ISO 8583:1987 response code
94
Duplicate transmission
- Standard version
- ISO 8583:1987
- Paired version code
- ISO 8583:1993 · 913
In ISO 8583:1987, response code 94 means “Duplicate transmission”. It is paired here with ISO 8583:1993 response code 913, “Duplicate transmission”. The reviewed dataset contains entries for Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and UnionPay; 1 of the five scheme columns remain N/A.
Merchant handling
Actions to be taken
Do not submit or fulfill the transaction again until its status has been checked. Reconcile the original request and reverse or correct duplicates according to the acquirer’s procedure.
This is conservative merchant guidance derived from the published response meaning. Current scheme, acquirer, processor, merchant advice, and transaction-specific rules take precedence.
Scheme comparison
Descriptions in the reviewed sources
Each populated value links to its scheme record and preserves the raw code published by that source. N/A means no matching description exists in the reviewed public dataset.
| Scheme | Raw code | Source description | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visa | 94 | Request is identified as a duplicate | Official |
| Mastercard | 94 | Duplicate transmission detected | Official, limited scope |
| American Express | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Discover | 94 | Duplicate transmission detected | Secondary source |
| UnionPay | 94 | Duplicate transaction | Official, limited scope |
Standard sources
Version and response-name evidence
- ISO 8583:1987 metadataOfficial edition metadata; the full value table is not public.ISO
- Wikipedia ISO 8583 version tablesSecondary public source for the displayed response name.Revision 1352601145