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Poland IBAN Format (PL)

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A Poland IBAN has 28 characters: PL, two check digits and a 24-character national account number (BBAN), which contains an 8-character bank and branch code.

Length
28 characters
IBAN structure
PL2!n8!n16!n
Bank code length
8 characters
Example
PL61 1090 1014 0000 0712 1981 2874

Poland IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 8 digits, then 16 digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codePLISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits61Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank and branch code109010148 characters, identifies the bank branch
Account number0000071219812874The 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 a Poland IBAN have?
28 characters: the country code PL, two check digits and a BBAN of 24 characters.
What does a Poland IBAN look like?
For example PL61 1090 1014 0000 0712 1981 2874 on paper, or PL61109010140000071219812874 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in a Poland IBAN?
The national bank and branch code has 8 characters, at positions 5 to 12 of the IBAN.
How do I check a Poland 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.