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MT 620 Field Specifications

34. Field 86a: Intermediary 2

FORMAT

Option A [/1!a][/34x]
4!a2!a2!c[3!c]
(Party Identifier)
(Identifier Code)
Option D [/1!a][/34x]
4*35x
(Party Identifier)
(Name and Address)
Option J 5*40x (Party Identification)

PRESENCE

Conditional (see rule C7) in mandatory sequence D

DEFINITION

This field identifies the second intermediary institution for the transfer of the commodity/funds.

CODES

In option J, Party Identification must be specified as a list of pairs (Code)(Value) and the following codes and format must be used (Error code(s): T78).

Note that optional codes are surrounded by square brackets ('[' and ']') which are not part of the syntax.

/ABIC/ 4!a2!a2!c[3!c] or 4!a Party's Identifier Code or 'UKWN' if Identifier Code not known
[/ACCT/] 34x Account number (optional)
[/ADD1/] 35x First line of the address (optional)
[/ADD2/] 35x Second line of the address (optional)
[/CITY/] 35x City, possibly followed by state and country (optional)
[/CLRC/] 35x Clearing code (optional)
[/GBSC/] 6!n UK domestic sort code (optional)
/NAME/ 34x Party's name
[/USCH/] 6!n CHIPS UID (optional)
[/USFW/] 9!n FedWire Routing Number (optional)

CODES

In option J, an alternative is to specify Party Identification as the following code (Error code(s): T78):

/NETS/ Payment flows are netted based on a bilateral agreement

CODES

In option J, an alternative is to specify Party Identification as the following code (Error code(s): T78):

/SSIS/ Standing settlement instructions are used

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

This field is used when there is a second financial institution between the delivery institution and the receiving institution. In the payment chain, this intermediary comes before the first intermediary.

For matching purposes, option A must be used when available.

See the chapter Guidelines for this MT.