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International / Fees and charges for International Money Transfers (IMTs)

Sending money

Transfer
Fee
Issued via a branch1
$30.00 per transfer
Transaction value is less than or equal to $1,000 AUD equivalent.
Issued via NetBank or the CommBank app. 
Funds debited from an AUD account and converted to foreign currency. 
$6.00 per transfer
Transaction value is greater than $1,000 AUD equivalent.
Issued via NetBank or the CommBank app. 
Funds debited from an AUD account and converted to foreign currency.
$12.00 per transfer
Issued via NetBank or the CommBank app.
Funds debited and credited in AUD currency (no FX conversion).
$22.00 per transfer
Issued via NetBank or the CommBank app.
Funds debited from a Foreign Currency Account.
$6.00 per transfer
Issued via CommBiz
$10.00 per transfer
Cancellation and request for funds to be returned1, 2, 3
$25.00 per request plus overseas bank’s costs
Amendment to payment instruction, i.e. beneficiary, bank, address when requested by customer, or where the overseas bank is unable to process payment on original instruction3
$25.00 per request plus overseas bank’s costs
Investigation of sent International Money Transfer (trace)2,3
$25.00 per investigation includes any subsequent follow up request

Additional fee to cover charges by overseas banks

When you send an International Money Transfer (IMT), overseas banks may deduct processing fees from the amount you transfer, which could result in the recipient receiving less than the amount you send.

For selected countries and currencies, you have the option to pay an additional fee to cover charges by overseas banks. This option is available for IMTs sent via branch and CommBiz only, and is not available for IMTs sent in NetBank or the CommBank app. View a list of the countries and currencies where this additional fee option is available.

Country
Currency
Additional Overseas Banks Fee (AUD)
Selected countries
GBP
$17.00
Selected countries
USD
$37.00
New Zealand
NZD
$17.00
Belgium
Euro
$33.00
Germany
Euro
$33.00
The Netherlands
Euro
$33.00
Portugal
Euro
$33.00
United Kingdom
Euro
$41.00

For more information about these fees, see our Standard fees and charges for international payment products and travel funds and CommBiz Terms and Conditions.

Receiving money

Transfer
Fee
For credit of a Commonwealth Bank Australian dollar (AUD) account (regardless of currency)
Up to $11.00 per transfer4
For credit of a Commonwealth Bank Foreign Currency Account
Up to $11.00 per transfer4
For credit of an AUD account at another bank
Up to $25.00 per transfer4
For credit of a Foreign Currency Account at another bank
Up to $35.00 per transfer4
Payment by bank cheque
Up to $20.00 per cheque4

Things you should know

1 Fees must be paid in Australian Dollars or debited from an Australian Dollar account.

2 This is a request only and is dependent on the overseas bank obtaining the relevant debit authority to be able to return funds.  Returned funds will be converted back to the currency of the funding account at the published Bank buys IMT rate on the day it is credited to the funding account.

 3 Overseas banks' charges (which may vary from country to country) could apply in addition to the charges listed above.

4 Fee charged depends on arrangements with overseas banks.

For more information about fees and charges for international payments, see our Standard fees and charges for international payment products and travel funds.

Whoever is sending money to you needs your full name and home address. They’ll also need the following:

  • Bank name: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • CommBank BIC/SWIFT code: CTBAAU2S
  • Your 14 digit account number: 06XXXX XXXXXXXX
    Log on to NetBank or the CommBank app. This info sits beside the account you want money transferred into.