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Ohmyfin が答える:What does the SWIFT reject code AC01 mean?

Ohmyfin の回答は以下のとおりです(英語)。

AC01 means 'Incorrect Account Number'. The account number or IBAN provided for the beneficiary is either syntactically invalid or does not exist at the beneficiary bank. The payment is rejected and funds will be returned to the sender. Fix the account number and resend.

AC01 is an ISO 20022 ExternalReturnReason1Code returned in a pacs.002 status message when a bank in the chain cannot validate the beneficiary account number. It is the most common SWIFT reject code after sanctions issues.

Common causes: IBAN transposed digits (the IBAN check digit will catch this), account number in a wrong format for that country, account number that once existed but was closed before the IBAN was discontinued (use AC04 for closed accounts — some banks return AC01 in both cases), or a BIC pointing to the wrong branch.

What to do: ask the beneficiary to provide the correct IBAN and BIC directly from their bank's official onboarding letter or statement. Do not rely on an IBAN the beneficiary typed from memory — transcription errors are the leading cause of AC01.

Funds return to the sender within 2-5 business days. Original correspondent fees are typically not refunded. Track the UETR on Ohmyfin to confirm the payment is returning and to see which bank rejected it.

What does the SWIFT reject code AC01 mean?
AC01 means 'Incorrect Account Number'. The account number or IBAN provided for the beneficiary is either syntactically invalid or does not exist at the beneficiary bank. The payment is rejected and funds will be returned to the sender. Fix the account number and resend.
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Ohmyfin が答える SWIFT 国際送金 Q&A

Ohmyfinは無料で使えますか?
はい、UETRによるSWIFT送金の追跡は登録なしで無料です。アカウント登録で履歴管理や追加クレジットが利用できます。
UETRとは何ですか?
UETR(ユニークエンドツーエンドトランザクションリファレンス)は、すべてのSWIFT GPI送金に割り当てられる36文字のUUID識別子で、送金を追跡するために使用されます。
SWIFT送金にはどのくらいかかりますか?
SWIFT GPI送金の大部分は24時間以内に完了します。国際送金は、中継銀行や通貨によって1〜5営業日かかる場合もあります。
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