| AA | Send credit note |
| Self explanatory. |
| AB | Change invoice |
| Send invoice, taking into account specified discrepancies. |
| AC | Advise by airmail |
| Instruction to advise party by airmail. |
| AD | Advise |
| Instruction to advise a party. |
| AF | Stop delivery process |
| Self-explanatory. |
| AG | Send replacement |
| The identified item must be sent for replacement. |
| AH | Pick-up |
| The identified item is to be picked up. |
| AI | Advise by telecommunication |
| Advise of documentary credit by telecommunication. |
| AJ | Advise by fax |
| Instruction to advise party by fax. |
| AK | By registered airmail |
| Issue documentary credit by registered airmail. |
| AL | By registered airmail in one set |
| Deliver documents in one set by registered airmail. |
| AM | By registered airmail in two sets |
| Deliver documents in two sets by registered airmail. |
| AN | Authorized to debit our account when due |
| The receiver is authorized to debit the account of the sender when due. |
| AO | Authorized to reimburse yourselves on the reimbursing bank when due |
| The receiver is authorized to reimburse themselves on the reimbursing bank when due. |
| AP | Advise by phone |
| Instruction to advise party by phone. |
| AQ | Upon receipt and verification of documents we shall credit your account with us when due |
| Upon receipt and verification of documents we shall credit your account with us when due. |
| AR | Protest non-payment |
| Protest is to be made in case of non-payment. |
| AS | Protest non-acceptance |
| Protest is to be made in case of non-acceptance. |
| AT | Advise by telex |
| Instruction to advise party by telex. |
| AU | Protest non-acceptance and non-payment |
| Protest is to be made in case of non-acceptance and non-payment. |
| AV | May not be waived |
| Not permitted to be waived. |
| AW | May be waived |
| Permitted to be waived. |
| AX | Acceptance and/or payment may be deferred until the arrival of goods |
| Acceptance and/or payment may be deferred until the goods have arrived. |
| AY | Acceptance and/or payment may not be deferred until the arrival of goods |
| Acceptance and/or payment may not be deferred until the goods have arrived. |
| AZ | If documents are not honoured on arrival of goods then warehouse goods |
| Goods are to be warehoused if documents are not taken up on the goods' arrival. |
| BA | If documents are not honoured on arrival of goods then warehouse goods and insure against fire |
| Goods are to be warehoused and insured against fire if documents are not taken up on the goods' arrival. |
| BB | If documents are not honoured on arrival of goods then warehouse goods and insure against usual risks |
| Goods are to be warehoused and insured against the usual risks if documents are not taken up on the goods' arrival. |
| BC | Case of need party has power to give instructions |
| Case of need party has the power to give instructions. |
| BD | Case of need party may advise only |
| The case of need party may advise only. |
| BE | Draft must be returned after acceptance |
| The draft must be returned after acceptance. |
| BF | Advise by mail |
| Instruction to advise party by mail. |
| BG | Release documents against acceptance |
| The documents are to be released against acceptance. |
| BH | Release documents against payment |
| The documents are to be released against payment. |
| BI | Release documents against issuance of drawee's undertaking |
| The documents are to be released against issuance of drawee's undertaking. |
| BJ | Release documents against issuance of presenting bank's undertaking |
| The documents are to be released against issuance of presenting bank's undertaking. |
| BK | Release documents against issuance of named bank's undertaking |
| The documents are to be released against issuance of named bank's undertaking. |
| BL | Release documents against issuance of drawee's signed promissory note |
| The documents are to be released against issuance of drawee's signed promissory note. |
| BM | Release documents against issuance of presenting bank's signed promissory note |
| The documents are to be released against issuance of presenting bank's signed promissory note. |
| BN | Release documents against issuance of named bank's signed promissory note |
| The documents are to be released against issuance of named bank's signed promissory note. |
| BO | Release documents against issuance of drawee's signed trust receipt |
| The documents are to be released against issuance of drawee's signed trust receipt. |
| BP | Release documents against acceptance and aval of presenting bank |
| The documents are to be released against acceptance and aval of presenting bank. |
| BQ | Release documents against acceptance and aval of named bank |
| The documents are to be released against acceptance and aval of named bank. |
| BR | Remit proceeds |
| The proceeds are to be remitted. |
| BS | Remit proceeds to intermediary bank |
| The proceeds are to be remitted to the intermediary bank. |
| BT |
| Accept provisional deposit if covered in local currency |
| Where the currency of the collection is not available, the collection bank is authorised to accept a provisional deposit in local currency. |
| CO | Convert |
| Convert the message into other format. |
| DA | Without |
| The bank advising the documentary credit is not requested to confirm the credit. |
| DB | May add |
| The bank advising the documentary credit may add its confirmation to the documentary credit. |
| DC | Confirm |
| The bank advising the documentary credit is requested to confirm the credit. |
| DD | By registered mail |
| Issue documentary credit by registered mail. |
| DE | By courier service |
| Issue documentary credit by courier service. |
| DF | By teletransmission |
| Issue documentary credit by teletransmission. |
| DG | Preadvice by teletransmission |
| Preadvise documentary credit by teletransmission. |
| DH | By courier service in one set |
| Deliver documents in one set by courier service. |
| DI | By courier service in two sets |
| Deliver documents in two sets by courier service. |
| DJ | By registered mail in one set |
| Deliver documents in one set by registered mail. |
| DK | By registered mail in two sets |
| Deliver documents in two sets by registered mail. |
| DN | Per teletransmission |
| Deliver documents by teletransmission. |
| DO | Advise beneficiary by phone |
| Advise beneficiary of documentary credit by phone. |
| DP | Late presentation of documents within documentary credit validity acceptable |
| Late presentation of documents with the documentary credit validity is acceptable. |
| EI | EDI |
| Instructions to advise beneficiary by EDI. |
| EM | Electronic mail |
| Instructions to advise beneficiary by electronic mail. |
| EX | Expedite |
| Forward the information to requested party immediately. |
| QC | Quality control held |
| Goods to be held from distribution by stockholder until a quality control assessment is completed by the manufacturer. |
| QE | Quality control embargo |
| Quality control assessment is negative, goods are to be held from distribution by stockholder. |
| RL | Released |
| Goods are released by manufacturer for distribution by stockholder. |
| SW | S.W.I.F.T. |
| Instructions to advise beneficiary by S.W.I.F.T. |
