INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED, DOHA - SWIFT/BIC Code

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED, DOHA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ICBKQAQACLR

Bank / Institution

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED

Address

QFC TOWER1, FLOOR 12, WEST BAY

City

DOHA

Postcode

11217

Country

Qatar

Connection

Active

ICBKQAQACLR - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ICBKQAQA or ICBKQAQACLR

Bank Code

ICBK - code assigned to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED

Country Code

QA - code belongs to Qatar

Location & Status

QA - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

CLR or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

ICBKQAQA - primary office of INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED, Qatar

What is a SWIFT Code ICBKQAQACLR?

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.