NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE, DAR ES SALAAM - SWIFT/BIC Code

NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE, DAR ES SALAAM - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

NLCBTZTXKIC

Bank / Institution

NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE

Address

City

DAR ES SALAAM

Postcode

Country

Tanzania

Connection

Active

NLCBTZTXKIC - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

NLCBTZTX or NLCBTZTXKIC

Bank Code

NLCB - code assigned to NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE

Country Code

TZ - code belongs to Tanzania

Location & Status

TX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

KIC or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

NLCBTZTX - primary office of NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE, Tanzania

What is a SWIFT Code NLCBTZTXKIC?

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.