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International Payment
Supplement
Contents
About this guide ............................................................................................................................................ 1
International ACH payments ......................................................................................................................... 2
Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 3
The IAT SEC code ................................................................................................................................... 3
How the international ACH process works ........................................................................................... 3
Guidelines for international ACH transactions ......................................................................................... 4
IBANs and BICs ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Savings accounts ................................................................................................................................... 4
Prenotes ................................................................................................................................................ 4
Utility payments .................................................................................................................................... 4
Remitter detail/beneficiary statement ................................................................................................. 5
Foreign exchange .................................................................................................................................. 5
Foreign exchange type field values ....................................................................................................... 5
IBAN formats ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Processing deadlines and transaction posting ...................................................................................... 7
Country-specific transaction information ................................................................................................. 8
Eligible currency pairs matrix ................................................................................................................ 8
Quick reference ..................................................................................................................................... 9
SEPA payments ................................................................................................................................... 12
Australia .............................................................................................................................................. 18
Canada ................................................................................................................................................ 19
Hong Kong ........................................................................................................................................... 21
India .................................................................................................................................................... 22
Mexico................................................................................................................................................. 23
New Zealand ....................................................................................................................................... 24
Philippines ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Singapore ............................................................................................................................................ 27
United Kingdom .................................................................................................................................. 32
International wire transfers ........................................................................................................................ 34
Guidelines for international wire transfers ............................................................................................ 34
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How international wires are processed .............................................................................................. 34
Value date ........................................................................................................................................... 34
Cutoff times......................................................................................................................................... 35
Foreign currency wires........................................................................................................................ 36
Foreign exchange ................................................................................................................................ 37
Using an intermediary bank ................................................................................................................ 37
Fees ..................................................................................................................................................... 37
Settlement .......................................................................................................................................... 37
Obtaining information for your originated wires ............................................................................... 38
Book transfers ..................................................................................................................................... 38
Identifying beneficiary banks and accounts ........................................................................................... 39
Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 39
SWIFT BIC ............................................................................................................................................ 39
General Currency Requirements for all currencies............................................................................. 39
International routing codes (IRCs) ...................................................................................................... 40
International Bank Account Number (IBAN) ....................................................................................... 40
Important notes to improve straight-through-processing (STP) ........................................................ 40
Travel Rule and country requirements ............................................................................................... 41
IBAN formats ....................................................................................................................................... 41
Country and currency reference table .................................................................................................... 43
China CNH payment disclosure ............................................................................................................... 57
Cross-border Goods Trade .................................................................................................................. 57
Cross-border Services Trade ............................................................................................................... 57
Cross-border Capital Trade ................................................................................................................. 57
Charity Donation ................................................................................................................................. 58
Other Current Account Transactions .................................................................................................. 58
China (CNY) Payment Instructions ...................................................................................................... 58
Cross-Border Goods Trade .................................................................................................................. 58
Cross-Border Service Trade ................................................................................................................. 58
Jordan (JOD) Payment Instructions..................................................................................................... 59
Indonesia (IDR) Payment Instructions ................................................................................................ 60
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About this guide
This supplement provides information about using the Payment Manager Service to create ACH and
wire payments to recipients outside the United States. Refer to the Payment Manager File specification
for your file type for information about where to enter this information in your payment file.
For general information about the Payment Manager Service, refer to The Payment Manager Service
Reference Guide.
Using the IAT SEC code makes it easier for financial institutions and gateway operators who process
originated ACH transactions (including Wells Fargo) to comply with U.S. law, including programs
administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
IBANs — you can only use the IBAN (international bank account number) if it is specifically identified as
an acceptable format for the destination country.
BICs — you can only use the SWIFT BIC (bank identifier code, also known as the SWIFT address or code)
if it is specifically identified as an acceptable bank ID for the destination country.
See Country-specific transaction information for a description of the account number and bank ID you
can enter for each country.
Note: IBANs are required for SEPA payments. For more information about SEPA payments, see SEPA
payments.
