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FORW Purpose Code: Forward Foreign Exchange

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FORW means forward foreign exchange in the ISO 20022 purpose code set. FX trades with a value date in the future.

Code
FORW
ISO name
ForwardForeignExchange
Status
Registered
Last updated
2016-04-01

Official definition

FX trades with a value date in the future.

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.

FORW in other code sets

FORW questions

What does FORW mean in ISO 20022?
FORW is Forward Foreign Exchange in the ExternalPurpose1Code code set: FX trades with a value date in the future.
Where does FORW appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd.

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