We analyzed the basic SWIFT MT103 message in the previous article. That message contained only mandatory fields. Many optional fields exist in the MT 103 Format Specifications. In this article, we will look at SWIFT MT103 message example with optional fields: The field 53a with option B, the field 70 and the field 71G.
The picture below shows the main actors and highlights the optional fields transported in the messages.
The table below contains information that is highlighted in the examples provided in the SWIFT Message Reference Guide. An additional column (comments) provides further explanation on the fields to ease their understanding.
Explanation Format Comments Sender CRESCHZZ80A The Sender BIC appears in header block (Block 1) in the MT103 Input and in the application block (Block 2) in the MT103 Output. Message type 103 The message type is the second field of the block 2. Receiver BNPAFRPP The Receiver BIC appears in header block (Block 1) in the MT103 Output and in the application block (Block 2) in the MT103 Input. Unique End-to-end Transaction Reference 121:265c245f-2682-4291-ad67-2a41e530cd36 This reference is provided in the user block (Block 3) and transported end-to-end. Message text This introduces the Text block (block 4). All the fields below are in the text block of the MT103 message. Sender's reference :20:494932/DEV It is mandatory and of format 16x. Note that / belongs to the allowed charaters. Bank operation code :23B:CRED It is mandatory and of format 4!c. Value date/currency/interbank settled amount :32A:090828EUR2960,97 It is mandatory and of format
6!n3!a15d (Date)(Currency)(Amount) Currency/Instructed amount :33B:EUR2958,47 Normally optional in the standard. It must be provided because country code of Sender is CH and country code of receiver is FR. See Rule C2 in the Network Validated Rules.
Format 3!a15d (Currency)(Amount) Ordering customer :50K:/098735711000
GALLMAN COMPANY GMBH
RAEMISTRASSE, 71
8006 ZURICH
SWITZERLAND Ordering customer information is mandatory and can be provided in three different formats according to the options A, F and K. Option K is chosen in this case with format:
[/34x] (Account) in local format here
4*35x (Name and Address) Sender's correspondent :53B:/12345678901 Field 53B indicates the account number of the Sender, serviced by the Receiver, which is to be used for reimbursement in the transfer. Option B format is :
[/1!a][/34x] (Party Identifier)
[35x] (Location)
In practice, the account number is almost always provided. Beneficiary customer :59:/00012367493
DUPONT SARL 21 RUE DU COMMERCE
PARIS Beneficiary customer information is mandatory and can be provided in three different formats: No letter option, Option A and Option F. No letter option is chosen in this case with format:
[/34x] (Account) in local format here
4*35x (Name and Address) Remittance information :70:/INV/18042-090715 Remittance information is optional. If available, it is provided in format 4*35x : Up to 4 lines of up to 35 X characters each. Details of charges :71A:OUR It is mandatory and of format 3!a. It can take 3 values: BEN, OUR and SHA. OUR means charges are to be borne by the ordering customer. Receiver's charges :71G:EUR2,50 Since 71A is OUR, 71G contains amount of the charges due, which have been prepaid and included in the interbank settlement amount. End of message text/trailer
I refer you to this page on the Field formatting rules and Character sets of SWIFT MT Messages. It is helpful to understand what 16x, 4!c and the format of the fields options mean.
Narratives and notes on this SWIFT MT103 Message
As usual, there is more in this SWIFT MT103 message example with optional fields than meets the eye. The following narrative and notes allow to get a deeper understanding of the message content.
Narrative and note 1
With this SWIFT MT103 message, sender (CRESCHZZ80A) is asking receiver (BNPAFRPP) to debit sender’s account and credit beneficiary account. The sender’s account that receiver should debit is specified in the field 53B. Field 53B (:53B:/12345678901) indicates the account number of the Sender, serviced by the Receiver, which is to be used for reimbursement in the transfer.
