Swift Codes of All Tanzanian Banks 2021 (UPDATED)

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.

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