D18A
Message D18A/DOCINF
Documentary credit issuance information message
The Documentary Credit Issuance Information message is used to indicate the terms and conditions of an issued documentary credit from the Issuing Bank to the Applicant and/or the Applicant's Bank.
Message description
UNH
M(1) : Message headerA service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Documentary credit issuance information message is DOCINF. Note: Documentary credit issuance information messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 DOCINF 0052 D 0054 18A 0051 UN
BGM
M(1) : Beginning of messageA segment by means of which the sender must uniquely identify the DOCINF message using its type and number and when necessary its function.
RFF
M(1) : ReferenceA segment identifying the documentary credit number.
DTM
M(3) : Date/time/periodA segment specifying the date of issuance of the documentary credit, the date and/or time the message is created and, if applicable, the presentation period within which documents are to be presented.
BUS
C(1) : Business functionA segment providing information related to the type of documentary credit (i.e. irrevocable or revocable, transferable or not transferable). It may also identify the geographic environment of the documentary credit.
INP
C(10) : Parties and instructionA segment specifying special documentary credit instructions. It specifies the confirmation instructions and, if applicable, any additional conditions, the method of issuance of the documentary credit, pre-advice instructions and documents delivery instructions.
FCA
C(3) : Financial charges allocationA segment specifying the allocation of charges.
FTX
C(20) : Free textA segment with free text information used when additional information is needed but cannot be accommodated within other segments. This may be instructions and information about revolving documentary credits and other supplementary information.
SG1 M(9) : FII-RFF-CTA-COM
A group of segments identifying the financial institutions and account numbers involved in the documentary credit, their functions and notification references.
FII
M(1) : Financial institution informationA segment identifying the financial institution(s) associated with the documentary credit, in coded or uncoded form, their functions and account numbers involved.
RFF
C(2) : ReferenceA segment specifying reference numbers of parties specified in the leading FII segment.
CTA
C(1) : Contact informationA segment identifying a person or a department for the party specified in the leading FII segment to whom communication should be directed.
COM
C(5) : Communication contactA segment identifying communication type(s) and number(s) of person(s) or department(s) specified in the associated CTA segment.
SG2 C(9) : NAD-RFF-CTA-COM
A group of segments identifying the name and address of each non- financial party involved in the transaction, their functions and notification references.
NAD
M(1) : Name and addressA segment identifying names and addresses of the parties associated with the documentary credit, in coded or uncoded form, and their functions.
RFF
C(1) : ReferenceA segment specifying reference numbers of parties specified in the leading NAD segment.
CTA
C(1) : Contact informationA segment identifying a person or a department for the party specified in the leading NAD segment to whom communication should be directed.
COM
C(5) : Communication contactA segment identifying communication type(s) and number(s) of person(s) or department(s) specified in the associated CTA segment.
SG3 C(1) : DTM-LOC
A group of segments specifying the expiry date of the documentary credit and, if applicable, the place where the documentary credit expires for the presentation of the required documents.
DTM
M(1) : Date/time/periodA segment specifying the expiry date of the documentary credit.
LOC
C(1) : Place/location identificationA segment specifying the place where the documentary credit expires for the presentation of the required documents.
SG4 M(5) : MOA-SG5
A group of segments specifying the amount and currency of the documentary credit and, if applicable, any additional amounts covered under the documentary credit. It may also specify the tolerance or specification of the amount(s).
MOA
M(1) : Monetary amountA segment specifying the amount and currency of the documentary credit and, if applicable, any additional amounts covered under the documentary credit.
SG5 C(1) : ALC-PCD
A group of segments specifying the tolerance or specification of the amount(s) specified in Segment Group 4.
ALC
M(1) : Allowance or chargeA segment specifying the tolerance or specification of the amount(s) specified in Segment Group 4.
PCD
C(2) : Percentage detailsA segment specifying the amount tolerance in percentage.
SG6 C(3) : LOC-DTM
A group of segments specifying from where and to where the shipment(s)under the documentary credit must be made and relevant dates for the transport of goods.
LOC
M(1) : Place/location identificationA segment specifying from where and to where shipment(s) under the documentary credit must be made.
DTM
C(1) : Date/time/periodA segment specifying the date or period of shipment.
SG7 C(1) : PAI-FII-LOC
A group of segments specifying with whom the documentary credit is available.
