Category 6: Commodities and reference data
MT607 Commodity Credit Advice
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The MT607 tells a commodity account owner that its account has been credited. The institution that services the commodity account sends it to the account owner, or its authorised agent, after a quantity of metal or other commodity has been booked into the account.
- Message type
- MT607
- Category
- 6
- Status
- In the current standard
- ISO 20022
- No direct equivalent
What MT607 is used for
A credit typically follows an incoming transfer or delivery that the owner announced with an MT605, or the settlement of a purchase confirmed with an MT600. Field 21 carries the reference of that transaction, and field 87a can show who delivered the commodity.
It is the commodity equivalent of the MT910 for cash accounts. Debits are advised with the MT606, and the MT608 statement lists all bookings.
- Sent by
- The institution that services the commodity account
- Sent to
- The commodity account owner or its authorised agent
MT607 format: sequences and fields
Message text (block 4)Mandatory
No sequences.
| Tag | Name | Status | Format | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Transaction Reference Number | M | 16x | The Sender’s own reference for the commodity transaction. It must not start or end with a slash or contain two slashes together. |
| 21 | Related Reference | M | 16x | The reference of the transaction that caused the credit. |
| 26C | Identification of the Commodity and the Commodity Account | M | [3!a]/15x/5!a4!a[4x][//8x] | The commodity and the account the Sender services for the Receiver that has been credited. |
| 25 | Further Account Identification | O | 35x | More detail on the account that has been credited. |
| 26D | Certificate Number(s) and/or Bar Number(s) | O | 30*65x | The bar or certificate numbers of the commodity that was credited. |
| 30 | Value Date | M | 6!n | The date, as YYMMDD, on which the commodity was credited. |
| 32F | Quantity of the Commodity | M | 3!a15d | The unit and quantity credited to the account. |
| 82a | Instructing PartyOptions A or D | O | A: [/1!a][/34x] 4!a2!a2!c[3!c] D: [/1!a][/34x] 4*35x | The party that originated the transaction, when it is not the Sender. |
| 86a | IntermediaryOptions A, B or D | O | A: [/1!a][/34x] 4!a2!a2!c[3!c] B: [/1!a][/34x] [35x] D: [/1!a][/34x] 4*35x | An intermediary institution in the chain through which the commodity moves. |
| 87a | Deliverer of the CommodityOptions A or D | O | A: [/1!a][/34x] 4!a2!a2!c[3!c] D: [/1!a][/34x] 4*35x | The party from which the commodity was received. |
| 88a | Beneficiary of the CommodityOptions A, B or D | O | A: [/1!a][/34x] 4!a2!a2!c[3!c] B: [/1!a][/34x] [35x] D: [/1!a][/34x] 4*35x | Where it applies, the party for which the Sender acts as authorised agent. |
| 72 | Sender to Receiver Information | O | 6*35x | Further information for the Receiver. |
Format notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c upper-case letters and digits, x any character of the Swift character set, d a decimal number with a comma, ! fixed length, [ ] optional, 4*35x up to 4 lines of 35 characters. M mandatory, O optional, C conditional (a rule decides).
ISO 20022
No ISO 20022 equivalent: Swift’s MT and MX equivalence tables list none for the category 6 commodity messages. Category 6 was not part of the November 2025 move of cross-border payment instructions to ISO 20022, so the message is still exchanged as MT on Swift.
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