Payments to Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Payment details
| Country name: | Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| SEPA country: | Yes (but not an EEA country) |
| Country code: | GB |
| Currency: | GBP (pound sterling) |
| Account number indicated as: | Account number |
| Account number structure: | The account number consists of seven or eight digits |
| IBAN: | The IBAN is a combination of 22 characters, consisting of letters anddigits (example: GB29 NWBK 6016 1331 9268 19) |
European regulations
If you make a transfer in euros to an account in Great Britain or Northern Ireland, you make a Euro payment (SEPA). If you make a transfer in another currency to an account in Great Britain or Northern Ireland, this is called a World Payment. A higher fee applies for World Payments.
If you’d like to make a World Payment to a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), you’re only able to choose the Shared (SHA) option for the sharing of costs. This is in line with European regulations. As Great Britain and Northern Ireland is not an EEA country, other cost options are also permitted. The SHA, OUR and BEN options are permitted for business payments. For retail payments, the only permitted options are SHA and OUR.
National bank code for payments to Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Great Britain and Northern Ireland uses a national bank code, known as a sort code (SC), for payments. The national bank code consists of six digits. If necessary, you can enter this code in the ‘National bank code’ field after SC. You don’t need to enter the sort code if you use an IBAN.
IBAN required for some payments to Great Britain and Northern Ireland
A valid IBAN of the beneficiary is required for payments in the following currencies: