BANK OF CHINA LIMITED HONG KONG BR, HONG KONG - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF CHINA LIMITED HONG KONG BR, HONG KONG - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BKCHHKHK

Bank / Institution

BANK OF CHINA LIMITED HONG KONG BR

Address

BANK OF CHINA TOWER, FLOOR 8, GARDEN ROAD 1

City

HONG KONG

Postcode

Country

Hong Kong

Connection

Active

BKCHHKHK - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BKCHHKHK or BKCHHKHKXXX

Bank Code

BKCH - code assigned to BANK OF CHINA LIMITED HONG KONG BR

Country Code

HK - code belongs to Hong Kong

Location & Status

HK - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code BKCHHKHK?

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.