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

 

 

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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