MT 710 Field Specifications

6. Field 31C: Date of Issue

FORMAT

Option C

6!n

(Date)

PRESENCE

Mandatory

DEFINITION

This field specifies the date on which the issuing bank considers the documentary credit as being issued.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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

USAGE RULES

If this field was not present in the MT 700/701 Issue of a Documentary Credit, the date of issue is the date on which the MT 700/701 was sent.