ISO 20022 bank transaction code
PMNT/IDDT/ESDD: SEPA Core direct debit (collected)
The proceeds of a SEPA Core direct debit collection you sent in a pain.008: credited to your account.
| Domain | PMNT Payments |
|---|---|
| Family | IDDT Issued Direct Debits |
| Sub-family | ESDD SEPA Core Direct Debit |
| Direction | Credit (money in): CdtDbtInd CRDT |
| MT940 type with the same meaning | NDDT Direct debit item |
What PMNT/IDDT/ESDD means
A bank transaction code classifies an entry in three levels, each narrower than the last. Read together, PMNT/IDDT/ESDD reads Payments › Issued Direct Debits › SEPA Core Direct Debit.
- PMNT (Payments). Every movement of funds between parties, such as transfers, direct debits, cheques, cards and cash.
- IDDT (Issued Direct Debits). Collections the account owner made from its debtors.
- ESDD (SEPA Core Direct Debit).
Collections that fail come back later as separate debits (PMNT/IDDT/UPDD) with a reason code, sometimes weeks later in the case of refunds.
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>CRDT</CdtDbtInd>
<Sts><Cd>BOOK</Cd></Sts>
<BkTxCd>
<Domn>
<Cd>PMNT</Cd>
<Fmly>
<Cd>IDDT</Cd>
<SubFmlyCd>ESDD</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
Banks usually credit one entry per collection: per payment block (collection date and sequence type), with the single debits in TxDtls or in a camt.054. Match by the payment information id and the end-to-end ids of your pain.008.
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 NDDT (Direct debit item). 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/IDDT/ESDD from a script or an AI agent
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