IBAN Checker
This IBAN validation form will verify that
an entry is correct; note that it does not verify that the account
exists. The IBAN validator will also decode and identify the country,
bank and branch routing details, and bank account number of any valid
IBAN.
IBAN Checker
Country List
The IBAN Checker will validate the format of an IBAN from the
following countries, who are members or joining countries of the EU/EEA
(European Union/European Economic Area), plus Switzerland and other
countries that have adopted the use of IBAN:
Country |
IBAN Length |
IBAN Prefix |
Albania |
28 |
AL |
Andorra |
24 |
AD |
Austria |
20 |
AT |
Belgium |
16 |
BE |
Bosnia and |
20 |
BA |
Herzegovina |
Bulgaria |
22 |
BG |
Croatia |
21 |
HR |
Cyprus |
28 |
CY |
Czech Republic |
24 |
CZ |
Denmark |
18 |
DK |
Estonia |
20 |
EE |
Faroe Islands |
18 |
FO |
Finland |
18 |
FI |
France |
27 |
FR |
Georgia |
22 |
GE |
Germany |
22 |
DE |
Gibraltar |
23 |
GI |
Greece |
27 |
GR |
Greenland |
18 |
GL |
Hungary |
28 |
HU |
Iceland |
26 |
IS |
Ireland |
22 |
IE |
Israel |
23 |
IL |
Italy |
27 |
IT |
Latvia |
21 |
LV |
Lebanon |
28 |
LB |
Liechtenstein |
21 |
LI |
Lithuania |
20 |
LT |
Luxembourg |
20 |
LU |
Macedonia |
19 |
MK |
Malta |
31 |
MT |
Mauritius |
30 |
MU |
Monaco |
27 |
MC |
Montenegro |
22 |
ME |
Netherlands |
18 |
NL |
Norway |
15 |
NO |
Poland |
28 |
PL |
Portugal |
25 |
PT |
Romania |
24 |
RO |
San Marino |
27 |
SM |
Saudi Arabia |
24 |
SA |
Serbia |
22 |
RS |
Slovak Republic |
24 |
SK |
Slovenia |
19 |
SI |
Spain |
24 |
ES |
Sweden |
24 |
SE |
Switzerland |
21 |
CH |
Tunisia |
24 |
TN |
Turkey |
26 |
TR |
UK |
22 |
GB
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External Links:
http://www.natwest.com/apps/secure/tools/iban_new/Iban/IBAN_Checker.aspx?Theme=rbs#countries
http://www.ukpayments.org.uk/payments_industry/ibans/iban_checker/
Example of an IBAN
FR14 2004 1010 0505
0001 3M02 606
An IBAN
consists of a two-letter country code
FR
(which indicates France in this case), followed by a two-digit
checksum 14
and a domestic bank account number consisting of up to
thirty alphanumeric characters
2004 1010 0505 0001 3M02 606 .
Domestic bank account numbers, often referred to as a
Basic Bank Account Number or
BBAN,
consist of a branch or routing codes and the account
number which in some countries may include alphabetics;
all BBANs conform to
ISO 13616.
IBAN codes worldwide
Key - °:
EU regulation 2560/2001 (providing
free or low-cost cross-border transfers using IBAN) does
not apply to these countries along with Guernsey, Jersey,
Isle of Man and Vatican City whom are not members of the
EU/EEA, kk/K:
checksums, B: bank code, b:
branch code, C: account number, S:
first four characters of SWIFT/BIC
code, R: reserved, X:
ID number.
