BKCHKRSEANS
BANK OF CHINA SEOUL BRANCH FLOOR 1-2 is identified on the SWIFT network by the BIC code BKCHKRSEANS, registered in SOUTH KOREA, settling primarily in KRW. International wire transfers routed through this institution can be tracked free of charge by pasting your UETR or payment reference on the Ohmyfin homepage.
| Institution | Country | Location | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| BKCH | KR — South Korea | SE (live BIC) | ANS (branch code ANS) |
| SWIFT/BIC | BKCHKRSEANS (branch, 11-char) |
|---|---|
| Bank | BANK OF CHINA SEOUL BRANCH FLOOR 1-2 |
| Country | SOUTH KOREA (ISO KR) |
| Primary currency | KRW (inferred from country) |
The SWIFT/BIC (Business Identifier Code) is the international standard ISO 9362 for identifying financial institutions in cross-border payments. BKCHKRSEANS uniquely identifies BANK OF CHINA SEOUL BRANCH FLOOR 1-2 in SOUTH KOREA on the SWIFT network and is used as the routing identifier in field 57A of an MT103 message (or the equivalent BICFI element in an ISO 20022 pacs.008).
Because BKCHKRSEANS is an 11-character BIC, the trailing ANS identifies a specific branch within BANK OF CHINA SEOUL BRANCH FLOOR 1-2. The corresponding 8-character head-office BIC is BKCHKRSE.
Payments routed through BANK OF CHINA SEOUL BRANCH FLOOR 1-2 can be tracked end-to-end via SWIFT GPI when both the sender and receiver are GPI-enabled. Ohmyfin provides free public lookup of any UETR — paste yours on the homepage to see the latest available status, including which correspondent banks the payment has passed through.
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BKCHKRSEANS is the unique SWIFT/BIC code identifying BANK OF CHINA SEOUL BRANCH FLOOR 1-2 in SOUTH KOREA. The first four characters (BKCH) are the institution code; the next two (KR) are the ISO 3166-1 country code for South Korea; the next two (SE) are the location code; the final three (ANS) are the branch code.
Use the Ohmyfin SWIFT tracker on the homepage. Paste the UETR (field 121) or the payment reference (field 20) and Ohmyfin returns the latest available SWIFT GPI status, including each correspondent bank the payment passed through on the way to BANK OF CHINA SEOUL BRANCH FLOOR 1-2.
BKCHKRSEANS is 11 characters long — branch code ANS. An 8-character BIC identifies the bank's head office; an 11-character BIC identifies a specific branch. Both are valid in MT103 field 57A.
BANK OF CHINA SEOUL BRANCH FLOOR 1-2's primary settlement currency is KRW (South Korean Won). KRW clears via BOK-Wire+. 1-2 business days; restricted offshore.
Most delays at the beneficiary bank come from sanctions/AML screening on the ordering customer, missing remittance information in field 70, or arrival after the local RTGS cut-off. Use Ohmyfin to see which hop is holding the payment so you can chase the right party.