Skip to main content

Trading Partner Onboarding - Costco

If you are looking to implement Costco as a new Trading Partner within your EDI network, this article will provide you with an understanding of the requirements, preliminary and next steps, as well as commonly used transaction types.

Written by Lori Anne Stevens

Trading Partner: Costco


EDI IDs


Costco utilizes the following Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) IDs for identification purposes. These EDI IDs are made up of a Qualifier and an ID which will be sent within their Interchange Control Header, ISA segment, on your inbound transactions. This allows Transaction Manager to be able to identify the Sender and Receiver of any sent/received EDI transaction.

The table, below, lists the most common EDI IDs used by Costco.

X12 Qualifier

EDI ID

Primary ID?

01

103391843

Yes

12

2063138217

No

ZZ

COSTCO214

No

12

2063136810

No

12

6044218353

No

12

4253132855

No

12

4253138558

No

12

4254277461

No

01

10103391843

No

12

2063138604

No

12

4253136868

No

01

103391843T

No

ZZ

COSTCOMERCH

No

ZZ

TST1COSTCOUSNEN

No

5055037200003

No

ZZ

TST1COSTCOUSASN

No

12

4253136791

No

12

2068288100OLD

No

12

2063138677OLD

No

ZZ

COSTCOEDIUSA

No

ZZ

COSTCOMERCH3

No

ZZ

TST1COSTCOUSAXX

No

ZZ

COSTCOMASN

No

ZZ

0000552200

No

14

5055037200003

No

14

103391843

No

Costco will expect a specific EDI ID based on your business relationship with them. Selecting the wrong EDI ID will result in EDI Transactions not being sent or received.

You will need to work with Costco to determine the proper EDI ID to use.


Preliminary Steps


Costco uses a third-party company, SPS Commerce, to conduct compliance testing on their behalf. Be sure to engage with your SPS Commerce Account Representative to ensure your testing agreement has been signed and you have access to the SPS Commerce Testing & Certification portal. The contact email is [email protected].

  • Login - to the online portal once access is granted

  • Navigate - to Testing & Certification

  • Select - Dashboard

  • Select - Costco from the Active tab on the Dashboard to begin the testing process

  • Review - and acknowledge the EDI Specifications

  • Enter - Test setup details as follows

    - Connection Method type: VAN

    - VAN Name: TrueCommerce

  • Enter - Test transaction details and test transaction item details


Portal Testing


Costco requires you to complete compliance testing before Go-Live. Refer to the Next Steps section in this article for detailed instructions and expectations. If you prefer, TrueCommerce can conduct and complete compliance testing on your behalf, in which case you will need to provide the following details:

  • URL for the SPS Commerce portal

  • Username for the SPS Commerce portal

  • Password for the SPS Commerce portal


Commonly used Transactions


The table, below, lists the most commonly used EDI Transactions with Costco.


Next Steps


  • Once the purchase of the new Trading Partner is complete, your Implementation Specialist will reach out to schedule time to complete and/or coordinate a plan for testing.

  • Review all steps in the SPS Testing & Certification portal as each step will require information to be entered before testing can proceed. If you need any assistance in completing Steps 2 and 3, you can work with your assigned Implementation Specialist.

rev. 8/3/2026

Did this answer your question?