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Purpose codes for United Arab Emirates (AED) payments:

PIP

Profits on Islamic products

PMS

Professional and management consulting services

POR

Refunds/Reversals on IPO subscriptions

POS

POS Merchant Settlement

PPA

Purchase of real estate abroad from residents

PPL

Purchase of real estate in BAH from non-residents

PRP

PROFIT RATE SWAP PAYMENTS

PRR

Profits or rents on real estate

PRS

Personal, cultural, audiovisual and recreational services

PRW

PROFIT RATE UNWIND PAYMENTS

RDA

Reverse debt instruments abroad

RDL

Reverse debt instruments in BAH

RDS

Research and development services

REA

Reverse equity share abroad

REL

Reverse equity share in BAH

RFS

Repos on foreign securities

RLS

Repos on securities issued by residents

RNT

Rent Payments

SAA

Salary Advance

SAL

Salary (Compensation of employees)

SCO

Construction

SLA

Loans- Drawings or Repayments on loans extended to nonresidents - Short-term

SLL

Loans - Drawings or Repayments on foreign loans extended to residents - Short-term

STR

Travel

STS

Sea transport

SVI

STORED VALUE CARD CASH-IN

SVO

STORED VALUE CARD CASH-OUT

SVP

STORED VALUE CARD PAYMENTS

TCP

Trade credits and advances payable

TCR

Trade credits and advances receivable

TCS

Telecommunication services

TKT

Tickets

TOF

Transfer of funds between persons Normal and Juridical

TTS

Technical, trade-related and other business services

UFP

Unclaimed Funds Placement

UTL

Utility Bill Payments

PAYT/02112

Trade related Payment

PAYT/02113

Return of a Trade related Payment

PAYT/02114

Service related Payment

PAYT/02115

Return of a Service related Payment

PAYT/02116

Capital item related Payment

PAYT/02117

Return of a Capital item related Payment

Individual Payment

PAYT/02124

Return of an Individual Payment

PAYT/02125

Other recurrent item related payments*

PAYT/02127

Inter-bank cross-border funding transfer

Transactions in respect of trade in goods between residents and non-residents Goods

• All collections and payments in respect of exports and imports of goods (before and after actual exports and imports) under the general trade system applied by the Serbian Statistical Office, including:

a) zone of free circulation, internal processing facilities or industrial free zones,

b) customs warehousing facilities,

• Collections from and payments to carriers of goods sold in ports and airports, if customs declaration has been completed at the time of exports or imports,

• Penalties for untimely payment/collection of imports/exports of goods,

• Default interest, price differences, exchange rate differences, penalties in respect of exports and imports of goods,

• Collection of payment for exports and payment for imports of goods not subject to customs declaration: exports and imports of books, professional literature, standardised software packages, video and audio recordings on hard copy media with unrestricted usage rights etc.,

• Payment of (uninsured) damages during exports and imports of goods,

• Collection of payments and payments relating to goods for further processing,

• collection of payments and payments relating to goods for repairs.

Excludes:

• Intermediation fees, i.e. the difference in prices of purchased and sold goods in case of direct re-export and transport (included in 310 – Agent and broker fees),

• collection of payments and payments for further processing of goods (included in 315 – Further processing of goods),

• repair services (included in 314 – Repairs of goods),

• advance payments in respect of

Payment for goods purchased abroad that are not imported into the country, but directly delivered to another country or another customs territory pursuant to a contract

• Payment for goods purchased abroad and permanently located in another country or customs territory, but which are still in the ownership of a resident,

• Payment for purchased goods procured abroad and directly delivered abroad, and collection of payment in that respect.

Supplies of means of transport

• Collections and payments in respect of delivery of supplies to resident/non-resident means of transport (ships, airplanes, road vehicles, trains, etc.) such as fuel, food etc. on foreign/domestic terminals (ports, airports, railway stations, etc.), if no customs declaration was completed at the time of exports or imports, and regardless of whether payments or collections were performed before or after delivery of goods.

Further processing of goods

• Collections of payment for services of further processing of goods (e.g. oil refining, additional processing in textile and metal industry and other industries) owned by a non-resident,

• Payments for services of further processing of goods (e.g. oil refining, additional processing in textile and metal industry and other industries) owned by a resident.

Excludes:

• value of goods for further processing (included in 112 – Goods).

Repairs of goods

• Collections or payments in respect of services of repair and servicing of goods.

Excludes:

• Repairs performed by construction and installation companies (included in 317 – Construction works abroad),

• repairs of computer equipment (included in 302 – Computer services),

• maintenance of devices and equipment at airports and in ports (included in 248 – Air transport – other and 208 – Maritime transport – other),

• value of goods being repaired and installed (included in 112).

Maritime transport

• Passenger transport

• Transport of goods

• Other

202

201

208

Air transport

• Passenger transport

• Transport of goods

• Other

248

241

242

Road transport

• Passenger transport

• Transport of goods

• Other

258

251

252

Railway transport

• Passenger transport

• Transport of goods

• Other

222

221

228

River transport

• Passenger transport

• Transport of goods

• Other

232

231

238

Passenger transport:

• Transport of non-residents in international transport by domestic means of transport,

• Transport of residents by foreign means of transport,

• transport of passengers in the country using foreign means of transport, including all other costs incurred in passenger transport (value added tax, surcharge costs, transport of disability aids, food and beverage on means of transport etc.).

Excludes:

• transport of non-residents by domestic means of transport within the country (included in 702 –Tourism services).

Cargo transport:

• Transport of cargo, and services of loading and unloading of means of transport, if the contract between the owner of goods and the carrier stipulates that such services shall be provided by the carrier.

Other:

• All types of services at ports, airports and other terminal lines (cargo, loading, unloading, storing, warehousing, packing, maintenance and cleaning of transport equipment, vehicle tow and rescue services and agent commissions and fees for provided services of transport of goods and passengers),

• All services paid through correspondent current accounts.

Excludes:

• services of lease of vehicles and crew (included in 218 – Lease of vehicles and crew for a specified period of time),

• carriers’ exploitation costs (included in 219 – Other transport related services),

• other warehousing of goods (included in 319 - Warehousing),

• insurance of goods (included in 259 - Insurance - premiums),

• goods procured by non-resident carriers in ports, landing places and airports which are treated as goods and not as services (included in 147 - Supplies of means of transport),

• repairs of railway, port and airport facilities (included in 317 - Construction works abroad),

• courier services (included in 249 – Postal and courier services).

