IBAN routing record
GB
United Kingdom
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
Verification
Last verified:
- ISO 13616 — International Bank Account Number (IBAN)
- SWIFT IBAN Registry
- ISO 9362 — Business Identifier Code (BIC)
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