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Cheques

Cheque Books
Issuance of Cheque Books BHD 5
Mailing charges BHD 2.500
Specially designed cheque books BHD 50 administrative fee plus print costs
BHD Cheques
(payable on any commercial bank in Bahrain)
Special Clearing BHD 5 per cheque
Discounting fee BHD 0.750 per cheque (Minimum BHD 10) plus Overdraft Interest
Foreign Currency Cheques 
Cheque sent for collection payable in Bahrain BHD 5 per cheque (plus other bank charges)
Cheque sent for collection payable outside Bahrain BHD 10 per cheque *

If the proceeds credited to same currency account, BHD5 per cheque plus 0.1% (Minimum BHD 5 - Maximum BHD200) *
Purchase fee 0.2% (Minimum BHD 5 - Maximum BHD200), plus
Postage BHD 3 per destination (if more than 5 cheques additional BHD 1 per cheque)*
Returned purchased/discounted cheque handling fee BHD 10 per cheque
Other Services Per Cheque
Cheque return fee due to insufficient fund drawn on own account BHD 10
Returned Cheque drawn on own account, due to Technical Reasons BHD 5
Stop Payment of Cheques BHD 10
Note:
* additional correspondent/other bank's charges (if any, including HSBC outside Bahrain) may be applied

Effective January 2009