MT 420 Field Specifications

3. Field 32a: Amount Traced

FORMAT

Option A	6!n3!a15d	(Date) (Currency) (Amount)
Option B	3!a15d	(Currency) (Amount)
Option K	1!a3!n2!a3!a15d	(Day/Month) (# of Days/Months) (Code) (Currency) (Amount)

PRESENCE

Mandatory

DEFINITION

This field contains the maturity date as indicated in the collection instruction, followed by the currency code and the aggregate amount of the collection instruction or the amount of the individual collection traced.

The format options are:

A	=	When the maturity date is a fixed date
B	=	When the maturity date is not known
K	=	When the maturity date is expressed as a period of time, eg, 60 days after sight

CODES

In option K, Day/Month must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T61):

D	Maturity period is expressed as a number of days
M	Maturity period is expressed as a number of months

CODES

In option K, Code must contain one of the following codes specifying additional information about the maturity period (Error code(s): T20):

BE	After date of bill of exchange
CC	After customs clearance of goods
FD	After goods pass food and drug administration
FP	First presentation
GA	After arrival of goods
ID	After invoice date
ST	After sight
TD	After date of transport documents
XX	See field 72 for specification

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

In option A, Date must be a valid date expressed in YYMMDD format (Error code(s): T50).

Currency must be a valid ISO 4217 currency code (Error code(s): T52).

The integer part of Amount must contain at least one digit. The decimal comma ',' is mandatory and is included in the maximum length. The number of digits following the comma must not exceed the maximum number allowed for that specific currency as specified in ISO 4217 (Error code(s): C03, T40, T43).

Currency must be the same for all occurrences of this field in the message (Error code(s): C02).

USAGE RULES

Traditional collection terms, eg, primo, ultimo, etc., must be expressed in the ISO date format, using option A.