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MT 103 Field Specifications

15. Field 56a: Intermediary Institution

FORMAT

Option A [/1!a][/34x]
4!a2!a2!c[3!c]
(Party Identifier)
(Identifier Code)
Option C /34x (Party Identifier)
Option D [/1!a][/34x]
4*35x
(Party Identifier)
(Name and Address)

PRESENCE

Conditional (see rule C10)

DEFINITION

This field specifies the financial institution through which the transaction must pass to reach the account with institution.

CODES

In option A, Party Identifier may be used to indicate a national clearing system code.

The following codes may be used, preceded by a double slash '//':

AT 5!n Austrian Bankleitzahl
AU 6!n Australian Bank State Branch (BSB) Code
BL 8!n German Bankleitzahl
CC 9!n Canadian Payments Association Payment Routing Number
CN 12..14n China National Advanced Payment System (CNAPS) Code
ES 8..9n Spanish Domestic Interbanking Code
FW without 9 digit code Pay by Fedwire
GR 7!n HEBIC (Hellenic Bank Identification Code)
HK 3!n Bank Code of Hong Kong
IE 6!n Irish National Clearing Code (NSC)
IN 11!c Indian Financial System Code (IFSC)
IT 10!n Italian Domestic Identification Code
NZ 6!n New Zealand National Clearing Code
PL 8!n Polish National Clearing Code (KNR)
PT 8!n Portuguese National Clearing Code
RT   Pay by Real Time Gross Settlement
SC 6!n UK Domestic Sort Code

CODES

In option C, or D, Party Identifier may be used to indicate a national clearing system code.

The following codes may be used, preceded by a double slash '//':

AT 5!n Austrian Bankleitzahl
AU 6!n Australian Bank State Branch (BSB) Code
BL 8!n German Bankleitzahl
CC 9!n Canadian Payments Association Payment Routing Number
CH 6!n CHIPS Universal Identifier
CN 12..14n China National Advanced Payment System (CNAPS) Code
CP 4!n CHIPS Participant Identifier
ES 8..9n Spanish Domestic Interbanking Code
FW 9!n Fedwire Routing Number
GR 7!n HEBIC (Hellenic Bank Identification Code)
HK 3!n Bank Code of Hong Kong
IE 6!n Irish National Clearing Code (NSC)
IN 11!c Indian Financial System Code (IFSC)
IT 10!n Italian Domestic Identification Code
NZ 6!n New Zealand National Clearing Code
PL 8!n Polish National Clearing Code (KNR)
PT 8!n Portuguese National Clearing Code
RT   Pay by Real Time Gross Settlement
RU 9!n Russian Central Bank Identification Code
SC 6!n UK Domestic Sort Code
SW 3..5n Swiss Clearing Code (BC code)
SW 6!n Swiss Clearing Code (SIC code)

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Identifier Code must be a registered financial institution BIC (Error code(s): T27,T28,T29,T45).

Identifier Code must be a financial institution BIC. This error code applies to all types of BICs referenced in a FIN message including SWIFT BICs, non-SWIFT BICs, Masters, Synonyms, Live destinations and Test & Training destinations (Error code(s): C05).

USAGE RULES

When one of the codes //FW (with or without the 9-digit number), //AU, //CP, //IN or //RT is used, it should appear only once and in the first of the fields 56a and 57a of the payment instruction.

When it is necessary that an incoming SWIFT payment be made to the party in this field via Fedwire, US banks require that the code //FW appears in the optional Party Identifier of field 56a or 57a.

When it is necessary that an incoming SWIFT payment be made to the intermediary or the account with institution via real-time gross settlement (RTGS), the code //RT should appear in the optional Party Identifier of field 56a or 57a.

The code //RT is binding for the Receiver. If it is used with option A, it must not be followed by any other information. If it is used with option C or D, it may be followed by another domestic clearing code.

Option A is always the preferred option.

Option C must be used containing a 2!a clearing system code preceded by a double slash '//'.

Option D must only be used in exceptional circumstances: when the party cannot be identified by a financial institution BIC, when there is a need to be able to specify a name and address, for example, due to regulatory considerations or when there is a bilateral agreement between the Sender and the Receiver permitting its use.

When qualified by a clearing system code or an account number, the use of option D will enable the automated processing of the instruction(s) by the Receiver.

EXAMPLE

:56A:IRVTUS3N