ISO 20022 · External code set
Return reason codes
Specifies the return reason, as published in an external return reason code list. External code sets can be downloaded from www.iso20022.org.
| Code | Published name and definition |
|---|---|
AC01 | Incorrect Account Number Format of the account number specified is not correct |
AC02 | Invalid Debtor Account Number Debtor account number invalid or missing. |
AC03 | Invalid Creditor Account Number Wrong IBAN in SCT |
AC04 | Closed Account Number Account number specified has been closed on the bank of account's books |
AC06 | Blocked Account Account specified is blocked, prohibiting posting of transactions against it. |
AC07 | Closed Creditor Account Number Creditor account number closed. |
AC13 | Invalid Debtor Account Type Debtor account type is missing or invalid |
AC14 | Invalid Agent An agent in the payment chain is invalid. |
AC15 | Account Details Changed Account details have changed. |
AC16 | Account In Sequestration Account is in sequestration. |
AC17 | Account In Liquidation Account is in liquidation. |
AG01 | Transaction Forbidden Transaction forbidden on this type of account (formerly NoAgreement) |
AG02 | Invalid Bank Operation Code Bank Operation code specified in the message is not valid for receiver |
AG07 | Unsuccesful Direct Debit Debtor account cannot be debited for a generic reason. Usage: Code value may be used in general purposes and as a replacement for AM04 if debtor bank does not reveal its customer's insufficient funds for privacy reasons. |
AGNT | Incorrect Agent Agent in the payment workflow is incorrect. |
AM01 | Zero Amount Specified message amount is equal to zero |
AM02 | Not Allowed Amount Specific transaction/message amount is greater than allowed maximum |
AM03 | Not Allowed Currency Specified message amount is an non processable currency outside of existing agreement |
AM04 | Insufficient Funds Amount of funds available to cover specified message amount is insufficient. |
AM05 | Duplication Duplication |
AM06 | Too Low Amount Specified transaction amount is less than agreed minimum. |
AM07 | Blocked Amount Amount specified in message has been blocked by regulatory authorities. |
AM09 | Wrong Amount Amount received is not the amount agreed or expected |
AM10 | Invalid Control Sum Sum of instructed amounts does not equal the control sum. |
ARDT | Already Returned Transaction Already returned original SCT |
BE01 | Inconsistent With End Customer Identification of end customer is not consistent with associated account number, organisation ID or private ID. |
BE04 | Missing Creditor Address Specification of creditor's address, which is required for payment, is missing/not correct (formerly IncorrectCreditorAddress). |
BE05 | Unrecognised Initiating Party Party who initiated the message is not recognised by the end customer |
BE06 | Unknown End Customer End customer specified is not known at associated Sort/National Bank Code or does no longer exist in the books |
BE07 | Missing Debtor Address Specification of debtor's address, which is required for payment, is missing/not correct. |
BE08 | Bank Error Returned as a result of a bank error. |
BE10 | Invalid Debtor Country Debtor country code is missing or invalid. |
BE11 | Invalid Creditor Country Creditor country code is missing or invalid. |
BE16 | Invalid Debtor Identification Code Debtor or Ultimate Debtor identification code missing or invalid. |
BE17 | Invalid Creditor Identification Code Creditor or Ultimate Creditor identification code missing or invalid. |
CN01 | Authorisation Cancelled Authorisation is cancelled. |
CNOR | Creditor Bank Is Not Registered Creditor bank is not registered under this BIC in the CSM |
CNPC | Cash Not Picked Up Cash not picked up by Creditor or cash could not be delivered to Creditor |
CURR | Incorrect Currency Currency of the payment is incorrect |
CUST | Requested By Customer Cancellation requested by the Debtor |
DC04 | No Customer Credit Transfer Received Return of Covering Settlement due to the underlying Credit Transfer details not being received. |
DNOR | Debtor Bank Is Not Registered Debtor bank is not registered under this BIC in the CSM |
DS28 | Return For Technical Reason Return following technical problems resulting in erroneous transaction. |
DT01 | Invalid Date Invalid date (eg, wrong settlement date) |
DT02 | Cheque Expired Cheque has been issued but not deposited and is considered expired. |
DT04 | Future Date Not Supported Future date not supported. |
DUPL | Duplicate Payment Payment is a duplicate of another payment. |
ED01 | Correspondent Bank Not Possible Correspondent bank not possible. |
ED03 | Balance Info Request Balance of payments complementary info is requested |
ED05 | Settlement Failed Settlement of the transaction has failed. |
EMVL | EMV Liability Shift The card payment is fraudulent and was not processed with EMV technology for an EMV card. |
ERIN | ERI Option Not Supported The Extended Remittance Information (ERI) option is not supported. |
FF03 | Invalid Payment Type Information Payment Type Information is missing or invalid. Generic usage if cannot specify Service Level or Local Instrument code. |
FF04 | Invalid Service Level Code Service Level code is missing or invalid. |
FF05 | Invalid Local Instrument Code Local Instrument code is missing or invalid |
FF06 | Invalid Category Purpose Code Category Purpose code is missing or invalid. |
FF07 | Invalid Purpose Purpose is missing or invalid. |
FOCR | Following Cancellation Request Return following a cancellation request |
