YAMAGUCHI BANK, LTD., THE, Primary Office 2-36 4-Chome Takezaki-Cho Shimonoseki, SHIMONOSEKI, Japan


BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name	YAMAGUCHI BANK, LTD., THE
Bank Code / Institution Code	YMBK
Country	JAPAN
Country Code (ISO 3166)	JP
City	SHIMONOSEKI
City Code	JT The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city.
Office Type	Primary Office / Head Office / Main Office
Branch Code	XXX
Swift Code / BIC Code	YMBKJPJT
Swift Code / BIC Code 11 Characters	YMBKJPJTXXX Note:If Swift Code is of 8 Characters then suffix XXX for branch code in the Swift Code.
Address	2-36 4-Chome Takezaki-Cho Shimonoseki
Zip Code / Postal Code	750-8603
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Whether Financial Institution IBAN Compliant	No, YAMAGUCHI BANK, LTD., THE 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 YAMAGUCHI BANK, LTD., THE the first four characters from left YMBK indicates that it is YAMAGUCHI BANK, LTD., THE.
Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of YAMAGUCHI BANK, LTD., THE characters 5 and 6 from left JP indicates that bank is in JAPAN. It means that all the banks located in JAPAN will have JP 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 YAMAGUCHI BANK, LTD., THE characters 7 and 8 from left JT indicates that bank is in SHIMONOSEKI. It means that all the branches of YAMAGUCHI BANK, LTD., THE located in SHIMONOSEKI will have JT 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 YAMAGUCHI BANK, LTD., THE the length of SWIFT Code is 8 Characters, means YAMAGUCHI BANK, LTD., THE Head Office of the 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.