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International Business Payments

Send and receive international payments

Make quick and secure payments, whether you’re trading with the United States or United Arab Emirates.

Making an international payment

See our international payments page for more on how Brexit might affect international payments you send or receive. Read ‘Sending money to Europe’ to see how banks might adjust to the UK being outside of the EEA.

Barclays International Payments Services (BIPS)

Send funds electronically to almost any country in the world. Choose between

Standard payments – funds received in Europe and North America between 3-4 working days and the rest of the world within 8 working days if sent by 4pm
Priority payments – funds received in Europe and North America between 1-3 working days and the rest of the world within 7 working days if sent by 2pm. Online payments are treated as priority payments

Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Credit Transfer

If you’re sending a payment to an EU country and you know the recipient’s International Bank Account Number (IBAN) and SWIFTC Bank Identifier Code (BIC), you can benefit from reduced fees and faster delivery. For example, funds are guaranteed to be in the recipient’s account the next working day if they’re sent by 3pm.

SEPA Direct Debit

You can also pay for goods or services in euro using a SEPA Direct Debit, as long as you have agreed this with the person or business you are paying. Find out more about using a SEPA Direct Debit [PDF, 78.5KB].

How much it costs

Business account tariff	Online Banking BIPS	Online Banking SEPA	Barclays App BIPS	Barclays App SEPA	Barclays.Net BIPS	Barclays.Net SEPA	Assisted BIPS	Assisted SEPA
Barclays Business Account and Introductory Offer	£15	£0.35	£15	£0.35	£15	£0.35	£25	£1.50
Charity and Impact Account and Community Banking	£15	£0	£15	£0	£15	£0	£25	£0
Business Free MT (No longer available)	£15	£0	£15	£0	£15	£0	£25	£0
Electronic Payments Plan	£15	£0	£15	£0	£15	£0	£25	£1.50
Mixed Payments Plan	£15	£0.35	£15	£0.35	£15	£0.35	£25	£0.65

What you need to make an international payment

You’ll need to know the following information about the person or company receiving the money

Payee’s account name
The payee’s IBAN or account number
The SWIFTBIC for the payee’s bank, and/or domestic routing codes where applicable, or the payee’s bank address

Extra information for some countries

Some countries require additional information to process payments. To check the specific requirements for the country you’re sending money to, visit our international payments page and see our ‘Country & currency list’.

Receiving an international payment

We recommend that you have overseas money paid into your account by electronic transfer. We can pay international drafts and cheques into your account, but this is more expensive and can take longer for funds to clear. Because cheques aren’t cleared funds, they can be returned unpaid.

How to receive an international payment

With an electronic transfer, funds will be credited automatically to your account and converted to your account’s currency at that day’s exchange rate. You may also receive currency payments direct to your Barclays currency account.

Information your payee will need

Our bank name in full – Barclays Bank UK PLC
Our SWIFTBIC Bank Identifier Code (BIC) – BUKBGB22
Your account name
Your International Bank Account Number (IBAN) – you can find this on your statement or just use the IBAN generator below

How much does it cost?

There’s no charge for euro payments from EU/EEA countries as long as a valid IBAN and SWIFTBIC are provided. If the payment is in a different currency, or is received from a country outside of the EU/EEA, there’ll be a £6 charge.

Find your IBAN

To generate your IBAN please enter your sort code and account number below then press the Generate IBAN button. It may take a few seconds for the IBAN to be displayed so please only press the Generate IBAN button once.