Paying NIH from a NON-U.S. Bank Account

ATTENTION: Checks will no longer be accepted after September 30, 2024. 


IT IS VERY IMPORTANT to reference the appropriate OTT license agreement number (L-XXX-XXXX-X) on all payments. 

The NIH now accepts DEBIT or CREDIT CARD payments for royalties.  Go to the U.S. Treasury Web Site located at:  https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/28680443. Transactions are limited to $24,999. You may not split payments using the same credit card if the total will be over the limit, even if partial payments are made on different days. However, you can use a different credit card for each partial payment. There is no transaction limit on the use of Debit Cards, except for the funds available in your account.

Credit and Debit Cards Accepted by Pay.gov

  • American Express
  • Discover and cards showing Discover Logo including
    • JCB
    • Union Pay
    • Some Diners Club cards
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
  • Debit Cards showing the MasterCard or Visa logo

Pay.gov logo
Pay.gov can be used to make secure electronic payments to Federal
Government Agencies and is the preferred method of payment for NIH.

Please note that Automated Clearing House (ACH) Payments cannot be submitted through Pay.gov by non-U.S. companies.

 

Electronic Funds Wire Transfers

Drawn on a foreign bank account via FEDWIRE: 
 
The following instructions pertain to the Fedwire Network. Deposits made in US Dollars (USD).
 
Should your remitter utilize a correspondent US domestic bank in transferring electronic funds, the following Fedwire instructions are applicable.
 
Fedwire Field TagFedwire Field NameRequired Information
{1510}Type/Subtype1000
{2000}Amount(enter payment amount)
{3100}Sender Bank ABA routing number(enter the US correspondent bank’s ABA routing number)
{3400}Receiver ABA routing number*021030004
{3400}Receiver ABA short nameTREAS NYC
{3600}Business Function CodeCTR (or CTP)
{4200}Beneficiary Identifier (account number)**
(enter 12 digit gateway account #)
875080031006
{4200}Beneficiary Name(enter agency name associated with the Beneficiary Identifier)
DHHS / NIH (75080031)
{5000}Originator(enter the name of the originator of the payment)
COMPANY'S NAME
{6000}Originator to Beneficiary Information – Line 1(enter information to identify the purpose of the payment)
ROYALTY
{6000}Originator to Beneficiary Information – Line 2(enter information to identify the purpose of the payment)
LICENSE NUMBER (L-xxx-xxxx-x)
{6000}Originator to Beneficiary Information – Line 3(enter information to identify the purpose of the payment)
INVOICE NUMBER
{6000}Originator to Beneficiary Information – Line 4(enter information to identify the purpose of the payment)

Notes:
 *The financial institution address for Treasury’s routing number is 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045.

**Anything other than the 12 digit gateway account # will cause the Fedwire to be returned – SWIFT CODE: FRNYUS33


Agency Contacts:   Office of Technology Transfer (OTT); OTT-Royalties@mail.nih.gov

Automated Clearing House (ACH) for payments through U.S. banks only

The ICs encourage their licensees to submit electronic funds transfer payments through the Automated Clearing House (ACH).  ACH payments can be submitted by two methods: Pay.gov (for US banks only) or standard ACH payment (US and International banks accepted). 

    Pay.gov ACH payments can be submitted for US banks only. Submit your ACH payment through the US Treasury web site located at: https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/28680443. 

    Standard ACH credits can be submitted for payments up to $99,999,999 for US and International banks. Please provide the following instructions to your financial institution for the remittance of Automated Clearing House (ACH) credits to the United States Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health (NIH). 

Drawn on a US bank account via Standard ACH: 

NACHA

Record Type Code

NACHA

Field

NACHA

Data Element Name

 

Required Information

5

3

Company Name

(enter the name of the payor)

5

6

Standard Entry Class Code

CTX

5

9

Effective Entry Date

(enter intended settlement date)

6

2

Transaction Code*

22

6

3 & 4

Receiving DFI Identification (ABA routing #)

051036706

6

5

DFI Account Number

875080031006

6

6

Amount

(enter payment amount)

6

8

Receiving Company Name

(enter the identifying information)

7

3

Payment Related Information

(see format instructions below)

Additional Payment Related Information should be included in NACHA Record 7 Field 3 and must conform to the ANSI ASC X12 standards using the EDI 820 Transaction Set Data Segments. A sample format follows.

 

                 Segment Contents

                         Element Descriptions

RMR*AR*License number**Amount being paid\N1*8R*Licensee Name\**RMR*AR*license number2**Amount being Paid 2\N1*8R*Licensee Name2\**

DATA SEGMENT - Remittance AdviceAccounts Receivable RMR

    *(delimiter)

Reference Identification Qualifier: AR Accounts Receivable Number

    *(delimiter)

License number  (L-xxx-xxxx-x)

    *(delimiter)

    *(delimiter)

Monetary Amount:         Amount being paid
\ (segment terminator)
 

DATA SEGMENT – Name: N1

    *(delimiter)

Entity Identifier Code: 8R Identifies customer

    *(delimiter)

Name:   Licensee name

\ (segment terminator)

Example: Licensee LLC with Licensee numberL-xxx-20xx-x pays $1,000.00

RMR*AR*L-xxx-20xx-x**1000.00\N1*8R*Licensee LLC \

ACH debits are not permitted to this ABA routing number. All debits received will be automatically rejected/returned. 

Agency Contacts: Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) OTT-Royalties@mail.nih.gov