Lists of supported and unsupported countries and industries for international (SWIFT) transfers
VenmarsPay provides the full list of countries from and to which you can or cannot send SWIFT transfers. Here we also specify which industries are allowed to participate in the SWIFT transfer process.
Currently, you can send payments via SWIFT in euros, British pounds, and US dollars.
The SHA payment instruction is applied to all SWIFT transfers. The client covers the outgoing transfer fees, while the beneficiary pays all the fees the intermediaries may apply.
List of supported countries for international (SWIFT) transfers
Country name | SWIFT payments availability | |
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Algeria | ||
Andorra | ||
Anguilla | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | ||
Argentina | ||
Armenia | ||
Aruba | ||
Australia | ||
Christmas Island | ||
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | ||
Norfolk Island | ||
Austria | ||
Azerbaijan | ||
Bangladesh | ||
Belgium | ||
Bermuda | ||
Bolivia | ||
Brazil | ||
Brunei Darussalam | ||
Bulgaria | ||
Burkina Faso | ||
Canada | ||
Chile | ||
China | ||
Colombia | ||
Comoros | ||
Cook Islands | ||
Costa Rica | ||
Croatia | ||
Curaçao | ||
Cyprus | ||
Czech Republic | ||
Denmark | ||
Dominica | ||
Dominican Republic | ||
Ecuador | ||
El Salvador | ||
Estonia | ||
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | ||
Faroe Islands | ||
Finland | ||
Åland Islands | ||
France | ||
French Guiana | ||
Guadeloupe | ||
Martinique | ||
Mayotte | ||
Réunion | ||
Saint Barthélemy | ||
Saint Martin (French part) | ||
French Polynesia | ||
Gabon | ||
Gambia | ||
Georgia | ||
Germany | ||
Gibraltar | ||
Greece | ||
Grenada | ||
Guatemala | ||
Guernsey | ||
Holy See | ||
Honduras | ||
Hong Kong | ||
Hungary | ||
Iceland | ||
India | ||
Indonesia | ||
Ireland | ||
Isle of Man | ||
Israel | ||
Italy | ||
Japan | ||
Jersey | ||
Kiribati | ||
South Korea | ||
Kosovo | ||
Kuwait | ||
Kyrgyzstan | ||
Latvia | ||
Lesotho | ||
Liechtenstein | ||
Lithuania | ||
Luxembourg | ||
Macao | ||
North Macedonia | ||
Madagascar | ||
Malawi | ||
Malaysia | ||
Maldives | ||
Malta | ||
Marshall Islands | ||
Mauritania | ||
Mexico | ||
Micronesia | ||
Monaco | ||
Montenegro | ||
Montserrat | ||
Namibia | ||
Nauru | ||
Nepal | ||
Netherlands | ||
New Caledonia | ||
New Zealand | ||
Oman | ||
Niger | ||
Niue | ||
Northern Mariana Islands | ||
Norway | ||
Paraguay | ||
Peru | ||
Poland | ||
Portugal | ||
Qatar | ||
Romania | ||
Rwanda | ||
Saudi Arabia | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
Saint Lucia | ||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
San Marino | ||
Sao Tome and Principe | ||
Serbia | ||
Singapore | ||
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | ||
Slovakia | ||
Slovenia | ||
South Africa | ||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | ||
Spain | ||
Suriname | ||
Sweden | ||
Switzerland | ||
Taiwan | ||
Tajikistan | ||
Thailand | ||
Timor-Leste | ||
Togo | ||
Tonga | ||
Turkey | ||
Turks and Caicos Islands | ||
Tuvalu | ||
United Arab Emirates | ||
United Kingdom | ||
USA | ||
Uruguay | ||
Uzbekistan | ||
Vietnam | ||
Wallis and Futuna | ||
Western Sahara | ||
Zambia |
List of unsupported countries for international (SWIFT) transfers
VenmarsPay applies limitations to outgoing and incoming international SWIFT transfers for the following destination countries: Afghanistan, Albania, American Samoa, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Fiji, uyana, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago,Ukraine (including Crimea and Sevastopol), Vanuatu, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.), Yemen, Zimbabwe.
List of unsupported industries for international (SWIFT) transfers
- Adult game and toy shops;
- Consulting;
- Counseling services;
- Insurance;
- Trading of stocks, indices, raw materials, currency, investment;
- Consumer credit vendors (non-bank loans), mutual fund borrowing platforms (crowdfunding);
- Betting, gambling;
- Lotteries;
- Financial institutions;
- Games as digital goods;
- Armaments, nuclear, weapons, or defense manufacturers;
- Adult-entertainment (streaming and webcam);
- Auction houses;
- Cannabinoids (THC, CBD, CBN);
- Cannabis cultivation for medical purposes;
- Chemicals and allied products not elsewhere classified;
- Equity/mutual funds and other investment funds;
- Special Purpose Entity (SPE);
- Fine art dealers;
- FX business;
- Jewelry and high-value accessories dealers/craftsmen;
- Legal services;
- Not-for-profit organizations;
- Pawnbrokers;
- Political organizations;
- Precious metals and stones dealers;
- Quasi-cash merchants;
- Religious organizations;
- UK registered charities;
- Remittance companies;
- Securities-broker dealers;
- Second-hand car dealers;
- Second-hand heavy construction equipment dealers;
- Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV);
- Streaming services (random donation);
- Video game arcades;
- CFD business;
- Fake goods / counterfeit consumer products;
- Investment trusts;
- Freight Forwarding Services;
- Shipping services;
- Energy, oil, and gas industry;
- Tobacco;
- Unregulated industries;
- Trade finance;
- Money Service Business (MSB);
- Cryptocurrency firms;
- Offshore banking;
- Cash businesses;
- Correspondent banking;
- Non-registered charities;
- Dating escort services;
- Shell companies.
Fees for the incoming and outgoing SWIFT transfers
Please note that the SHA payment instruction is applied, meaning that the fees are split between the VenmarsPay’s client and a beneficiary. The client pays for the transfer order while the beneficiary pays the charges applied by any intermediary bank.
You can find all the fees applied for incoming and outgoing SWIFT transfers on our pricing pages.