International SMS Sending Rules

Afghanistan

AF

93

9

24 and 70–79

-

Albania

AL

355

9

67–69

-

Algeria

DZ

213

9

5, 6, 7, and 9

-

American Samoa

AS

1684

7

252, 254, 256, and 733

-

Andorra

AD

376

9

3, 4, and 6

-

Angola

AO

244

9

91, 92, and 93

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Anguilla

AI

1264

7

53, 58, and 7

-

Antigua and Barbuda

AG

1268

7

464 and 7

-

Argentina

AR

54

10

9 or 15

A subscriber number consists of a country/region code and subscriber number.

Armenia

AM

374

8

41, 43, 44, 55, 77, 91, 93–94, and 97–99

-

Aruba

AW

297

7

56, 592–594, 597, 598, 660, 661, 622, 630, 640, 641, 690, 73, 74, and 995–998

Numbers for voice over a network start with 28 or 501.

Australia

AU

61

9

4

Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, 7, or 8.

Austria

AT

43

10

650, 660, 664, 676, and 680

-

11

667, 681, 688, and 699

-

Azerbaijan

AZ

994

9

41, 50, 51, 55, 70, 77, and 99

Fixed line numbers start with 1, 2, or 3.

Bahamas

BS

1242

7

35, 45, and 55

-

Bahrain

BH

973

8

31, 33, 36, 39, 322, 340, 341, 343–345, 353, 355, 377, 383, 384, 388, 663, 666, and 669

Generic numbers start with 6 or 7. Fixed line numbers start with 1.

Bangladesh

BD

880

8

13, 140, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19

-

Barbados

BB

1246

7

230–255, 256–269, 280–289, 450–459, 820–859, and 883

-

Belarus

BY

375

9

25, 33, 44, and 291–299

-

Belgium

BE

32

9

456, 47, 48, and 49

-

Belize

BZ

501

7

6

-

Benin

BJ

229

8

90, 93, 95, and 97

-

Bermuda

BM

1441

7

3, 500–539, 59, and 7

-

Bhutan

BT

975

8

17

-

Bolivia

BO

591

8

70–72 and 77

Fixed line numbers consist of 7 digits.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BA

387

8 or 9

60, 62–66, and 69

-

Botswana

BW

267

8

7

Virtual numbers start with 79.

Brazil

BR

55

9

9

-

Brunei

BN

673

7

2, 7, and 8

-

Bulgaria

BG

359

9

87–89, and 988

-

Burkina Faso

BF

226

8

51, 55, 56, 60–69, and 70–79

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Burundi

BI

257

8

3, 6, 9, and 29

Fixed line numbers start with 22.

Cambodia

KH

855

8 or 9

10–12, 15, 16, 70, 76, 77, 81, 86, 87, 92, 93, and 96–99

Other number segments: 31, 38, 60, 61, 66–71, 76–78, 80, 81, 83–89, 90–93, and 95–99

Cameroon

CM

237

9

7 and 9

Fixed line numbers start with 222 or 233.

Canada

CA

1

10

204, 226, 236, 249, 250, 289, 306, 343, 365, 403, 416, 418, 431, 437, 438, 450, 506, 514, 519, 579, 581, 587, 604, 613, 639, 647, 705, 709, 778, 780, 819, 867, 873, and 902

-

Cape Verde

CV

238

7

9

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Cayman Islands

KY

1345

7

3, 5, and 9

-

Central African Republic

CF

236

8

70, 75, and 77

Fixed line numbers start with 21 or 22.

Chad

TD

235

8

63, 65, 66, 77, 90, 93, 95, and 99

Fixed line numbers start with 22 or 77.

Chile

CL

56

9

9

-

Chinese Mainland

CN

86

11

Number segments of China Telecom: 133, 149, 153, 173, 177, 180, 181, 189, 190, 191, 193, and 199

Virtual carriers

China Telecom: 1700, 1701, 1702, and 162

China Mobile: 1703, 1705, 1706, and 165

China Unicom: 1704, 1707, 1708, 1709, 171, and 167

Satellite communications: 1349 and 174

IoT: 140, 141, 144, 146, and 148

Number segments of China Unicom: 130, 131, 132, 145, 155, 156, 166, 167, 171, 175, 176, 185, 186, and 196

Number segments of China Mobile: 134 (0–8), 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 1440, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 157, 158, 159, 172, 178, 182, 183, 184, 187, 188, 195, 197, and 198

China Broadnet number segment: 192

Other number segments: The 14 number segment is dedicated for Internet access cards. The 14 number segment is 145 for China Unicom, 147 for China Mobile, and 149 for China Telecom.

Colombia

CO

57

10

300, 301, 310–319, 350, and 351

Fixed line numbers consist of 7 digits.

