The Extended Industry Sorting Code Directory (EISCD) is a comprehensive database of payments-related information for UK banks and building societies participating in the UK clearing systems: Bacs, Faster Payments, CHAPS Sterling, and Cheque and Credit Clearing. VocaLink maintains the EISCD on behalf of UK Payments Administration Ltd the key industry body for banks in the UK.
It contains the following information relating to bank offices or branches:
- Sorting code
- BIC
- Branch title
- Postal addresses
- Telephone number
- Details of which clearings each bank office participates in.
Benefits of subscribing to the EISCD
The data can be easily incorporated into your systems enabling the following benefits:
- Improves the rate of straight through payment processing
- Can lower number of payment referrals which means reduced costs
- Provides instant access to UK bank offices and branch details
- It is produced weekly ensuring reliable up to date data
- Can be used for validation of data entry and customer queries
- Can be used for quick and easy searches resulting in time saving activities
- Different licenses available for purchase to suit your needs
Follow this link to learn more about how the EISCD can benefit your business and for pricing details.
How to Subscribe
To subscribe to the EISCD service, simply:
1) Download, complete and sign the order form
2) Download, complete and sign the VocaLink Direct Debit Instruction
3) Print and sign the appropriate terms and conditions (Single license,
distributor license and master distributor license).
4) Download the technical specification of the file type you wish to use
(tab delimited or XML).
Related downloads
EISCD order form (.pdf 137Kb)
VocaLink Direct Debit instruction (.pdf 37Kb)
EISCD factsheet (.pdf 74Kb)
EISCD Terms and conditions (single license) (.pdf 106Kb)
EISCD Terms and conditions (distributor license) (.pdf 126Kb)
EISCD Terms and conditions (master distributor license) (.pdf 127Kb)
EISCD technical specification (tab delimited file) (.pdf 291Kb)
EISCD technical specification (XML file) (.pdf 276Kb)