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title: "National Bank of Commerce SWIFT/BIC code NLCBTZTXXXX · Tanzania | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code NLCBTZTXXXX for National Bank of Commerce, Tanzania. 13 branch BICs, LEI 213800VIYJF4U5FLXU59, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx
---

1.  [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory)
2.  [Tanzania](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tz)
3.  National Bank of Commerce

Tanzania · Financial institution

# National Bank of Commerce

Legal name in the LEI record National Bank of Commerce Limited

BIC **NLCBTZTXXXX** LEI **[213800VIYJF4U5FLXU59](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800VIYJF4U5FLXU59)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift [**13** branch codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx#branches) [**1** respondent bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx#respondents) [Group: Absa Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx#claim)

## Licences and registrations

Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers

None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.

-   The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.

## Swift network

Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory

- **BIC:** NLCBTZTXXXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **Swift GPI:** Not on the member list
- **Payment schemes and systems:** No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- **Branch codes:** [13 branch codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx#branches)
- **BIC first registered:** 1996-09-07
- **Last updated:** 2023-09-09

## Identifiers

Head-office record

- **BIC:** NLCBTZTXXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. NLCB Bank 2. TZ Country · Tanzania 3. TX Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** HEADOFFICE
- **LEI:** 213800VIYJF4U5FLXU59
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800VIYJF4U5FLXU59)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.

## Profile

- **Type:** Financial institution
- **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register
- **Register licences:** None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- **Country · region:** Tanzania · Sub-Saharan Africa
- **Trading venues (MIC):** No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- **OFAC sanctions:** No listing cites this BIC
- **EU sanctions:** No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- **Country sanctions:** No country programme

Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.

No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.

## Ownership and group

GLEIF relationship records

- **Direct parent:** [Absa Bank](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-limited-absazajj) · South Africa[SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25)

The Absa Bank group has 10 institutions in the directory, in 9 countries: all hold a BIC.

Including [Absa Bank Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-limited-absazajj), [Absa Bank Kenya PLC](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-kenya-plc-barckenx), [Absa Bank of Ghana Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-of-ghana-limited-barcghac), [Absa Bank Uganda Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-uganda-limited-barcugkx), [Absa Bank Zambia PLC](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-zambia-plc-barczmlx).

[See the Absa Bank group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25)

Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.

## Addresses

- **Registered address:** NBC HOUSE, ILALA CBD, KISUTU SOKOINE DRIVE/ AZIKIWE STREET DAR ES SALAAM 11104 1863 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF
- **Operational address:** ILALA CBD, NBC HOUSE SOKOINE DRIVE/ AZIKIWE STREET DAR ES SALAAM 11104 DAR ES SALAAM KISUTU POB 1863 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF

## ISO 20022 identification

As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)

A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.

- **Identified by:** BIC, with its LEI
- **Roles in CBPR+:** Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents

### CBPR+

For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known

```xml
<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>NLCBTZTXXXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>213800VIYJF4U5FLXU59</LEI>
</FinInstnId>
```

### Full record

Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC

```xml
<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>NLCBTZTXXXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>213800VIYJF4U5FLXU59</LEI>
  <Nm>NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE</Nm>
  <PstlAdr>
    <TwnNm>DAR ES SALAAM</TwnNm>
    <Ctry>TZ</Ctry>
    <AdrLine>NBC HOUSE, ILALA CBD, KISUTU SOKOINE DRIVE/ AZIKIWE STREET DAR ES</AdrLine>
    <AdrLine>SALAAM 11104 1863</AdrLine>
  </PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>
```

The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.

## Network

### Branches and correspondent banking

All 13 branch BICs connect to the head office. Most were registered in 2010 (8 BICs) and 1997 (2). DNB Bank ASA publishes 1 account held with this bank.

### Respondent banks

From the correspondent lists other banks publish

DNB Bank ASA publishes 1 account held with this bank.

| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Published in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TZS | [DNB Bank ASA](https://elucidate.co/directory/dnb-bank-asa-dnbanokk) Norway | NLCBTZTX | 002112000288 | [content.dnb.no ↗](https://content.dnb.no/docs/9554001/ssi-norway-02-02-2026.pdf) dated 2 Feb 2026 |

Each row is an account the respondent bank lists as held with this bank, as published. Only banks that publish their correspondent accounts, and that Elucidate has researched, can appear, so the list is not complete. Confirm settlement instructions with either bank before relying on them.

