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

Bank logo

Baader Bank AG

Code: BDWB

Bank logo

Barclays Bank PLC

Code: BARC

Bank logo

Commerzbank

Code: COBA

Bank logo

Deutsche Bank

Code: DEUT

Bank logo

Deutsche Bundesbank

Code: MARK

Bank logo

Eurex Clearing AG

Code: EUXC

Bank logo

Harzsparkasse

Code: NOLA

Bank logo

Isbank GMBH

Code: ISBK

Bank logo

National-bank AG

Code: NBAG

Bank logo

Nrw. Bank

Code: NRWB

Bank logo

Postbank

Code: PBNK

Bank logo

Raiffeisenbank

Code: GENO

Bank logo

Seb AG

Code: ESSE

Bank logo

Sparkasse Chemnitz

Code: CHEK

Bank logo

Ubs Deutschland

Code: SMHB

Bank logo

V?b-zvd Bank gf 1

Code: VZVD

Bank logo

SWIFT codes in Germany

SWIFT Code Bank City
GENODE51WNT RAIFFEISENBANK FRAUENSTEIN EG WIESBADEN-FRAUENSTEIN
GENODE51WO2 VOLKSBANK RHEINDUERKHEIM EG WORMS
GENODE51WW1 Westerwald Bank Hachenburg
GENODE51WWI VOLKSBANK WISSMAR WETTENBERG-WISSMAR
GENODE51WZ1 VOLKSBANK WETZLAR-WEILBURG EG WETZLAR
GENODE55 DZ BANK AG 60265 FRANKFURT
GENODE55XXX DZ Bank Frankfurt am Main
GENODE61ACH VOLKSBANK ACHERN ACHERN
GENODE61ALB RAIFFEISENBANK DONNERSBERG EG ALBISHEIM
GENODE61ALR RAIFFEISENBANK ALTSCHWEIER EG BUEHL
GENODE61APP VOLKSBANK APPENWEIER-URLOFFEN EG APPENWEIER
GENODE61AZY VOLKSBANK ALZEY EG ALZEY
GENODE61BBB BBBANK EG KARLSRUHE
GENODE61BDM RAIFFEISENBANK DOEGGINGEN-MUNDELFINGEN EG BRAEUNLINGEN-DOEGGINGEN
GENODE61BH1 VOLKSBANK BUEHL EG FILIALE KEHL KEHL
GENODE61BHL VOLKSBANK BUEHL EG BUEHL
GENODE61BHT Spar- und Kreditbank B?hlertal
GENODE61BIL RAIFFEISENBANK SUEDLICHE WEINSTRASSE EG BILLIGHEIM-INGENHEIM
GENODE61BOX VOLKSBANK BOXBERG EG BOXBERG
GENODE61BRU VOLKSBANK BRUCHSAL EG BRUCHSAL
GENODE61BSK VOLKSBANK RHEIN-WEHRA SAECKINGEN EG BAD SAECKINGEN
GENODE61BTT VOLKSBANK BRUCHSAL-BRETTEN EG BRETTEN
GENODE61BUC VOLKSBANK FRANKEN EG BUCHEN
GENODE61BUH RAIFFEISENBANK BRUCHSAL EG BRUCHSAL

Other countries that use SWIFT codes: