ISO 20022 bank transaction code
PMNT/ICDT/DMCT: Issued domestic credit transfer
A domestic credit transfer you sent: an in-country payment in the local currency through a domestic scheme.
| Domain | PMNT Payments |
|---|---|
| Family | ICDT Issued Credit Transfers |
| Sub-family | DMCT Domestic Credit Transfer |
| Direction | Debit (money out): CdtDbtInd DBIT |
| MT940 type with the same meaning | NTRF Transfer |
What PMNT/ICDT/DMCT means
A bank transaction code classifies an entry in three levels, each narrower than the last. Read together, PMNT/ICDT/DMCT reads Payments › Issued Credit Transfers › Domestic Credit Transfer.
- PMNT (Payments). Every movement of funds between parties, such as transfers, direct debits, cheques, cards and cash.
- ICDT (Issued Credit Transfers). Payments the account owner sent.
- DMCT (Domestic Credit Transfer).
Where it sits in a camt.053
The code is in each entry’s BkTxCd/Domn block, the same way in camt.052, camt.053 and camt.054 and in every version from .001.02 to .001.13:
<Ntry>
<Amt Ccy="EUR">1250.00</Amt>
<CdtDbtInd>DBIT</CdtDbtInd>
<Sts><Cd>BOOK</Cd></Sts>
<BkTxCd>
<Domn>
<Cd>PMNT</Cd>
<Fmly>
<Cd>ICDT</Cd>
<SubFmlyCd>DMCT</SubFmlyCd>
</Fmly>
</Domn>
</BkTxCd>
…
</Ntry>Banks may add their own code in BkTxCd/Prtry, next to the ISO code or instead of it (a German bank’s three-digit business transaction code, for example). Prefer the ISO code for rules that should work across banks.
What the entry carries
Match it to your payment file by end-to-end id; the payee is in RltdPties/Cdtr and CdtrAcct (an IBAN, or a domestic account number with its bank’s clearing code).
In an MT940
An MT940 has no ISO code: each :61: statement line carries a three-letter transaction type after an identification letter. The one with the same meaning is NTRF (Transfer). It is coarser than the ISO code, so several ISO codes share it.
The MT940 Viewer converts MT940 to camt.053, and keeps the :61: type as a proprietary code (BkTxCd/Prtry, issuer SWIFT) rather than guessing an ISO code. All the types are in the MT940 transaction type codes.
Look up PMNT/ICDT/DMCT from a script or an AI agent
Scripts and AI agents get this code’s name, definition, where it sits and the address of this page from GET /api/v1/explain, keyless, or from the explain_code tool of the MCP server (API and MCP docs; add it to Claude, Cursor or VS Code).
curl -s 'https://iso20022-navigator.com/api/v1/explain?code=PMNT%2FICDT%2FDMCT'