Services of transport of oil, gas and electricity

• Costs of pipeline transport of oil and gas and electricity transport.

Excludes:

• value of delivered oil, gas and electricity (included in 112 –Goods).

Forwarding services

• All forwarding services.

Lease of vehicles with crew to non-residents for a specific period of time

Excludes:

• lease of vehicles without crew (included in 490 - Lease of means of transport without crew);

• financial leasing services (included in 575 or 175 – Financial leasing).

Other transport-related services include:

• exploitation costs,

• road tolls,

• transit taxes,

• overflight fees, etc.

Postal and courier services

• Postal services, including takeover, transport and delivery of letters, newspapers, magazines, brochures and other printed material, letter box rentals, and services relating to undelivered mail, delivery of consignments, courier services, etc.,

• Services paid through current account.

International postal money order

• Offsetting of debts and receivables with foreign post offices in respect of transfers of funds under international postal money orders.

Purchase/sale of foreign cash – non-residents

• Purchase/sale of foreign cash from/to non-residents.

Excludes:

• purchase/sale of foreign cash from/to residents (included in 796 or 700 – Purchase/sale of foreign cash from/to resident natural persons).

Purchase/sale of cheques – non-residents

• Purchase/sale of cheques from/to non-residents.

Excludes:

• purchase/sale of cheques from/to residents (included in 795 – Purchase/sale of cheques from/ to resident natural persons).

Sale/purchase of domestic currency abroad

• Sale of dinar cash abroad and its repurchase.

Tourism services

Payments in favour of resident or non-resident legal entities and natural persons providing tourism services:

• Travel agency services,

• Accommodation services – hotels and other accommodation facilities,

• Restaurant services,

• Organization of excursions,

• Transport services provided by resident carriers to non-residents in the country,

• Tourist entertainment services, etc.

Other – tourism services

• Other: sale of goods and other services to tourists, hunting and fishing licenses.

Tourism services – health services

• Costs and fees of treatment in hospitals, medical institutions and rehabilitation centres,

• Costs of medical treatment, etc.

Tourism services – education

• Total education costs (scholarships and school fees),

• Costs of specialization,

• Other educational costs.

Payment cards

Payments for settlement of the current account balance: settlement of the payment card account balance.

Includes:

• payments in respect of payment cards for goods and services purchased/used by a resident during foreign travel,

• collection of payment in respect of payment cards for goods and services purchased/used by non-residents during travel in the Republic of Serbia (hereinafter: the Republic).

Investment works

(construction works, construction and installation)

Construction works abroad

Construction works performed by a resident abroad in the duration of up to one year, including:

• preparation of the construction site,

• building or road construction works,

• construction and installation services,

• resident’s purchase of equipment and goods abroad necessary for work on projects,

• lease of construction or demolition equipment and staff,

• construction repairs.

Excludes:

• construction works performed by branches of a resident or non-resident company abroad or in the country (included in 635 – Transactions between a resident parent legal entity and its branch abroad/in the country),

• preparation of site for mining, extraction of oil and gas (included – in 306 – Agriculture, mining and in-field processing services),

• payout of profit from construction works performed (included in 420 – Profit from construction works abroad).

Construction works abroad

• Advance payments in respect of investment works: advance payments or under statements of works and cost estimates (referring to companies required to run separate bookkeeping records for the business unit or that pay taxes in the same country in which they perform the investment activity),

• payments abroad in respect of performance of investment works.

Excludes:

• payment of profit from performed investment (construction) works (included in 420 – Profit from construction works abroad).

Construction works abroad – for costs paid in dinars

• collections in respect of investment (construction) works abroad for costs paid in the country in dinars (except for goods).

Construction works performed in the country

• Foreign collections in respect of investment (construction) works performed by non-residents in the country in the duration of up to one year,

• All payments, including advance payments, in respect of investment (construction) works performed by non-residents in the country in the duration of up to one year

Insurance – premiums

• Collections and payments of insurance premiums and transfers in respect of life insurance paid by non-resident policyholders to resident insurance companies;

• Collections and payments with a foreign insurance company in respect of the following types of insurance

  (a) insurance of investment works abroad performed by domestic companies and of the equipment for the performance of such works if so stipulated by the contract on the performance of such            works or in the regulations of the country in which the works are performed;

  (b) insurance of foreign credits, for the purpose of insurance of repayment of such credits, if this is stipulated in the contract at the request of the lender;

  (c) insurance of ships under construction or repair, if this is explicitly stipulated in the contract with a foreign buyer or ordering party;

  (d) insurance of overseas ships against shippers’ liability for damage to third parties and their property;

   (e) insurance of goods exported from or imported into the Republic, if transport of such goods is not performed at the risk of a domestic legal entity or natural person;

   (f) insurance with a foreign property insurance company of domestic companies owned by domestic entities or in joint ownership of domestic and foreign entities, founded for the purposes of              doing business abroad, and insurance of employees of such companies – if this is required by the regulations of the foreign country or if it is explicitly stipulated in the deed of incorporation of        such companies

   (g) insurances that the applicant for a license of a competent authority in the Republic for clinical testing of medications and medical supplies or for release into trade of medical supplies of                  foreign producers can contract, in conformity with the law on medications and medical supplies, with foreign insurance companies against damages that may occur as a consequence of                    application of such medications or medical supplies, if the insurance contract acknowledges the jurisdiction of domestic courts and other bodies to decide on damage claims;

  (h) insurance of foreign persons in the Republic whose property can be insured with a foreign insurance company, unless mandatory insurance in the Republic has been prescribed for such                     property and such persons.)

Excludes:

• transactions in respect of mutual refund of damages between a resident and a non-resident insurance company (included in 260 or in 261 – transfers in respect of insurance);

• claims of residents in respect of non-resident’s policy (included in 260 or 261 – transfers in respect of insurance);

• claims of non-residents in respect of resident’s policy (included in 260 or 261 – transfers in respect of insurance);

• damage indemnity arising from commercial relations (included in 892 – Taxes and contributions – state or in 893 – Taxes and contributions – other sectors).

Payment of contributions to voluntary pension funds in the Republic

• Payments and collections effected by non-residents in respect of pension contributions to voluntary pension funds in the Republic.

