CHINA CITIC BANK, YANGZHOU - SWIFT/BIC Code

CHINA CITIC BANK, YANGZHOU - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

CIBKCNBJ225

Bank / Institution

CHINA CITIC BANK

Address

171 WEIYANG ROAD

City

YANGZHOU

Postcode

225009

Country

China

Connection

Active

CIBKCNBJ225 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

CIBKCNBJ or CIBKCNBJ225

Bank Code

CIBK - code assigned to CHINA CITIC BANK

Country Code

CN - code belongs to China

Location & Status

BJ - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

225 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

CIBKCNBJ - primary office of CHINA CITIC BANK, China

What is a SWIFT Code CIBKCNBJ225?

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.