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
WOELDEHHXXX Bankhaus W?lbern & Co Hamburg
WUEHDE61XXX W?stenrot Bank Pfandbriefbk ehe W?stenrot Hypo Ludwigsburg, W?rtt
WUERDE66 ADOLF WUERTH GMBH UND CO. KG KUENZELSAU
WUHYDESTXXX Hypo Real Estate Bank Stuttgart
WUPSDE33 STADTSPARKASSE WUPPERTAL WUPPERTAL
WUPSDE33XXX Stadtsparkasse Wuppertal Wuppertal
WWBADE31 ABCBANK GMBH KOELN
WWBADE31XXX WW Bank Köln
WWBADE3A ABCBANK GMBH KOELN
XBERDEB1 BOERSE BERLIN AG BERLIN
XBREDE21 NASDAQ DEUTSCHLAND AG BREMEN
XEUBDEF1 EUREX BONDS GMBH FRANKFURT AM MAIN
XEURDEF1 EUREX DEUTSCHLAND FRANKFURT AM MAIN
XFRADEF1 FRANKFURTER WERTPAPIERBOERSE FRANKFURT AM MAIN
XHAMDEH1 HANSEATISCHE WERTPAPIERBOERSE HAMBURG HAMBURG
XHANDE21 NIEDERSAECHSISCHE BOERSE ZU HANNOVER HANNOVER
XSTUDES1 BADEN-WUERTTEMBERGISCHE WERTPAPIERBOERSE ZU STUTTGART STUTTGART

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