All codesAgricultural ServicesLow Risk

0780Landscaping & Horticultural Services

Landscaping, lawn care, tree trimming, and garden maintenance services.

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Merchants Using MCC 0780

Well-known businesses assigned this code

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Risk Assessment

Standard processing rates. Most payment processors accept this MCC with minimal additional requirements.

Common Use Cases

  • Lawn maintenance contracts
  • Landscape design
  • Tree removal services

Category Details

Category
Agricultural Services
MCC Range
0001–1499
Description
Farming, forestry, breeding, and agricultural cooperatives.

Why MCC Codes Matter for Your Business

Your MCC code directly affects how card networks and processors treat your transactions.

Approval Rate Impact

Processors have different acceptance rates per MCC. A misclassified code can silently tank your approval rate by 5-15%, costing revenue on every declined transaction.

Interchange Fees

The interchange fee you pay on every transaction is directly tied to your MCC code. Some categories pay 0.5% less per transaction — at scale, that compounds into significant savings or hidden costs.

Chargeback Thresholds

Visa and Mastercard set different chargeback monitoring thresholds per MCC category. High-risk MCCs face stricter limits — exceeding them triggers fines, reserve requirements, or account termination.

Wrong MCC = Serious Risk

An incorrect MCC assignment means you could be paying inflated fees, hitting the wrong chargeback program, or worse — facing account termination for "MCC mismatch" during a processor audit.

Tagada Optimizes Routing by MCC Code

Tagada's payment orchestration engine analyzes your MCC code to route each transaction to the processor with the highest approval rate and lowest fees for that specific merchant category. For MCC 0780, this means your landscaping & horticultural services transactions are automatically sent through the optimal path in your processor stack.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is MCC 0780?

MCC 0780 covers landscaping and horticultural services including lawn care, garden design, and tree services.

Is MCC 0780 high risk?

No, landscaping is low risk with predictable recurring billing for maintenance contracts.

Tagada Platform

Optimize MCC 0780 payments with Tagada

Tagada's intelligent routing engine optimizes MCC 0780 transactions for the best approval rate, lowest fees, and fastest settlement across your processor stack.