What is SWIFT Code?

The SWIFT Code (also known as ISO 9362) is used mostly when transfering funds from one financial institution to another. SWIFT stands for The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, which is the organization that handles the registration of these codes. It is a standard format of Business Identifier Codes (BIC) approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

The SWIFT code is made up of either 8 or 11 letters.

A real world example - Citi Group Private Bank - CITIUS33PBG

  • First 4 letters: bank code
  • Next 2 letters: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
  • Next 2 letters or digits: location code
  • Last 3 letters or digits: branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office)

An 8-digit code can be assumed as referencing to primary office.

There are over 8,000 “live” codes, which are for the partners who are actively connected to the SWIFT network. In addition, there are more than 10,000 additional codes, which are used for manual transactions.

SWIFT Code for Banks in China

Bank NameLocal NameBranchSWIFT Code
成都银行
成都银行CHENGDUCBOCCNBCXXX
中国银行
中国银行BEIJINGBKCHCNBJXXX
中国银行(香港)
中国银行(香港)SHENZHENBKCHCNBSXXX
重庆银行
重庆银行CHONGQINGCQCBCN22XXX
交通银行
交通银行SHANGHAICOMMCNSHXXX
大连银行
大连银行DALIANDLCBCNBDXXX
东莞银行
东莞银行DONGGUANDGCBCN22XXX
东亚银行(中国)
东亚银行(中国)SHANGHAIBEASCNSHXXX
HANGZHOUHZCBCN2HXXX
SHENZHENBKIDCNBSXXX
NANJINGBOJSCNBNXXX
WUXIWXCBCNSHXXX
SUZHOUSCCBCNSUXXX
NANTONGNGCBCNSHXXX
YANGZHOUYZCBCNSHXXX

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.