SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED, SHANGHAI - SWIFT/BIC Code

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED, SHANGHAI - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

SCBKCNBSSHA

Bank / Institution

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED

Address

CHINA MERCHANTS TOWER, ROOM 913, FLOOR 9, 161 LU JIA ZUI ROAD (E), PU DONG

City

SHANGHAI

Postcode

200120

Country

China

Connection

Active

SCBKCNBSSHA - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

SCBKCNBS or SCBKCNBSSHA

Bank Code

SCBK - code assigned to SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED

Country Code

CN - code belongs to China

Location & Status

BS - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

SHA or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

SCBKCNBS - primary office of SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED, China

What is a SWIFT Code SCBKCNBSSHA?

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.