MT 608 Field Specifications

6. Field 61: Statement Line

FORMAT

6!n[4!n]2a[1!a]15d1!a3!c16x[//16x]
[34x]

where:

Subfield Format Name
1 6!n Date (YYMMDD)
2 [4!n] Entry Date (MMDD)
3 2a Debit/Credit Mark
4 [1!a] Funds Code (3rd character of the currency code, if needed)
5 15d Amount
6 1!a3!c Transaction Type Identification Code
7 16x Reference for the Account Owner
8 [//16x] Account Servicing Institution's Reference
9 [34x] Supplementary Details

PRESENCE

Optional

DEFINITION

This field contains the details of each transaction.

CODES

Subfield 3, Debit/Credit Mark, must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T51):

D Debit
C Credit

CODES

Subfield 6, Transaction Type Identification Code, may be completed in one of three ways (Error code(s): T53):

1. For entries related to SWIFT transfer instructions and subsequent charge messages:
  Format: S3!n
  The last three characters will indicate the message type of the SWIFT message causing the entry (for debit entries) or the message type of the SWIFT message used to advise the account owner (for credit entries).
2. For entries related to payment and transfer instructions, including related charges messages, not sent through SWIFT or where an alpha description is preferred.
  Format: N3!c
3. For entries being first advised by the statement (items originated by the account servicing institution):
  Format: F3!c

CODES

When formats (2) or (3) are used, the last three characters, ie, 3!c, may contain one of the following codes:

BRF Brokerage fee
CHG Charges and other expenses
COM Commission
DIV Dividends-Warrants
EQA Equivalent amount
INT Interest
MSC Miscellaneous
PCH Purchase
RTI Returned item
SAL Sale
STO Standing order
TRF Transfer
VDA Value date adjustment (used with an entry made to withdraw an incorrectly dated entry - it will be followed by the correct entry with the relevant code)

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Subfield 1, Date, must be a valid date expressed as YYMMDD (Error code(s): T50).

The SWIFT System validates subfield 2, Entry Date (Date in reduced ISO form), using current System Year (Error code(s): T50).

Subfield 4, Funds Code, must not be used in this message (Error code(s): C91).

The integer part of Amount must contain at least one digit. The decimal comma ',' is mandatory and is included in the maximum length (Error code(s): T40, T43).

Amount must not contain more than six digits following the decimal comma (Error code(s): C89).

When the first character of subfield 6, Transaction Type Identification Code, is an 'S', the remaining characters must be in the range 100-999 (Error code(s): T18).

USAGE RULES

This field may be repeated within the constraints of the maximum input message length.

The following rules apply to subfield 7, Reference for the Account Owner:

The following rules apply to subfield 8, Account Servicing Institution's Reference:

The following rules apply to subfield 9, Supplementary Details: