COMMCNSHAKS
BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, CO. LTD. is identified on the SWIFT network by the BIC code COMMCNSHAKS, registered in CHINA, settling primarily in CNY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMM | CN — China | SH (live BIC) | AKS (branch code AKS) |
| SWIFT/BIC | COMMCNSHAKS (branch, 11-char) |
|---|---|
| Bank | BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, CO. LTD. |
| Country | CHINA (ISO CN) |
| Primary currency | CNY (inferred from country) |
The SWIFT/BIC (Business Identifier Code) is the international standard ISO 9362 for identifying financial institutions in cross-border payments. COMMCNSHAKS uniquely identifies BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, CO. LTD. in CHINA 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 COMMCNSHAKS is an 11-character BIC, the trailing AKS identifies a specific branch within BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, CO. LTD.. The corresponding 8-character head-office BIC is COMMCNSH.
Payments routed through BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, CO. LTD. 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.
AEFGCNS2ADBNCNBJHAQACHBCNS1AIRCCNBJALNYCNB1COXICNBAAYCLCNBYAWRCCNB2COMMCNSHAKS is the unique SWIFT/BIC code identifying BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, CO. LTD. in CHINA. The first four characters (COMM) are the institution code; the next two (CN) are the ISO 3166-1 country code for China; the next two (SH) are the location code; the final three (AKS) 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 COMMUNICATIONS, CO. LTD..
COMMCNSHAKS is 11 characters long — branch code AKS. 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 COMMUNICATIONS, CO. LTD.'s primary settlement currency is CNY (Chinese Yuan (Onshore)). CNY clears via CIPS + PBoC. 1-3 business days.
1-3 business days due to CIPS and PBoC screening. Settlement system: CIPS. Onshore CNY restricted; CNH is freer.
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.