EIDGENOESSISCHE FINANZVERWALTUNG, BERNE - SWIFT/BIC Code

EIDGENOESSISCHE FINANZVERWALTUNG, BERNE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

EFVBCH22BVP

Bank / Institution

EIDGENOESSISCHE FINANZVERWALTUNG

Address

City

BERNE

Postcode

Country

Switzerland

Connection

Active

EFVBCH22BVP - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

EFVBCH22 or EFVBCH22BVP

Bank Code

EFVB - code assigned to EIDGENOESSISCHE FINANZVERWALTUNG

Country Code

CH - code belongs to Switzerland

Location & Status

22 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

BVP or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

EFVBCH22 - primary office of EIDGENOESSISCHE FINANZVERWALTUNG, Switzerland

What is a SWIFT Code EFVBCH22BVP?

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.