Savings accounts
If the receiver of an international ACH transaction wants to use a savings account as the destination
account, it can be used only if it conforms to the account numbering convention required for the
destination country. Account numbering conventions are described in Country-specific transaction
information. A savings account with an internal account number that does not conform to the standard
required for the destination country cannot be used for international ACH.
Prenotes
For domestic ACH transactions, a prenote is a zero-dollar transaction sometimes used to “test” the
transaction information.
Prenotes, however, are not used for international ACH transactions. Prenotes are invalid in the payment
systems of other countries. To prevent them from being passed on to other countries’ payment systems,
Wells Fargo automatically rejects prenotes.
Utility payments
International ACH can be used to make payments to telecoms, electric companies, water companies,
and other utilities in some countries. To make a utility payment, you must be able to enter the necessary
remittance detail to properly apply the payment to the beneficiary’s account. If you cannot enter the
complete remittance information, initiate the payment using a wire transfer.
See Country-specific transaction information to determine whether you can include addenda
information for the beneficiary country and, if so, how many characters of information you can include.
Foreign exchange
If you originate a cross-currency payment, foreign exchange is performed to convert the transaction
amount from the origination currency to the destination currency.
The following is an example of a conversion from U.S. dollars (USD) to Canadian dollars (CAD) when the
exchange rate is 1.5:
= 100.00 x 1.5
= CAD 150.00
You can contract the foreign exchange rate with our Foreign Exchange desk prior to settlement. If a
contract is in place, include the contract number in your ACH file in the foreign exchange reference field.
If you do not include a contract rate in your file, the rate based on your foreign exchange profile is
applied.
Foreign exchange is performed the morning of the date the transaction settles to your account. For
prepaid customers, this is the effective entry date (the date the transaction is sent to the payment
system by Well Fargo). For credit customers, the transaction settles and the foreign exchange is
performed on the value date (the date the beneficiary receives funds).
Note: The contract must remain in effect through the date when the foreign exchange is performed as
specified above. If the contract expires before the file is processed by Wells Fargo, the contract
rate will not be accepted.
FV — fixed to variable
FV stands for fixed to variable. In this situation:
• Your Wells Fargo account is denominated in a currency that is different from the currency for the
receiver’s account.
• The amount from your Wells Fargo account is fixed, and the amount to the receiver depends on the
foreign exchange conversion.
Example 2: your company operates in Europe, and you have vendors in the U.K. that you pay a monthly
service fee of 1,000 euros to be deposited to their account at a bank in the U.K. You originate each ACH
transaction of 1,000 euros from your London EUR account, and we perform the currency conversion and
send the payment in GBP. We debit your EUR account for 1,000 euros, and we include the amount in
GBP on your statement.
VF — variable to fixed
VF stands for variable to fixed. In this situation:
• Your Wells Fargo account is denominated in a currency that is different from the currency for the
receiver's account.
• The foreign currency amount to the receiver is fixed, and amount from your Wells Fargo account
depends on the foreign exchange conversion.
Example 1: your vendor invoices you for 1,000 euros. You originate an ACH transaction for 1,000 euros
from your USD account, and we perform the currency conversion to determine the USD amount to debit
your account for the transaction. We send 1,000 euros to your vendor’s account, and we include your
USD settlement amount on your statement.
Example 2: you have employees in Singapore, and you pay them a monthly stipend of 1,000 SGD to be
deposited to their accounts at a bank in Singapore. You originate each ACH transaction from your HKD
MCA account, and we perform the currency conversion to determine the HKD amount to debit your
account. We send 1,000 SGD to your employees, and we include the amount in HKD on your statement.
FF — fixed to fixed
FF stands for fixed to fixed, and you use this option when the transaction doesn’t require foreign
exchange. This occurs when your Wells Fargo account and the receiver’s account are denominated in
the same currency. In this situation, no foreign exchange is necessary.
Example: your vendor invoices you for 1,000 euros. You originate an ACH transaction from your London
branch account for 1,000 euros, and we send 1,000 euros to your vendor’s account. The settlement on
your MCA account is 1,000 euros. No currency conversion is necessary.
You can send a file to Wells Fargo up to 45 days in advance of the effective entry date. Wells Fargo
warehouses your international ACH transactions until the day of processing.
