BANK OF CHINA, HAMBURG BRANCH RATHAUSMARKT 5, HAMBURG, Germany
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | BANK OF CHINA |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | BKCH |
| Country | GERMANY |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | DE |
| City | HAMBURG |
| City Code | FF The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | HAMBURG BRANCH |
| Branch Code | HMB |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
BKCHDEFFHMB
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| Address | RATHAUSMARKT 5 |
| Zip Code / Postal Code | 20095 |
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| Whether Bank IBAN Compliant | Yes, BANK OF CHINA, is IBAN Compliant. |
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| SEPA Credit Transfer Status | Account holders of this branch can Receive Payment through SEPA Network |
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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 DE indicates that bank is in GERMANY. It means that all the banks located in GERMANY will have DE 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 FF indicates that bank is in HAMBURG. It means that all the branches of BANK OF CHINA located in HAMBURG will have FF 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 HMB indicates branch code. It means that BANK OF CHINA Branch code: HMB is used for branches located at :RATHAUSMARKT 5. 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.