MT 740 Field Specifications

17. Field 71B: Other Charges

FORMAT

Option B 6*35x (Narrative)

In addition to narrative text, the following line formats may be used:

Line 1 /8a/[3!a13d][additional information] (Code) (Currency) (Amount) (Narrative)
Lines 2-6 [//continuation of additional information]  

PRESENCE

Optional

DEFINITION

This field may only be used to indicate whether acceptance and/or discount charges are applicable and, if so, by which party these charges are to be borne.

CODES

One or more of the following codes may be used, followed by the currency code and amount:

DISCCHGS Discount Charges.
ACCECHGS Acceptance Charges.

USAGE RULES

Any code used in this field must be between slashes and must appear at the beginning of a line.

Narrative text must not begin with a slash and, if used, must begin on a new line and be the last information in the field.