MT 700 Format Specifications

MT 700 Issue of a Documentary Credit

Status	Tag	Field Name	Content/Options	No.
M	27	Sequence of Total	1!n/1!n	1
M	40A	Form of Documentary Credit	24x	2
M	20	Documentary Credit Number	16x	3
O	23	Reference to Pre-Advice	16x	4
O	31C	Date of Issue	6!n	5
M	40E	Applicable Rules	30x[/35x]	6
M	31D	Date and Place of Expiry	6!n29x	7 6
O	51a	Applicant Bank	A or D	8 7
M	50	Applicant	4*35x	9 8
M	59	Beneficiary	[/34x] 4*35x	10 9
M	32B	Currency Code, Amount	3!a15d	11 10
O	39A	Percentage Credit Amount Tolerance	2n/2n	12 11
O	39B	Maximum Credit Amount	13x	13 12
O	39C	Additional Amounts Covered	4*35x	14 13
M	41a	Available With ... By ...	A or D	15 14
O	42C	Drafts at ...	3*35x	16 15
O	42a	Drawee	A or D	17 16
O	42M	Mixed Payment Details	4*35x	18 17
O	42P	Deferred Payment Details	4*35x	19 18
O	43P	Partial Shipments	1*35x	20 19
O	43T	Transhipment	1*35x	21 20
O	44A	Place of Taking in Charge/Dispatch from.../Place of Receipt	1*65x	22
O	44E	Port of Loading/Airport of Departure	1*65x	23
O	44F	Port of Discharge/Airport of Destination	1*65x	24
O	44B	Place of Final Destination/For Transportationto.../Place of Delivery	1*65x	25
O	44A	Loading on Board/Dispatch/Taking in Charge at/from ...	1*65x	21
O	44B	For Transportation to...	1*65x	22
O	44C	Latest Date of Shipment	6!n	26 23
O	44D	Shipment Period	6*65x	27 24
O	45A	Description of Goods and/or Services	100*65x	28 25
O	46A	Documents Required	100*65x	29 26
O	47A	Additional Conditions	100*65x	30 27
O	71B	Charges	6*35x	31 28
O	48	Period for Presentation	4*35x	32 29
M	49	Confirmation Instructions	7!x	33 30
O	53a	Reimbursing Bank	A or D	34 31
O	78	Instructions to the Paying/Accepting/Negotiating Bank	12*65x	35 32
O	57a	'Advise Through' Bank	A, B or D	36 33
O	72	Sender to Receiver Information	6*35x	37 34
M = Mandatory O = Optional