INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD, SAN JOSE - SWIFT/BIC Code

INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD, SAN JOSE - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

ICELCRSJ

Bank / Institution

INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD

Address

EDIFICIO JORGE MANUEL DENGO 4, 50 AVENIDA LAS AMERICAS MATA, REDONDA SABANA NORTE

City

SAN JOSE

Postcode

0000

Country

Costa Rica

Connection

Active

ICELCRSJ - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

ICELCRSJ or ICELCRSJXXX

Bank Code

ICEL - code assigned to INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD

Country Code

CR - code belongs to Costa Rica

Location & Status

SJ - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code ICELCRSJ?

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.