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IBAN routing records/GB · United Kingdom

IBAN routing record

GB

United Kingdom

SEPA

Example IBAN

GB29 NWBK 6016 1331 9268 19

ISO country

GB

IBAN length

22 chars

Check digits

2 chars

BBAN length

18 chars

ISO 13616 structure

United Kingdom IBANs are 22 characters: GB (country) + 2 check digits + 18-character BBAN.

SEPA:Yes

IBAN in this country?

Yesthe United Kingdom is listed in this site's ISO 13616 / SWIFT IBAN Registry extract, so inbound payments typically use an IBAN.

Local vs cross-border rails

Domestic

UK domestic payments typically use a sort code and account number; IBAN is the ISO 13616 identifier for cross-border / SEPA-style instructions.

Cross-border

Cross-border receipts commonly use IBAN plus SWIFT / BIC.

Typical inbound fields

Typical for this corridor and sourced at country level — not a guarantee for a given account. Extra identifiers are omitted when unknown; none are invented.

  • Account nameTypical
  • IBANTypical · Typical for this corridor; not a guarantee.
  • SWIFT / BICTypical
  • Sort code + account numberTypical · Typical UK domestic identifiers alongside IBAN. Not a guarantee.
  • Bank nameTypical

SWIFT directory entries for this country

  • HSBCGB2LXXXHSBC
  • SCBLGB2LXXXStandard Chartered
  • BARCGB22XXXBarclays
  • TRWIGB2LXXXWise
  • REVOGB2LXXXRevolut

Verification

Last verified: 2026-09-01

  • ISO 13616 — International Bank Account Number (IBAN)
  • SWIFT IBAN Registry
  • ISO 9362 — Business Identifier Code (BIC)

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