BCSXBY22

Payment Instructions

General instructions for international payments to banks in REPUBLIC OF BELARUS:

Overview

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, please refer to www.nbrb.by/engl/.

Country Requirements/Restrictions

Belarusian 'resident' beneficiary may be required to provide supporting documentation to comply with the country’s Exchange Control Regulations. Taxpayer code required (UNN or UNP, INN).

Payment Formatting Rules for BYN

• Ordering Customer (SWIFT MT103 F50): Include the account number, full name (no initials), and address of the ordering customer. Use of initials can delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.
• Beneficiary Bank (SWIFT MT103 F57): Include SWIFT BIC with branch identifier (where required), full name, and address of the beneficiary bank. SWIFT BIC is 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters: xxxxBYxx or xxxxBYxxxxx.
• Beneficiary Customer (SWIFT MT103 F59): Include bank SWIFT/BIC Code, 28-digit account number (IBAN), full name (no initials), and address of the beneficiary customer. Use of initials may delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary. IBAN numbers for beneficiaries with accounts in Belarus must be included in the payment instructions.
• Reason for Payment (SWIFT MT103 F70): Detailed Purpose of payment is mandatory.
• MFO Bank Code: 3-9 digits.
• Tax ID required (9 digit) with prefix of “TAX ID”. Example: “TAX ID XXXXXXXXX”.

Note: Payments are currently suspended.

IBAN: In Belarus, the IBAN consists of 28 characters. It follows the format BY2!n4!c4!n16!c, where 'BY' is the country code, followed by two check digits, then a four-character bank code, four numeric bank branch identifier, and a sixteen-character account number. Example of electronic format: BY98ABCD12345678912345678912 and print format: BY98 ABCD 1234 5678 9123 4567 8912.

Correspondent Banks

Standard Settlement Instructions (SSI) contain the list of correspondent banks of BELARUSIAN CURRENCY AND STOCK, EXCHANGE for each currency.

Payment Tracking

To track a SWIFT cross-border payment to or from BELARUSIAN CURRENCY AND STOCK, EXCHANGE, you need a UETR code, reference number, amount, payment date, and currency. This information is typically found in an MT103 form.

Disclaimers

We are doing our best to demystify cross-border payments, however TrackMySwift is not responsible for any delays or losses related to usage of the information and services from our web site. Please contact your banks to receive a safe advise. Country-specific payment instructions have been prepared based on Global Wires Payments Formatting Requirements Guide from J.P.Morgan.