Transferring money from an International Location to a Bank in Uganda is an easy process with the presence of several money transfer channels like Western Union, World Remit, MTN’s Homeland, Airtel Money among others.
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
| BANK NAME | HEAD OFFICE | SWIFT CODE |
|---|---|---|
| ABC CAPITAL BANK LIMITED | KAMPALA | ABCFUGKA |
| BANK OF AFRICA-UGANDA LTD. | KAMPALA | AFRIUGKA |
| BANK OF BARODA (UGANDA) LIMITED | KAMPALA | BARBUGKA |
| BANK OF INDIA (UGANDA) LTD | KAMPALA | BKIDUGKA |
| BANK OF UGANDA | KAMPALA | UGBAUGKA |
| BANK OF UGANDA | KAMPALA | UGBAUGKABKG |
| BARCLAYS BANK OF UGANDA LTD. | KAMPALA | BARCUGKX |
| CAIRO INTERNATIONAL BANK LTD | KAMPALA | CAIEUGKA |
| CENTENARY RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LIMITED | KAMPALA | CERBUGKA |
| CITIBANK UGANDA LIMITED | KAMPALA | CITIUGKA |
| CITIBANK UGANDA LIMITED | KAMPALA | CITIUGKATRD |
| COMMERCIAL BANK OF AFRICA UGANDA LIMITED | KAMPALA | CBAFUGKA |
| CRANE BANK LTD | KAMPALA | CRANUGKA |
| DFCU BANK LIMITED | KAMPALA | DFCUUGKA |
| DIAMOND TRUST BANK UGANDA LIMITED | KAMPALA | DTKEUGKA |
| EAST AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK | KAMPALA | AFDEUGKA |
| ECOBANK UGANDA | KAMPALA | ECOCUGKA |
| EQUITY BANK UGANDA LTD | KAMPALA | EQBLUGKA |
| EXIM BANK (UGANDA) LIMITED | KAMPALA | EXTNUGKA |
| FINANCE TRUST BANK LTD | KAMPALA | FTBLUGKA |
| GUARANTY TRUST BANK (UGANDA) LTD | KAMPALA | GTBIUGKA |
| HOUSING FINANCE BANK LTD. | KAMPALA | HFINUGKA |
| KCB BANK UGANDA LIMITED | KAMPALA | KCBLUGKA |
| NC BANK UGANDA LIMITED | KAMPALA | NINCUGKA |
| ORIENT BANK LIMITED | KAMPALA | ORINUGKA |
| POSTBANK UGANDA LIMITED | KAMPALA | UGPBUGKA |
| STANBIC BANK UGANDA LIMITED | KAMPALA | SBICUGKX |
| STANDARD CHARTERED BANK UGANDA LIMITED | KAMPALA | SCBLUGKA |
| STANDARD CHARTERED BANK UGANDA LIMITED | KAMPALA | SCBLUGKASSU |
| TOP FINANCE BANK LIMITED | KAMPALA | TOPFUGKA |
| TROPICAL BANK LTD | KAMPALA | TROAUGKA |
| UGANDA SECURITIES EXCHANGE LTD | KAMPALA | USCDUGKA |
| UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UGANDA) LTD | KAMPALA | UNAFUGKA |
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)