HUA XIA BANK, BAOTOU - SWIFT/BIC Code

HUA XIA BANK, BAOTOU - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

HXBKCNBJ19B

Bank / Institution

HUA XIA BANK

Address

STEEL STR QING SHAN DISTRICT NO.19 INNER MONGOLIA

City

BAOTOU

Postcode

014030

Country

China

Connection

Active

HXBKCNBJ19B - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

HXBKCNBJ or HXBKCNBJ19B

Bank Code

HXBK - code assigned to HUA XIA BANK

Country Code

CN - code belongs to China

Location & Status

BJ - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

19B or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

HXBKCNBJ - primary office of HUA XIA BANK, China

What is a SWIFT Code HXBKCNBJ19B?

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.