SWIFT codes in Germany

In order to make international payments to Germany you have to know the bank´s SWIFT / BIC code.

What do Germany SWIFT codes look like?

The SWIFT code consists of 8 to 11 characters (letters and digits) and for Germany the SWIFT code has the following format:

  • First 4 characters (only letters) - bank code. A shortened version of the bank´s name.
  • Next 2 characters (only letters) - Germany´s ISO code.
  • Next 2 characters (letters and digits) - location code.
  • Last 3 characters (letters and digits) – bank branch (optional).

SWIFT codes of the most important banks in Germany

Find below an extensive A to Z list of the SWIFT codes in Germany:

Aareal Bank AG

Code: AARB

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Baader Bank AG

Code: BDWB

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Barclays Bank PLC

Code: BARC

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Commerzbank

Code: COBA

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Deutsche Bank

Code: DEUT

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Deutsche Bundesbank

Code: MARK

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Eurex Clearing AG

Code: EUXC

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Harzsparkasse

Code: NOLA

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Isbank GMBH

Code: ISBK

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National-bank AG

Code: NBAG

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Nrw. Bank

Code: NRWB

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Postbank

Code: PBNK

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Raiffeisenbank

Code: GENO

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Seb AG

Code: ESSE

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Sparkasse Chemnitz

Code: CHEK

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Ubs Deutschland

Code: SMHB

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V?b-zvd Bank gf 1

Code: VZVD

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SWIFT codes in Germany

SWIFT Code Bank City
DRESDEFF183 COMMERZBANK AG (FORMERLY DRESDNER BANK AG) BAD LIEBENWERDA
DRESDEFF185 COMMERZBANK AG (FORMERLY DRESDNER BANK AG) FORST
DRESDEFF187 COMMERZBANK AG (FORMERLY DRESDNER BANK AG) LUCKAU
DRESDEFF199 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Filiale Berlin III Berlin
DRESDEFF200 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Hamburg
DRESDEFF201 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Itzehoe
DRESDEFF202 COMMERZBANK AG (FORMERLY DRESDNER BANK AG) NORDERSTEDT
DRESDEFF203 COMMERZBANK AG (FORMERLY DRESDNER BANK AG) AHRENSBURG
DRESDEFF204 COMMERZBANK AG (FORMERLY DRESDNER BANK AG) WEDEL (HOLSTEIN)
DRESDEFF205 COMMERZBANK AG (FORMERLY DRESDNER BANK AG) BUXTEHUDE
DRESDEFF206 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Pinneberg
DRESDEFF207 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Zw 55 Hamburg
DRESDEFF208 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Gf ZW 57 Hamburg
DRESDEFF209 COMMERZBANK AG (FORMERLY DRESDNER BANK AG) STADE
DRESDEFF210 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Kiel
DRESDEFF212 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Neum?nster, Holst
DRESDEFF214 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Rendsburg
DRESDEFF215 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Flensburg
DRESDEFF221 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Elmshorn
DRESDEFF230 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank L?beck
DRESDEFF240 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank L?neburg
DRESDEFF241 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Cuxhaven
DRESDEFF242 Commerzbank vormals Dresdner Bank Otterndorf, Niederelbe
DRESDEFF246 COMMERZBANK AG (FORMERLY DRESDNER BANK AG) DISSEN

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