BANCO CENTRAL DE CUBA, LA HABANA - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANCO CENTRAL DE CUBA, LA HABANA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BCCUCUHHSLB

Bank / Institution

BANCO CENTRAL DE CUBA

Address

City

LA HABANA

Postcode

Country

Cuba

Connection

Active

BCCUCUHHSLB - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BCCUCUHH or BCCUCUHHSLB

Bank Code

BCCU - code assigned to BANCO CENTRAL DE CUBA

Country Code

CU - code belongs to Cuba

Location & Status

HH - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

SLB or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BCCUCUHH - primary office of BANCO CENTRAL DE CUBA, Cuba

What is a SWIFT Code BCCUCUHHSLB?

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.