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DEBT Purpose Code: Charges Borne By Debtor

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DEBT means charges borne by debtor in the ISO 20022 purpose code set. Purpose of payment is the settlement of charges payable by the debtor in relation to an underlying customer credit transfer.

Code
DEBT
ISO name
ChargesBorneByDebtor
Status
Registered
Last updated
2023-11-30

Official definition

Purpose of payment is the settlement of charges payable by the debtor in relation to an underlying customer credit transfer.

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

Messages and fields that use ExternalPurpose1Code

MessageElement path
pacs.002TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd
pain.002OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd
pacs.004TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygFICdtTrf/Purp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/Purp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygFICdtTrf/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd
camt.056Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd
camt.029StmtDtls/Purp/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd, CxlDtls/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd, CxlDtls/OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd
pacs.008CdtTrfTxInf/Purp/Cd
pacs.009CdtTrfTxInf/Purp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygFICdtTrf/Purp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/Purp/Cd
pain.001PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/Purp/Cd
camt.053Stmt/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/Purp/Cd, Stmt/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd
camt.054Ntfctn/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/Purp/Cd, Ntfctn/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd

And 29 more messages: see the ExternalPurpose1Code page.

DEBT in other code sets

DEBT questions

What does DEBT mean in ISO 20022?
DEBT is Charges Borne By Debtor in the ExternalPurpose1Code code set: Purpose of payment is the settlement of charges payable by the debtor in relation to an underlying customer credit transfer.
Where does DEBT appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd.

All ExternalPurpose1Code codes · ISO 20022 code sets

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