Processing Level Qualification Chart

This chart explains exactly how much information needs to be passed through the processing system for a level 1, 2 or 3 transaction to not-downgrade and remain qualified, for the lowest possible processing rate.
Data Type	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Merchant Name	X	X	X
Transaction Amount	X	X	X
Data	X	X	X
Tax Amount		X	X
Customer Code (16 Char)		X	X
Merchant Postal Code		X	X
Tax Identification		X	X
Merchant Minority Code		X	X
Merchant State Code		X	X
Item Product Code			X
Item Description			X
Item Quantity			X
Item Unit of Measure			X
Item Extended Amount			X
Item Net / Gross Indicator			X
Item Tax Amount			X
Item Tax Rate			X
Item Tax Identifier			X
Item Discount Indicator			X
Ship from Postal Code			X
Freight Amount			X
Duty Amount			X
Destination Postal Code			X
Destination Country Code			X
Alternate Tax Amount			X

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