BANK OF CHINA TORONTO BRANCH, TORONTO - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF CHINA TORONTO BRANCH, TORONTO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BKCHCAT2

Bank / Institution

BANK OF CHINA TORONTO BRANCH

Address

FIRST CANADIAN PLACE SUITE 6108, 100 KING STREET WEST

City

TORONTO

Postcode

M5X 1C8

Country

Canada

Connection

Active

BKCHCAT2 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BKCHCAT2 or BKCHCAT2XXX

Bank Code

BKCH - code assigned to BANK OF CHINA TORONTO BRANCH

Country Code

CA - code belongs to Canada

Location & Status

T2 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code BKCHCAT2?

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.