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 Germany

Bank NameLocal NameBranchSWIFT Code
AACHENAACSDE33XXX
BIELEFELDSPBIDE3BXXX
BREMENSBREDE22XXX
DETMOLDWELADE3LXXX
DORTMUNDDORTDE33XXX
DUERENSDUEDE33XXX
DUISBURGDUISDE33XXX
ESSENSPESDE3EXXX
FREIBURG IM BREISGAUFRSPDE66XXX
HAGENWELADE3HXXX
HANNOVERSPKHDE2HXXX
HERFORDWLAHDE44XXX
KARLSRUHEKARSDE66XXX
KOELNCOLSDE33XXX
BRUCHSALBRUSDE66XXX

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.