BCRAARBA

Payment Instructions

General instructions for international payments to banks in ARGENTINA:

Overview:
Remitter should obtain all required bank information from the Beneficiary (e.g. SWIFT BIC, CBU, 11-digit CUIT tax identification code, beneficiary email address, and beneficiary bank address). For additional information, please refer to www.bcra.gov.ar.

Country Requirements/Restrictions:
Additional supporting documentation may be required from the beneficiary stating the reason for payment. The beneficiary must complete all required documentation at their local bank to receive credit into the account.

Payment Formatting Rules for ARS:

• Ordering Customer (SWIFT MT103 F50): Include account number, full name (no initials), and address of the ordering customer. Use of initials can delay receipt of funds by the beneficiary.
• Beneficiary Customer (SWIFT MT103 F59): Include the account number (CBU), full name (no initials), address, and tax ID of the beneficiary customer. Use of initials may 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.
• Purpose of Payment code and/or reason for payment freeform text is mandatory to prevent delays or rejection. Include the beneficiary’s 11-digit tax identification code (CUIT for corporates / CUIL for individuals).

CBU (Clave Bancaria Uniforme): A unique key comprised of 22 numbers representing the bank ID, branch account number, and other details. The CBU is required in all electronic payments in Argentina and should be entered in the account number field of the payment instructions.

SWIFT BIC: 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters: xxxxARxx or xxxxARxxxxx.

Payment will be rejected if it does not include complete and correct delivery instructions. Payments to Judicial accounts (Depositors Judiciales) are not supported.

IBAN: No

Correspondent Banks

Standard Settlement Instructions (SSI) contain the list of correspondent banks of BCO CTRL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA for each currency.

Payment Tracking

To track a SWIFT cross-border payment to or from BCO CTRL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, 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.