Besides the standard information, the beneficiary’s full name and address are mandatory.
A clear reason / purpose of payment is recommended and consists of a full written description (in English) of the nature of payment to be provided in the remittance information. For example: providing an invoice number without guiding text is considered as insufficient and can result in errors or delays.
Example: Payment of travel expenses – invoice n° 123456789
A purpose code of payment is mandatory for UGX payments and must be instructected in the remittance information field. The list of purpose codes can be found in Appendix XVII
Additionally, it is mandatory to provide in the remittance information a payment registration number, known as PRN when making tax payments.
This currency does not have any decimal places.