BANK OF CHINA, MELBOURNE BRANCH 270 QUEEN STREET, MELBOURNE, Australia
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | BANK OF CHINA |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | BKCH |
| Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | AU |
| City | MELBOURNE |
| City Code | 2S The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | MELBOURNE BRANCH |
| Branch Code | MEL |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
BKCHAU2SMEL
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| Address | 270 QUEEN STREET |
| Zip Code / Postal Code | 3000 |
| Note: Before Transferring payment to the Bank Branch, confirm from the payment receiver, if the Bank Branch is Active | |
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| Whether Financial Institution IBAN Compliant | No, BANK OF CHINA is not IBAN Compliant. |
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What is a SWIFT Code / BIC code?
Business Identifier Codes (BIC) has been developed by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) to identify banks and financial institutions globally. That is why BIC Codes are also known as SWIFT Codes.SWIFT Codes / BIC Codes are used for transferring money between banks of different countries or SEPA payments. Banks also use these codes for exchanging financial messages.
SWIFT Code / BIC Code is formed of 8 or 11 characters in following system:
- First four characters in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code from left depicts bank code. In the case of BANK OF CHINA the first four characters from left BKCH indicates that it is BANK OF CHINA.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of BANK OF CHINA characters 5 and 6 from left AU indicates that bank is in AUSTRALIA. It means that all the banks located in AUSTRALIA will have AU at 5th and 6th place from left in their Swift Codes / BIC Codes.
- Characters 7-8 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts City Code of the Bank. In the case of BANK OF CHINA characters 7 and 8 from left 2S indicates that bank is in MELBOURNE. It means that all the branches of BANK OF CHINA located in MELBOURNE will have 2S at 7th and 8th place from left in their Swift Codes / BIC Codes.
- Characters 9-11 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Branch Code of the Bank.In the case of BANK OF CHINA characters 9 - 11 from left MEL indicates branch code. It means that BANK OF CHINA Branch code: MEL is used for branches located at :270 QUEEN STREET. If XXX are in 9-11 place then it means that it is the Head Office of Bank / Financial institution.
- Many Banks has taken only one SWIFT Code per country or have one SWIFT Code per city, for processing International Payments of all the Branches of the country / city through SWIFT enabled branch. So, if your Bank Branch is not depicting in the list, contact your Bank Branch for the SWIFT Code transactions.