SANTANDER BENELUX SA, BRUSSELS - SWIFT/BIC Code

SANTANDER BENELUX SA, BRUSSELS - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BSCHBEBBRET

Bank / Institution

SANTANDER BENELUX SA

Address

AVENUE DES NERVIENS

City

BRUSSELS

Postcode

1040

Country

Belgium

Connection

Active

BSCHBEBBRET - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BSCHBEBB or BSCHBEBBRET

Bank Code

BSCH - code assigned to SANTANDER BENELUX SA

Country Code

BE - code belongs to Belgium

Location & Status

BB - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

RET or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

BSCHBEBB - primary office of SANTANDER BENELUX SA, Belgium

What is a SWIFT Code BSCHBEBBRET?

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.