Question 1

Do you still need a BIC?

Accepted Answer

Inside SEPA, most euro transfers no longer require one: the IBAN alone is enough. You will still be asked for a BIC on many international transfers, older payment forms and some payroll or invoicing systems.

Question 2

BIC or SWIFT code?

Accepted Answer

The same thing. BIC is the official name (Business Identifier Code, ISO 9362); SWIFT is the organisation that issues them, so the code is often called a SWIFT code.

Question 3

Why can’t a BIC be calculated from an IBAN?

Accepted Answer

An IBAN contains a national bank identifier, not the BIC. The two are linked by directories that each country’s central bank or payments body maintains, which is what this tool looks up.

Identifier	Primary BIC	Branch BICs	Status
399	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
630	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
631	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
652	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
673	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
828	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
880	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
881	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
883	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
884	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
887	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
888	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
910	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
920	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
922	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
923	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
929	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
930	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
931	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
934	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
936	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
939	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
961	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
971	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current
976	BBRUBEBB	— none published	Current

ING België

BIC / SWIFT codes · 1

Bank identifiers in Belgium IBANs · 125