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CONT Code: Contract

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CONT means contract in the ISO 20022 document type code set. Document is a contract evidencing an agreement between the seller and buyer for the supply of goods and/or services.

Code
CONT
ISO name
Contract
Status
Registered
Last updated
2010-11-30

Official definition

Document is a contract evidencing an agreement between the seller and buyer for the supply of goods and/or services.

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

Messages and fields that use ExternalDocumentType1Code

MessageElement path
pacs.002TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/RmtInf/Strd/RfrdDocInf/Tp/CdOrPrtry/Cd
pain.002OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/RmtInf/Strd/RfrdDocInf/Tp/CdOrPrtry/Cd
pacs.004TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/RmtInf/Strd/RfrdDocInf/Tp/CdOrPrtry/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/RmtInf/Strd/RfrdDocInf/Tp/CdOrPrtry/Cd
camt.056Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/RmtInf/Strd/RfrdDocInf/Tp/CdOrPrtry/Cd
camt.029ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/RmtInf/Strd/RfrdDocInf/Tp/CdOrPrtry/Cd, CxlDtls/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/RmtInf/Strd/RfrdDocInf/Tp/CdOrPrtry/Cd, CxlDtls/OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/RmtInf/Strd/RfrdDocInf/Tp/CdOrPrtry/Cd
pacs.008CdtTrfTxInf/RmtInf/Strd/RfrdDocInf/Tp/CdOrPrtry/Cd
pacs.009CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/RmtInf/Strd/RfrdDocInf/Tp/CdOrPrtry/Cd
pain.001PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/RmtInf/Strd/RfrdDocInf/Tp/CdOrPrtry/Cd

And 65 more messages: see the ExternalDocumentType1Code page.

CONT in other code sets

CONT questions

What does CONT mean in ISO 20022?
CONT is Contract in the ExternalDocumentType1Code code set: Document is a contract evidencing an agreement between the seller and buyer for the supply of goods and/or services.
Where does CONT appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/RmtInf/Strd/RfrdDocInf/Tp/CdOrPrtry/Cd.

All ExternalDocumentType1Code codes · ISO 20022 code sets

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