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Iceland IBAN Format (IS)

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An Iceland IBAN has 26 characters: IS, two check digits and a 22-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 2-character bank code.

Length
26 characters
IBAN structure
IS2!n4!n2!n6!n10!n
Bank code length
2 characters
Example
IS14 0159 2600 7654 5510 7303 39

Iceland IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 4 digits, then 2 digits, then 6 digits, then 10 digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codeISISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits14Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank code012 characters, national bank identifier
Branch code592 characters, branch identifier
Account number260076545510730339The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

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Questions

How many characters does an Iceland IBAN have?
26 characters: the country code IS, two check digits and a BBAN of 22 characters.
What does an Iceland IBAN look like?
For example IS14 0159 2600 7654 5510 7303 39 on paper, or IS140159260076545510730339 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in an Iceland IBAN?
The national bank code has 2 characters, at positions 5 to 6 of the IBAN.
How do I check an Iceland IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.