When determining the posting date, consider both U.S. holidays and holidays for the destination
country.
United States*
United States
New Zealand
Great Britain
Hong Kong
Philippines
Singapore
Australia
Canada
Canada
Canada
Canada
Mexico
India
SEPA
MXN
HKD
AUD
NZD
USD
SGD
USD
USD
USD
CAD
CAD
PHP
GBP
EUR
INR
Origination currency
Information passed through the local clearing system to the beneficiary is standardized for SEPA
payments, as is information provided on returned transactions.
An ACH payment originated through Wells Fargo is sent as a SEPA payment if it meets the following
requirements:
• The originating account is a Wells Fargo London account denominated in U.S. dollars, British pounds,
or euros.
• The receiving financial institution is located in one of the SEPA countries listed below.
• The payment conforms to the requirements in the table below.
* Although these countries accept SEPA payments in euros, the euro is not the national currency for
these countries. As a result, SEPA payments to these countries may require foreign exchange by the
beneficiary bank, which may impact the date when the beneficiary receives the funds.
Max
Item Description
length
Receiver’s account number Varies Must be an IBAN of the length required for the destination country. See
Quick reference.
Receiving DFI ID (bank 8 or 11 If provided, must be the bank’s 8- or 11-character SWIFT BIC code.
ID) (optional)
Currency 3 EUR (euros)
Destination country code 2 See Quick reference.
SEPA category purpose 4 See SEPA category purpose codes.
code (optional)
Note: All Originator and Beneficiary address elements are required (street address, city, state/province,
postal code, and country code). Failure to include all elements will result in rejected payments.
As shown in the following example, you can obtain the international routing number (BSB) and the
account number from a check for the receiver’s account.
Max
Item Description
length
Account number 17 Numeric. If less than 17 digits, do not add leading zeros.
Bank ID 9 Numeric. Consists of the following:
A four-digit institution number
A five-digit branch transit number
Currency 3 Either USD (U.S. dollars) or CAD (Canadian dollars).
A Canadian transaction must be denominated in the same currency as the
Canadian receiver’s account. A transaction received in a currency other than
the denomination of the receiver’s account will be returned.
Destination country code 2 CA
Minimum transaction .01 Canadian dollar
amount
Addenda information Do not submit addenda information.
Beneficiary receives 1-2 days for CAD transactions, 2-3 days for USD transactions
credit
You can obtain the routing/transit number and account number from a check for the receiver’s account.
In the following example, the routing/transit number is 000410202 (the 004 institution number with a
leading zero plus the 10202 branch transit number), and the account number is 06940234567.
Important:
• When using a check to determine the bank routing/transit number for ACH transactions, remember
that the institution number comes before the five-digit branch transit number. This is the opposite
of how they appear on the check.
• If the institution number is three digits on the check, add a leading zero to make it four digits.
The Canadian Payments Association has the complete requirements for Rule H1 and information
regarding preauthorized debits (PADs) and your responsibilities as an originator of PADs. For further
information, refer to the Canadian Payments Association website at:
http://www.cdnpay.ca
ACH payments to India are settled through India’s National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system.
Note: If you have been remitting wires to your receiver, the financial institution where your receiver’s
account is held may use a different IFSC for NEFT payments than for wire transfers.
• The receiver can obtain the IFSC from the financial institution where the account is held. Each
branch of a bank has a unique IFSC code for NEFT payments.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) publishes the list of bank branches participating in the National
Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system at the following address:
https://rbi.org.in/scripts/neft.aspx
When you access that page, select List of NEFT enabled bank branches. Follow the instructions in
the dialog box to open or save the document.
• The RBI also advises banks to print their IFSC on checks. You may find the IFSC on a check from your
receiver, as shown in the following illustration.
DATE
PAY
OR BEARER
RUPEE
Rs.
SBGEN A/C NO.
0012010234567
AB Bank Limited
A-1, Senior Mall, Sector 1, Dist. GBN
Noida, U.P. - 101 202
RTGS/NEFT/IFSC Code: ABAB0000012
IFSC
Note: All Originator and Beneficiary address elements are required (street address, city, state/province,
postal code, and country code). Failure to include all elements will result in rejected payments.
