Is UOVBCNSH a valid SWIFT code?

Yes. UOVBCNSH has the right format and is in our directory for UNITED OVERSEAS BANK (CHINA) LIMITED, SHANGHAI. Confirm with the beneficiary that it is the bank that holds their account.

What is the difference between UOVBCNSH and UOVBCNSHXXX?

None. UOVBCNSH is the 8-character form of UOVBCNSHXXX; XXX at the end means the head office. Either works.

SWIFT/BIC · China

UOVBCNSH

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK (CHINA) LIMITED · Head office · SHANGHAI

Code details

SWIFT/BIC: UOVBCNSH (UOVBCNSHXXX)
Institution: UNITED OVERSEAS BANK (CHINA) LIMITED
Office: Head office
Branch code: XXX · head office
Address: ROOM 1601, FLOOR 3, FLOOR 13 (ACTUAL FLOOR 12), FLOOR 15 (ACTUAL FLOOR 13), FLOOR 16 (ACTUAL FLOOR 14), FLOOR 17 (ACTUAL FLOOR 15), FLOOR 18 (ACTUAL FLOOR 16), FLOOR 19 (ACTUAL FLOOR 17), FLOOR AND 20 (ACTUAL FLOOR 18), UOB BUILDING, NO. 116, 128, YIN CHENG ROAD, PUDONG NEW AREA, 200120 SHANGHAI
City: SHANGHAI
Country: China

What UOVBCNSH means

UOVBCNSHXXX

UOVBBank code
Four letters chosen by the institution.
CNCountry code
China (ISO 3166)
SHLocation code
Where the institution sits on the SWIFT network. A 1 in second place marks a passive participant.
XXXBranch code
XXX, or nothing at all, means the head office.

Paying an account at this bank

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Questions

Is UOVBCNSH a valid SWIFT code?: Yes. UOVBCNSH has the right format and is in our directory for UNITED OVERSEAS BANK (CHINA) LIMITED, SHANGHAI. Confirm with the beneficiary that it is the bank that holds their account.
What is the difference between UOVBCNSH and UOVBCNSHXXX?: None. UOVBCNSH is the 8-character form of UOVBCNSHXXX; XXX at the end means the head office. Either works.

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About this data

Codes are checked against our directory of banks on TrillioniPay corridors. Always confirm the code with the beneficiary’s bank before sending a payment. Last updated: 23 September 2026.

Institution names and addresses: Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) LEI data, available under CC0. The address is the legal entity’s registered or head-office address, which can differ from the office SWIFT lists.

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