ISO 20022 · Service level

SPSCSwift Scheme

Registered in sourceSource release: August 2026 (v3)

Published definition

Transaction must be processed according to the Swift Scheme rulebook.

Additional source information

Usage: code used between agents which are participating in the Swift Scheme, to identify the rules under which the payment transaction should be processed. This Service Level may be used throughout the end-to-end transaction lifecycle (where the Scheme applies).

Code set and usage

Service level contains 29 registered codes. Its exact identifier is ExternalServiceLevel1Code.

Specifies the external service level code in the format of character string with a maximum length of 4 characters. The list of valid codes is an external code list published separately. External code sets can be downloaded from www.iso20022.org.

Use the code with the applicable message version and implementation guide. A matching code value alone does not establish the same meaning in another set.

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