Note that the sender has opened many accounts with the receiver in EUR, the currency of the transfer. If the Field 53B contains an account that is not the currency of the transfer, an exception will be raised and the payment processing will stop or it can be automatically replaced with the correct account.
Narrative and note 2
There is no ordering institution (Tag 52a) in the SWIFT MT103 message. That means implicitly that the ordering customer is customer of the Sender.
Narrative and note 3
No correspondent is used neither on sender side (Tag 53A) nor on receiver side (Tag 54A) and No reimbursement party (Tags 56a and 57a) is indicated in the SWIFT MT103 message. It means
- there is a direct account relationship, in the currency of the transfer, between the Sender and the Receiver. Money will be taken from sender’s account and credited to the beneficiary.
- Beneficiary customer account (:59:/00012367493) is hold by the receiver.
You may wonder: what does the guy mean? This part is really not easy to understand when you start. You will get a better understanding with the next examples. I promise!. So just come back to the blog and check the new articles.
Narrative and note 4
The field 70 (:70:/INV/18042-090715) contains the remittance information. Usually the remittance information is generated by the beneficiary and sent to the ordering customer (or debtor). The beneficiary requests the debtor to provide it the payment message, so that the beneficiary can easily reconcile the payment with an invoice like in this case. The code INV means that 18042-090715 is an invoice reference.
Narrative and note 5
Details of charges (Tag 71A) is OUR. That means transaction charges are to be borne by the ordering customer. Sender sends instructed amount + charges.
Amount in F32A (EUR2960,47) = Amount in 33B (EUR2958,47) + charges in 71G (EUR2,50)
The receiving bank directly takes the prepaid charges from the settlement amount. The Beneficiary’s account is credited with the instructed amount.
This ends our analysis of SWIFT MT103 message example with optional fields. If you are interested in the sample SWIFT MT103 message with optional fields sent to SWIFT by the Sender (Credit Suisse) and received from SWIFT by the receiver (BNP PARIBAS), fill in the form below and submit. You will then receive a mail in your mailbox with the links to download the two sample files and get regular updates when new posts or videos are published.
Hi Jean,
Totally enriching content in this one. Explains a lot about the additional information that goes as part of a MT103 CT message. Like you said add a overall finishing touch to the MT 103 discussion.
It will be really great if you could also talk about SWIFT R messages – REJECTS and RETURNS in your upcoming blogs. A lot of payments folks would be benefited by it.
Thanks and keep doing the great job!!
Regards,
Praveen
Thanks Praveen for your comment. R-messages are indeed an interesting and important topic.
I will certaintly address them in future posts.
Stay tuned!
hello Jean paul! I accidentally read your post and I see you as a pro. Can i cooperate with you I can handle SWIFT MT103 in Vietnam. Best regards
Hi Jean Paul,
Thank you very much for this information.
Could you please give us a bit more insight on the R-messages? Particularly the R013. I need to know the meaning of the characters/digits that compose that message. For example R013DS0WF0, does “DS0WF0” have any meaning or is a random generated reference number?
Thanks so much for your help.
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Can I send a MT 103 indicating that a number of funds are available for the seller and manufacturer to different banks at once
Hello My name is Kwabena python developer.
Please, can i see multiple message transaction in one file.
I am task to read such..MT101
I presume it would like this.