Financial services, excluding insurance and voluntary pension funds

All financial intermediation services and other services provided by residents to non-residents and by non-residents to residents, which include:

a) Fees and charges relating to financial transactions, and in particular to:

     • receipt of deposits,

     • documentary credits, guarantees, etc.,

     • financial leasing,

     • factoring,

     • transactions of purchase of debts and claims in respect of foreign trade transactions of residents,

     • credit transactions,

     • payment of damages between resident and non-resident insurance companies,

     • clearing payments,

     • foreign exchange transactions;

   b) Services:

       • financial counselling,

       • financial assets management,

        • relating to payment card operations, 

        • assessment of credit rating;

    c) other services.

Fees on transactions with securities and financial asset management charges

Fees and charges relating to:

• transactions with securities,

• transactions with financial derivatives,

• dealer and broker services,

• collections and payments relating mostly to charges for financial asset management: common funds, holding companies, trusts (including fees of general managers, custodians, banks, accountants, lawyers, and other), etc.

Excludes:

• payment of interest on investment in bonds and bills of exchange (included in 430 – Payment of interest on investment in debt securities) and investment in money market instruments (included in 431 – Payment of interest on investment in money market instruments).

Industrial property rights (patents and trademarks)

Fees and other charges for the use of:

• patents and registered trademarks (words, symbols, design or a combination thereof),

• copyrights, • right to industrial processes and design, etc.,

• product registration licence, • other rights.

Excludes:

• purchase and sale of patents and licenses (included in 770 – Purchase and sale of patents, licenses and other intangible property).

Supplies of means of transport

• Collections and payments in respect of delivery of supplies to resident/non-resident means of transport (ships, airplanes, road vehicles, trains, etc.) such as fuel, food etc. on foreign/domestic terminals (ports, airports, railway stations, etc.), if no customs declaration was completed at the time of exports or imports, and regardless of whether payments or collections were performed before or after delivery of goods.

Franchise

• Fees and other charges for the use of franchise.

Fees for licences to use products protected by copyright:

Fees and other charges for the use of:

•   licences for distribution and/or reproduction of originals or prototypes, and rights relating to these products (printing of books, production of computer programmes, audio recordings, etc., fees for live performances of works of art and their television, cable or satellite broadcasting).

Telecommunications services

• Transmission of sound,

• Transmission of information by telephone or telex,

• Telegrams,

• Cable or satellite transmission,

• Use of SWIFT,

• Satellite viewing subscription,

• Lease of telecommunications capacities (satellites, etc.),

• e-mail, etc.

Computer services

• Services relating to hardware, software, databases, etc. between residents and non-residents.

Includes:

• Sale/purchase, development, production, delivery and documenting of special non-standardized computer programmes (including operating systems made on order),

• sale/purchase of standardized computer programmes that are not obtained through hard copy media, that is which have been downloaded from the Internet,

• procurement of standardized computed programmes with restricted duration of usage rights through hard copy media (floppy disk or CD),

• activities related to databases,

• production of computer programmes,

• computer consultancy services,

• repairs of computer equipment, etc.

Excludes:

• Computer training costs (included in 816 – Education and science related services); • fees for copyright (included in 301 – Industrial property

Information services

Services relating to media, subscriptions, etc. between residents and non-residents.

Includes:

• fees for newspaper companies’ services,

• fees paid to freelance journalists or photographers,

• purchase and sale of exclusive information,

• other information services.

Research and development

• Fundamental and applied research,

• Laboratory and other services,

• Projects and documents,

• Archaeological research,

• Participation fees for technical and scientific conventions,

• Refund of costs of organizing professional seminars, etc.

Includes:

• refund of costs.

Legal and accounting services

• Legal counselling and representation (legal counsel services),

• Court expert services,

• Accounting consultancy,

• Audit, • Tax consulting,

• etc.

Includes:

• refund of costs.

Business consulting

• Consulting services related to business project management and organization,

• Management of company, market, human resources and production,

• Entrepreneurial and business consulting,

• Public relations,

• Participation fees for business conventions,

• Refund of costs of organizing business conventions, etc.

Includes:

• refund of costs

Advertising and market research

• Advertising agency services,

• Media advertising,

• Public opinion polls,

• Costs of organizing fair exhibitions,

• Presentation of products abroad,

• Market research, etc.

Architectural, engineering and other technical services

• Architectural and construction design services,

• Supervision of design implementation,

• Geodetic services,

• Services of technical control of products,

• Purchase of tender and bidding documentation, etc

Control of quality and quantity of goods

• Technical testing of goods,

• Analyses and issuance of certificates, etc.

Agriculture, mining and in-field processing services

• Agricultural services (harvest, crop processing, breeding and vaccination of animals and services related to hunting, fishing and forestry),

• Mining services (production of oil and gas, mining engineering and geological measurements),

• Waste processing services,

• Decontamination and sanitation services, etc.

Warehousing

Excludes:

• warehousing at railway stations, airports and ports (included in Transport – other).

Operational leasing of equipment Includes all types of operational lease of equipment:

• purchase/sale of the right to use cross-border capacity on interconnection links of licensed electricity operators.

Excludes:

• financial leasing – rental (included in 575/175 – Financial leasing);

• lease of telecommunications capacities (satellites, etc.) (included in 245 – Telecommunications services).

Lease of means of transport without crew

• Ships, • Airplanes,

• Motor vehicles, including rent-a-car services,

• Railway container cars, platforms, etc.,

• Other vehicles. Excludes:

• sale of motor vehicles through leasing (included in 575/175 – Financial leasing).

Agent and broker fees

Fee for services performed by residents and non-residents in trade in goods and services:

• fees to agents, brokers and intermediaries,

• merchant fees,

• purchase/sale of monthly tertiary reserve of electricity

• mercantile broker fees, • dealer and commission agent fees,

• expert appraisal services related to trade, etc.

Excludes:

• fee for the use of patents (included in 301 – Patents and trademarks);

• fee for licenses (included 412 – Fees for licenses);

• broker fees (included in 403 – Fees on transactions with securities);

• insurance brokerage (included in 259 – Insurance – premium).

Other services

• Storing and search services,

• Photographic services,

• Cleaning services,

• Packing of goods,

• Utility services,

• Processing of tender documentation,

• Services of translating and publishing technical and scientific papers (royalties),

• Other services.

