What does HOLD mean in ISO 20022?

HOLD is Hold Cash For Creditor in the ExternalAgentInstruction1Code code set: Amount of money must be held for the (ultimate) creditor, who will call. Pay on identification.

Where does HOLD appear in a message?

For example in camt.027, element InstrForAssgne/Cd.

ExternalAgentInstruction1Code

HOLD Code: Hold Cash For Creditor

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HOLD means hold cash for creditor in the ISO 20022 agent instruction code set. Amount of money must be held for the (ultimate) creditor, who will call. Pay on identification.

Code: HOLD
ISO name: HoldCashForCreditor
Status: Registered
Last updated: 2018-05-01

Official definition

Amount of money must be held for the (ultimate) creditor, who will call. Pay on identification.

Definition from the ISO 20022 External Code Sets, 2Q2026 (published 28 Aug 2026).

Messages and fields that use ExternalAgentInstruction1Code

Message	Element path
camt.027	InstrForAssgne/Cd
camt.087	InstrForAssgne/Cd

HOLD in other code sets

HOLD questions

What does HOLD mean in ISO 20022?: HOLD is Hold Cash For Creditor in the ExternalAgentInstruction1Code code set: Amount of money must be held for the (ultimate) creditor, who will call. Pay on identification.
Where does HOLD appear in a message?: For example in camt.027, element InstrForAssgne/Cd.

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