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MT 256 Field Specifications

11. Field 71F: Sender's Charges

FORMAT

Option F 3!a15d (Currency)(Amount)

PRESENCE

Optional in mandatory sequence B

DEFINITION

This field specifies the currency and the charges due to the Sender of the MT 256, if different from the issuer's financial institution, for the above specified reason.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Currency must be a valid ISO 4217 currency code (Error code(s): T52).

The integer part of Amount must contain at least one digit. A decimal comma is mandatory and is included in the maximum length. The number of digits following the comma must not exceed the maximum number allowed for the specified currency (Error code(s): C03,T40,T43).

EXAMPLE

:71F:USD3,