Audio-visual services

• Fees for the provision of services relating to the production of films, radio and television programmes and musical production,

• Rights of distribution of audio-visual products (film and television programmes),

• Television right of broadcasting sporting, concert and similar events, etc.

Other business services – health services

• Compensation of fees for doctors and other medical staff.

Includes:

• refund of costs

Services relating to education and science

• Payment of costs of training (courses, Internet, television),

• Compensation of fees for teachers.

Includes:

• refund of costs.

Cultural services

• Museum, library, theatre and orchestral services,

• Fees for membership in cultural organizations,

• Organizing fashion shows,

• Services provided by cultural centres of embassies,

• Compensation of fees for actors, producers, artists, musicians and journalists,

• Other cultural services.

Includes:

• refund of costs.

• Participation fees for international sporting events, • Membership fees for international sports organizations, 

• International transfers of professional sportspeople, • Fees for sportspeople, etc.

 Includes: 

• refund of costs.

Government goods and services

Revenue and expenditure for goods and services for the staff in national embassies, consular offices, military organizations and other Government offices abroad, and for staff family members.

Includes:

• office supplies, vehicles, utilities, rental of facilities, maintenance, personal expenditure, etc.,

• official entertainment,

• licences issued by the Government,

• joint military arrangements and peacekeeping forces (such as those of the United Nations),

• regulatory services – maintenance of order,

• recovery of unspent funds previously transferred to the accounts of diplomatic-consular offices of the Republic abroad,

• fees for paid or charged services provided by the Government that cannot be included in other service categories (e.g. issuance of specific confirmations and certificates, etc.).

Excludes:

• employee wages and compensations (included in 600 – Wages and other compensations).

Wages and other compensations:

• To permanently or temporarily employed residents and non-residents in national embassies, state institutions and other representative offices abroad,

• To permanently or temporarily employed residents in foreign diplomatic and other representative offices and international organizations in the Republic,

• To permanently or temporarily employed residents and non-residents by non-residents abroad and by residents in the Republic for the period of up to one year,

• To border and seasonal workers.

Income – direct investments

• Profit paid out in respect of share in capital, in the case of direct investment.

Lease of land, real estate and business facilities

• Payments in respect of lease of land, real estate and business facilities between residents and non-residents,

• Collection of rent, etc. by a resident on account of capital invested in real estate abroad,

• Payment of rent, etc. to a non-resident on account of capital invested in real estate in the country.

Includes:

• payments in respect of the right to use forests, hunting grounds, waters, mines, etc. when the non-resident/resident does not establish a legal entity for performing these activities in the country/abroad.

Income – portfolio investments 

• Profit paid out in respect of under 10% stake in equity capital.

Income – portfolio investments

• Profit paid out in respect of under 10% stake in equity capital.

Interest on long-term credits or loans between a resident and a non-resident

Includes:

• interest on long-term foreign exchange commercial, financial and commodity credits or loans between residents and non-residents,

• interest on subordinated foreign exchange credits or loans between residents and non-residents,

• interest on long-term dinar credits or loans granted to residents by international financial organizations and development banks or financial institutions set up by foreign governments,

• interest on long-term dinar credits granted by banks to non-residents.

Interest on short-term credits or loans between a resident and a non-resident

Includes:

• interest on short-term foreign exchange commercial, commodity and financial credits and loans, and on banking credit lines between a bank and a foreign bank,

• interest on short-term dinar credits or loans granted to residents by international financial organizations and development banks or financial institutions set up by foreign governments,

• interest on short-term dinar credits approved by banks to Non-Residents.

Interest on short-term time bank deposits in foreign exchange

• Payment and collection of interest on short-term time bank deposits in foreign exchange between a bank and a foreign bank, with term of repayment and/or collection of up to twelve months.

Aid and grants – public sector

• Aid and grants to the public sector or public sector aid (subject to approval of competent authority).

Aid and grants – other sectors

• Payments between residents and non-residents in the form of cash grants, aid, inheritance, alimony, etc.,

• Sponsorship of sporting and cultural events, etc.,

• Regular collection of membership fees of religious, humanitarian, scientific and cultural organizations,

• Collection of money earned from games of chance.

Foreign donations for international participants in projects

• Receipt of funds under foreign donations the coordinator of which is from the Republic, and transfer of donation funds received to partners from other countries subject to contract of donation.

Current public transfers

• Regular transfers of state institutions to international organizations, and vice versa,

• Membership fees and other transfers to international organizations,

• Compensation for foreign technical assistance,

• Membership fees and other transfers in respect of international police cooperation.

Taxes and contributions – state

Collections and payments in respect of taxes, fees, court deposits, bails, penalties, taxes and awards, collections and payments in respect of court decisions and rulings, and collections and payments arising from deals between residents and non-residents, etc.

Includes:

• return of excess amounts paid in above respects

Taxes and contributions - other sectors

Collections and payments in respect of taxes, fees, court deposits, bails, penalties, taxes and awards, collections and payments in respect of court decisions and rulings, and collections and payments arising from deals between residents and non-residents, etc.

Includes:

• return of excess amounts paid in above respects.

Foreign exchange remittances by natural persons

• Foreign exchange remittances by natural persons from abroad to the credit of foreign exchange accounts of resident natural persons in the Republic,

• Foreign payments from foreign exchange accounts of resident natural persons,

• Payments (moderate remittances) made by non-resident (resident) natural persons residing in the Republic or abroad for over one year to residents (non-residents), most frequently as payments among family members, etc.

Workers’ foreign exchange remittances

• workers’ foreign exchange remittances from abroad to the benefit of legal entities – organizations for social insurance in respect of pension insurance of workers and health insurance of their families,

• payments to the credit of foreign exchange accounts of the above workers.

Annuities, pensions, disability benefits and other social benefits – state

• Payment of social insurance contributions by non-residents to the benefit of social funds in the Republic and payout from such funds for pensions and social benefits to non-residents by social funds in the Republic.

Annuities, pensions, disability benefits and other social benefits – other sectors

• Payment of social insurance contributions to the benefit of foreign funds or countries and payout of pensions and other social benefits from such funds

Transfers in respect of insurance

• Collections in which both the foreign insurance company policyholder and the beneficiary are residents,

• Payments in which both the domestic insurance company policyholder and the beneficiary are non-residents.