PAI
M(1) : Payment instructionsA segment specifying with whom the documentary credit is available.
FII
C(1) : Financial institution informationA segment identifying, when necessary, the named bank with whom the documentary credit is available.
LOC
C(1) : Place/location identificationA segment identifying the city and/or country where the documentary credit is available with any bank.
SG8 C(5) : PYT-FII-DTM-MOA-PCD-FTX
A group of segments specifying the method of availability of the documentary credit.
PYT
M(1) : Payment termsA segment specifying the method of availability. It may also specify at which maturity date payment is to be made and how the maturity date is to be determined.
FII
C(1) : Financial institution informationA segment identifying, when necessary, the party on whom drafts must be drawn.
DTM
C(1) : Date/time/periodA segment specifying, when necessary, a specific maturity date.
MOA
C(1) : Monetary amountA segment specifying in those cases that the documentary credit should be available by mixed payment (e.g. sight payment and deferred payment) the part of the documentary credit amount that is payable by sight payment, deferred payment, etc.
PCD
C(1) : Percentage detailsA segment specifying in those cases that the documentary credit should be available by mixed payment (e.g. sight payment and deferred payment) the part of the documentary credit amount in percentage which is payable by sight payment, deferred payment, etc.
FTX
C(1) : Free textA segment specifying how the maturity date is to be determined or indicate at which usance time draft(s) must be drawn in uncoded form.
SG9 C(1) : TOD-LOC
SG10 C(1) : TSR-LOC
A group of segments specifying generic instructions about transhipments and partial shipments and/or drawings under the documentary credit.
TSR
M(1) : Transport service requirementsA segment specifying whether transhipments and/or partial shipments and/or drawings are allowed or not.
LOC
C(5) : Place/location identificationA segment identifying a certain city and/or country where transhipments are restricted.
SG11 C(5) : INP-FTX-DTM
A group of segments specifying special instructions and related information from the Applicant to parties identified in Segment Group 1 and/or Segment Group 2.
INP
M(1) : Parties and instructionA segment identifying the party which is to carry out the instruction and the party to be contacted followed by the instruction in coded form.
FTX
C(1) : Free textA segment specifying instructions in uncoded form.
DTM
C(2) : Date/time/periodA segment specifying the earliest and latest dates and/or times by which the specified instructions must be carried out. It will be repeated when more than one date or time is to be provided.
SG12 C(9) : RFF-DTM-FTX
A group of segments giving references and where necessary, their dates, relating to the description of goods or services (e.g. purchase order, delivery contract) followed by the description of goods or services in coded or uncoded form.
RFF
M(1) : ReferenceA segment specifying the reference number of a purchase order, delivery contract, etc.
DTM
C(1) : Date/time/periodA segment specifying the date related to the reference number specified in the leading RFF segment.
FTX
C(2) : Free textA segment specifying the description of goods or services in free text form.
SG13 C(20) : DOC-MOA-PCD-LOC-FTX-SG14-SG15
A group of segments specifying the documents required under the documentary credit and the requirements for each document. It may also identify party(ies) related to these requirements.
DOC
M(1) : Document/message detailsA segment specifying the documents required under the documentary credit and the number of copies and originals of each document required.
MOA
C(1) : Monetary amountA segment specifying, when necessary, the value of insurance for an insurance certificate or an insurance policy in monetary amount and/or the amount of a debit or credit note.
PCD
C(1) : Percentage detailsA segment specifying, when necessary, the value of insurance for an insurance certificate or an insurance policy in percentage and/or the percentage of a debit or credit note.
LOC
C(1) : Place/location identificationA segment identifying the city and/or country where claims under an insurance certificate or an insurance policy are payable.
FTX
C(1) : Free textA segment specifying documentary requirements in uncoded form.
SG14 C(20) : ICD-DTM-FTX
A segment group specifying the insurance covers required for an insurance certificate and/or insurance policy specified in the DOC segment of Segment Group 13.
ICD
M(1) : Insurance cover descriptionA segment specifying the insurance covers required for an insurance certificate and/or insurance policy in coded form.
DTM
C(1) : Date/time/periodA segment specifying the version of standard cover clause specified in the ICD segment.
FTX
C(9) : Free textA segment specifying the non-standard cover texts or restrictions or expansions to the standard cover clause.
