Mr Old Man Q&A EMAIL ADDRESSES IN SWIFT MTs By Mr Old Man Posted on February 28, 2024 1 min read 3 0 855 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr QUESTION Hello again! May I bother you again with a quick question? The LC requires B/L to indicate the consignee and notify party including their email addresses, e.g., ABC(AT)STANDARD.COM while the presented BL indicates [email protected] Is this considered as a discrepancy? Thank you for your continuous cooperation. Muna najjar —- ANSWER Hi, As you may know, a number of characters are not allowed in one or more of the SWIFT character sets such as < (less than sign), $ (Dollar), % (percent sign), # (number sign), @ (commercial AT sign)… Every email address contains this sign @, e.g., [email protected] and when you say email address, the sign @ is pronounced AT. To comply with Swift usage rules, when an LC issued in Swift MT 700 Format requires a document to indicate an email address, AT should be used to replace @, e.g., nguyen(AT)mroldman.net. Conclusion: The fact that the presented BL indicates email address as [email protected] complies with the LC requirement. No discrepancy! Best regards, Mr. Old Man