MT 101 Format Specifications

The MT 101 consists of two sequences:

• Sequence A General Information is a single occurrence mandatory sequence and contains information to be applied to all individual transactions detailed in sequence B.

• Sequence B Transaction Details is a repetitive sequence; each occurrence provides details of one individual transaction. Fields which appear in both sequences are mutually exclusive.

MT 101 Request for Transfer

Status	Tag	Field Name	Content/Options	No.
Mandatory Sequence A General Information
M	20	Sender's Reference	16x	1
O	21R	Customer Specified Reference	16x	2
M	28D	Message Index/Total	5n/5n	3
O	50a	Instructing Party	C or L	4
O	50a	Ordering Customer	F, G, or H	5
O	52a	Account Servicing Institution	A or C	6
O	51A	Sending Institution	[/1!a][/34x] 4!a2!a2!c[3!c]	7
M	30	Requested Execution Date	6!n	8
O	25	Authorisation	35x	9
End of Sequence A General Information
-----> Mandatory Repetitive Sequence B Transaction Details
M	21	Transaction Reference	16x	10
O	21F	F/X Deal Reference	16x	11
----->
O	23E	Instruction Code	4!c[/30x]	12
-----|
M	32B	Currency/Transaction Amount	3!a15d	13
O	50a	Instructing Party	C or L	14
O	50a	Ordering Customer	F, G, or H	15
O	52a	Account Servicing Institution	A or C	16
O	56a	Intermediary	A, C, or D	17
O	57a	Account With Institution	A, C, or D	18
M	59a	Beneficiary	No letter option, A, or F option or A	19
O	70	Remittance Information	4*35x	20
O	77B	Regulatory Reporting	3*35x	21
O	33B	Currency/Original Ordered Amount	3!a15d	22
M	71A	Details of Charges	3!a	23
O	25A	Charges Account	/34x	24
O	36	Exchange Rate	12d	25
-----| End of Sequence B Transaction Details
M = Mandatory, O = Optional