What does CUTA mean in ISO 20022?

CUTA is Cancel Upon Unable To Apply in the ExternalCancellationReason1Code code set: Cancellation requested because an investigation request has been received and no remediation is possible.

What should I do when I get CUTA?

Wait for the cancellation answer, then arrange a new payment with correct data if one is still owed.

Where does CUTA appear in a message?

For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd.

ExternalCancellationReason1Code

CUTA Reason Code: Cancel Upon Unable To Apply

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CUTA means cancel upon unable to apply in the ISO 20022 cancellation reason code set. The sender asks to cancel because an investigation found the payment cannot be applied and nothing can fix it.

Code: CUTA
ISO name: CancelUponUnableToApply
Status: Registered
Last updated: 2017-02-08

Official definition

Cancellation requested because an investigation request has been received and no remediation is possible.

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

What it means in practice

In a camt.056 cancellation request (or camt.055 from a customer), a cancellation reason code explains why the sender asks for a payment to be stopped or its funds returned. It sits in Undrlyg/TxInf/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd.

The sender asks to cancel because an investigation found the payment cannot be applied and nothing can fix it.

What to do

Wait for the cancellation answer, then arrange a new payment with correct data if one is still owed.

Messages and fields that use ExternalCancellationReason1Code

Message	Element path
camt.056	Undrlyg/TxInf/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, Undrlyg/OrgnlGrpInfAndCxl/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd
camt.008	CxlRsn/Rsn/Cd
camt.037	Dtl/CxlRsn/Cd
camt.055	Undrlyg/OrgnlGrpInfAndCxl/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, Undrlyg/OrgnlPmtInfAndCxl/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, Undrlyg/OrgnlPmtInfAndCxl/TxInf/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd
camt.110	InvstgtnData/AddtlReqData/ReqdDbtAuthstn/CxlRsn/Cd
camt.116	versions 001.01

CUTA questions

What does CUTA mean in ISO 20022?: CUTA is Cancel Upon Unable To Apply in the ExternalCancellationReason1Code code set: Cancellation requested because an investigation request has been received and no remediation is possible.
What should I do when I get CUTA?: Wait for the cancellation answer, then arrange a new payment with correct data if one is still owed.
Where does CUTA appear in a message?: For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd.

All ExternalCancellationReason1Code codes · ISO 20022 code sets

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