### Branch codes

Filter branches

| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NLCBTZTX0T3](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-0t3) | CORPORATE BRANCH | Dar Es Salaam | DAR ES SALAAM DAR ES SALAAM POB 9062 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |
| [NLCBTZTX0T4](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-0t4) | ARUSHA BRANCH | Arusha | ARUSHA ARUSHA POB 3004 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |
| [NLCBTZTX0T5](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-0t5) | MWANZA BRANCH | Mwanza | NYERERE ROAD MWANZA MWANZA POB 197 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |
| [NLCBTZTX0T8](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-0t8) | SAMORA BRANCH | Dar Es Salaam | SAMORA AVENUE DAR ES SALAAM DAR ES SALAAM POB 9002 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |
| [NLCBTZTX0TM](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-0tm) | MOSHI BRANCH | Moshi | MOSHI MOSHI POB 3020 TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |
| [NLCBTZTXFIN](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-fin) | FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT-NBC HOUSE | Dar Es Salaam | DAR ES SALAAM DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |
| [NLCBTZTXIND](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-ind) | INDUSTRIAL BRANCH | Dar Es Salaam | DAR ES SALAAM DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |
| [NLCBTZTXKIC](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-kic) | KICHWELE BRANCH | Dar Es Salaam | DAR ES SALAAM DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |
| [NLCBTZTXMBE](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-mbe) | MBEYA BRANCH | Mbeya | KARUME AVENUE MBEYA MBEYA TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |
| [NLCBTZTXMNA](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-mna) | MNAZI MMOJA BRANCH | Dar Es Salaam | DAR ES SALAAM DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |
| [NLCBTZTXMOR](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-mor) | MOROGORO BRANCH | Morogoro | MOROGORO MOROGORO TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |
| [NLCBTZTXTAN](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-tan) | TANGA BRANCH | Tanga | TANGA TANGA TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |
| [NLCBTZTXZAN](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtztx-zan) | ZANZIBAR BRANCH-UNGUJA | Zanzibar | ZANZIBAR ZANZIBAR TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | — | 2023-09-09 |

[See every BIC in Tanzania →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tz#bics)

## Related institutions

### Same group

-   [Absa Bank Tanzania Limited BIC BARCTZTZ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Tanzania · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300SW5ZJ2N5OFL161](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-tanzania-limited-barctztz)
-   [Absa Bank Limited BIC ABSAZAJJ Financial institution Not on a tracked register South Africa · Not on a tracked register · LEI SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-limited-absazajj)
-   [Absa Bank Kenya PLC BIC BARCKENX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Kenya · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2138006PDDMTP3WDX242](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-kenya-plc-barckenx)
-   [Absa Bank of Ghana Limited BIC BARCGHAC Financial institution Not on a tracked register Ghana · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300TZC0521ZIVTQ82](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-of-ghana-limited-barcghac)
-   [Absa Bank Uganda Limited BIC BARCUGKX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Uganda · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800LMXJM24T7BDV55](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-uganda-limited-barcugkx)
-   [Absa Bank Zambia PLC BIC BARCZMLX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Zambia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800O9L2G7HXZTRN43](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-zambia-plc-barczmlx)
-   [Absa Bank (Seychelles) Limited BIC BARCSCSC Financial institution Not on a tracked register Seychelles · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800D7MNLOSCIW1Q04](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-seychelles-limited-barcscsc)
-   [Absa Bank Mocambique, SA BIC ABMZMZMA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Mozambique · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2138004B6ZS1X5867V18](https://elucidate.co/directory/absa-bank-mocambique-sa-abmzmzma)

[All 10 institutions in the Absa Bank group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/SLI1CVYMJ21DST0Q8K25)

### Same name, different BIC

-   [National Bank of Commerce BIC NLCBTZT1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Tanzania · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/national-bank-of-commerce-nlcbtzt1)

### Largest institutions in Tanzania

-   [Crdb Bank PLC BIC CORUTZT1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Tanzania · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/crdb-bank-plc-corutzt1)
-   [People's Bank of Zanzibar BIC PBZATZTZ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Tanzania · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/people-s-bank-of-zanzibar-pbzatztz)
-   [Eximbank (Tanzania) LTD BIC EXTNTZTZ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Tanzania · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900H3WNNKN2MYBQ18](https://elucidate.co/directory/eximbank-tanzania-ltd-extntztz)
-   [I and M Bank (T) Limited BIC IMBLTZTZ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Tanzania · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800K6OBHUHJVDO783](https://elucidate.co/directory/i-and-m-bank-t-limited-imbltztz)
-   [Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania Limited BIC SCBLTZTX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Tanzania · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300RLNUU3GJS6MK84](https://elucidate.co/directory/standard-chartered-bank-tanzania-limited-scbltztx)
-   [Access Bank Tanzania Limited BIC FMBZTZTX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Tanzania · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/access-bank-tanzania-limited-fmbztztx)
-   [Africa and Gulf Bank (Tanzania) Limited BIC HABLTZTZ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Tanzania · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/africa-and-gulf-bank-tanzania-limited-habltztz)
-   [Akiba Commercial Bank PLC BIC AKCOTZTZ Financial institution Not on a tracked register Tanzania · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/akiba-commercial-bank-plc-akcotztz)

[See every BIC in Tanzania →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/tz#bics)

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Sources & method

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