{1:F01SCBLGB2LAWEB4388030285}{2:I1010000200207ABCDSGSXXX4388030285200 } {3:{108:SPAYMENT}}{4:
:20:BLAHBLAH
:28D:1/1
:50H:/BLAHBLAH
:30:200720
:21:BLAHBLAH
:32B:SLL11673751,
:BLAHBLAH
:59:/000001
BLAHBLAH
:70:/RFB/VENDOR PAYMENT
PSC PAY PERIOD 14 2020
:71A:OUR
-}
{1:F01SCBLGB2LAWEB4388030285}{2:I1010000200207ABCDSGSXXX4388030285200 } {3:{108:SPAYMENT}}{4:
:20:BLAHBLAH
:28D:1/1
:50H:/BLAHBLAH
:30:200720
:21:BLAHBLAH
:32B:SLL11673751,
:BLAHBLAH
:59:/000001
BLAHBLAH
:70:/RFB/VENDOR PAYMENT
PSC PAY PERIOD 14 2020
:71A:OUR
-}
{1:F01SCBLGB2LAWEB4388030285}{2:I1010000200207ABCDSGSXXX4388030285200 } {3:{108:SPAYMENT}}{4:
:20:BLAHBLAH
:28D:1/1
:50H:/BLAHBLAH
:30:200720
:21:BLAHBLAH
:32B:SLL11673751,
:BLAHBLAH
:59:/000001
BLAHBLAH
:70:/RFB/VENDOR PAYMENT
PSC PAY PERIOD 14 2020
:71A:OUR
-}
{1:F01SCBLGB2LAWEB4388030285}{2:I1010000200207ABCDSGSXXX4388030285200 } {3:{108:SPAYMENT}}{4:
:20:BLAHBLAH
:28D:1/1
:50H:/BLAHBLAH
:30:200720
:21:BLAHBLAH
:32B:SLL11673751,
:BLAHBLAH
:59:/000001
BLAHBLAH
:70:/RFB/VENDOR PAYMENT
PSC PAY PERIOD 14 2020
:71A:OUR
-}
How can we have ” :70:/RFB/VENDOR PAYMENT
PSC PAY PERIOD 14 2020 ” when RFB can only support upto 16 character? how does the second line works in this case?
Your can not use BlaBla as a tag my brother. it has to be an standard tag.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Excellent !!! Nice to read your comment. I am happy to see that you enjoy the content.
NO CREDIT/REIMBURSEMENT due to “did not mention in MT103 the cover will be send by Chase, New York in field 53”
MT202COV:
{1:F01CHASSARIXXXX0000000000}{2:I202CHASUS33XXXXN}{3:{119:COV}}{4:
:20:ESARYF000007
:21:ESARYF000007
:32A:180913USDxxxxx,xx
:52A:/2730000313
CHASSARI
:53A:CHASUS33
Still NOT CREDITED to BENEFICIARY?
What (BENEFICIARY) to do?
Your file is an outgoing MT2O2 COV with the F53A populated, but 53A and the receiver is the same.
So sender and receiver have an account relationship. Why did sender add the F53A in the MT202COV and did not mention F53A in the MT103 Announcement? Strange.
My view is that beneficiary should connect with the sender and explains the situation.
Sender should ask his bank to fix the problem. If someone has other thoughts, please share.
USD transfer made to USD account. It went via an intermediary bank who converted it to AUD and then the receiving bank converted it back to USD to credit it to my account. Of an amount of 3,947 USD I received 3,769. Receiving bank provided MT 103. How can I see who made the mistake?
Hi,
Normally the intermediary banks are not allowed to change the currency of a transaction. Even the receiving bank does not do that. The receiving bank converts if the currency of the beneficiary account is different from the currency received. In your case, convertions should have never happened. Very weird! If you send the MT103, I can tell you more. Please use my email address. Thanks.
That would be great. Can I please get your email so I can attach it?
Waouhh !!! 🙂 I just wanted to help you understand what could have possibly gone wrong.
Please use that information to challenge your bank.
I cannot do more unfortunately. I hope you understand.
Hi Jean. Has anyone done any mapping from OMGEO alert to any web based application.
I am trying to understand how MT !)# and 202 works in omgeo alert.
please help me with some data mapping.
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I understand. Which field tells me what currency the transfer was made in?
Check the fields 32A and 33B.
33B tells you in which currency the original instruction was given.
32A tells you the currency that your bank received.
Hi Paul , how can I check if the MT. 103 provided for us is legit .
Thank you!
Dear Jean Paul,
Thank you so much for your detailed explanation. I have a doubt,
Under Narrative and note 3, it is mentioned that ‘No correspondent is used neither on sender side (Tag 53A) nor on receiver side (Tag 54A)’. Is it a typo error as we have sender correspondent info in the message ?
