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MT 207 Field Specifications

7. Field 52a: Account Servicing Institution

FORMAT

Option A [/1!a][/34x]
4!a2!a2!c[3!c]
(Party Identifier)
(Identifier Code)
Option C /34x (Party Identifier)

PRESENCE

Optional in mandatory sequence A

DEFINITION

This field specifies the account servicing institution - when other than the Receiver - which services the account of the ordering institution to be debited.

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
PL 8!n Polish National Clearing Code (KNR)
PT 8!n Portuguese National Clearing Code
SC 6!n UK Domestic Sort Code

CODES

In option C, 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
PL 8!n Polish National Clearing Code (KNR)
PT 8!n Portuguese National Clearing Code
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

The coded information contained in field 52a should be meaningful to the Receiver of the message.

Option A is the preferred option.

If the account servicing institution cannot be identified by a financial institution BIC, option C should be used containing a 2!a clearing system code preceded by a double slash '//'.