SWIFT codes in South Africa. BIC codes in South Africa.

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

What do South Africa SWIFT codes look like?

The SWIFT code consists of 8 to 11 characters (letters and digits) and for South Africa 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) - South Africa´s ISO code.
Next 2 characters (letters and digits) - location code.
Last 3 characters (letters and digits) – bank branch (optional).

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

Code: ABSA

Code: NBOE

Code: NEWR

Code: SFPS

Code: SBZA

Code: STRA

SWIFT Code	Bank	City
ABTRZAJ1	ABSA TRUST LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG
ABVSZAJJ	ABVEST ASSOCIATES LTD	CLAREMONT
AEIBZAJ1	AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK	BRAAMFONTEIN
AFCAZAJ1	AFC LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG
AFRCZAJJ	AFRICAN BANK LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG
AFRFZAJJ	AFRIFOCUS SECURITIES (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG
AGLLZAJ1	AGILISTO	JOHANNESBURG
AHFMZAJ1	AFRICAN HARVEST (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG
AIICZAJ1	ALLAN GRAY LIMITED	CAPE TOWN
ALAAZAJ1	ALEXANDER ASSET MANAGEMENT	MARSHALLTOWN
ALBRZAJJ	ALBARAKA BANK	DURBAN
ANWPZAJ1	ANDERSON WILSON AND PARTNERS INC.	JOHANNESBURG
ARFSZAJ1	ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG
ASPPZAJ1	ASTLEY AND PEARCE (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG
BARBZAJJ	BANK OF BARODA	DURBAN
BARBZAJJJNB	BANK OF BARODA	JOHANNESBURG
BATHZAJJ	SOUTH AFRICAN BANK OF ATHENS LTD.	JOHANNESBURG
BBRUZAJ1	BANK BRUSSELS LAMBERT, BBL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN SOUTH AFRICA	JOHANNESBURG
BERNZAJJ	B.P. BERNSTEIN	JOHANNESBURG
BJMRZAJJ	BARNARD JACOBS MELLET PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES (PTY) LTD	JOHANNESBURG
BKCHZAJJ	BANK OF CHINA JOHANNESBURG BRANCH	JOHANNESBURG
BKSVZAJJ	BANKSERV LIMITED	JOHANNESBURG
BKTWZAJJ	BANK OF TAIWAN (SOUTH AFRICA) LTD.	JOHANNESBURG
BOEPZAJ1	BOE PRIVATE BANK TRUST COMPANY LIMITED	CAPE TOWN

Samoa

Yemen

Mayotte

Zambia

Zimbabwe