THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA, SEOUL - SWIFT/BIC Code

THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA, SEOUL - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

EXIKKRSEFEF

Bank / Institution

THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

Address

38 EUNHAENG-RO, YEONGDEUNGPO-GU,

City

SEOUL

Postcode

150-996

Country

South Korea

Connection

Active

EXIKKRSEFEF - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

EXIKKRSE or EXIKKRSEFEF

Bank Code

EXIK - code assigned to THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA

Country Code

KR - code belongs to South Korea

Location & Status

SE - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

FEF or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

EXIKKRSE - primary office of THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA, South Korea

What is a SWIFT Code EXIKKRSEFEF?

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.