EMV Status Codes – Error Messages

001 – Card blocked
002 – Stolen card (confiscate card)
003 – Call the credit company
004 – Transaction not approved
005 – Counterfeit card (confiscate card)
006 – Transaction declined – incorrect CVV2
007 – Transaction declined – incorrect UCAF/CAVV
008 – Transaction declined – incorrect AVS
009 – Declined – communication disconnected
010 – Partial approval
011 – Transaction declined – insufficient points/stars/miles/other benefit
012 – Card not authorized at terminal
013 – Request declined – incorrect balance code
014 – Declined – card not associated with network
015 – Transaction declined – card expired
016 – Declined – no authorization for currency type
017 – Declined – no authorization for credit type in transaction
026 – Transaction declined – incorrect ID
041 – Mandatory inquiry required due to limit only (for transaction with parameter 2J)
042 – Mandatory inquiry required not only due to limit (for transaction with parameter 2J)

120 – Card does not exist, card number entered incorrectly
121 – Acquirer does not exist, please perform transmission to update parameters and vectors
122 – Brand does not exist, please perform transmission to update parameters and vectors
123 – Issuer does not exist, please perform transmission to update parameters and vectors

141 – No authorization to work with this brand (Israeli card)
142 – No authorization to work with this brand (tourist card)
143 – No authorization to work with this club card (Isracard)
144 – No authorization to work with this club card (MAX)
145 – No authorization to work with this club card (CAL)
146 – No authorization to work with private label brand

300 – No authorization for transaction type – acquirer permission
301 – No authorization for currency – acquirer permission
303 – Acquirer not authorized to perform card-not-present transactions (phone / signature only / internet / mobile)
304 – No authorization for credit – acquirer permission
308 – No authorization for linkage (indexing) – acquirer permission
309 – Acquirer not authorized for fixed-term credit
310 – No authorization to manually enter approval number
311 – No authorization to perform transactions with service code 587
312 – Acquirer not authorized for deferred credit
313 – Acquirer not authorized for benefits
314 – Acquirer not authorized for promotions
315 – Acquirer not authorized for a specific promotion code
316 – Acquirer not authorized for loading transactions
317 – Acquirer not authorized for load/unload with this payment method code combined with currency code
318 – Acquirer not authorized for this currency with this credit type
319 – Acquirer not authorized for tips
321 – Prepaid card not authorized to perform a 5J authorization request
322 – No appropriate authorization to perform a 5J authorization request without a transaction
323 – No authorization to perform a merchant-initiated authorization request

341 – No authorization for transaction – issuer permission
342 – No authorization for currency – issuer permission
343 – Issuer not authorized to perform card-not-present transactions (phone / signature only / internet / mobile)
344 – No authorization for credit – issuer permission
350 – Issuer not authorized for benefits
351 – Issuer not authorized for deferred credit
352 – Issuer not authorized for loading transactions
353 – Issuer not authorized for load/unload with this payment method code
354 – Issuer not authorized for this currency with this credit type

381 – Not authorized to perform a contactless transaction above the maximum allowed amount
382 – Terminal defined as self-service can perform only self-service transactions
384 – Terminal defined as multi-supplier/beneficiary – missing supplier/beneficiary number
385 – Terminal defined as e-commerce/internet transaction – ECI (security level) must be provided

401 – Number of installments exceeds the maximum allowed value
402 – Number of installments is below the minimum allowed value
403 – Transaction amount is below the minimum allowed installment amount
404 – Number of installments not provided
405 – Missing first payment amount / fixed payment amount
406 – Total transaction amount does not match (first payment + fixed payment × number of installments)
407 – Channel 2 is invalid
408 – Channel 2 is shorter than 37 characters
411 – Invalid UID field
415 – Invalid data entered
416 – Expiration date format is invalid
417 – Terminal number is invalid
418 – Missing mandatory parameters
422 – Field too long or not in the correct format
424 – Non-numeric field
425 – Duplicate transaction
439 – No authorization for credit type based on transaction type
443 – Cannot perform cancellation – card not found in terminal transaction file
447 – Invalid card number
451 – Error while building transaction record
494 – Terminal number mismatch (JENR file differs from Start file)
500 – Transaction aborted by user
504 – Mismatch between card data source field and card number field
505 – Illegal value in transaction type field
506 – Illegal value in ECI field
509 – Error writing to transaction file
510 – Invalid initialization file
512 – Cannot enter approval received from voice response for this transaction
519 – Cancellation transaction already exists in transaction file

700 – Transaction declined by PinPad device
701 – PinPad device error
702 – Invalid COM port
703 – Transaction failed
704 – Transaction canceled
705 – Transaction aborted by user
706 – Timeout (waiting time too long)
707 – User removed card before transaction completion
709 – PinPad timeout
710 – Communication error with device

