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
WBAGDE61XXX W?stenrot Bank Pfandbriefbank Ludwigsburg, W?rtt
WBWCDEHH M.M. WARBURG AND CO. 2000 HAMBURG 1
WBWCDEHHXXX Warburg, M.M.- Bank Hamburg
WEBEDEBB WEBERBANK PRIVATBANKIERS KGAA D-10983 BERLIN
WEBEDEBBXXX Weberbank Berlin
WEBODE33 WESTFALENBANK AG 44787 BOCHUM
WEBODE33300 Crown Westfalen Bank Düsseldorf
WEBODE33XXX Crown Westfalen Bank Bochum
WELADE3BXXX Westdeutsche Landesbank Bielefeld
WELADE3DXXX WestLB Dortmund Dortmund
WELADE3EXXX Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale Essen, Ruhr
WELADE3H SPARKASSE DER STADT HAGEN HAGEN
WELADE3HXXX Sparkasse Hagen Hagen, Westf
WELADE3LXXX Sparkasse Detmold Detmold
WELADE3MXXX WestLB M?nster M?nster, Westf
WELADE3S KREISSPARKASSE STEINFURT IBBENBUEREN
WELADE3WXXX Sparkasse Westm?nsterland Ahaus
WELADE8L STADT-UND KREISSPARKASSE LEIPZIG LEIPZIG
WELADE8LXXX Stadt- und Kreissparkasse Leipzig Leipzig
WELADEBBXXX WestLB Berlin Berlin
WELADED1ALK Sparkasse Attendorn-Lennestadt-Kirchhundem Attendorn
WELADED1ARN Sparkasse Arnsberg-Sundern Arnsberg, Westf
WELADED1AUS KREISSPARKASSE AUE-SCHWARZENBERG AUE (SACHS)
WELADED1BEB Sparkasse Wittgenstein Bad Berleburg

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