In order to send a SWIFT payment to UGANDA it is highly recommended to meet the following recommendations:
Information provided by the Beneficiary: Remitter should obtain all required bank information from the Beneficiary (e.g., SWIFT BIC, account number, and beneficiary bank address). For additional information, refer to the Central Bank website: www.bou.or.ug.
Include account number, full name (no initials), and address of the ordering customer. Use of initials can delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.
Include account number, full name (no initials), address, and tax ID of the beneficiary customer. Use of initials may delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary. A PRN tax ID number (13 digits) is required for tax revenue payments directed towards the Ugandan Revenue Authority. Sample format: PRNXXXXXXXXXX. This information may also be included in SWIFT MT103 F70.
Include SWIFT BIC with branch identifier (where required), full name, and address of the beneficiary bank. There are no specific bank clearing codes for this country for cross-border payments. SWIFT BIC is key to routing payments to the beneficiary bank. SWIFT BIC is 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters: xxxxUGxx or xxxxUGxxxxx.
The purpose of payment is recommended.
UGX is a zero-decimal currency.
For the following financial institutions in UGANDA you can find a list of their correspondent banks with the currencies and nostro accounts. Also you will find an instructions how to track the payments and other useful information which will help you to send/receive a SWIFT funds transfer or investigate a status of existing payment.