The SWIFT MT400 format specifications as available in the SWIFT Category 4 – Message Reference Guide. Links to pages with detailed description of fields will be provided later. Back to the payment messages page.
The SWIFT MT400 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 20 | Sending Bank's TRN | 16x | 1 |
| M | 21 | Related Reference | 16x | 2 |
| M | 32a | Amount Collected | A, B, or K | 3 |
| M | 33A | Proceeds Remitted | 6!n3!a15d | 4 |
| O | 52a | Ordering Bank | 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 | 57a | Account With Bank | A or D | 8 |
| O | 58a | Beneficiary Bank | A, B, or D | 9 |
| O | 71B | Details of Charges | 6*35x | 10 |
| O | 72 | Sender to Receiver Information | 6*35x | 11 |
| O | 73 | Details of Amounts Added | 6*35x | 12 |
| M = Mandatory, O = Optional - Network Validated Rules may apply |
Links to two three articles where the MT400 is analyzed in depth:
- Collecting Bank and Remitting Bank in SWIFT Category 4 Messages
- SWIFT MT400 Usage for the settlement of proceeds
- Usage of MT400 SWIFT Message to announce the proceeds
Back to the whole structure of a SWIFT message or Back to the payment messages page.
