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
HYVEDEMME06 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC06 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME07 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC07 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME08 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC08 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME09 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC09 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME10 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC10 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME11 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC11 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME12 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC12 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME13 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC13 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME14 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC14 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME15 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC15 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME16 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC16 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME17 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC 17 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME18 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC18 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME19 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC19 Hamburg
HYVEDEMME20 Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank, Gf EAC20 Hamburg
HYVEDEMMXXX Bayer Hypo- und Vereinsbank München
IBBBDEBB INVESTITIONSBANK BERLIN BERLIN
IBBBDEBBXXX Investitionsbank Berlin Berlin
IBBFDE81 INTERNATIONALES BANKHAUS BODENSEE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
IBBFDE81XXX Internationales Bankhaus Bodensee Friedrichshafen
IBKBDES1 IBM DEUTSCHLAND KREDITBANK GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG STUTTGART
IBKBDES1XXX IBM Deutschland Kreditbank Stuttgart
ICBKDEFF INDUSTRIAL AND COMML BANK OF CHINA FRANKFURT
ICBKDEFFXXX Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Frankfurt am Main

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