MT 705 Format Specifications

MT 705 Pre-Advice of a Documentary Credit
Status Tag Field Name Content/Options No.
M 40A Form of Documentary Credit 24x See specification 1
M 20 Documentary Credit Number 16x See specification 2
M 31D Date and Place of Expiry 6!n29x See specification 3
M 50 Applicant 4*35x See specification 4
M 59 Beneficiary [/34x]
4*35x
See specification 5
M 32B Currency Code, Amount 3!a15d See specification 6
O 39A Percentage Credit Amount Tolerance 2n/2n See specification 7
O 39B Maximum Credit Amount 13x See specification 8
O 39C Additional Amounts Covered 4*35x See specification 9
O 41a Available With... By... A or D See specification 10
O 44A Place of Taking in Charge/Dispatch from.../Place of Receipt 1*65x See specification 11
O 44E Port of Loading/Airport of Departure 1*65x See specification 12
O 44F Port of Discharge/Airport of Destination 1*65x See specification 13
O 44B Place of Final Destination/For Transportationto.../Place of Delivery 1*65x See specification 14
O 44A Loading on Board/Dispatch/Taking in Charge at/from... 1*65x See specification 11
O 44B For Transportation to... 1*65x See specification 12
O 44C Latest Date of Shipment 6!n See specification 15 13
O 44D Shipment Period 6*65x See specification 16 14
O 45A Description of Goods and/or Services 100*65x See specification 17 15
O 57a 'Advise Through' Bank A, B or D See specification 18 16
O 79 Narrative 35*50x See specification 19 17
O 72 Sender to Receiver Information 6*35x See specification 20 18
M = Mandatory O = Optional