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Foreign Currency Account (Retail)
A flexible way to make, receive and convert regular payments in foreign currencies.
Updated 9 Sept 2026
- Deposit rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 0%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Tiers
- Name
- Amount
- Unit of measure
- Dollar
- Minimum value
- $0.00
- Maximum value
- $59,999.99
- Rate application method
- Whole balance
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency NZD
- Additional info uri
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- Deposit rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 0%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Tiers
- Name
- Amount
- Unit of measure
- Dollar
- Minimum value
- $0.00
- Maximum value
- $249,999.99
- Rate application method
- Whole balance
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency ZAR
- Additional info uri
- View bank information ↗
- Deposit rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 0%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Tiers
- Name
- Amount
- Unit of measure
- Dollar
- Minimum value
- $60,000.00
- Maximum value
- $119,999.99
- Rate application method
- Whole balance
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency NZD
- Additional info uri
- View bank information ↗
- Deposit rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 1.725%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Tiers
- Name
- Amount
- Unit of measure
- Dollar
- Minimum value
- $250,000.00
- Maximum value
- $499,999.99
- Rate application method
- Whole balance
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency ZAR
- Additional info uri
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- Deposit rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 1.75%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Tiers
- Name
- Amount
- Unit of measure
- Dollar
- Minimum value
- $120,000.00
- Maximum value
- $599,999.99
- Rate application method
- Whole balance
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency NZD
- Additional info uri
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- Deposit rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 2%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Tiers
- Name
- Amount
- Unit of measure
- Dollar
- Minimum value
- $600,000.00
- Rate application method
- Whole balance
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency NZD
- Additional info uri
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- Deposit rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 2.725%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Tiers
- Name
- Amount
- Unit of measure
- Dollar
- Minimum value
- $500,000.00
- Maximum value
- $2,499,999.99
- Rate application method
- Whole balance
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency ZAR
- Additional info uri
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- Deposit rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 3.725%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Tiers
- Name
- Amount
- Unit of measure
- Dollar
- Minimum value
- $2,500,000.00
- Rate application method
- Whole balance
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency ZAR
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 9%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency CHF
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 9.91%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency JPY
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 9.99%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency THB
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 10.25%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency SGD
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 10.715%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency SEK
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 10.85%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency DKK
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 11.2%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency CAD
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 11.2%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency EUR
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 11.33%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency HKD
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 11.75%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency NZD
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 12.63%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency USD
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 12.78%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency GBP
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 13.15%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency NOK
- Additional info uri
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- Lending rate type
- Variable
- Rate
- 13.725%
- Calculation frequency
- 1 day
- Application type
- Periodic
- Application frequency
- 1 month
- Repayment type
- Other
- Loan purpose
- Other
- Additional info
- Applicable to currency ZAR
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- International Money Transfers Sent
- Fee type
- Payment
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $30.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- Issued via a branch. Fee must be paid in Australian Dollars or debited from an Australian Dollar Account.
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- International Money Transfers Sent
- Fee type
- Event
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $25.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- 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 instruction. Overseas bank charges (which may vary from country to country) could apply in addition to the charges listed above. $25.00 per request plus overseas banks' costs.
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- International Money Transfers Sent
- Fee type
- Event
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $25.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- Cancellation and request for funds to be returned. 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 Banks buys IMT rate on the day it is credited to the funding account. Overseas bank charges (Which may vary from country to country) could apply in addition to the charges listed above. $25.00 per request plus overseas banks' costs.
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- International Money Transfers Sent
- Fee type
- Event
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $25.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- Investigation of sent International Money Transfer (trace). 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 Banks buys IMT rate on the day it is credited to the funding account. Overseas bank charges (Which may vary from country to country) could apply in addition to the charges listed above. $25.00 per investigation includes any subsequent follow up request.
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- Account Keeping Fees
- Fee type
- Periodic
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $0.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional value
- 1 month
- Additional info
- No account-keeping fees. A Foreign Currency Account must be linked to an eligible CommBank Australian Dollar (AUD) account. Fees may apply to the linked account.
