.
Dillard's also mandates the 816 (store/DC organizational relationships), 820 (remittance advice), 832 (price/sales catalog, exchanged via a third party), 860 (PO change), 864 (text messages from Dillard's), and 997 (functional acknowledgment for every file you receive). Acknowledgment discipline matters: the 997 penalty applies specifically to 820, 850, and 860 files.
Dillard's carton rules have two cases that trip up new vendors:
Getting these two cases wrong produces the same $50-per-carton charge as a missing label, so encode masterpack/prepack logic into your labeling workflow rather than relying on warehouse judgment calls.
During the grace period your orders and invoices are available on ebiz.dillards.com, so you can keep shipping while EDI comes online. Do not let the portal become permanent — the 60-day clock is the deadline, and manual keying does not scale past your first few POs.
Dillard's mandates nine transaction sets, not three — make sure your provider supports the 816, 832 (via third party), 860, and 864 alongside the usual 850/856/810 flow. With SignalEDI's self-serve EDI onboarding, SMB suppliers can get their side ready in days, not weeks, without a dedicated IT team. See transparent pricing for plan details.
Because Dillard's charges per carton when ASN detail is not found at scan, test the physical flow: print the UCC-128, scan it, and confirm the same identifier appears in the 856. Our platform automates the mapping and validation; the EDI transaction set reference covers each document in depth.
Nine mandatory sets: 810 (invoice), 816 (organizational relationships), 820 (remittance advice), 832 (price/sales catalog via a third party), 850 (purchase order), 856 (advance ship notice), 860 (PO change), 864 (text message), and 997 (functional acknowledgment).
$250 per shipment received with no ASN. Missing or non-scannable UCC-128 labels — or ASN detail not found when a carton is scanned — cost $50 per carton, and repeated failure to send 997s for 820/850/860 files costs $50 per file.
60 days from becoming an active vendor. During the grace period, orders and invoices are available on the ebiz.dillards.com portal.
Not on the outside. Mark the outer carton "Masterpack" and label the inner boxes. Prepack cartons, by contrast, need a UCC-128 plus a scannable prepack UPC on the outside.
With SignalEDI's self-serve EDI onboarding, SMBs can implement the full Dillard's document set without a dedicated IT team. The platform automates mapping, validation, and acknowledgment tracking so 997 discipline does not depend on someone watching a mailbox.
Dillard's EDI program is specific and enforceable: nine mandatory transaction sets, a 60-day compliance window, a 17-digit VICS bill of lading on the 856 and 810, and per-shipment and per-carton charges when ASNs or labels miss. SMB suppliers who automate the document flow and label validation early avoid the deductions entirely.
Ready to get started? Sign up for self-serve EDI onboarding at signaledi.com/register or explore the Developer QuickStart for more resources.
Dillard's flat per-carton charges look different from percentage-based programs elsewhere — compare the retailers you ship to:
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