MT 720 Format Specifications

MT 720 Transfer of a Documentary Credit

Status	Tag	Field Name	Content/Options	No.
M	27	Sequence of Total	1!n/1!n	1
M	40B	Form of Documentary Credit	2*24x	2
M	20	Transferring Bank's Reference	16x	3
M	21	Documentary Credit Number	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	52a	Issuing Bank of the Original Documentary Credit	A or D	8 7
O	50B	Non-Bank Issuer of the Original Documentary Credit	4*35x	9
M	50	First Beneficiary	4*35x	10 8
M	59	Second Beneficiary	[/34x] 4*35x	11 9
M	32B	Currency Code, Amount	3!a15d	12 10
O	39A	Percentage Credit Amount Tolerance	2n/2n	13 11
O	39B	Maximum Credit Amount	13x	14 12
O	39C	Additional Amounts Covered	4*35x	15 13
M	41a	Available With... By...	A or D	16 14
O	42C	Drafts at ...	3*35x	17 15
O	42a	Drawee	A or D	18 16
O	42M	Mixed Payment Details	4*35x	19 17
O	42P	Deferred Payment Details	4*35x	20 18
O	43P	Partial Shipments	1*35x	21 19
O	43T	Transhipment	1*35x	22 20
O	44A	Place of Taking in Charge/Dispatch from.../Place of Receipt	1*65x	23
O	44E	Port of Loading/Airport of Departure	1*65x	24
O	44F	Port of Discharge/Airport of Destination	1*65x	25
O	44B	Place of Final Destination/For Transportationto.../Place of Delivery	1*65x	26
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	27 23
O	44D	Shipment Period	6*65x	28 24
O	45A	Description of Goods and/or Services	100*65x	29 25
O	46A	Documents Required	100*65x	30 26
O	47A	Additional Conditions	100*65x	31 27
O	71B	Charges	6*35x	32 28
O	48	Period for Presentation	4*35x	33 29
M	49	Confirmation Instructions	7!x	34 30
O	78	Instructions to the Paying/ Accepting/Negotiating Bank	12*65x	35 31
O	57a	'Advise Through' Bank	A, B or D	36 32
O	72	Sender to Receiver Information	6*35x	37 33
M = Mandatory O = Optional