The SWIFT MT202 COV format specifications as available in the SWIFT Category 2 – Message Reference Guide. Links to pages with detailed descriptions of fields will be provided later. Back to the payment messages page.
The SWIFT MT202 COV format specifications you find on the table below contains the fields that are found in the Block 4 or Text block of a SWIFT message. So it is only part of the information that is exchanged between senders and receivers over the SWIFT network. Here is the link to the whole structure of a SWIFT message (Blocks 1 to 5).
Status Tag Field Name Content/Options No. Mandatory Sequence A General Information M 20 Transaction Reference Number 16x 1 M 21 Related Reference 16x 2 -----> O 13C Time Indication /8c/4!n1!x4!n 3 -----| M 32A Value Date, Currency Code, Amount 6!n3!a15d 4 O 52a Ordering Institution A or D 5 O 53a Sender's Correspondent A, B, or D 6 O 54a Receiver's Correspondent A, B, or D 7 O 56a Intermediary A or D 8 O 57a Account With Institution A, B, or D 9 M 58a Beneficiary Institution A or D 10 O 72 Sender to Receiver Information 6*35x 11 End of Sequence A General Information Mandatory Sequence B Underlying Customer Credit Transfer Details M 50a Ordering Customer A, F, or K 12 O 52a Ordering Institution A or D 13 O 56a Intermediary Institution A, C, or D 14 O 57a Account With Institution A, B, C, or D 15 M 59a Beneficiary Customer No letter option, A, or F 16 O 70 Remittance Information 4*35x 17 O 72 Sender to Receiver Information 6*35x 18 O 33B Currency/Instructed Amount 3!a15d 19 End of Sequence B Underlying Customer Credit Transfer Details M = Mandatory, O = Optional - Network Validated Rules may apply
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