Forbidden countries

As a result of the international sanctions and in connection with the terms and conditions of our correspondent banks, restrictions on making international payments to countries mentioned may occur. TBB pank does not recommend you to make payments to the following countries, without consulting Bank in advance. Otherwise, payments can be blocked. Blocked payments cannot be canceled or changed.

Established restrictions can change in time and vary depending on the country and currency.

Forbidden banks

NB! TBB Bank does not make payments through the Savings Bank of the Russian Federation due to EU sanctions.

Due to sanctions imposed by the European Union and in connection with orders from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, payments to the following banks and their branches are blocked

TBB pank also does not execute payments to the following Russian banks:

The list of banks may change. in this case we will update the information immediately.

You can consult with TBB pank by phone +372 66 88 066 or by e-mail helpdesk@tbb.ee

At the commission of payments in yuans in the first line of the column “Purpose of payment,” it is necessary to specify the value of the mentioned payment code of operation (from 1-to 5).

NB! Without this code, payments won’t be accepted to processing and CNY payment will be returned to the sender.

Codes and Definition of codes:

1. /TRADE/GOODS

Definition: cross-border settlement conducted for trade in goods, including individual retail consumptions, general merchandise, goods for processing, goods required for repairing, goods procured in ports by carriers, transactions to be settled by letter of credit, bills for collection, payment of import equipment and advanced payment, etc.

2. /TRADE/SERVICE

Definition: cross-border settlement conducted for trade in services, including individual bill payments, services or fees relating to transportation, travel, communications, construction services, installation projects and their subcontract services, insurance, financial services, computer and information services, royalties and license fees, sports and entertainment, water, electricity and gas bills to be paid by corporations or financial institutions, rent, audit fees, hotel accommodation fees, legal fees, advertising and promotion fees, copyright and design fees, research and development fees, company registration fees, medical expenses, government services not mentioned above and other commercial services, etc.

3. /CAPITAL/TRF

Definition: Capital account transactions, (capital transfers and acquisition/disposal of non-productive or non-financial assets), capital injection, capital reduction, capital payment, direct investments, securities investments, other investments, shareholder’s loan/repayment, other capital payments as approved by relevant regulatory authorities, fund transfers for foreign direct investment (FDI) by enterprises and RMB Qualified Foreign Instructional Investor (RQFII) projects by enterprises, fund transfer between enterprises, individual investments, etc.

4. /CURRENT/TRF

Definition: Income and current transfers, remittance of profits, bonus, dividend payment, tax payment and scholarships, etc.

5. /DONATION/

Definition: Donation to charities (non-profit making organizations)

Information for the customer with regard to the transfer of data to third countries

Pursuant to the general terms of the bank and the principles of processing customer data, when entering into a business relationship with the bank or expressing a wish to enter into a business relationship with the bank, the customer grants its consent to the bank for processing and transferring of personal data to third parties. Upon fulfilment of the agreement entered into with the customer, the bank will transfer the data to third parties, including other countries, in accordance with the principles of processing the customer data. The bank may transfer the customer’s personal data, including personal data and the data covered by banking secrecy, to correspondent banks and payment institutions involved in the execution of domestic urgent payments and international banking transactions (domestic and international payments in foreign currency; international payments and securities transactions; check processing, etc.), incl SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication). See www.swift.com.

According to SWIFT’s privacy policy (Frequently Asked Questions | SWIFT – The global provider of secure financial messaging services) SWIFT data processing centres are located in the member state of the European Union and in the United States, thus the banking transaction data, including the personal data of the originator and recipient of the transaction, is retained, regardless of where the transfer takes place, both at the SWIFT-owned processing centre in a member state of the European Union and in the United States.

The bank complies with the requirements arising from the money laundering and terrorist financing prevention act and data protection legislation. When executing a banking transaction, the bank, payment institution or SWIFT involved in the transaction may be required to disclose the details of the banking transaction and the personal data of the related customer to the competent national authority of the relevant country of location in the cases provided for in the legal acts of the country of location, in particular for money laundering and terrorist financing prevention purposes.

If an international banking transaction involves the financial institution (correspondent bank or other payment institution) in a country with an inadequate level of data protection (i.e. a country that has not acceded to the EEA Agreement and has not been considered by the European Commission as having an adequate level of data protection (e.g. China), see the list of countries here), the bank cannot ensure that  in processing the customer’s personal data by the financial institutions located in those countries the data processor has the same obligations and the customer has the same rights as when processing the data in a member state of the European Union or in another country with an adequate level of data protection.

Information about the bank’s correspondent banks can be found on this page 

The bank shall take all measures necessary to protect the personal data of customers.