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EDIFACT message guide · Finance

DOCAMI Documentary credit amendment information

The UN/EDIFACT message an issuing bank uses to give the applicant the terms and conditions of an amended documentary credit.

Sent by
Issuing bank
Received by
Applicant or applicant's bank
Standard
UN/EDIFACT · Batch message
X12 equivalent
No direct equivalent

What is the EDIFACT DOCAMI message?

DOCAMI is the UN/EDIFACT documentary credit amendment information message. The directory defines it as a message indicating the terms and conditions of an amended documentary credit, sent from the issuing bank to the applicant or the applicant's bank.

It confirms to the importer what the bank changed in response to an amendment request, so the importer can check the result. The beneficiary learns of the same amendment through its advising bank, and the amendment binds the beneficiary only once accepted.

How the EDIFACT DOCAMI message worksDiagram of the UN/EDIFACT DOCAMI Documentary credit amendment information message. Issuing bank sends it to applicant or applicant's bank. It usually follows DOCAMR. Inside the UNB and UNH envelopes, the directory D.21A requires, in the start of message: BGM (Beginning of message) and RFF (Reference) and body and segment groups: the required SG1 loop with FII (Financial institution information) and the required SG2 loop with NAD (Name and address). 1 conditional segment groups are listed by their trigger segment.How the EDIFACT DOCAMI message worksDocumentary credit amendment information: who sends it, where it fits and what the directory marks mandatory1 WHERE IT FITSUSUALLY FOLLOWSDOCAMRRequest for anamendment of adocumentary creditDOCAMISENDERIssuing bankRECEIVERApplicant orapplicant's bankCONTRL syntax report back, if agreedUSUALLY FOLLOWED BYNo business reply expected2 WHAT DIRECTORY D.21A REQUIRESInterchange: sender and recipient IDsUNB … UNZMessage DOCAMIUNH … UNTSTART OF MESSAGEBGMBeginning of messageRFFReferenceBODY AND SEGMENT GROUPSMandatory group SG1 · repeats up to 5FIIFinancial institution informationMandatory group SG2 · repeats up to 9NADName and address+ 1 conditional group, starting with:AUTBlue box: mandatory segment group. Conditional groups are listed by the trigger segment that starts them; a group is sent only when its data applies.Conditional segments outside groups are not drawn.Structure: mandatory segments and groups in the UN/EDIFACT directory D.21A listing for DOCAMI. Your trading partner's implementation guide adds itsown requirements.
How the EDIFACT DOCAMI message worksDiagram of the UN/EDIFACT DOCAMI Documentary credit amendment information message. Issuing bank sends it to applicant or applicant's bank. It usually follows DOCAMR. Inside the UNB and UNH envelopes, the directory D.21A requires, in the start of message: BGM (Beginning of message) and RFF (Reference) and body and segment groups: the required SG1 loop with FII (Financial institution information) and the required SG2 loop with NAD (Name and address). 1 conditional segment groups are listed by their trigger segment.How the EDIFACT DOCAMImessage worksDocumentary credit amendment information:who sends it, where it fits and what thedirectory marks mandatory1 WHERE IT FITSUSUALLY FOLLOWSDOCAMRRequest for an amendment of adocumentary creditDOCAMISENDERIssuing bankRECEIVERApplicant orapplicant's bankCONTRL syntax report back, if agreedUSUALLY FOLLOWED BYNo business reply expected2 WHAT DIRECTORY D.21A REQUIRESInterchange: sender and recipient IDs(UNB … UNZ)Message DOCAMI (UNH … UNT)START OF MESSAGEBGMBeginning of messageRFFReferenceBODY AND SEGMENT GROUPSMandatory group SG1 · repeats upto 5FIIFinancial institutioninformationMandatory group SG2 · repeats upto 9NADName and address+ 1 conditional group, starting with:AUTBlue box: mandatory segment group. Conditionalgroups are listed by the trigger segment thatstarts them; a group is sent only when its dataapplies. Conditional segments outside groups arenot drawn.Structure: mandatory segments and groups in theUN/EDIFACT directory D.21A listing for DOCAMI.Your trading partner's implementation guide adds itsown requirements.

How to read this diagram: the top row shows who sends DOCAMI, to whom, and which messages usually come before and after it. The lower part shows what the directory D.21A itself requires: the envelopes around DOCAMI and the segments and segment groups it marks mandatory. Conditional groups are listed by their trigger segment rather than drawn in full. This is the directory's minimum, not a trading partner's requirement: a message implementation guide, such as an industry subset or a partner’s own guide, usually makes some conditional groups mandatory, restricts the codes and may use an older directory.

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When it is used

  • Confirming an amendment to the applicant
  • Providing the amended terms for checking
  • Recording amendment numbers and dates

Where it fits in the message flow

Usually follows DOCAMR Request for an amendment of a documentary credit
This message DOCAMI Documentary credit amendment information

Structure

Mandatory segments in DOCAMI (directory D.21A)

In UN/EDIFACT directory D.21A, the DOCAMI message has 20 segment positions arranged in 3 segment groups. These are the segments and segment groups marked mandatory at message level, in order; a mandatory group is shown with the segment that starts it. Segments inside conditional groups are needed only when the group is used. This is the directory’s requirement, not your trading partner’s: each partner’s message implementation guide names the directory it uses, often an older one such as D.96A or D.01B where the structure can differ, makes some conditional segments mandatory and restricts the codes.

  • UNH
  • BGM
  • RFF
  • SG1 (FII)
  • SG2 (NAD)
  • UNT

Practical example

DOCAMI in practice

After extending a credit's shipment and expiry dates, the issuing bank sends the importer a DOCAMI with the amendment number and the revised dates. The importer's system updates the credit record and alerts the purchasing team that the exporter now has three more weeks to ship.

Implementation

Implementation considerations for DOCAMI

  • Compare the amended terms with what was requested.
  • Track amendment numbers in sequence for each credit.
  • Watch for the beneficiary's acceptance or refusal.
  • Keep internal shipment plans in line with the amended terms.

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