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Bank Code / Sort Code, Swift Code of Bundesbank eh Essen, Essen-45024


Bank Name	Bundesbank eh Essen
Short name and location of the payment service provider	BBk eh Essen
Bank Type	The Deutsche Bundesbank
Bank Code / Sort Code / Clearing Code / Routing Number	36000000
Bank Code / Sort Code in Printed Format	360 000 00
SWIFT Code / BIC Code	MARKDEF1360
Whether Payment Service Provider	YES
Clearing area	Rhineland (Dusseldorf and Cologne administrative districts)
City	Essen
Postal Code	45024
Primary Account Number (PAN)	20360
Bank Account No. Check-digit calculation method	09
Branch Data Modification Status	No Change in Branch Primary Information
Intended deletion of a bank sort code	NO
Succeeding Bank Routing Number	00000000
Sample IBAN of the Branch	DECC360000000123456789
Bank Authorization for SEPA Credit Transfers	Yes, Bank is authorized for SEPA Credit Transfers
Bank Authorization for SEPA Extended Remittance Information option	No, Bank is not authorized SEPA Extended Remittance Information option
Bank Authorization for SEPA Instant Credit Transfer	Yes, Bank is authorized for SEPA Instant Credit Transactions
Bank Authorization for SEPA Direct Debit Core Transactions	Yes, Bank is authorized for SEPA Direct Debit Core Transactions
Bank Authorization for SEPA Direct Debit B2B Transactions	Yes, Bank is authorized for SEPA Direct Debit B2B Transactions
Bank Authorization for SEPA Request to Pay Transactions	No, Bank is not authorized for SEPA Request to Pay Transactions

What is German Banks Sort Codes?

The Bank Codes allotted to Bank Branches by the Germany Central Bank, The Deutsche Bundesbank for the identification of a payment service provider is called Bank Sort Codes. Generally each Bank branch is identified by its sort code, but two or more Bank Branches may share the same Sort Code in Germany.

Purpose of German Banks Sort Codes

Sort Codes are used in Germany by Banks to transfer payments from one Bank Account to another Bank Account, within a Bank Branch or between a Bank's different branches or between different Banks.

How to find German Bank Accounts Sort Codes

Your Bank Account Sort Code is printed on your Cheque Book. You can also find your Bank Account Sort Code in your Banks Mobile APP or Web Application. Login to your Bank\'s Mobile APP or Web APP and you will see six digits no. which is your Bank Account Sort Code. Your Bank Account Sort Code is also included in IBAN No. In United Kingdom IBAN Numbers, check Character 5 to 12 from left, which is your Bank Account Sort Code.

Structure of the Germany Bank Sort Code

The first digit of the bank sort code essentially refers to the clearing area in which the payment service provider is domiciled.
The first three digits of the bank sort code form the location number, which refers to a bank place (location of the nearest Bundesbank branch), as well as the related bank district (bank place and the surrounding area).
The fourth digit of the bank sort code refers to the group of institutions.
The first four digits of a new bank sort code are determined by the Bundesbank. As a rule, the applicant determines the institution-specific part of the number (fifth to eighth digits of the bank sort code) in consultation with the Bundesbank. Additional bank sort codes - issued to payment service providers for the separate execution of payments from specific business areas with significant payment volumes - differ from the main bank sort code in the seventh and eighth digits.
If a payment service provider leaves a group of institutions, it may continue to use the bank sort code only with the consent of the relevant group of institutions.