000 – Valid transaction
001 – Blocked
002 – Stolen
003 – Contact credit company
004 – Refused
005 – Forged
006 – Invalid CVV
007 – Invalid ECI / UCAF / CAVV
008 – Invalid address (AVS)
009 – Communication failure, contact credit company
010 – Program stopped (ESC pressed), COM port not available (Windows)
011 – No authorization for ISO transaction
012 – No authorization for foreign currency (ISO)
013 – No authorization for installment transaction
014 – Card blocked
015 – Incorrect card number structure
016 – No match between card number and issuing company
017 – No match between ID number and card number
019 – Response INT smaller than 16 characters
020 – Invalid terminal ID
021 – Negative response code (NEG) – not processed
022 – Merchant number or terminal number not found
023 – Data field not found
024 – Field length invalid
025 – Incorrect field length
026 – Incorrect PIN (encrypted PIN validation failed)
027 – Card expired or invalid transaction
028 – Card number not found in system
029 – Card reported lost/stolen
030 – Card not valid for this merchant
031 – Card not authorized for this terminal
032 – Transaction not allowed for this card
033 – Transaction requires authorization for each transaction
034 – Card not allowed for this type of transaction
035 – Card not valid for this service
036 – Missing required data
037 – Installment mismatch (sum doesn’t match breakdown)
038 – Cannot perform transaction above max credit limit
039 – Transaction refused
040 – Card blocked by system
041 – Merchant not allowed to perform installments (J1, J2, J3)
042 – Card not allowed for installments (J1, J2, J3)
043 – Terminal not allowed for installments (J1, J2, J3)
044 – Card not allowed for credit (J5)
045 – Merchant not allowed for credit (J5)
046 – Terminal not allowed for credit (J5)
047 – Card not allowed for debit (J1, J2, J3)
051 – Must request authorization per transaction (no batching)
052 – Merchant distance/service restriction
053 – Transaction not allowed (debit/credit mismatch)
057 – CVV not entered
058 – CVV not processed
059 – CVV result missing
060 – ABS file is in the process of being updated at the clearing center
061 – Card number not found twice
062 – Invalid transaction type
063 – Invalid transaction code
064 – Invalid transaction type
065 – Invalid issuer type
066 – Currency mismatch between installments
067 – Invalid number of installments
068 – Card not allowed for this installment type
069 – PIN length too short
070 – Serial number purchase not allowed
071 – Serial number must be entered
072 – Purchase not allowed – transaction denied
073 – Incorrect amount entered
074 – Transaction rejected
075 – Transaction rejected due to time restriction
076 – Transaction rejected – terminal not defined in system
077 – Invalid terminal number
079 – Vector 59 not found
080 – Club card not allowed for this transaction type
090 – Cancellation transaction rejected – must perform inquiry
091 – Cancellation transaction rejected – must perform regular transaction first
092 – Cancellation transaction rejected – must perform credit transaction first
099 – Cannot cancel/read data – TRAN file is open
101 – No authorization for debit transaction
106 – Terminal not allowed for mandatory authorization
107 – Transaction exceeds allowed credit limit – split into installments
108 – Terminal not allowed for forced transactions
109 – Terminal not allowed for service code 587
110 – Terminal not allowed for debit
111 – Terminal not allowed for installment transactions
112 – Terminal not allowed for debit-only transactions
113 – Terminal not allowed for branch operations
114 – Terminal not allowed for credit
115 – Terminal not allowed for approved or forced transactions
116 – Terminal not allowed for stars/points/miles
117 – Terminal not allowed for coupons/vouchers
118 – Terminal not allowed for cashback
119 – Terminal not allowed for refund (credit)
120 – Terminal not allowed for debit
121 – Terminal not allowed for credit
122 – Terminal not allowed to be defined as “credit-only”
123 – Terminal not allowed for coupons/vouchers/miles
124 – Terminal not allowed for deferred credit installments
125 – Terminal not allowed for immediate credit installments
126 – Terminal not allowed for this service code
127 – Terminal not allowed for debit-only transactions
128 – Terminal not allowed for transactions starting with digit 3
129 – Terminal not allowed for credit transactions
130 – Transaction not allowed
131 – Terminal not allowed for coupons/vouchers/miles
132 – Terminal not allowed for debit
133 – Terminal not allowed based on terminal type definition
134 – Terminal not allowed for transactions based on system vector definition
135 – Terminal not allowed for transactions based on system vector definition
136 – Terminal not allowed for transactions based on system vector definition
137 – Card prefix (7 digits) not valid according to system definition (VECTOR21)
138 – Card not allowed to perform installment transactions based on card list definition (Isracard)
139 – Incorrect number of payments for this card
140 – Card not allowed for club/benefit transactions
141 – Card not allowed based on system vector definition (Vector5)
142 – Invalid service code according to system definition (Vector6)
143 – Card prefix (2 digits) invalid per system definition (Vector7)
144 – Invalid service code per system definition (Vector12)
145 – Invalid service code per system definition (Vector13)
146 – Card not allowed for this transaction type
147 – Card not allowed for installments with payment day 31
148 – Card not allowed for deferred installments with payment day 31
149 – Card not allowed for installments with fewer than allowed payments (day 31 logic)
150 – Card not allowed for periodic payments
151 – Card not allowed for debit
152 – Invalid service code
153 – Card not allowed for issuer transactions above limit (+30) per system definition (Vector21)
154 – Card not allowed for immediate debit per system definition (Vector21)
155 – Incorrect card number length
156 – Invalid card number
157 – Transaction must be declined – card not valid for credit
158 – Transaction must be declined – card not valid for debit
159 – Transaction must be declined – credit amount too high
160 – Transaction must be declined – invalid installment transaction
161 – Transaction must be declined – invalid transaction type
162 – Transaction must be declined – installment transaction not allowed
163 – Card not allowed for installment transactions
164 – JCB card not allowed for credit transactions in Israel
165 – Missing data in transaction structure
166 – Card not allowed in this terminal
167 – Card not allowed for club/points/vouchers
168 – Terminal not allowed for this transaction type
169 – Card not allowed for debit
170 – Card number not valid for this system
171 – Cannot perform forced transaction with this card
172 – Cannot perform debit transaction with this card
173 – General transaction failure
174 – Terminal not allowed for this transaction type
175 – Terminal not allowed for debit
176 – Card not allowed for debit (Vector1 restriction)
177 – Installment transaction must be “direct debit” only (not “self service debit”)
178 – Terminal not allowed for club/points/vouchers
179 – Transaction amount too large for this card
180 – Card not allowed for debit transaction
200 – System error
201 – File(s) corrupted