DOCADV Documentary credit advice

Joint development of the Pan American and Western European

The Documentary Credit Advice message is used to indicate to the Beneficiary the terms and conditions of a documentary credit that has been originated by the Issuing Bank and received by the Advising Bank (or an Intermediary Advising Bank).

Header

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
  1. To head, identify and specify a message.

  2. To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.

  3. To specify a reference.

  4. To provide information related to the processing and purpose of a financial message.

  5. To specify parties to an instruction and where relevant, the instruction.

  6. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

  7. To provide free form or coded text information.

  8. Segment group 1
    Repeat 9
    1. To identify an account and a related financial institution.

    2. To specify a reference.

    3. To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.

    4. To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

  9. Segment group 2
    Repeat 9
    1. To specify the name/address and their related function, either by CO82 only and/or unstructured by CO58 or structured by CO80 thru 3207.

    2. To specify a reference.

    3. To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.

    4. To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

  10. Segment group 3
    Repeat 1
    1. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

    2. To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.

  11. Segment group 4
    Repeat 5
    1. To specify a monetary amount.

    2. Segment group 5
      Repeat 1
      1. To identify allowance or charge details.

      2. To specify percentage information.

  12. Segment group 6
    Repeat 3
    1. To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.

    2. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

  13. Segment group 7
    Repeat 1
    1. To specify the instructions for payment.

    2. To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.

  14. Segment group 8
    Repeat 5
    1. To specify the payment terms basis.

    2. To identify an account and a related financial institution.

    3. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

    4. To specify a monetary amount.

    5. To specify percentage information.

    6. To provide free form or coded text information.

  15. Segment group 9
    Repeat 1
    1. To specify terms of delivery or transport.

    2. To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.

  16. Segment group 10
    Repeat 1
    1. To specify the contract and carriage conditions and service and priority requirements for the transport.

    2. To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.

  17. Segment group 11
    Repeat 5
    1. To specify parties to an instruction and where relevant, the instruction.

    2. To provide free form or coded text information.

    3. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

  18. Segment group 12
    Repeat 5
    1. Description of allocation of charges.

    2. To specify a monetary amount.

    3. Segment group 13
      Repeat 20
      1. To identify allowance or charge details.

      2. To specify percentage information.

      3. To specify a monetary amount.

      4. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

      5. Segment group 14
        Repeat 5
        1. To specify relevant duty/tax/fee information.

        2. To specify a monetary amount.

        3. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

  19. Segment group 15
    Repeat 9
    1. To specify a reference.

    2. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

    3. To provide free form or coded text information.

  20. Segment group 16
    Repeat 20
    1. To identify documents, either printed, electronically transferred, or referenced as specified in message description, including, where relevant, the identification of the type of transaction that will result from this message.

    2. To specify a monetary amount.

    3. To specify percentage information.

    4. To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.

    5. To provide free form or coded text information.

    6. Segment group 17
      Repeat 9
      1. To indicate that special conditions due to the origin, customs preference, fiscal or commercial factors are applicable.

      2. Segment group 18
        Repeat 3
        1. To specify the name/address and their related function, either by CO82 only and/or unstructured by CO58 or structured by CO80 thru 3207.

        2. To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.

        3. To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

  21. Segment group 19
    Repeat 1
    1. To specify results of the application of an authentification procedure.

    2. To specify date, and/or time, or period.

  22. To end and check the completeness of a message.

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