BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LIMITED, BRUNEI BRANCH, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LIMITED, BRUNEI BRANCH, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC
BKCHBNBB
Bank / Institution
BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LIMITED, BRUNEI BRANCH
Address
KIARONG JAYA KOMPLEK, SIMPANG 22, JALAN DATO RATNA 56244 KAMPONG KIARONG
City
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Postcode
BE1318
Country
Brunei
Connection
Active
BKCHBNBB - SWIFT Code Breakdown
SWIFT Code
BKCHBNBB or BKCHBNBBXXX
Bank Code
BKCH - code assigned to BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LIMITED, BRUNEI BRANCH
Country Code
BN - code belongs to Brunei
Location & Status
BB - represents location, second digit means active code
Branch Code
XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code BKCHBNBB?

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.

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