SG15 C(9) : ALI-SG16
A segment group specifying the documentary requirements in coded form for documents specified in the DOC segment of Segment Group 13.
ALI
M(1) : Additional informationA segment specifying the documentary requirements in coded form and, where necessary, the country of origin.
SG16 C(3) : NAD-CTA-COM
A group of segments identifying party(ies) related to the ALI segment in Segment Group 13. It may also include contact information about each party, when necessary.
NAD
M(1) : Name and addressA segment identifying party(ies) related to the ALI segment in Segment Group 15, in coded or uncoded form, and their functions.
CTA
C(1) : Contact informationA segment identifying a person or a department for the party specified in the leading NAD segment to whom communication should be directed.
COM
C(5) : Communication contactA segment identifying communication type(s) and number(s) of person(s) or department(s) specified in the associated CTA segment.
SG17 C(1) : AUT-DTM
A group of segments specifying details of any authentication (validation) procedures applied to the DOCINF message.
AUT
M(1) : Authentication resultA segment specifying details of any authentication (validation) procedures applied to the DOCINF message.
DTM
C(1) : Date/time/periodA segment identifying the validation date/time.
UNT
M(1) : Message trailerA service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.
Message structure
UNH, Message header M 1
BGM, Beginning of message M 1
RFF, Reference M 1
DTM, Date/time/period M 3
BUS, Business function C 1
INP, Parties and instruction C 10
FCA, Financial charges allocation C 3
FTX, Free text C 20
--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- M 9 -------+
FII, Financial institution information M 1 |
RFF, Reference C 2 |
CTA, Contact information C 1 |
COM, Communication contact C 5 |
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--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- C 9 -------+
NAD, Name and address M 1 |
RFF, Reference C 1 |
CTA, Contact information C 1 |
COM, Communication contact C 5 |
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--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C 1 -------+
DTM, Date/time/period M 1 |
LOC, Place/location identification C 1 |
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--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- M 5 -------+
MOA, Monetary amount M 1 |
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--- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- C 1 ------+|
ALC, Allowance or charge M 1 ||
PCD, Percentage details C 2 ||
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--- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- C 3 -------+
LOC, Place/location identification M 1 |
DTM, Date/time/period C 1 |
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--- Segment Group 7 ------------------------- C 1 -------+
PAI, Payment instructions M 1 |
FII, Financial institution information C 1 |
LOC, Place/location identification C 1 |
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--- Segment Group 8 ------------------------- C 5 -------+
PYT, Payment terms M 1 |
FII, Financial institution information C 1 |
DTM, Date/time/period C 1 |
MOA, Monetary amount C 1 |
PCD, Percentage details C 1 |
FTX, Free text C 1 |
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--- Segment Group 9 ------------------------- C 1 -------+
TOD, Terms of delivery or transport M 1 |
LOC, Place/location identification C 1 |
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--- Segment Group 10 ------------------------ C 1 -------+
TSR, Transport service requirements M 1 |
LOC, Place/location identification C 5 |
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--- Segment Group 11 ------------------------ C 5 -------+
INP, Parties and instruction M 1 |
FTX, Free text C 1 |
DTM, Date/time/period C 2 |
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--- Segment Group 12 ------------------------ C 9 -------+
RFF, Reference M 1 |
DTM, Date/time/period C 1 |
FTX, Free text C 2 |
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--- Segment Group 13 ------------------------ C 20 -------+
DOC, Document/message details M 1 |
MOA, Monetary amount C 1 |
PCD, Percentage details C 1 |
LOC, Place/location identification C 1 |
FTX, Free text C 1 |
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--- Segment Group 14 ------------------------ C 20 ------+|
ICD, Insurance cover description M 1 ||
DTM, Date/time/period C 1 ||
FTX, Free text C 9 ||
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--- Segment Group 15 ------------------------ C 9 ------+|
ALI, Additional information M 1 ||
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--- Segment Group 16 ------------------------ C 3 -----+||
NAD, Name and address M 1 |||
CTA, Contact information C 1 |||
COM, Communication contact C 5 |||
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--- Segment Group 17 ------------------------ C 1 -------+
AUT, Authentication result M 1 |
DTM, Date/time/period C 1 |
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UNT, Message trailer M 1