Also can we say that Tag 53 always contains Sender nostro account ?
Dear San,
Thank you for your interest!
The answer to your first question is NO, there is no typo error.
The option B of field 53a has a particular meaning in SWIFT payments.
When a sender used the 53B, it means he has opened many accounts with the receiver and wants a specific account to be debited to settle the transaction.
The answer to the second question is also NO. According to the SWIFT standards, F53 has up to three different options and can contain different information.
Please go through it and let me know if you have further question.
Hi Jean, your response was clear cut and awesome. However, I would like to have further clarifications for the below mentioned similar tags.
Note: would be much helpful, if shared the options of all tags shared as a document to my mail ID vignesh.vv72@gmail.com
50A, 50k & 50F
52A & 52D
53A,B & D
54A,B & D
56A,C & D
57A,B,C & D
59 & 59A
How far in the future can an MT103 be value-dated? If it’s, say, 10 years, does it qualify as an instrument that can be discounted?
Hi,
I have seen MT101 with a value date one year in the future, but not MT103. MT103 are usually generated few days before the settlement of funds.
Let’s assume an MT103 can be value-dated 10 years in the future, Will it qualify as instrument that can be discounted? The answer is clearly No.
Contrary to Bills of Exchange, the instruction to pay with an MT103 is not a proof of financial commitment. At due date, the payment will be executed only if there is sufficient funds on the payer’s account.
In case of non-payment, the beneficiary has no recourse and neither the bank that has discounted it unless it has signed another contract with the Payer.
Therefore I hardly see a credit institution that will accept to discount a future-dated MT103. I hope this helps.
what does value date in 32A mean? is that the date the transaction is settled and the receiver bank received the payment? of is that the date the transaction has been sent?
Hi,
I received an MT103 from payer. To receive that money to my local account what should I do?
Hello Jean, thank you for these wonderful blogs. I really enjoy reading it and it helped me a lot to get good knowledge on payment topics.
I have a query related to this topic. If we mention OUR in field 71A and let’s say there are many intermediary banks involves. Then how ordering bank knows what would be charge amount.
Then how instructed amount and settlement amount will be calculated.
In MT 103 can the 50k field name in the first line extend to the second line?
The answer is YES. The Option K of the field 50a allows to provide (Name and Address) in the format 4*35x. That means of to 4 lines of 35 characters each.
You can 1) put name on 1 line and address on 1, 2 or 3 lines; 2)put name on 2 lines and address on 1 or 2 lines; 3) put name on 3 lines and address on one line; 4) …
As far as I know, the standard does not restrict the usage of the name to only the first line.
Dear Jean Paul,
My relative in indonesia send fund to my Hong Kong bank accout using MT103. Already 3 days and I still hav enot receive the fun. I call my bank, my bank said the fund haven’t receive. I am not in Hong Kong now. I have MT103 slip in my hand. If I need to online message my Hong Kong bank to ask them to check on my incoming MT103. What details I need to give them. Because I cannot attach the MT103 slip in my online message to bank. I can only type. If I just give me Sender’s Reference is enough? Or Header Block? Please kindly advice what details I need to type and give me. Thanks very much.
Hi Clement, I have been very busy these days. Sorry for not responding before.
My first remark: Three days are not so long in cross border payments, particularly if the transaction does not happen in a major currency like USD or EUR. So I hope you received the funds in the meantime. Your account details should be enough to check if the funds have arrived. Your account will be credited in that case. Otherwise, send the UETR (Unique End to End Transaction Reference) to your bank. It is a reference used to track a MT103 end to end. They can use it to track your payment over the SWIFT network.
Hello Jean Paul, may I know where can I find the UETR on the slip of the MT103? Is field 53 a mandatory in a MT103?
Hi Pribadi,
The field 53 is optional in a MT103. For the UETR, you find it in field 121 within block 3 of the FIN header.
