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LEIC Code: Legal Entity Identifier Code

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LEIC means legal entity identifier code in the ISO 20022 proxy account type code set. Legal Entity Identifier used as account proxy (applied for corporate account proxy).

Code
LEIC
ISO name
LegalEntityIdentifierCode
Status
Registered
Last updated
2022-03-04

Official definition

Legal Entity Identifier used as account proxy (applied for corporate account proxy).

Use cases: Can be used by corporates as a "government-issued" Identification for registration with payment schemes as a proxy. The proxy may be further used for payments and collections using the underlying instant payment rails for a variety of corporate use cases.

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

Messages and fields that use ExternalProxyAccountType1Code

MessageElement path
pacs.002TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd
pain.002OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd
pacs.004TxInf/RtrChain/DbtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, TxInf/RtrChain/CdtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, GrpHdr/SttlmInf/SttlmAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd
camt.056Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd
camt.029ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd
pacs.008CdtTrfTxInf/DbtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/CdtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/DbtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/CdtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd
pacs.009CdtTrfTxInf/DbtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/CdtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/DbtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/CdtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd
pain.001PmtInf/DbtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, PmtInf/ChrgsAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, PmtInf/DbtrAgtAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd, PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/CdtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd

And 116 more messages: see the ExternalProxyAccountType1Code page.

LEIC questions

What does LEIC mean in ISO 20022?
LEIC is Legal Entity Identifier Code in the ExternalProxyAccountType1Code code set: Legal Entity Identifier used as account proxy (applied for corporate account proxy). Use cases: Can be used by corporates as a "government-issued" Identification for registration with payment schemes as a proxy. The proxy may be further used for payments and collections using the underlying instant payment rails for a variety of corporate use cases.
Where does LEIC appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAcct/Prxy/Tp/Cd.

All ExternalProxyAccountType1Code codes · ISO 20022 code sets

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