Includes:

• transactions in respect of reciprocal funding of damages between a resident and a non-resident insurance company,

• claims in respect of insurance policy.

Excludes:

• fees relating to transactions on interim accounts for the payout of damages between a resident and a non-resident insurance company (included in 400 – Financial services, except insurance).

Transfers in respect of insurance

• Collections in which the foreign insurance company policyholder is a non-resident and the beneficiary is a resident,

• Payments in which the domestic insurance company policyholder is a resident and the beneficiary is a non-resident.

Includes:

• transactions in respect of reciprocal refund of damages between a resident and a non-resident insurance company;

• claims in respect of insurance policy.

Excludes:

• fees relating to transactions on interim accounts for the payout of damages between a resident and a non-resident insurance company (included in 400 – Financial services, except insurance).

Capital transfers – public sector

• Public sector transfers to non-residents and non-resident transfers to the public sector (money transfers that increase fixed capital in the country: e.g. cash subsidies for investment projects and inter-governmental damage indemnity paid at government level, concessions for natural resources, forests, springs, etc.).

Excludes:

• concessions for infrastructure, etc. (included in 557/157 – Direct investments – investment by non-residents in the Republic).

Purchase and sale of patents, licenses and other intangible assets

Includes:

• payment of compensation for concessions, Internet domains, goodwill, etc.

Financial account

Direct investment

Direct investments – investment by non-residents in the Republic

Transactions resulting from purchase and sale of shares or ownership stake in the share capital of a resident legal entity and other transactions aiming to increase non-resident’s stake in an existing resident legal entity:

• payment of founding stake (founding of legal entity, branch, etc.),

• capital increase,

• payment for the purpose of covering losses,

• concessions for infrastructure, etc.

Includes:

• individual payments of under 10% stake in equity capital if such payments are made in order to increase the already existing direct stake or result in acquiring controlling rights

Sale of ownership stake in another domestic company

• Collection of payment by a resident legal entity from a non-resident for the sold ownership stake in another resident legal entity,

• Payment to the benefit of a non-resident for a sold ownership stake in another resident legal entity

Payment of foreign capital by the founder that does not increase equity capital

Includes:

• supplementary payment of founder’s funds that does not increase equity capital or the return of such supplementary payment to the founder.

Joint venture – Non-Residents’ transactions under joint business ventures in the Republic

• Payment and return of funds in respect of a joint venture – contract subject to which two or more entities join their property and/or work to exercise a previously agreed business undertaking, which is terminated after the undertaking is exercised, with contracting parties sharing the profits and/or sustaining losses in proportion to their participation or agreement.

Transactions between parent legal entity, non-resident and its branch in the country

Excludes:

• founding of companies (included in 57/157 – Direct investments

• investment by non-residents in the Republic).

Sale and purchase of real estate in the Republic

Includes:

• «timeshare“ agreements with rental period of over 90 years.

Direct investments – investment by residents abroad

• Participation of domestic capital in a foreign bank and legal entity, all investments in shares of foreign legal entities and banks or reductions of share in capital.

Includes:

• individual payments of under 10% stake in equity capital if such payments are made in order to increase the already existing direct stake or result in acquiring controlling rights.

Joint venture – residents’ transactions under joint business ventures abroad

• Payment and return of funds in respect of a јoint venture – contract subject to which two or more entities join their property and/or work to exercise a previously agreed business undertaking, which is terminated after such undertaking is exercised, with contracting parties sharing the profits or sustaining losses in proportion to their participation or agreement.

Sale and purchase of real estate abroad

Includes:

• “timeshare” agreements with rental period of over 90 years

Portfolio investments by residents

Transactions resulting from portfolio investments (do not exceed 10% of ownership).

Excludes:

• individual payments of under 10% stake in equity capital if such payments are made in order to increase the already existing direct stake or result in acquiring controlling rights (included in 579/179 – Direct investments – investments by residents abroad).

Portfolio investments by non-residents

• Transactions resulting from portfolio investments (do not exceed 10% of ownership).

Includes:

• sale of foreign currency denominated domestic securities issued by residents abroad. Excludes: • individual payments of under 10% stake in equity capital if such payments are made in order to increase the already existing direct stake or result in acquiring controlling rights (included in 557/157 – Direct investments – investments by non-residents in the Republic).

Sale and purchase of long-term debt securities issued by non-residents

Includes:

• investments by residents in long-term debt securities issued by EU member states, OECD member states, international financial organizations and development banks or financial institutions set up by foreign governments

Payment received from a non-resident for net settlement in respect of an option issued by nonresidents, but not for the actual purchase/sale of the underlying instrument, as well as from the sale of an option during the option validity term and/or payment of premium to a non-resident for the purchase of an option issued by non-residents.

Includes:

• and outflow in respect of warrants.

Premium payment received from a non-resident in respect of sale of an option issued by domestic issuers or payment to a non-resident for net settlement in respect of the sold option of the domestic issuer, but not in respect of actual sale of the underlying instrument.

Includes:

• and outflow in respect of warrants.

Inflow or outflow in respect of net settlement of forward instruments issued by non-residents (forward, future, swap, etc.).

Includes:

• currency forward and interest rate forward;

• foreign exchange swap and interest rate swap;

• cross currency interest rate swap;

• for futures – outflow in respect of payment of the initial margin and the variation margin, or inflow in respect of withdrawal of funds in excess of the initial margin.

Inflow or outflow from net settlement of forward instruments issued by residents (forward, future, swap, etc.).

Includes:

• for futures – inflow and outflow in respect of payment of the initial margin and the variation margin.

Long-term credits or loans from abroad

• Disbursement of long-term foreign credits or loans (with repayment period over one year) and repayment of the corresponding principal.

Includes:

• disbursement of long-term financial and subordinated foreign exchange credits or loans and the repayment of the corresponding principal,

• disbursement of long-term credits or loans in dinars granted to residents by international financial organizations and development banks or financial institutions set up by foreign governments, and the repayment of the corresponding principal,

• repayment of principal on long-term commercial and commodity credits in foreign exchange.