As shown in the following example, you can obtain the bank/branch number and account number from
a check for the receiver’s account.
EPCS banks
The table below lists the banks in the Philippines that are part of the non-urgent clearing network, EPCS.
A payment to a bank not listed below will be rejected.
Payments to banks not listed below can be reviewed to determine if they can be processed as a cross-
border wire payment. Wire payments carry different pricing and require client set up and activation.
Contact your Relationship Manager for further information.
• Family accounts. Payments to the following family account series ranges will be rejected:
501XXXXXXX thru 692XXXXXXX
725XXXXXXX thru 764XXXXXXX
As shown in the following example, you can obtain the sort code and account number from a check for
the receiver’s account.
Your company
Intermediary bank
(designated by
Payment file with Wells Fargo)
international wire
transactions
Beneficiary
Value date
The following table lists the typical value date assigned to an international wire transfer when you
submit it prior to the associated cutoff time listed in the next section. The actual value date may vary.
Cutoff time
Currency
Cayman account London account Foreign exchange
AED UAE Dirham 4 pm ET two days N/A 4 pm ET two days
before value date before value date
AUD Australian dollar 6 pm ET one day before 10 am ET one day 6 pm ET one day before
value date before value date value date
BHD Bahraini dinar 5 pm ET one day before 10 am ET one day 5 pm ET one day before
value date before value date value date
CAD Canadian dollar 2:30pm ET on value 11 am ET on value date 2:30pm ET on value
date date
CHF Swiss franc 5 pm ET one day before 10 am ET one day 5 pm ET one day before
value date before value date value date
CNY China yuan renminbi 3 pm ET one day before N/A 3 pm ET one day before
(offshore) value date value date
CZK Czech koruna 5 pm ET one day before 10 am ET one day 5 pm ET one day before
value date before value date value date
DKK Danish krone 5 pm ET one day before 6 am ET on value date 5 pm ET one day before
value date value date
EUR European euro 9 am ET on value date 10 am ET on value date 9 am ET on value date
FJD Fijian dollar 4 pm ET two days N/A 4 pm ET two days
before value date before value date
GBP British pound 9 am ET on value date 11:30 am ET on value 9 am ET on value date
date
HKD Hong Kong dollar 5 pm ET one day before 10 am ET one day 5 pm ET one day before
value date before value date value date
HRK Croatian Kuna 4 pm ET two days N/A 4 pm ET two days
before value date before value date
HUF Hungarian forint 5 pm ET one day before N/A 5 pm ET one day before
value date value date
IDR Indonesian rupiah 4:00 pm ET two days 10 am ET one day 4:00 pm ET two days
before value date before value date before value date.
ILS Israeli shekel 5 pm ET one day before N/A 5 pm ET one day before
value date value date
INR Indian rupee 5 pm ET one day before 10 am ET one day 5 pm ET one day before
value date before value date value date
JOD Jordanian dinar 8 am ET one day before N/A 8 am ET one day before
value date value date
JPY Japanese yen 5 pm ET one day before 10 am ET one day 5 pm ET one day before
value date before value date value date
KWD Kuwaiti dinar 8 am ET one day before N/A 8 am ET one day before
value date value date
MAD Moroccan dinar 8 am ET one day before N/A 8 am ET one day before
value date value date
MGA Madagascar Ariary 4 pm ET two days N/A 4 pm ET two days
before value date before value date
• Foreign currency wire settling to a DDA account — the originating account is denominated in U.S.
dollars and the receiving account is denominated in foreign currency. The currencies are converted
using foreign exchange.
• Foreign currency wire settling to an MCA account — both the originating account and the receiving
account are denominated in the same foreign currency. The originating account (your Wells Fargo
account) is a multi-currency account. No foreign exchange is required during the processing of the
wire.
Foreign exchange
You have several options to convert your wire transfers to foreign currency.
• Contact your Wells Fargo foreign exchange specialist to obtain a foreign exchange rate and contract
number.
• Use the Wells Fargo Foreign Exchange Online service to obtain a foreign exchange rate and contract
number.