Country |
|
IBAN format |
Andorra ° |
|
ADkk
BBBB bbbb CCCC CCCC CC |
Austria/Österreich |
|
ATkk
BBBB BCCC CCCC CCCC |
Belgium/Belgique/Belgie |
|
BEkk
BBBC CCCC CCKK |
Bosnia and Herzegovina ° |
|
BAkk
BBBb bbCC CCCC CCKK
|
Croatia ° |
|
HRkk
BBBB BBBC CCCC CCCC C |
Cyprus |
|
CYkk
BBBb bbbb CCCC CCCC CCCC CCCC |
Czech Republic/Ceska |
|
CZkk
BBBB CCCC CCCC CCCC CCCC |
Denmark/Danmark |
|
DKkk
BBBB CCCC CCCC CK |
Estonia |
|
EEkk
BBBB CCCC CCCC CCCK |
Faroe Islands/Foroyar ° |
|
FOkk
BBBB CCCC CCCC CK |
Finland/Suomi |
|
FIkk
BBBB BBCC CCCC CK |
France |
|
FRkk
BBBB Bbbb bbCC CCCC CCCC CKK
|
Germany/Deutschland |
|
DEkk
BBBB BBBB CCCC CCCC CC |
Gibraltar |
|
GIkk
BBBB CCCC CCCC CCCC CCC |
Greece/Ellas |
|
GRkk
BBBb bbbC CCCC CCCC CCCC CCC |
Greenland ° |
|
GLkk
BBBB CCCC CCCC CK |
Hungary/Magyarorszag |
|
HUkk
BBBb bbbK CCCC CCCC CCCC CCCK
|
Iceland |
|
ISkk
BBBB CCCC CCCC XXXX XXXX XX |
Ireland/Eire |
|
IEkk
SSSS bbbb bbCC CCCC CC |
Italy/Italia |
|
ITkk KBBB
BBbb bbbC CCCC CCCC CCC |
Latvia/Latvija |
|
LVkk
BBBB CCCC CCCC CCCC C |
Liechtenstein |
|
LIkk
BBBB BCCC CCCC CCCC C |
Lithuania |
|
LTkk
BBBB BCCC CCCC CCCC |
Luxembourg |
|
LUkk
BBBC CCCC CCCC CCCC |
Macedonia ° |
|
MKkk
BBBC CCCC CCCC CKK |
Malta |
|
MTkk
BBBB bbbb bCCC CCCC CCCC CCCC CCC |
Monaco ° |
|
MCkk
BBBB Bbbb bbCC CCCC CCCC CKK
|
Netherlands/Nederland |
|
NLkk
BBBB CCCC CCCC CC |
Norway/Norge |
|
NOkk
BBBB CCCC CCK |
Poland/Polska |
|
PLkk
BBBB BBBB CCCC CCCC CCCC CCCC |
Portugal |
|
PTkk
BBBB bbbb CCCC CCCC CCCK K
|
Romania ° |
|
ROkk
SSSS CCCC CCCC CCCC CCCC |
San Marino ° |
|
SMkk KBBB
BBbb bbbC CCCC CCCC CCC |
Serbia and Montenegro ° |
|
CSkk
BBBC CCCC CCCC CCCC KK |
Slovak Republic/Slovensko |
|
SKkk
BBBB CCCC CCCC CCCC CCCC |
Slovenia/Republika Slovenija |
|
SIkk
BBBB BCCC CCCC CCCC CKK |
Spain/España |
|
ESkk
BBBB bbbb KKCC CCCC CCCC |
Sweden/Sverige |
|
SEkk
BBBC CCCC CCCC CCCC CCCK |
Switzerland/Schweiz/Suisse °
|
|
CHkk
BBBB BCCC CCCC CCCC C |
Tunisia ° |
|
TNkk
BBbb bCCC CCCC CCCC CCKK
|
Turkey/Turkiye ° |
|
TRkk
BBBB BRCC CCCC CCCC CCCC CC |
United Kingdom/Great Britain |
|
GBkk
SSSS bbbb bbCC CCCC CC |
Additional notes on IBAN
coverage
France includes: French
Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion; EU
regulation 2560/2001 applies. France also covers: New
Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon,
French Southern Territories, Wallis and Futuna, and
Mayotte; except EU regulation 2560/2001 does not apply.
Spain includes: Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla.
Portugal includes: Azores and Madeira. Northern Ireland
is cleared through Republic of Ireland or United Kingdom
depending on the bank. Guernsey and Jersey are cleared
through France or United Kingdom depending on the bank.
Isle of Man is cleared through United Kingdom. As
previously noted Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man are
not EU/EEA members so EU regulation 2560/2001 does not
apply.
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