0. Introduction
1. Scope
   1. Functional Definition
   2. Field of Application
   3. Principles
2. References
3. Message Definition
4. Message Definition
   1. Data Segment Clarification
   2. Message structure
      1. Branching Diagram
      2. Segment Table
   3. Data Segment Index (Alphabetic Sequence)

This specification provides the definition of the Remittance Advice message (REMADV) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between partners involved in administration, commerce and transport.

The Remittance Advice is a communication between trading partners, e.g. seller, buyer, financial institutions, which provides a detailed accounting relative to a payment, or other form of financial settlement, for the provision of goods and/or services as detailed in the advice.

This message may be applied for both national and international settlements. It is based on universal practice and is not dependent on the type of business or industry.

• A Remittance Advice is a notice of a payment to be made.
• A Remittance Advice may cover one or more commercial trade transactions (and related financial transactions), such as invoices, credit notes, debit notes, etc.
• A Remittance Advice may include a cross reference to a Payment Order.
• A single Remittance Advice may relate to both national and international settlements.
• Each Remittance Advice shall be calculated in only one currency even if the related transaction is denominated in different currencies.
• Each Remittance Advice shall relate to only one settlement date.
• Where remittance advice relates to a dispute, the message :

. does not necessarily relate to one settlement date . is not necessarily a notice for a payment to be made

• A Remittance Advice may be initiated by either party according to agreements.

See UNTDID, Part 4 Section 2.5 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1.

See UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.5 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2.

This section should be read in conjunction with the Branching Diagram and the Segment Table which indicate mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements.

0010 UNH, Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the UN Remittance Advice Message is REMADV. Note: Remittance Advice Message conforming to this document must contain the following data in UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 REMADV 0052 D 0054 93A 0051 UN

0020 BGM, Beginning of message

A segment for unique identification of the Remittance Advice Message, the type of Remittance Advice and its function.

0030 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment specifying the dates, and when relevant, the times related to the whole message. The segment must be specified at least once to specify the message date as allocated by the sender.

0040 RFF, Reference

A segment for referencing documents which relate to the whole message.

0050 FII, Financial institution information

A segment identifying the financial institution (e.g. bank) and account number and, where relevant, the currency of the account, for each party involved in the transaction. The Payer may indicate the previously agreed choice of financial institution for payment.

0060 PAI, Payment instructions

A segment specifying the conditions, guarantee, method and channel of payment for the Remittance Advice.

0070 FTX, Free text

A segment with free text information, in coded or clear form, used when additional information is needed but cannot be accommodated within other segments. In computer to computer exchanges such text will normally require the receiver to process this segment manually.

0080 Segment Group 1: NAD-SG2

A group of segments identifying the parties involved in the transaction and, optionally the contact points and numbers.

0090 NAD, Name and address

A segment to identify a party name and address, either by coded identification or in clear form.

It is recommended that where possible only the coded form of the party ID should be specified e.g. the Buyer and Seller are known to each other, thus only the coded ID is required.

0100 Segment Group 2: CTA-COM

A group of segments identifying the contact person or department for a trading party and specifying the communication channel and number.

0110 CTA, Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department and their function, to whom communications should be directed.

0120 COM, Communication contact

A segment specifying the communication channel and number for the specified contact.

0130 Segment Group 3: CUX-DTM

A group of segments specifying the currencies and related dates/periods valid for the whole Remittance Advice. Currency data may be omitted in national applications but will be required for international transactions.

0140 CUX, Currencies

A segment identifying the currencies required in the Remittance Advice. A rate of exchange may be given to convert a reference currency into a target currency.

0150 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment specifying the date/time/period related to the rate of exchange.

0160 Segment Group 4: DOC-MOA-DTM-RFF-NAD-SG5-SG6-SG7-SG8

A group of segments providing details of all documents, e.g. invoices, statements, despatch advices, etc, to which the Remittance Advice refers. It includes information on the monetary amounts for each document and on any adjustments (with an indication of the reason for adjustments) and discounts. For information purposes an indication of the tax element can be provided.

0170 DOC, Document/message details

A segment for identifying the reference document against which payment is being made.

0180 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment giving the monetary amounts for the amount due and the amount to be remitted.

0190 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to specify the date of the referenced document and to indicate any other relevant dates applicable,e.g. Due date, Tax point date, etc.

0200 RFF, Reference

A segment for the inclusion of any additional references related to the reference document.

0210 NAD, Name and address

A segment to identify a party name and address, either by coded identification or in a clear form, e.g; original seller or issuer of the document.

0220 Segment Group 5: CUX-DTM

A group of segments specifying the currencies and the related dates/periods valid of the referenced document where different to the remittance currency.

0230 CUX, Currencies

A segment identifying the currency and associated exchange rate of the referenced document where different to the remittance currency.

0240 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment specifying the date/time/period related to the rate of exchange.

0250 Segment Group 6: AJT-MOA-RFF-FTX

A group of segments to indicate adjustment amounts and their referenced documents.

0260 AJT, Adjustment details

A segment indicating any adjustments to the amounts originally specified in the referenced document, and to which items such adjustments apply, with the associated reason for adjustment.

0270 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment giving the monetary amounts of the adjustments of each reference document (e.g. original amount, discount amount, etc). The currency data elements should not be used.

0280 RFF, Reference

A segment for the inclusion of any additional references related to the reference document.

0290 Segment Group 7: DLI-MOA-PIA-DTM-SG9-SG10

A group of segments which may be used when required to provide details of individual line items in the reference document.

0300 DLI, Document line identification

A segment identifying a specific line item within the referenced document.

0310 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment giving the monetary amounts for the amount due and the amount to be remitted.

0320 PIA, Additional product id

A segment specifying item identification codes where required.

0330 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment specifying the date/time/period related to the line item, e.g. date of receiving of the goods, delivery date.

0340 Segment Group 8: CUX-DTM

A group of segments identifying the currency and the related dates/periods of the line item where different to the remittance and document currency.

0350 CUX, Currencies

A segment identifying the currency and associated exchange rate of the line item, where different to the remittance and document currency.

0360 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment specifying the date/time/period related to the rate of exchange.

0370 Segment Group 9: AJT-MOA-RFF-FTX

A group of segments to indicate adjustment amounts and their referenced documents for this line item.

0380 AJT, Adjustment details

A segment indicating any adjustments to the amounts originally specified for this line item and the reason for the adjustments.

0390 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment giving the monetary amounts of the adjustment for this line item.

0400 RFF, Reference

A segment for the inclusion of any additional references related to the reference document.

UNS, Section control A service segment placed at the start of the summary section to avoid segment collision.

0410 MOA, Monetary amount

A segment giving the total amount of the payment to be made or other amounts. It is taken as given, i.e. is not subject to recalculation. It may be used for check operations, such as message validation.

0420 UNT, Message trailer

A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message and the control reference number of the message.