To make a direct money transfer from a foreign bank to your bank in Uganda, you’d then need an International transfer code that accompanies your account number in order to receive money directly to your account.

Several online sending platforms like Skrill also require Swift codes in order to send money directly to your bank account. Luckily, almost all banks authorized by the Bank of Uganda accept wire transfers and here is a full list of SWIFT codes you need:

Uganda Banks SWIFT Codes

What you need to know about SWIFT Codes 

A Swift Code is a standard format of a Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. Swift codes are used when transferring money between banks in different Geo-locations and particularly International bank wire transfers.

On a lucky patch, Banks also use Swift codes to consuct communications between them. The length of a Swift code comprises of 8 to 11 characters formatted as AAA BB CC DDDD for easy identification.

• First 4 characters – bank code (only letters)
• Next 2 characters – ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
• Next 2 characters – location code, passive participant will have “1” in the second character (letters and digits)
• Last 3 characters – branch code, optional – ‘XXX’ for primary office (letters and digits)