Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A. SWIFT/BIC code

What ICBKARBA means for a payment to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A.

Whether you are given ICBKARBA or ICBKARBAXXX, you are looking at the same identifier for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A. in Argentina. A SWIFT code shows every bank in the chain exactly which bank should receive the money, much like a postcode for banks. You will need it mostly for transfers between countries.

On this page we explain how the code is put together, when you need it and which other details a transfer to or from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A. requires. The SWIFT code alone cannot identify a personal account; that is what the IBAN or account number .

Is ICBKARBA still correct? How to check

The most reliable place for the right code remains paperwork issued by the bank like a bank statement or the account page in online banking. Check that code with ICBKARBA here; if they differ, ask before you pay.

With a wrong code, the transfer may be delayed, bounce back or end up costing more, and tracing it can take weeks. Remember the account number: a mistake there can be harder to undo than a wrong code.

Most online banking apps check the format of IBANs, but that does not prove the account belongs to the right person. Where available, a name check before sending gives extra certainty. Sending a small amount first is worth it for large sums despite the extra fee.

Watch out for payment fraud

Stay wary if a contact unexpectedly wants you to pay into a different account abroad. A real SWIFT code says nothing about who owns the account – scammers simply use real codes.

Check new bank details through a separate channel like a call to a number from an earlier contract, never via the email that asked for the change. Pressure or requests to keep it quiet tend to be red flags – a real supplier can wait a day. Acted too fast? Call your bank straight away and have them try to recall the payment; also report it to the police.

Scams also target the receiver: someone claims to have sent too much and asks you to refund the difference. A screenshot of a transfer proves nothing.

Paying someone abroad from your Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A. account

A bank transfer abroad costs more than the listed fee. You pay the transfer fee, possibly charges from correspondent banks along the way and, most importantly, the exchange rate markup.

That exchange rate margin tends to be the largest cost even though it is not listed as a fee. An easy check: set the bank’s rate against the mid-market rate for the same moment and look at the difference.

For many routes, a transfer service turns out to be cheaper than a bank – mostly thanks to the rate. GoldexPay compares what recipients receive across services. Using a transfer service does not require leaving Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A..

Where our SWIFT data comes from

Our SWIFT/BIC directory draws on public sources and we update it periodically. It can happen that information on this page is out of date, for example after a merger. Counts and locations come from our directory and may differ from what Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A. publishes.

Treat our directory here as a handy check. GoldexPay has no connection to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A.. If you notice something that is out of date, we appreciate a short note.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A.: head office code versus branch codes

Having 4 codes, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A. is one of the banks that use individual codes for parts of the organisation and departments. The main code is ICBKARBAXXX.

Usually you do not need to pick a branch: transfers addressed to ICBKARBAXXX are routed within Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A. without problems. If you have been given a branch code, use it as it is rather than swapping it with the head office code.

When in doubt, check with the recipient which code their bank gave them. Codes can change when banks reorganise, so a code from an old document is not always valid.

Why Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A. has an 8- and an 11-character code

The structure of every SWIFT code is always the same: four characters for the institution, two for the country and two for the location. For Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A., the 8-character core is ICBKARBA.

The 11-character version adds three more characters that identify a branch or department. When those three characters are XXX, the code points to the head office, so ICBKARBAXXX and ICBKARBA are interchangeable.

Type the code as one block, in upper case and without separators, exactly as shown here. A single character may route the money to another bank.

Transfer times and tracking a payment to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A.

An international transfer usually needs one to a few business days, depending on the currency, the route and the banks involved. Weekends and public holidays in the sending or receiving country can add a day or more to the journey. Sometimes a bank asks what the payment is for before releasing it.

Many banks use SWIFT gpi. Each payment carries a unique reference, the UETR that banks can use to trace it. Money transfer services often show tracking online so you can see where the money is.

A missing payment has to be traced from the sending side on the basis of the transfer details. As a recipient, it helps to look at your statements to see a slightly lower amount, since fees may have been deducted.

Incoming international payments to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A.

Someone abroad who wants to pay you will ask for a few details about your account – incomplete details often cause delays. That means: your full name exactly as it appears on the account, your IBAN or account number, the SWIFT/BIC code ICBKARBAXXX and sometimes your postal address.

It helps to include the bank name and Buenos Aires too, because some payment forms have separate fields for them. A typo in the IBAN is harder to fix than you might think; copy them from your banking app rather than typing.

Money from abroad will not always arrive for the full amount. Correspondent banks can take a fee, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Argentina)S.A. may charge for incoming payments, and when currencies differ, a markup on the rate applies. On invoices, it is common to agree who bears the costs, so that nobody is left short.