• Have Wells Fargo automatically assign a foreign exchange rate for your wire payment based on
conversations you’ve had with your foreign exchange specialist at the time the payment is
processed.
• Use the Payment Manager Real-Time system to obtain a foreign currency rate and contract number.
After obtaining a contract number, you assign the contract number to a single wire transfer in your
Payment Manager file.
Fees
Fees charged to your company to originate an international wire transfer are debited from your Wells
Fargo account.
If there are any additional fees charged by an intermediary bank and/or the beneficiary’s bank, Wells
Fargo attempts to absorb these fees. If that is not possible, however, the bank(s) involved typically use
one of the following methods to collect those fees from the beneficiary:
Settlement
International wires typically settle to the beneficiary’s account two days after the item is originated by
Wells Fargo (depending on receiving bank’s practices). Both U.S. holidays and holidays for the
destination country affect the time required for settlement.
• The Treasury Information Reporting (TIR) Wire Transfer Detail or Intraday Composite report
• BAI
• ISO 20022 XML
• SWIFT messages
Wire information is available once the wire is successfully processed on the SWIFT network. For foreign
currency wires, the information reported includes foreign currency, foreign exchange contract number,
and foreign exchange rate.
Book transfers
Book transfers are wire transactions that occur between accounts that are owned by you. These
transactions can occur between your accounts in the United States, London, or Cayman Islands.
• Work with your Implementation Specialist to identify the accounts you want to use. Your
Implementation Specialist must link your accounts together for book transfer processing.
Note: If your accounts are not linked, the transaction will be processed as a wire transfer instead of a
book transfer.
• If you are sending book transfers between your U.S. based accounts and multi-currency accounts,
take into account any currency cut-off times and bank holidays when calculating the value date.
• For book transfers between U.S. accounts, include the bank routing/transit number (ABA number).
• When transferring funds between multi-currency accounts (MCAs), include the SWIFT BIC code of
the bank. Wells Fargo’s SWIFT BICs are as follows:
• London — PNBPGB2L
Cayman Islands — WFBIUS6S
Including the proper information to identify the beneficiary bank and account is critical to ensure a wire
reaches its destination and is processed as quickly as possible.
SWIFT BIC
The SWIFT BIC (Bank Identifier Code) is an 8- or 11-character code identifying a bank, and all
international wires must include the SWIFT BIC for the beneficiary bank. To obtain the SWIFT BIC for the
beneficiary bank, you can:
Note: If you use the SWIFT directory, only use a BIC listed as connected to the SWIFT network. Do
NOT use a BIC listed as not connected to the SWIFT network or deleted. We cannot process
wires using a BIC with not connected or deleted status.
• Beneficiary full name and complete in-country address, including beneficiary city and country,
are required (P.O. boxes are not sufficient).
• Beneficiary bank SWIFT code OR if no SWIFT code, then full legal name, branch address, and
agency code.
• Beneficiary account number (see individual currency requirements if IBAN is required).
Each country has a specific name for their routing code, such as the IFSC in India and Canadian Payments
Association Routing Number in Canada.
Your beneficiary must provide the IRC to facilitate receipt of an international payment. Sending a wire
without the IRC can delay the wire, or the receiving bank may return the wire and assess additional fees.
If a country uses the IBAN, always include the IBAN as the beneficiary account number when sending a
wire to that country. If you don’t include the IBAN, the wire may be delayed or the beneficiary bank may
return the wire and assess additional fees.
You can obtain the IBAN from the beneficiary or the beneficiary bank. Once you obtain the IBAN, you
can use the following site to verify that the IBAN format is valid.
http://www.tbg5-finance.org/?ibancheck.shtml
The U.S. doesn’t use IBANs, and accounts at banks located in the U.S. (including your Wells Fargo
accounts) don’t have an IBAN.
• Beneficiary bank SWIFT BIC is missing or incorrect. The beneficiary bank SWIFT BIC is required for
wires and is either eight or 11 characters. If you submit an invalid BIC (or don’t include it),
transaction processing will stop for review and repair.
In the coming months, we will update our payment services to validate the full beneficiary address
requirement.
