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NRCH Reason Code: Payer Or Payer RTPSP Not Reachable

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NRCH means payer or payer rtpsp not reachable in the ISO 20022 status reason code set. Recipient side of the request-to-pay (payer or its request-to-pay service provider) is not reachable.

Code
NRCH
ISO name
PayerOrPayerRTPSPNotReachable
Status
Registered
Last updated
2021-11-30

Official definition

Recipient side of the request-to-pay (payer or its request-to-pay service provider) is not reachable.

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

Messages and fields that use ExternalStatusReason1Code

MessageElement path
pacs.002TxInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, OrgnlGrpInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd
pain.002OrgnlGrpInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd
auth.027GrpSts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd, PackgSts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd, PackgSts/RcrdSts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd
camt.025RctDtls/ReqHdlg/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd
camt.111InvstgtnRspn/InvstgtnData/RspnData/TxSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd
pain.014OrgnlGrpInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd
reda.016PtySts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd
reda.020SctiesAcctSts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd
reda.047SctyCSDLkSts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd
reda.051AcctLkSts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd

And 8 more messages: see the ExternalStatusReason1Code page.

NRCH questions

What does NRCH mean in ISO 20022?
NRCH is Payer Or Payer RTPSP Not Reachable in the ExternalStatusReason1Code code set: Recipient side of the request-to-pay (payer or its request-to-pay service provider) is not reachable.
Where does NRCH appear in a message?
For example in pacs.002, element TxInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd.

All ExternalStatusReason1Code codes · ISO 20022 code sets · pacs.002 reject reasons explained

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