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MT 306 Field Specifications

109. Field 32H: Currency, Payment Amount

FORMAT

Option H [N]3!a15d (Sign)(Currency)(Amount)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in optional sequence L

DEFINITION

This field specifies the amount of a fee.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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

The codes XAU, XAG, XPD and XPT are not allowed, as these are codes for commodities for which the category 6 commodities messages must be used (Error code(s): C08).

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).

If Amount is zero, Sign must not be present (Error code(s): T14).

USAGE RULES

If Amount is positive (Sign is not present), the amount is to be paid by party A; if Amount is negative (Sign is present), the amount is to be received by party A.