Berkshire Bank Wire Transfer

Wire transfer is the fastest mode of receiving money in your Berkshire Bank account. You can receive money from within USA (Domestic Wire Transfers) or from a foreign country (International wire transfer). The transaction is initiated by the sender through a financial institution, however, you need to provide your banking details to the sender for successful transfer of money.

International Wire Transfer to Berkshire Bank

International wire transfer is one of the fastest way to receive money from foreign countries. Banks use SWIFT network for exchanging messages required for performing international wire transfer. Usually, the receiving bank (in USA) and the sending bank (in other country) need to have a direct arrangement in place to start the swift transfer – this is sometimes referred to as correspondent banking.

Note: Banks in USA don’t use IBAN account number.

Incoming International Wire Transfer Instructions

To receive international wire transfer in your Berkshire Bank account, please use the following wire instructions:

Bank Name:Berkshire Bank
SWIFT Code for Berkshire Bank:BERKUS33
Routing Transit Number:211871691
Bank Address, City & State:Berkshire Bank
24 North Street,
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(regardless of where your account is located)
Beneficiary Account Number:Your complete Berkshire Bank account number
(including leading zeros)
Beneficiary Name:The name of your account as it appears on your statement

Note of Caution on Fees: If your money transfer involves currency conversion, there is a high chance you will get a poor exchange rate from the banks and as a result pay high hidden fees. We recommend services like TransferWise for getting best conversion rates and lower wire transfer fees.

Domestic Wire Transfer to Berkshire Bank

Domestic wire transfers are run through either the Fed wire system or the Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS). Wire transfers are different from ACH transfers. Wire transfers are real time transfers (receiver usually get the money, same day) and costs more than ACH transfer (which takes 2-4 days for transfer of money).

Incoming Domestic Wire Transfer Instructions

You can receive funds to your Berkshire Bank account from any bank within USA using domestic wire transfer. You need to provide the following details to sender of the funds who will initiate the domestic wire transfer through his/her financial institution.

Bank Name:Berkshire Bank
Wire Transfer Routing Number:211871691
Account Holder Name:Your Name
Account Number:Your Bank Account Number
Bank Address, with City & State:Berkshire Bank
24 North Street,
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(regardless of where your account is located)

Wire Transfer Fees for Berkshire Bank

International and Domestic Wire Transfer Fees for Berkshire Bank are as follows:

InternationalIncoming/ Outgoing$10 to $45 for each transaction (Your bank disclose the fee at time of transaction depending on the account type)
DomesticIncoming/ Outgoing$10 to $30 for each transaction (Your bank disclose the fee at time of transaction depending on the account type)

Apart from the wire transfer fees, if the transfer involves currency conversion, banks make money on currency conversion as well by giving retail conversion rates to you which is usually 1-2% lower than the market rate. We recommend using services like TransferWise for getting best conversion rates with lower wire transfer fees.

Sending Wire Transfer From Berkshire Bank

To transfer funds to an International/Domestic account from your Berkshire Bank account, you need to fill Wire Transfer Request Form which can be availed from any Berkshire Bank.

  1. Complete all fields on this form as per Wire Transfer Instructions.
  2. The completed and signed Wire Transfer form can be provided to any of Berkshire Bank branch.
  3. Keep the Wire Transfer Disclosure for your records.
  4. Wire transfer requests must be received and confirmed by cut-off time of Berkshire Bank.
  5. There is a fee for sending a wire transfer.

Note: For international wires requested after Berkshire Bank daily cut-off time, due to fluctuations in the foreign exchange rates, international wire transfers for amounts other than U.S. currency will be estimated and processed on the next business day at the foreign exchange rate valid at that time.

Wire Transfer Cut-off Time for Berkshire Bank

  1. Contact Berkshire Bank branch for applicable cut-off time for wire transfers
  2. Requests received after cut-off time will be processed the next business day.