THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (CHINA) LIMITED, WUHAN - SWIFT/BIC Code

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (CHINA) LIMITED, WUHAN - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BEASCNSHWHN

Bank / Institution

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (CHINA) LIMITED

Address

C-BANK PLAZA, NO 933 JIANSHE AVENE WUHAN CITY, HUBEI PROVINCE PRC

City

WUHAN

Postcode

430015

Country

China

Connection

Active

BEASCNSHWHN - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BEASCNSH or BEASCNSHWHN

Bank Code

BEAS - code assigned to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (CHINA) LIMITED

Country Code

CN - code belongs to China

Location & Status

SH - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

WHN or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BEASCNSH - primary office of THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (CHINA) LIMITED, China

What is a SWIFT Code BEASCNSHWHN?

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.