The SWIFT MT202 COV format specifications as available in the SWIFT Category 2 – Message Reference Guide. Links to pages with detailed descriptions of fields will be provided later. Back to the payment messages page.
The SWIFT MT202 COV format specifications you find on the table below contains the fields that are found in the Block 4 or Text block of a SWIFT message. So it is only part of the information that is exchanged between senders and receivers over the SWIFT network. Here is the link to the whole structure of a SWIFT message (Blocks 1 to 5).
| Status | Tag | Field Name | Content/Options | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory Sequence A General Information | ||||
| M | 20 | Transaction Reference Number | 16x | 1 |
| M | 21 | Related Reference | 16x | 2 |
| -----> | ||||
| O | 13C | Time Indication | /8c/4!n1!x4!n | 3 |
| -----| | ||||
| M | 32A | Value Date, Currency Code, Amount | 6!n3!a15d | 4 |
| O | 52a | Ordering Institution | A or D | 5 |
| O | 53a | Sender's Correspondent | A, B, or D | 6 |
| O | 54a | Receiver's Correspondent | A, B, or D | 7 |
| O | 56a | Intermediary | A or D | 8 |
| O | 57a | Account With Institution | A, B, or D | 9 |
| M | 58a | Beneficiary Institution | A or D | 10 |
| O | 72 | Sender to Receiver Information | 6*35x | 11 |
| End of Sequence A General Information | ||||
| Mandatory Sequence B Underlying Customer Credit Transfer Details | ||||
| M | 50a | Ordering Customer | A, F, or K | 12 |
| O | 52a | Ordering Institution | A or D | 13 |
| O | 56a | Intermediary Institution | A, C, or D | 14 |
| O | 57a | Account With Institution | A, B, C, or D | 15 |
| M | 59a | Beneficiary Customer | No letter option, A, or F | 16 |
| O | 70 | Remittance Information | 4*35x | 17 |
| O | 72 | Sender to Receiver Information | 6*35x | 18 |
| O | 33B | Currency/Instructed Amount | 3!a15d | 19 |
| End of Sequence B Underlying Customer Credit Transfer Details | ||||
| M = Mandatory, O = Optional - Network Validated Rules may apply |
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