AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA SYDNEY BRANCH, SYDNEY - SWIFT/BIC Code

AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA SYDNEY BRANCH, SYDNEY - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ABOCAU2S

Bank / Institution

AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA SYDNEY BRANCH

Address

2 CHIFLEY SQUARE

City

SYDNEY

Postcode

2000

Country

Australia

Connection

Active

ABOCAU2S - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ABOCAU2S or ABOCAU2SXXX

Bank Code

ABOC - code assigned to AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA SYDNEY BRANCH

Country Code

AU - code belongs to Australia

Location & Status

2S - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

SWIFT codes comprise of 8 or 11 characters. All 11 digit codes refer to specific branches, while 8 digit codes (or those ending in 'XXX') refer to the head or primary office. SWIFT codes are formatted as follows:

AAAA BB CC DDD

First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - location code, passive participant will have "1" in the second character (letters and digits)
Last 3 characters - branch code, optional - 'XXX' for primary office (letters and digits)

The registrations of SWIFT Codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.