DOCADV Documentary credit advice

Joint development of the Pan American and Western European

The Documentary Credit Advice message is used to indicate to the Beneficiary the terms and conditions of a documentary credit that has been originated by the Issuing Bank and received by the Advising Bank (or an Intermediary Advising Bank).

Header

1. 0010 · UNH · Message header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To head, identify and specify a message.

2. 0020 · BGM · Beginning of message · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.

3. 0030 · RFF · Reference · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To specify a reference.

4. 0040 · BUS · Business function · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To provide information related to the processing and purpose of a financial message.

5. 0050 · INP · Parties and instruction · Max 10 · Mandatory

   To specify parties to an instruction, the instruction, or both.

6. 0060 · FCA · Financial charges allocation · Max 3 · Mandatory

   Description of allocation of charges.

7. 0070 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 3 · Mandatory

   To specify date, and/or time, or period.

8. 0080 · FTX · Free text · Max 20 · Conditional

   To provide free form or coded text information.

9. Segment group 1 Repeat 9

   1. 0100 · FII · Financial institution information · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify an account and a related financial institution.

   2. 0110 · RFF · Reference · Max 2 · Conditional

      To specify a reference.

   3. 0120 · CTA · Contact information · Max 1 · Conditional

      To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.

   4. 0130 · COM · Communication contact · Max 5 · Conditional

      To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

10. Segment group 2 Repeat 9

    1. 0150 · NAD · Name and address · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To specify the name/address and their related function, either by CO82 only and/or unstructured by CO58 or structured by CO80 thru 3207.

    2. 0160 · RFF · Reference · Max 1 · Conditional

       To specify a reference.

    3. 0170 · CTA · Contact information · Max 1 · Conditional

       To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.

    4. 0180 · COM · Communication contact · Max 5 · Conditional

       To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

11. Segment group 3 Repeat 1

    1. 0200 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To specify date, and/or time, or period.

    2. 0210 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

12. Segment group 4 Repeat 5

    1. 0230 · MOA · Monetary amount · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To specify a monetary amount.

    2. Segment group 5 Repeat 1

       1. 0250 · ALC · Allowance or charge · Max 1 · Mandatory

          To identify allowance or charge details.

       2. 0260 · PCD · Percentage details · Max 2 · Conditional

          To specify percentage information.

13. Segment group 6 Repeat 3

    1. 0280 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

    2. 0290 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 1 · Conditional

       To specify date, and/or time, or period.

14. Segment group 7 Repeat 1

    1. 0310 · PAI · Payment instructions · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To specify the instructions for payment.

    2. 0320 · FII · Financial institution information · Max 1 · Conditional

       To identify an account and a related financial institution.

    3. 0330 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 1 · Conditional

       To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

15. Segment group 8 Repeat 5

    1. 0350 · PAT · Payment terms basis · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To specify the payment terms basis.

    2. 0360 · FII · Financial institution information · Max 1 · Conditional

       To identify an account and a related financial institution.

    3. 0370 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 1 · Conditional

       To specify date, and/or time, or period.

    4. 0380 · MOA · Monetary amount · Max 1 · Conditional

       To specify a monetary amount.

    5. 0390 · PCD · Percentage details · Max 1 · Conditional

       To specify percentage information.

    6. 0400 · FTX · Free text · Max 1 · Conditional

       To provide free form or coded text information.

16. Segment group 9 Repeat 1

    1. 0420 · TOD · Terms of delivery or transport · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To specify terms of delivery or transport.

    2. 0430 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 1 · Conditional

       To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

17. Segment group 10 Repeat 1

    1. 0450 · TSR · Transport service requirements · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To specify the contract and carriage conditions and service and priority requirements for the transport.

    2. 0460 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 5 · Conditional

       To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

18. Segment group 11 Repeat 5

    1. 0480 · INP · Parties and instruction · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To specify parties to an instruction, the instruction, or both.

    2. 0490 · FTX · Free text · Max 1 · Conditional

       To provide free form or coded text information.

    3. 0500 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 2 · Conditional

       To specify date, and/or time, or period.

19. Segment group 12 Repeat 9

    1. 0520 · RFF · Reference · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To specify a reference.

    2. 0530 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 1 · Conditional

       To specify date, and/or time, or period.

    3. 0540 · FTX · Free text · Max 2 · Conditional

       To provide free form or coded text information.

20. Segment group 13 Repeat 20

    1. 0560 · DOC · Document/message details · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To identify documents and details directly related to it.

    2. 0570 · MOA · Monetary amount · Max 1 · Conditional

       To specify a monetary amount.

    3. 0580 · PCD · Percentage details · Max 1 · Conditional

       To specify percentage information.

    4. 0590 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 1 · Conditional

       To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

    5. 0600 · FTX · Free text · Max 1 · Conditional

       To provide free form or coded text information.

    6. Segment group 14 Repeat 20

       1. 0620 · ICD · Insurance cover description · Max 1 · Mandatory

          To describe the insurance cover.

       2. 0630 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 1 · Conditional

          To specify date, and/or time, or period.

       3. 0640 · FTX · Free text · Max 9 · Conditional

          To provide free form or coded text information.

    7. Segment group 15 Repeat 9

       1. 0660 · ALI · Additional information · Max 1 · Mandatory

          To indicate that special conditions due to the origin, customs preference, fiscal or commercial factors are applicable.

       2. Segment group 16 Repeat 3

          1. 0680 · NAD · Name and address · Max 1 · Mandatory

             To specify the name/address and their related function, either by CO82 only and/or unstructured by CO58 or structured by CO80 thru 3207.

          2. 0690 · CTA · Contact information · Max 1 · Conditional

             To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.

          3. 0700 · COM · Communication contact · Max 5 · Conditional

             To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

21. Segment group 17 Repeat 1

    1. 0720 · AUT · Authentication result · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To specify results of the application of an authentification procedure.

    2. 0730 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 1 · Conditional

       To specify date, and/or time, or period.

22. 0740 · UNT · Message trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

    To end and check the completeness of a message.