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X12 Standards are the workhorse of business to business exchanges.

What is X12?

Established more than 40 years ago, X12 is a non-profit, ANSI-accredited, cross-industry standards development organization whose work is used by an overwhelming percentage of business-to-business transactions upholding America’s electronic information exchange.

X12 Standards

A continuously adapting language and expansive vocabulary that allows millions of transactions a day to seamlessly flow.

Consensus-Based

Developed and maintained through stakeholder consensus

Interoperable

Complementary to other standards organizations' work

Syntax-Neutral

Produced in and compatible with many syntaxes

Ready for the Future

Continuously adapting language and vocabulary

How We Work

X12 members meet regularly to develop and maintain standards that streamline and facilitate consistent electronic interchange of business transactions.

Next Meeting

Sunday, February 2, 2025 –
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Latest News

What does it mean to be an X12 member?

X12 members represent hundreds of businesses, non-profit associations and government organizations spanning supply chain, transportation, health care, insurance, finance and other industries.

Verisk / ISO Claim Service

State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

American Dental Association

United Concordia Companies, Inc.

By Industry

X12 standards enable millions of transactions to seamlessly flow between businesses across many industries. See all industries.

Get Started with X12 Tools

In addition to human-readable content through Glass and other mediums, X12 offers machine-readable downloadable products to certain categories of licensees.