Swift codes of Tanzanian banks are very important to bank customers especially for those who want to send money abroad or receive money from other foreign nations to Tanzania.
If you’re a Tanzanian online entrepreneur or digital marketer, you should have come across this section several times when filling a payment application form and maybe this led to start asking questions like How can I get the swift code of my bank? Is it even Necessary? Do Tanzanian banks have swift codes? and many other questions.
In this article, we will be giving you a complete list of the swift code of all registered banks in Tanzania.
Without wasting more time, let’s get down to business.
What Is A Swift Code?
This post wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t at least explain what a swift code is.
The acronym SWIFT stands for “Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication” and a Swift Code is simply a code which is used to identify the country, bank and branch that a bank account is registered to.
It is one of the standard formats which is used to identify financial and non-financial institutions all over the world. The SWIFT Code is a business identifier methods approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Just in case, “Swift Code” is also used interchangeably with some Acronyms/Words by some banks/institutions in the world. other popular names for the Swift code are listed below.
- BSC (Bank Sort Code)
- BIC
- SWIFT ID
- SWIFT BIC
- CHIPS (Clearing House Inter-Bank Payment System)
- IFSC (Indian Financial System Code)
- NCC (National Clearing Code)
How Swift Codes Are Formed
Swift Codes for Tanzanian banks usually consist of either 8 or 11 characters(Mostly CAPITAL letters). The swift codes for the head offices of Tanzanian banks are usually 8 characters while the swift codes of other bank branches are usually 11 characters.
All Swift codes of Tanzanian banks use a particular format.
Below is the format in which these swift codes are formed
AAAA BB CC DDD
- First 4 characters (AAAA) is the bank code (only letters)
- Next 2 characters (BB) is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
- Next 2 characters (CC) is the location code (usually letters and digits)
- Last 3 characters (DDD) is the branch code (usually letters and digits which is present in the Swift Code for branch offices but absent in the Swift Code for head offices)
Uses Of Swift Codes
- Necessary when you want to send or receive money to other countries from or to your Tanzanian bank account.
- A standard way of identifying banks and financial institutions worldwide
- A SWIFT code may also be used by various banks to transfer other messages.
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Complete List Of The Swift Codes Of All Tanzanian Banks
| No | Institution | City Heading | Branch Name | Swift Code |
| 1 | ACCESSBANK TANZANIA LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | ACTZTZTZXXX | |
| 2 | ADVANS BANK TANZANIA | DAR ES SALAAM | ADVBTZTZXXX | |
| 3 | AFRICAN BANKING CORPORATION TANZANIA LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | FMBZTZTXXXX | |
| 4 | AKIBA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | AKCOTZTZXXX | |
| 5 | AMANA BANK LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | AMNNTZTZXXX | |
| 6 | AZANIA BANCORP | DAR ES SALAAM | AZANTZTZXXX | |
| 7 | BANK M TANZANIA LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | BNKMTZTZXXX | |
| 8 | BANK OF BARODA (TANZANIA) LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | BARBTZTZXXX | |
| 9 | BANK OF INDIA (TANZANIA) LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | BKIDTZTZXXX | |
| 10 | BANK OF TANZANIA | DAR ES SALAAM | TANZTZTXXXX | |
| 11 | BARCLAYS BANK TANZANIA LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | BARCTZTZXXX | |
| 12 | BOA BANK TANZANIA | DAR ES SALAAM | EUAFTZTZXXX | |
| 13 | CITIBANK TANZANIA LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | CITITZTZXXX | |
| 14 | COMMERCIAL BANK OF AFRICA (TANZANIA) LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | UNBFTZTZXXX | |
| 15 | CRDB BANK LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | CORUTZTZXXX | |