Short-term credits or loans from abroad

• Disbursement of short-term foreign credits or loans (with repayment period of up to one year) and repayment of the corresponding principal. Includes:

• disbursement of short-term foreign exchange financial credits or loans and the repayment of the corresponding principal,

• disbursement of short-term dinar credits or loans granted by international financial organizations and development banks or financial institutions set up by foreign governments, and the repayment of the corresponding principal,

• repayment of principal on short-term foreign exchange commercial and commodity credits or loans,

• repayment of principal on sh

Bank short-term time foreign exchange deposits

• Disbursement of bank short-term time foreign exchange deposits with repayment or collection period of up to twelve months between a bank and a foreign bank, with the creditor bank making a payment to the credit of the debtor bank’s account, and the repayment or collection of the corresponding principal.

Includes:

• taking up deposits by a bank and repayment of corresponding principal,

• granting deposits to a foreign bank and collection of corresponding principal.

Long-term credits or loans to abroad

• Disbursement of long-term credits or loans granted to non-residents (with collection period of over one year), and collection of the corresponding principal.

Includes:

• disbursement of long-term financial and subordinated foreign exchange credits or loans and the collection of the corresponding principal,

• disbursement of long-term dinar credits granted by a bank to a non-resident by crediting the payment card account of such non-resident and the collection of the corresponding principal,

• collection of principal on long-term dinar credits granted by a bank to a non-resident,

• collection of principal on long-term foreign exchange commercial and commodity credits or loans.

Short-term credits or loans to abroad

• Disbursement of short-term credits or loans granted to non-residents (with collection period of up to one year), and collection of the corresponding principal.

Includes:

• disbursement of short-term foreign exchange financial credits or loans and collection of corresponding principal,

• disbursement of short-term dinar credits granted by a bank to a non-resident by crediting such non-resident’s account and collection of corresponding principal,

• collection of principal on short-term dinar credits granted by a bank to a non-resident,

• collection of principal on short-term commercial and commodity credits or loans in foreign exchange, • collection of principal on short-term bank credit lines in foreign exchange approved by a bank to a foreign bank.

Syndicated foreign exchange credits or loans taken by a resident from abroad via agent bank in the Republic

• Payment of a foreign creditor’s share for participation in a syndicated foreign exchange financial or commodity credit or loan approved to a resident by a group of foreign creditors via an agent bank in the Republic, and the return of such funds,

• Purchase of claims from a non-resident – participant in a syndicated foreign exchange credit or loan which a group of foreign creditors approves to a resident via an agent bank in the Republic and sale of such claim to a non-resident if buyer or seller is a bank.

Syndicated foreign exchange credits or loans taken by a resident from abroad via agent bank abroad

• Payment of resident banks’ share for participation in a syndicated foreign exchange financial or commodity credit or loan approved to a resident by a group of foreign creditors via an agent bank abroad, and the return of such funds,

• Purchase of claims from a non-resident – participant in a syndicated foreign exchange financial or commodity credit or loan which a group of foreign creditors approves to a resident via an agent bank abroad and the sale of such claims to a non-resident if the buyer or the seller is a bank.

Syndicated foreign exchange credits or loans approved to a non-resident via an agent bank in the Republic

• Payment of foreign creditor’s share for participation in a syndicated foreign exchange financial or commodity credit or loan approved to a non-resident by a group of foreign creditors via an agent bank in the Republic, and the return of such funds,

• Purchase of claims from non-residents – participants in a syndicated foreign exchange financial or commodity credit or loan approved to a non-resident by a group of foreign creditors via an agent bank in the Republic and the sale of such claims to a non-resident if the buyer or the seller is a bank.

Syndicated foreign exchange credits or loans approved to a non-resident via an agent bank abroad

• Payment of resident banks’ share for participation in syndicated foreign exchange financial or commodity credits or loans approved to a non-resident by a group of foreign creditors via an agent bank abroad, and the return of such funds,

• Purchase of claims from non-residents – participants in a syndicated foreign exchange financial or commodity credit or loan approved to a non-resident by a group of foreign creditors via an agent bank abroad and the sale of such claims to a non-resident if the buyer or the seller is a bank.

Guarantees in respect of credit agreed between two non-residents abroad

• Collection and payment in respect of an activated guarantee of an authorized bank issued to back a credit agreed between two non-residents abroad.

Warranty in respect of credit agreed between two non-residents abroad

• Collection and payment in respect of an activated warranty of a resident legal entity issued to back a credit agreed between two non-residents abroad.

Financial leasing

• Provision or repayment in respect of financial leasing (lease equal to the economic life of goods, with the possibility to buy goods after the lease expires).

Excludes:

• payment for use of equipment, vehicles and other means of transport under operational leasing (included in 490 – Lease of means of transport without crew).

Foreign cash and cheques – non-residents

• Depositing of foreign cash, dinars and cheques to current accounts and deposits of non-residents,

• Foreign cash and dinars withdrawn and cheques issued from current accounts and deposits of non-residents.

Time-deposits of non-residents

• Increase and/or decrease in time deposits of non-residents (foreign banks and other nonresidents).

Deposits of foreign banks

• Increase and/or decrease in deposits on accounts of foreign banks and other financial organizations denominated in foreign currency and in dinars (accounts 5007 and 4007).

Deposits of other foreign entities, including natural persons

• Increase and/or decrease in deposits on accounts of foreign entities in foreign currency and dinars (accounts 5007 and 4007).

Short-term deposits of domestic banks

• Decrease and/or increase in short-term deposits with foreign banks.

Payments from dinar accounts of non-residents in the country

• payment of costs in the country from account 4007 for utility services, cleaning and retail

Excludes:

• payments from non-resident accounts for goods and services in the country which are considered to constitute a foreign trade transaction, etc.purchases, etc.

Received cover for cheques

• Received cover for cheques and/or cheques submitted for redemption abroad and use of cover for loro cheques.

Received cover for withdrawn foreign cash

• Received cover for foreign cash withdrawals from savings passbooks of non-residents with domestic banks and/or foreign cash withdrawals from savings passbooks of foreign banks.

Reduction and/or increase in domestic capital in international financial organizations (deposits in international financial organizations)

Excludes:

• membership fees in international financial organizations (included in 803 – Current public transfers).

