# ISO 4217

*Last updated: 2026-06-26*

> Whenever a commercial invoice, bill of lading, or customs entry requires a currency reference, ISO 4217 provides the governing framework.

Whenever a commercial invoice, bill of lading, or customs entry requires a currency reference, ISO 4217 provides the governing framework. Published by the International Organization for Standardization, it assigns a three-letter alphabetic code—EUR, USD, GBP—alongside a numeric equivalent to each currency, and specifies the number of minor units (two decimal places for the euro, zero for the Japanese yen). Freight forwarders, customs authorities, and treasury teams embed these codes in payment instructions, EDI messages, and banking documents to eliminate confusion between currencies sharing the same common name—Canadian, Australian, and US dollars, for instance. Without this uniform coding, automated freight billing and electronic exchange-rate processing would be far more error-prone.

**Source:** [https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html](https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html)

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Term | ISO 4217 |
| Language | EN |
| Word count | 109 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-26 |
| Source | https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html |

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