Dear Jean Paul,
I made a swift transfer today to HEC Paris. However, in the MT103 sent by my bank does not show the baneficiary name. In beneficiary girls, only IBAN and address are mentioned and they are correct. The swift code is also correctly mentioned. I am apprehensive about the missing beneficiary name. Please advise.
Pl read Beneficiary girls as beneficiary field in my above message.
Hello Jean,
Thanks for sharing the information.
My question is around field:70, it says
“Multiple references can be used, if separated with a double slash, ‘//’. Code must not be repeated between two references of the same kind.”
Though there is no n/w validation around it, so whatever I will be creating in this tag will not be rejected, but I want to know, when it says, “..Code must not be repeated..”,could you please give an example, what is not allowed here.
Thanks.
I also have the same question. It is confusing.
I would like to know whether below two example are valid
:70:/RFB/5345345345
/INV/543534534
/INV/534534534
:70:/RFB/5345345345
/INV/543534534
//534534534
Appreciate somebody could help on this please.
Hello, I have a wire transaction that is currently in the 3rd week to deliver. can the sending bank give my client a swift message or swift MT 103 message in this format for my bank to know the situation of the credit? I am lost lost at what to do because my bank cannot track the transfer. I got a message like this after 2 weeks.
(20) Transaction Reference – ****************
(21) Related Reference- ***********
(79) Narrative
PAYMENT ALREADY EXECUTED
UNDER REFERENCE ***************
PLEASE REFER IN ALL FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING
THIS MATTER OUR REF QUOTED IN FIELD 20 OF THIS MESSAGE.
PLS HELP!
DOES THIS MEAN THE TRANSACTION IS STILL ON ROUTE
HELLO ARE THERE ANY SPECIAL CHARACTERS YOU CANNOT USE IN A SWIFT MESSAGE?
Hi, the answer is yes. Please read this page about SWIFT characters
Thanks Jean for sharing your awesome knowledge on this platform. It is highly insightful
Thank you Laurence for the encouragements!
Hi Jean,
Thank You for this detailed explanation. This format doesn’t have any intermediary, in case of an intermediary bank present, can we just add 56A: (intermediary number)? Will that suffice or would there be additional changes in any of the other fields
Thank You
Hi Vivek,
You can have the F56 and other fields. There are many possible cases. So it really depends.
Can you please clarify on the difference between Tag 56A & F56
HI Jean,
I have question on MT103 return, what is the role of Field 13C in this message.
can we use all Tilltime, Fromtime and rejecttime in this.
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Hi Jean,
What is the tag 32A refers to and the date format please confirm
32A- currency that your bank received
Great content, as always. I have an additional question. How long can a Serial MT103 take? It’s an Euro transaction from two South American Countries, with a correspondent bank in UK. It’s been 7 banking days already. It is possible to take that long?
Hi Jean,
In which field can I put the FFC information in a MT103 message?
Hi Jean,
Are you familiar with SEPA CORE Direct Debits?
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In which field can I put the “model” and “reference number” information in a MT103 message?
Can you please help me how to create a file when we uploaded MT103 and system generated MT199
Can you show the entire Mt103 message before explaining. but thank anyway for the explanation.
I have a receiver who is asking me for the “Sender’s Swift Account Operator ID”. What exactly is this and where can the Sender find this ID?
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Hello All, i am trying to display a wrapping text in 70 however if i set the lenght to 140 it doesn’t wrap and is just a long line of text. please help. Thank you
please explain this
70: 9247 COMMISSION
why I am not receive the payments
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Hi, When the prepaid amount ( 71 G)is sent as extra amount to deduct from the values sent in 32A , what is the guarantee that the amount is still paid in full to the beneficiary ? As there might be multiple correspondent banks in the chain , its hard to estimate their fee involved in the chain to be sure of sending prepaid amount in precise knowing before hand what amount to be sent. In this case, what is the purpose of sender bank sending prepaid amount ?
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