| 16 | DAR ES SALAAM COMMUNITY BANK LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | DASUTZTZXXX | |
| 17 | DIAMOND TRUST BANK TANZANIA LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | DTKETZTZXXX | |
| 18 | ECOBANK TANZANIA LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | ECOCTZTZXXX | |
| 19 | EFATHA BANK LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | EFABTZTZXXX | |
| 20 | EQUITY BANK TANZANIA LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | EQBLTZTZXXX | |
| 21 | EXIMBANK (TANZANIA) LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | EXTNTZTZXXX | |
| 22 | FBME BANK LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | FBMETZTZXXX | |
| 23 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF TANZANIA | DAR ES SALAAM | FIRNTZTXXXX | |
| 24 | HABIB AFRICAN BANK | DAR ES SALAAM | HABLTZTZXXX | |
| 25 | I AND M BANK (T) LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | CFUBTZTZXXX | |
| 26 | INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK (TANZANIA) LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | BKMYTZTZXXX | |
| 27 | KCB BANK TANZANIA LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | KCBLTZTZXXX | |
| 28 | KILIMANJARO CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD | MOSHI | KLMJTZTZXXX | |
| 29 | MKOMBOZI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | MKCBTZTZXXX | |
| 30 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | ARUSHA | (ARUSHA BRANCH) | NLCBTZTX0T4 |
| 31 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | DAR ES SALAAM | (CORPORATE BRANCH) | NLCBTZTX0T3 |
| 32 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | DAR ES SALAAM | (FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT-NBC HOUSE) | NLCBTZTXFIN |
| 33 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | DAR ES SALAAM | (HEADOFFICE) | NLCBTZTXXXX |
| 34 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | DAR ES SALAAM | (INDUSTRIAL BRANCH) | NLCBTZTXIND |
| 35 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | DAR ES SALAAM | (KICHWELE BRANCH) | NLCBTZTXKIC |
| 36 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | DAR ES SALAAM | (MNAZI MMOJA BRANCH) | NLCBTZTXMNA |
| 37 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | DAR ES SALAAM | (SAMORA BRANCH) | NLCBTZTX0T8 |
| 38 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | MBEYA | (MBEYA BRANCH) | NLCBTZTXMBE |
| 39 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | MOROGORO | (MOROGORO BRANCH) | NLCBTZTXMOR |
| 40 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | MOSHI | (MOSHI BRANCH) | NLCBTZTX0TM |
| 41 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | MWANZA | (MWANZA BRANCH) | NLCBTZTX0T5 |
| 42 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | TANGA | (TANGA BRANCH) | NLCBTZTXTAN |
| 43 | NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, THE | ZANZIBAR | (ZANZIBAR BRANCH-UNGUJA) | NLCBTZTXZAN |
| 44 | NATIONAL MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | NMIBTZTZXXX | |
| 45 | NIC BANK (TANZANIA) LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | SFICTZTZXXX | |
| 46 | PEOPLE’S BANK OF ZANZIBAR, THE | ZANZIBAR | (CHAKE CHAKE BRANCH) | PBZATZTZCHK |
| 47 | PEOPLE’S BANK OF ZANZIBAR, THE | ZANZIBAR | (MWANAKWEREKWE BRANCH) | PBZATZTZNWK |
| 48 | PEOPLE’S BANK OF ZANZIBAR, THE | ZANZIBAR | PBZATZTZXXX | |
| 49 | STANBIC BANK TANZANIA LTD. | DAR ES SALAAM | SBICTZTXXXX | |
| 50 | STANDARD CHARTERED BANK TANZANIA LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | (SECURITIES SERVICES UNIT) | SCBLTZTXSSU |
| 51 | STANDARD CHARTERED BANK TANZANIA LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | SCBLTZTXXXX | |
| 52 | TANZANIA INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | TAINTZTZXXX | |
| 53 | TANZANIA POSTAL BANK | DAR ES SALAAM | TAPBTZTZXXX | |
| 54 | TANZANIA REVENUE AUTHORITY | DAR ES SALAAM | TARATZTZXXX | |
| 55 | TANZANIA WOMEN’S BANK LTD | DAR ES SALAAM | TWBLTZTZXXX | |
| 56 | TWIGA BANCORP LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | TWIGTZTZXXX | |
| 57 | UCHUMI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD | MOSHI | UCCTTZTZXXX | |
| 58 | UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (TANZANIA) LIMITED | DAR ES SALAAM | UNAFTZTZXXX |