BANK OF CHINA, MELBOURNE - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF CHINA, MELBOURNE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BKCHAU2SMEL

Bank / Institution

BANK OF CHINA

Address

270 QUEEN STREET

City

MELBOURNE

Postcode

3000

Country

Australia

Connection

Active

BKCHAU2SMEL - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BKCHAU2S or BKCHAU2SMEL

Bank Code

BKCH - code assigned to BANK OF CHINA

Country Code

AU - code belongs to Australia

Location & Status

2S - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

MEL or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BKCHAU2S - primary office of BANK OF CHINA, Australia

What is a SWIFT Code BKCHAU2SMEL?

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.