FR01 | Fraud Returned as a result of fraud. |
FRTR | Final Response Mandate Cancelled Final response/tracking is recalled as mandate is cancelled. |
G004 | Credit Pending Funds In a FIToFI Customer Credit Transfer: Credit to the creditor’s account is pending, status Originator is waiting for funds provided via a cover. Update will follow from the Status Originator. |
MD01 | No Mandate No Mandate |
MD02 | Missing Mandatory Information In Mandate Mandate related information data required by the scheme is missing. |
MD05 | Collection Not Due Creditor or creditor's agent should not have collected the direct debit. |
MD06 | Refund Request By End Customer Return of funds requested by end customer |
MD07 | End Customer Deceased End customer is deceased. |
MS02 | Not Specified Reason Customer Generated Reason has not been specified by end customer |
MS03 | Not Specified Reason Agent Generated Reason has not been specified by agent. |
NARR | Narrative Reason is provided as narrative information in the additional reason information. |
NOAS | No Answer From Customer No response from Beneficiary |
NOCM | Not Compliant Customer account is not compliant with regulatory requirements, for example FICA (in South Africa) or any other regulatory requirements which render an account inactive for certain processing. |
NOOR | No Original Transaction Received Original SCT never received |
PINL | PIN Liability Shift The card payment is fraudulent (lost and stolen fraud) and was processed as EMV transaction without PIN verification. |
RC01 | Bank Identifier Incorrect Bank Identifier code specified in the message has an incorrect format (formerly IncorrectFormatForRoutingCode). |
RC03 | Invalid Debtor Bank Identifier Debtor bank identifier is invalid or missing. |
RC04 | Invalid Creditor Bank Identifier Creditor bank identifier is invalid or missing. |
RC07 | Invalid Creditor BIC Identifier Incorrrect BIC of the beneficiary Bank in the SCTR |
RC08 | Invalid Clearing System Member Identifier ClearingSystemMemberidentifier is invalid or missing. Generic usage if cannot specify between debit or credit account. |
RC11 | Invalid Intermediary Agent Intermediary Agent is invalid or missing. |
RF01 | Not Unique Transaction Reference Transaction reference is not unique within the message. |
RR01 | Missing Debtor Account Or Identification Specification of the debtor’s account or unique identification needed for reasons of regulatory requirements is insufficient or missing |
RR02 | Missing Debtor Name Or Address Specification of the debtor’s name and/or address needed for regulatory requirements is insufficient or missing. |
RR03 | Missing Creditor Name Or Address Specification of the creditor’s name and/or address needed for regulatory requirements is insufficient or missing. |
RR04 | Regulatory Reason Regulatory Reason |
RR05 | Regulatory Information Invalid Regulatory or Central Bank Reporting information missing, incomplete or invalid. |
RR06 | Tax Information Invalid Tax information missing, incomplete or invalid. |
RR07 | Remittance Information Invalid Remittance information structure does not comply with rules for payment type. |
RR08 | Remittance Information Truncated Remittance information truncated to comply with rules for payment type. |
RR09 | Invalid Structured Creditor Reference Structured creditor reference invalid or missing. |
RR11 | Invalid Debtor Agent Service Identification Invalid or missing identification of a bank proprietary service. |
RR12 | Invalid Party Identification Invalid or missing identification required within a particular country or payment type. |
RUTA | Return Upon Unable To Apply Return following investigation request and no remediation possible. |
SL01 | Specific Service Offered By Debtor Agent Due to specific service offered by the Debtor Agent |
SL02 | Specific Service Offered By Creditor Agent Due to specific service offered by the Creditor Agent |
SL11 | Creditor Not On Whitelist Of Debtor Whitelisting service offered by the Debtor Agent; Debtor has not included the Creditor on its “Whitelist” (yet). In the Whitelist the Debtor may list all allowed Creditors to debit Debtor bank account. |
SL12 | Creditor On Blacklist Of Debtor Blacklisting service offered by the Debtor Agent; Debtor included the Creditor on his “Blacklist”. In the Blacklist the Debtor may list all Creditors not allowed to debit Debtor bank account. |
SL13 | Maximum Number Of Direct Debit Transactions Exceeded Due to Maximum allowed Direct Debit Transactions per period service offered by the Debtor Agent. |
SL14 | Maximum Direct Debit Transaction Amount Exceeded Due to Maximum allowed Direct Debit Transaction amount service offered by the Debtor Agent. |
SP01 | Payment Stopped Payment is stopped by account holder. |
SP02 | Previously Stopped Previously stopped by means of a stop payment advise. |
SVNR | Service Not Rendered The card payment is returned since a cash amount rendered was not correct or goods or a service was not rendered to the customer, e.g. in an e-commerce situation. |
TM01 | Cut Off Time Associated message was received after agreed processing cut-off time. |
TRAC | Removed From Tracking Return following direct debit being removed from tracking process. |
UPAY | Undue Payment Payment is not justified. |
Message references 59
Versions listed in the source workbook, including older versions. This list does not establish which messages a bank, network or provider supports.
Source: UsageInMsgs sheet in 2Q2026_externalcodesets_v3.xlsx.