Besides the standard information, the full name (written out in full, without initials, abbreviations or acronyms) and the physical full address of the beneficiary are mandatory.
A clear reason / purpose of payment is recommended and consists of a full written description (in English) of the nature of payment to be provided in the remittance information. For example: providing an invoice number without guiding text is considered as insufficient and can result in errors or delays.
Example: Payment of travel expenses – invoice n° 123456789
Payments in CRC toward Costa Rica
Besides the standard information, it is important to note that the beneficiary’s tax ID (Cedula Juridica or Cedula Natural) is mandatory.
The beneficiary's tax ID must be formatted as "TAXID" followed by numeric code of 10 or 12 digits as described below. There is no space between letters and numbers.
Type of bene | ID number length | Format | Example |
INDIVIDUAL (NATIONAL) | 10 DIGITS | A ZERO SHOULD BE PLACED BEFORE THE 9 DIGITS OF THE ID NUMBER | TAXID0123456789 |
INDIVIDUAL (FOREIGN LEGALLY REGISTERED) | 12 DIGITS | AS INDICATED IN IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT | TAXID123456789012 |
LEGAL ENTITY/ CORPORATES | 10 DIGITIS | AS INDICATED IN LEGAL DOCUMENT | TAXID1234567890 |
Payments in CRC outside Costa Rica
Standard information
IBAN format is mandatory (see Appendix VI).