Purpose codes for Saudi Arabia Riyal (SAR) payments:

Code

Description

CORT

Trade Settlement Payment

SALA

Salary Payment

GOVT

Government Payment

SUPP

Supplier Payment

PUGA

Purchasing Goods Assets

INVP

Investment Payment

OTHE

Other

Payment Purpose Code

Payment Purpose Description

CORT

Trade Settlement Payment

DIVI

Dividend

EPAY

E-payment

GOVT

Government Payment

HEDG

Hedging

ICCP

ICCP desc

INTC

Intra Company Payment

INTE

Interest

LOAN

Loan

MP2B

Mobile P2B Payment

BONU

BONUS PAYMENT

CASH

Cash Management Transfer

PENS

Pension Payment

SALA

Salary Payment

SECU

Securities

SSBE

Social Security Benefit

SUPP

Supplier Payment

TAXS

Tax Payment

TRAD

Trade

TREA

Treasury Payment

VATX

Value Added Tax Payment

WHLD

With Holding

Other

Any Other Payment not Listed. In this case, please add a full description

100

00

Adjustments / Reversals / Refunds applicable to merchandise

Code

Sub Code

Description

101

01

Import advance payment (excluding capital goods, gold, platinum, crude oil, refined petroleum products, diamonds, steel, coal, iron ore and goods imported via the South African Post Office)

101

02

Import advance payment – capital goods

101

03

Import advance payment – gold

101

04

Import advance payment – platinum

101

05

Import advance payment – crude oil

101

06

Import advance payment – refined petroleum products

101

07

Import advance payment – diamonds

101

08

Import advance payment – steel

101

09

Import advance payment – coal

101

10

Import advance payment – iron ore

101

11

Import advance payment - goods imported via the South African Post Office

Imports: Advance payments (in terms of import undertaking)

Code

Sub Code

Description

102

01

Import advance payment (excluding capital goods, gold, platinum, crude oil, refined petroleum products, diamonds, steel, coal and iron ore)

102

02

Import advance payment – capital goods

102

03

Import advance payment – gold

102

04

Import advance payment – platinum

102

05

Import advance payment - crude oil

102

06

Import advance payment – refined petroleum products

102

07

Import advance payment - diamonds

102

08

Import advance payment – steel

102

09

Import advance payment – coal

102

10

Import advance payment – iron ore

102

11

Import advance payment - goods imported via the South African Post Office

103

01

Import payment (excluding capital goods, gold, platinum, crude oil, refined petroleum products, diamonds, steel, coal, iron ore and goods imported via the South African Post Office)

103

02

Import payment – capital goods

103

03

Import payment – gold

103

04

Import payment – platinum

103

05

Import payment – crude oil

103

06

Import payment – refined petroleum products

103

07

Import payment – diamonds

103

08

Import payment – steel

103

09

Import payment – coal

103

10

Import payment – iron ore

103

11

Import payment - goods imported via the South African Post Office

104

01

Import payment (excluding capital goods, gold, platinum, crude oil, refined petroleum products, diamonds, steel, coal, iron ore and goods imported via the South African Post Office)

104

02

Import payment – capital goods

104

03

Import payment - gold

104

04

Import payment - platinum

104

05

Import payment– crude oil

104

06

Import payment– refined petroleum products

104

07

Import payment - diamonds

104

08

Import payment– steel

104

09

Import payment– coal

104

10

Import payment– iron ore

104

11

Import payment - goods imported via the South African Post Office

105

00

Consumables acquired in port

106

00

Repayment of trade finance for imports

107

00

Import payments where the Customs value of the shipment is less than R500

108

00

Import payments where goods were declared as part of passenger baggage and no MRN is available

109

01

Payments for goods purchased from non-residents in cases where no physical import will take place, excluding gold, platinum, crude oil, refined petroleum products, diamonds, steel, coal and iron ore as well as merchanting transactions

109

02

Payments for gold purchased from non-residents in cases where no physical import will take place, excluding merchanting transactions

109

03

Payments for platinum purchased from non-residents in cases where no physical import will take place, excluding merchanting transactions

109

04

Payments for crude oil purchased from non-residents in cases where no physical import will take place, excluding merchanting transactions

109

05

Payments for refined petroleum products purchased from non-residents in cases where no physical import will take place, excluding merchanting transactions

109

06

Payments for diamonds purchased from non-residents in cases where no physical import will take place, excluding merchanting transactions

109

07

Payments for steel purchased from non-residents in cases where no physical import will take place, excluding merchanting transactions

109

08

Payments for coal purchased from non-residents in cases where no physical import will take place, excluding merchanting transactions

109

09

Payments for iron ore purchased from non-residents in cases where no physical import will take place, excluding merchanting transactions

109

10

Not allocated

110

00

Merchanting transactions

111

00

Not allocated

112

00

Not allocated

200

00

Adjustments / Reversals / Refunds applicable to intellectual property and service related items

201

00

Rights obtained for licences to reproduce and/or distribute

202

00

Rights obtained for using patents and inventions (licensing)

203

 00

Rights obtained for using patterns and designs (including industrial processes)

204

00

Rights obtained for using copyrights

205

00

Rights obtained for using franchises and trademarks

210

00

Acquisition of patents and inventions

211

00

Acquisition of patterns and designs (including industrial processes)

212

00

Acquisition of copyrights

213

00

Acquisition of franchises and trademarks

220

00

Payments for research and development services

221

00

Funding for research and development

225

00

Acquisition of original manuscripts, sound recordings and films

226

00

Payment relating to the production of motion pictures, radio and television programs and musical recordings

230

00

The outright purchasing of ownership rights of software

231

00

Computer-related services including maintenance, repair and consultancy

232

00

Commercial purchases of customised software and related licences to use

233

00

Commercial purchases of non-customised software on physical media with periodic licence to use

234

00

Commercial purchases of non-customised software provided on physical media with right to perpetual (ongoing) use

235

00

Commercial purchases of non-customised software downloaded or electronically acquired with periodic licence

236

00

Commercial purchases of non-customised software downloaded or electronically acquired with single payment

240

01

Fees for processing - processing done on materials (excluding gold, platinum, crude oil, refined petroleum products, diamonds, steel, coal and iron ore)

