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SERV Purpose Code: Service Charges

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SERV means service charges in the ISO 20022 purpose code set. Transaction is related to service charges charged by a service provider.

Code
SERV
ISO name
ServiceCharges
Status
Registered
Last updated
2018-05-01

Official definition

Transaction is related to service charges charged by a service provider.

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.

SERV in other code sets

SERV questions

What does SERV mean in ISO 20022?
SERV is Service Charges in the ExternalPurpose1Code code set: Transaction is related to service charges charged by a service provider.
Where does SERV appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd.

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