DOCAMA Advice of an amendment of a documentary credit

Joint development of the Pan American and Western European

The Advice of an Amendment of a Documentary Credit message is originated by the Advising Bank, or Intermediary Advising Bank, and sent to the Beneficiary. It is used to inform the Beneficiary of the terms and conditions of an amendment to a documentary credit requested by the Applicant.

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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 specify date, and/or time, or period.

  5. To specify a monetary amount.

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

  7. To specify the contract and carriage conditions and service and priority requirements for the transport.

  8. To provide free form or coded text information.

  9. Segment group 1
    Repeat 5
    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.

  10. 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.

  11. Segment group 3
    Repeat 5
    1. Description of allocation of charges.

    2. To specify a monetary amount.

    3. Segment group 4
      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 5
        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.

  12. Segment group 6
    Repeat 1
    1. To specify results of the application of an authentification procedure.

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

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

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