240

02

Fees for processing - processing done on gold

240

03

Fees for processing - processing done on platinum

240

04

Fees for processing - processing done on crude oil

240

05

Fees for processing - processing done on refined petroleum products

240

06

Fees for processing - processing done on diamonds

240

07

Fees for processing - processing done on steel

240

08

Fees for processing - processing done on coal

240

09

Fees for processing - processing done on iron ore

241

00

Repairs and maintenance on machinery and equipment

242

00

Architectural, engineering and other technical services

243

00

Agricultural, mining, waste treatment and depollution services

250

00

Travel services for non-residents - business travel

251

00

Travel services for non-residents - holiday travel

252

00

Not allocated

255

00

Travel services for residents - business travel

256

00

Travel services for residents - holiday travel

260

00

Payment for travel services in respect of third parties - business travel

261

00

Payment for travel services in respect of third parties - holiday travel

265

00

Payment for telecommunication services

266

00

Payment for information services including data, news related and news agency fees

270

01

Payment for passenger services - road

270

02

Payment for passenger services - rail

270

03

Payment for passenger services - sea

270

04

Payment for passenger services – air

271

01

Payment for freight services – road

271

02

Payment for freight services – rail

271

03

Payment for freight services – sea

271

04

Payment for freight services – air

272

01

Payment for other transport services – road

272

02

Payment for other transport services – rail

272

03

Payment for other transport services – sea

272

04

Payment for other transport services – air

273

01

Payment for postal and courier services – road

273

02

Payment for postal and courier services – rail

273

03

Payment for postal and courier services – sea

273

04

Payment for postal and courier services – air

275

00

Commission and fees

276

00

Financial service fees charged for advice provided

280

00

Payment for construction services

281

00

Payment for government services

282

00

Diplomatic transfers

285

00

Tuition fees

287

00

Payment for legal services

288

00

Payment for accounting services

289

00

Payment for management consulting services

290

00

Payment for public relation services

291

00

Payment for advertising and market research services

292

00

Payment for managerial services

293

00

Payment for medical and dental services

294

00

Payment for educational services

295

00

Operational leasing

296

00

Payment for cultural and recreational services

297

00

Payment for other business services not included elsewhere

298

00

Not allocated

299

00

Not allocated

300

00

Adjustments/Reversals/Refunds related to income and yields on financial assets

301

00

Dividends

302

00

Branch profits

303

00

Compensation paid by a resident to a resident employee temporarily abroad (excluding remittances)

304

00

Compensation paid by a resident to a non-resident employee (excluding remittances)

305

00

Compensation paid by a resident to a migrant worker employee (excluding remittances)

306

00

Compensation paid by a resident to a foreign national contract worker employee (excluding remittances)

307

00

Commission or brokerage

308

00

Rental

309

01

Not allocated

309

02

Not allocated

309

03

Not allocated

309

04

Interest paid to a non-resident in respect of shareholders loans

309

05

Interest paid to a non-resident in respect of third party loans

309

06

Interest paid to a non-resident in respect of trade finance loans

309

07

Interest paid to a non-resident in respect of a bond

309

08

Interest paid not in respect of loans

312

01

Fee in respect of inward listed securities derivatives individual

312

02

Fee in respect of inward listed securities derivatives corporate

312

03

Fee in respect of inward listed securities derivatives bank

312

04

Fee in respect of inward listed securities derivatives institution

400

00

Adjustments / Reversals / Refunds related to transfers of a current nature

401

00

Gifts

402

00

Annual contributions

403

00

Contributions in respect of social security schemes

404

00

Contributions in respect of foreign charitable, religious and cultural (excluding research and development)

405

00

Other donations / aid to a foreign Government (excluding research and development)

406

00

Other donations / aid to a foreign private sector (excluding research and development)

407

00

Pensions

408

00

Annuities (pension related)

409

00

Inheritances

410

00

Alimony

411

01

Tax - Income tax

411

02

Tax - VAT refunds

411

03

Tax – Other

412

00

Insurance premiums (non life/short term)

413

00

Insurance claims (non life/short term)

414

00

Insurance premiums (life)

415

00

Insurance claims (life)

416

00

Migrant worker remittances (excluding compensation)

417

00

Foreign national contract worker remittances (excluding compensation)

418

00

Not allocated

419

00

Not allocated

500

00

Adjustments / Reversals / Refunds related to capital transfers and emigrants

501

00

Donations by SA Government for fixed assets

502

00

Donations by corporate entities for fixed assets

503

00

Disinvestment of property by a non-resident corporate entity

504

00

Investment into property by a resident corporate entity

510

01

Disinvestment of property by a non-resident individual

510

02

Disinvestment by a non-resident individual - other

511

01

Investment by a resident individual not related to the investment allowance – Shares

511

02

Investment by a resident individual not related to the investment allowance – Bonds

511

03

Investment by a resident individual not related to the investment allowance - Money market instruments

511

04

Investment by a resident individual not related to the investment allowance – Deposits with a foreign bank

511

05

Investment by a resident individual not related to the investment allowance – Mutual funds / collective investment schemes

511

06

Investment by a resident individual not related to the investment allowance – Property

511

07

Investment by a resident individual not related to the investment allowance – Other

511

08

Not allocated

512

01

Foreign investment by a resident individual in respect of the investment allowance - Shares

512

02

Foreign investment by a resident individual in respect of the investment allowance – Bonds

512

03

Foreign investment by a resident individual in respect of the investment allowance – Money market instruments

512

04

Foreign investment by a resident individual in respect of the investment allowance – Deposits with a foreign bank

512

05

Foreign investment by a resident individual in respect of the investment allowance – Mutual funds / collective investment schemes

512

06

Foreign investment by a resident individual in respect of the investment allowance – Property

512

07

Foreign investment by a resident individual in respect of the investment allowance – Other

512

08

Not allocated

513

00

Investment by a resident individual originating from a local source into an account conducted in foreign currency held at an Authorised Dealer in South Africa

514

01

Not allocated

514

02

Not allocated

514

03

Not allocated

514

04

Not allocated

514

05

Not allocated

514

06

Not allocated

514

07

Not allocated

514

08

Not allocated

515

01

Not allocated

515

02

Not allocated

515

03

Not allocated

515

04

Not allocated

515

05

Not allocated

515

06

Not allocated

515

07

Not allocated

515

08

Not allocated

516

00

Not allocated

517

00

Not allocated

530

01

Emigration foreign capital allowance – fixed property

530

02

Emigration foreign capital allowance – listed investments

530

03

Emigration foreign capital allowance – unlisted investments

530

04

Emigration foreign capital allowance – insurance policies

530

05

Emigration foreign capital allowance – cash

530

06

Emigration foreign capital allowance – debtors

530

07