Return Not a Duplicate
Category: Contested dishonored return (RDFI) Initiated by: RDFI
Applies to (SEC scope)
ALL, EXCEPT IAT
camt.053 mapping
Not mapped
Reinitiation
Not applicable to this code
Nacha's definition
The Return Entry was not a duplicate of an Entry previously returned by the RDFI.
Verbatim from Nacha — ISO 20022 Guide to Mapping U.S. ACH Return Items and Notifications of Change, August 2023, Version 2.01 (Table 1, return reason codes) (return reason code table). Applies to: ALL, EXCEPT IAT.
How it appears in an ISO 20022 statement
Nacha's mapping guide marks this code as not currently supported or mapped for camt.053 (footnote 1): it applies to Standard Entry Class codes or flows the guide does not cover, so it has no published ISO 20022 reason-code mapping.
Return time frame
Dishonored and contested dishonored returns are exchanged between the ODFI and RDFI under their own time frames in the Nacha Operating Rules. Nacha's mapping guide notes they must be sent in Nacha file format rather than through camt.053. The time frames are not stated in the public sources used here.
Can the entry be reinitiated?
Nacha's reinitiation rule governs resubmission of returned debit entries; it does not arise for this code. See the definition and the operator note for what the return means and who acts on it.
What an operator does next
The RDFI contests an R67 dishonor: its return was not a duplicate. Operators encounter these only through their ODFI's exception handling; the practical question is which entry finally stands.
PaymentBrief guidance, not Nacha text. Your ODFI's procedures and the current Nacha Operating Rules govern.
Where this comes up on PaymentBrief
Sources for this code
- Nacha — ISO 20022 Guide to Mapping U.S. ACH Return Items and Notifications of Change, August 2023, Version 2.01 (Table 1, return reason codes) — nacha-mapping-guide, retrieved 2026-09-06
- Nacha — rule page 'ACH Network Risk and Enforcement Topics' (unauthorized return rate threshold; reinitiation of entries) — nacha-rule-page, retrieved 2026-09-06