BANK OF CHINA (LUXEMBOURG) S.A. PORTUGAL BRANCH, LISBON - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF CHINA (LUXEMBOURG) S.A. PORTUGAL BRANCH, LISBON - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BKCHPTPL

Bank / Institution

BANK OF CHINA (LUXEMBOURG) S.A. PORTUGAL BRANCH

Address

RUA DUQUE DE PALMELA 35-37

City

LISBON

Postcode

1250097

Country

Portugal

Connection

Active

BKCHPTPL - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BKCHPTPL or BKCHPTPLXXX

Bank Code

BKCH - code assigned to BANK OF CHINA (LUXEMBOURG) S.A. PORTUGAL BRANCH

Country Code

PT - code belongs to Portugal

Location & Status

PL - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code BKCHPTPL?

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.