New regulations for many countries also require the beneficiary city and country when initiating cross-
border payments. We also see more countries requiring additional information, such as the purpose of
payments. Countries may begin requiring these additional data elements with limited notice.
As a best practice, we recommend that you collect and send the following information with payments:
IBAN formats
A typical IBAN format is as follows:
For wires of CNH to beneficiaries in mainland China, prior to sending your wire, make sure the beneficiary
can receive cross-border RMB. Beneficiaries in mainland China must have an import export license and may
be required to provide supporting documentation associated and consistent with the underlying payment
to their beneficiary bank to validate that incoming cross-border RMB funds are for the purposes indicated
in the payment instructions. Depending on the category of payment the beneficiary may require additional
regulatory approval. Furthermore documentation must be denominated in RMB, that is, the beneficiary
cannot receive RMB for goods and services invoiced in USD.
Many return wires and delays stem from the beneficiary not having all the supporting documentation in
place for their beneficiary bank, and the beneficiary bank not being able to receive the cross-border RMB.
CNH payments settling onshore are limited to payment types that fall under certain business categories.
Currently those business categories are:
Rate requests must be in by 3 pm Eastern Time. We cannot secure an exchange rate after 3 pm Eastern
Time.
For wires of CNY to beneficiaries in mainland China, prior to sending your wire, make sure the beneficiary
can receive cross-border RMB. Beneficiaries in mainland China must have an import export license and may
be required to provide supporting documentation associated and consistent with the underlying payments
to their beneficiary bank to validate that incoming cross-border RMB funds are for the purposes indicated
in the payment instructions. Supporting documentation must be denominated in RMB, that is, the
beneficiary cannot receive RMB for goods and services invoiced in USD.
Many return wires and delays stem from the beneficiary not having all the supporting documentation in
place for their beneficiary bank, and the beneficiary not being able to receive the cross-border RMB.
CNY payments are limited to payment types that fall under two business categories. Those business
categories are:
Personal
Invoice Payment & Purchase 0101 Individual Social Security Subscription 0107
Utility Bill Payment 0102 Associations Subscriptions 0108
Prepaid Cards Recharging 0103 Saving and Funding Account 0109
Standing Orders 0104 Heritance 0110
Personal Donations 0105 End of Service Indemnity 0111
Family Assistance and Expenses 0106
Investment Remittances
Investment Revenues 0301 Local Investment 0305
Brokerage Investment 0302 External Investment 0306
Insurance 0303 Tender bond Guarantee 0307
Subscriptions to international 0304
nonmonetary organizations
Import
Public Sector Exportation 0601 Public Sector Importation 0603
Private Sector Exportation 0602 Private Sector Importation 0604
Religious Communities Aid 0701 UN Aid 0704
International Communities Aid 0702 Charity Communities Aid 0705
Arab Communities Aid 0703
Funding
Municipality Funds 0901 Private Sector Funds 0903
Government Funds 0902 External Incoming Funds 0904
Diplomacy
International Communities and Embassies 1001 Temporary Diplomatic Missions 1003
Remittances
Permanent Diplomatic Missions 1002 Jordanian Embassies Income 1004
Loans
Long-Term Loans Installments / Public 1101 Short-Term Loans Installments 1107
Sector /Private Sector
Long-Term Loans interest 1102 Short-Term Loans interest 1108
Installments / Public Sector Installments / Private Sector
Short-Term Loans Installments / Public 1103 loans Installments Against 1109
Sector Governmental Guarantee
Short-Term Loans interest Installments 1104 Loans Interest Installments Against 1110
/ Public Sector Governmental Guarantee
Long-Term Loans Installments / Private 1105 Credit Card Payment 1111
Sector
Long-Term Loans interest 1106 Personal Loan Payment 1112
Installments / Public Sector
General
Rerouting 1201 Scientific Research Support 1202
The new mandatory data will need to be reflected in swift Field 72 in the following format
SKNINFO/A/B/C/D/E where:
• SKNINFO = Keyword
• A = Sender type
• B = Sender residency
For example, in Field 72, you would populate: SKNINFO/2/1/0/1/1 for payroll payment by a corporate to
individuals who are both residents and based in Jakarta.