Regional / domestic

MCC 1421

Mastercard regional code 1421

A Mastercard regional or domestic-use MCC printed in the cited programme tables; the public booklet does not provide a category title.

Assignment guidance

When MCC 1421 should be used

When the applicable Mastercard regional or domestic programme explicitly assigns MCC 1421 to the merchant.
Only after the acquirer confirms the code title, permitted geography, programme, and transaction context.

Boundary guidance

When MCC 1421 should not be used

As a global merchant category or outside the programme in which the code is listed.
When a published, more specific MCC describes the merchant's primary business.

Scheme comparison

Names and evidence status

Absence from public material is not treated as proof that a scheme does not use the MCC.

Scheme-specific wording and evidence status for MCC 1421
Scheme	Evidence	Scheme wording	Comparison
Visa	Not listed	Not listed in the cited Visa catalogueThe April 2026 global listing was checked. Absence is not evidence that every Visa programme rejects the code.	Not available
Mastercard	Official, limited scope	Regional or domestic programme codeThe code is printed in a Mastercard programme table on PDF page 286, but the public booklet does not provide a category title.	Not available
American Express	Publicly not found	No current public definition locatedThe complete American Express Codes Reference Guide is not public. This is not evidence that the MCC is unsupported.	Not available
Discover / Diners Club	Publicly not found	No current public definition locatedNo complete current public Discover / Diners Club MCC catalogue was located. This is not evidence that the MCC is unsupported.	Not available
UnionPay	Not reviewed	No global definition reviewedThe official material reviewed so far is limited to EEA fee appendices and is not a global definition catalogue.	Not available

Provenance

Sources reviewed

Visa Merchant Data Standards ManualApril 2026 · global · official
Mastercard Quick Reference Booklet - Merchant Edition16 April 2024 · official · PDF page 286

SchemeLens descriptions and use boundaries are editorial summaries of the cited material. Final MCC assignment depends on the merchant's primary business, current scheme rules, region, programme, and acquirer requirements.