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International transfer charges calculator

See what a SWIFT transfer costs you and what the recipient actually gets under each charge option, OUR, SHA and BEN, once your bank, intermediary banks and their bank have taken their fees. Free, no sign-up, nothing leaves your browser.

Money moving around the world
  1. Start from the UK
  2. Send to the countries you choose
  3. It arrives in their own currency

Use the fees your own bank and the recipient's bank quote; the starting figures are only an example. This keeps everything in one currency and leaves out any exchange rate markup.

Total charges on this transfer
£50.00
Including £15.00 from 1 intermediary bank
OUR: you pay all charges
You pay
£1,050.00
They get
£1,000.00
SHA: charges shared
You pay
£1,025.00
They get
£975.00
BEN: recipient pays all charges
You pay
£1,000.00
They get
£950.00
Under SHA the recipient gets £25.00 less than you sent; under OUR you pay £25.00 more to make sure they don't.
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OUR, SHA and BEN

When you send a SWIFT transfer, your bank asks who pays the charges. OUR means you pay them all, so the recipient should get the full amount. SHA means the charges are shared: you pay your own bank's fee and the recipient bears the rest. BEN means the recipient pays everything, taken out of the money before it reaches them.

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Why transfers arrive short

If your bank has no direct link with the recipient's bank, the payment passes through one or more intermediary banks, and each can take a fee straight out of the payment. So the recipient may get less than you sent, even if you paid your own bank's fee. Choosing OUR can help, but not every bank can guarantee it, so tell the recipient what fees may apply.

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