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- Deposits of foreign currency notes in branch
- Fee type
- Deposit
- Fee method utype
- rateBased
- Rate based
- Rate type
- Transaction
- Rate
- 1%
- Amount range
- Fee minimum
- 10.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- 1% of transaction amount (minimum $10.00 per transaction)
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- Withdrawal of foreign currency notes in branch
- Fee type
- Withdrawal
- Fee method utype
- rateBased
- Rate based
- Rate type
- Transaction
- Rate
- 1%
- Amount range
- Fee minimum
- 10.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- 1% of transaction amount (minimum $10.00 per transaction)
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- International Money Transfers Sent
- Fee type
- Payment
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $0.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- Issued via Commbiz, NetBank or the CommBank app. Funds debited from a Foreign Currency Account.
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- International Money Transfers Received
- Fee type
- Payment
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $11.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- Up to $11.00 per transfer. Fee charged depends on arrangements with overseas banks. For credit of a Commonwealth Bank Foreign Currency Account.
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- International Money Transfers Received
- Fee type
- Payment
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $25.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- Up to $25.00 per transfer. Fee charged depends on arrangements with overseas banks. For credit of an AUD account at another bank.
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- International Money Transfers Received
- Fee type
- Payment
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $35.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- Up to $35.00 per transfer. Fee charged depends on arrangements with overseas banks. For credit of a Foreign Currency Account at another bank.
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- Transfers to or from linked Commonwealth Bank accounts
- Fee type
- Transaction
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $0.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- Free transfers between your own Commonwealth Bank linked accounts.
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- International Money Transfers Sent in GBP
- Fee type
- Payment
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $17.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- GBP. This option is available for selected countries and currencies only. The option to pay an additional fee to cover charges by overseas banks is available for International Money Transfers sent via Branch, CommBiz or by prior arrangement with your Relationship Manager. This option is not available via Netbank and the CommBank app. The additional fee must be paid in Australian dollars.
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- International Money Transfers Sent in USD
- Fee type
- Payment
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $37.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- USD. This option is available for selected countries and currencies only. The option to pay an additional fee to cover charges by overseas banks is available for International Money Transfers sent via Branch, CommBiz or by prior arrangement with your Relationship Manager. This option is not available via Netbank and the CommBank app. The additional fee must be paid in Australian dollars.
- Additional info uri
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- Name
- International Money Transfers Sent in NZD
- Fee type
- Payment
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $33.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- NZD. The option to pay an additional fee to cover charges by overseas banks is available for International Money Transfers sent via Branch, CommBiz or by prior arrangement with your Relationship Manager. This option is not available via Netbank and the CommBank app. The additional fee must be paid in Australian dollars.
- Additional info uri
- View bank information ↗
- Name
- International Money Transfers Sent in Euro
- Fee type
- Payment
- Fee method utype
- fixedAmount
- Fixed amount
- Amount
- $33.00
- Currency
- Aud
- Additional info
- EURO. The option to pay an additional fee to cover charges by overseas banks is available for International Money Transfers sent via Branch, CommBiz or by prior arrangement with your Relationship Manager. This option is not available via Netbank and the CommBank app. The additional fee must be paid in Australian dollars.
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- Feature type
- Other
- Additional info
- No need to convert between Australian dollars and foreign currency every time you make or receive a payment.
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- Feature type
- Digital banking
- Additional info
- Make and receive payments in most convertible currencies through NetBank or the CommBank app.
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- Feature type
- Other
- Additional info
- Avoid short-term currency fluctuations with the flexibility to hold foreign currency and convert it whenever you like.
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- Feature type
- Other
- Additional info
- Please check the Commbank website for current debit excess interest rates.
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- Feature type
- Other
- Additional info
- No monthly account keeping fees. Fees may apply to linked accounts.
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- Feature type
- Other
- Additional info
- No minimum balance requirements
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- Feature type
- Other
- Additional info
- Please check the Commbank website for current credit interest rates. The interest calculation depends on the day count convention for the foreign currency in which the account is held.
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- Feature type
- Other
- Additional info
- Please check the CommBank website for available currencies, interest rates, and their respective day count conventions.
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- Eligibility type
- Min age
- Additional value
- 18
- Additional info
- Be an individual 18 years or older
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- Eligibility type
- Other
- Additional info
- Hold an eligible CommBank AUD account with the Bank
- Additional info uri
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