MT 559 Field Specifications

22. Field 71B: Own Charges

FORMAT

Option B 6*35x (Narrative)

In addition to narrative text, the following line formats may be used:

Line 1 /8a/[3!a13d][additional information] (Code) (Currency) (Amount) (Narrative)
Lines 2-6 [//continuation of additional information]  

PRESENCE

Optional

DEFINITION

This field provides an explanation of the Sender's own charges.

CODES

Code may contain one or more of the following codes, followed, where relevant, by the currency and amount:

BROK Brokerage.
CHGS Charges.
COMM Commission.
MISC Miscellaneous.
FEES Fees.
POST Postage.
SHIN Shipping including insurance, etc.
STAMP Stamp duty.
TTAX Transaction tax.
VATX Value added tax.
WITX Withholding tax.

USAGE RULES

If Currency is present, the number of digits following the decimal comma in Amount will not be validated against the maximum allowed for the specified currency.

Any code used in this field must be between slashes and must appear at the beginning of a line.

Narrative text must not start with a slash and, if used, must begin on a new line and be the last information in the field.