Comoros

KM

269

7

3

A fixed line number starts with 74, 75, 76, or 77.

Cook Islands

CK

682

5

7, 54, and 55

Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, or 4.

Costa Rica

CR

506

8

6–8

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Côte d'Ivoire

CI

225

8

01–09, 44–50, 54, 60, 66–67, 69, and 77–78

Fixed line numbers start with 2 or 3.

Croatia

HR

385

9

91, 92, 95, and 97–99

Fixed line numbers start with 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.

Curacao

CW

599

7

9

Fixed line numbers start with 4, 50, 7, or 8.

Cyprus

CY

357

8

94–97 and 99

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Czechia

CZ

420

9

601–608, 702, 72, 73, 77, and 790

Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, 4, or 5.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

CD

243

9

22, 78, 81–86, 88–90, and 94–99

-

Denmark

DK

45

8

20–31, 40–42, 50–53, 60, 61, 71, and 81

-

Djibouti

DJ

253

8

8

Fixed line numbers start with 21 or 27.

Dominica

DM

1767

7

225, 235, 245, 265, 275–277, 285, 295, 315–317, and 612–617

-

Dominican Republic

DO

1809/1829/1849

7

201, 204, 213, 22230–22259, 223, 22430–22459, 249–258, 267–272, 283, 292–293, 299, 301–310, 312, 314, 321–327, 330, 340–345, 348, 350, 355, 360, 366, 370, 37400–37469, 376, 383, 395–396, 399, 415–424, 428–432, 436–449, 451–459, 47010–47089, 48100–48189, 49, 515, 519, 54290–54298, 54320–54399, 545, 60410–60499, 624, 628–635, 637, 639–653, 656, 658–671, 696–697, 707, 710, 723, 727, 729, 749–769, 771–777, 785–787, 796, 801–805, 815–818, 829, 834–835, 837–858, 860–869, 873–890, 912–918, 928–929, 932, 938–946, 952–953, 972–982, and 990–999

-

Ecuador

EC

593

7

8 and 9

Fixed line numbers start with 2 or 4.

Egypt

EG

20

10

10–12 and 15

-

El Salvador

SV

503

8

6 and 7

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Equatorial Guinea

GQ

240

9

2 and 5

Fixed line numbers start with 3.

Eritrea

ER

291

7

71–73

Fixed line numbers start with 1.

Estonia

EE

372

7 or 8

50–59, 510–518, 550–554, 557–558, and 5195

-

Eswatini

SZ

268

8

7

Fixed line numbers start with 2 or 3.

Ethiopia

ET

251

9

9

-

Faroe Islands

FO

298

6

21–29, 5, 71–79, and 91–99

Shared numbers start with 70. Numbers for obtaining information start with 90.

Fiji

FJ

679

7

3, 7, and 9

Fixed line numbers start with 3, 6, or 8.

Finland

FI

358

9

40-50

-

France

FR

33

9

6, 73–78, and 700

-

French Guiana

GF

594

9

694 and 700

Fixed line numbers start with 594.

French Polynesia

PF

689

8

87 and 89

-

Gabon

GA

241

8

2–7

Fixed line numbers start with 1.

Gambia

GM

220

7

7 and 9

-

Georgia

GE

995

9

544, 514, 551, 555, 557, 558, 568, 570, 571, 574, 577–579, 591–593, and 595–599

Fixed line numbers start with 3 or 4.

Germany

DE

49

11

15020, 15050, 15080, 1511–1512, 1514–1517, 1520–1523, 1525–1526, 1529, 15555, 15630, 15678, 1570, 1573, 1575, 1577–1579, 15888, 1590, 160, 162–163, and 170–179

-

Ghana

GH

233

9

20, 23, 24, 26–28, 50, 54–57, and 59

Fixed line numbers start with 3.

Gibraltar

GI

350

8

5 and 6

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Greece

GR

30

10

1, 2, 690, 693–695, and 697–699

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Greenland

GL

299

6

21–29, 42–49, and 51–59

Fixed line numbers start with 3, 6, 8, or 9.

Grenada

GD

1473

7

402–407, 409–410, 414–420, 458, 520–521, 533–538, and 901

-

Guadeloupe

GP

590

9

690 and 700

Fixed line numbers start with 59.

Guam

GU

1671

7

482–483, 488–489, 678, 685–689, 707, 727, 747, 777, 787–788, 797, 838, 848, 858, 868, 878, 888, 898, 929, 967, 972, 977, 987–988, and 997–998

-

Guatemala

GT

502

8

30, 310, 311, 231, 2324, 2326, 2327–2329, 2428, 2429, 3120–3128, 4476–4479, 448, 449, 45, 46, 470–476, 4773–4779, 478–481, 4822–4829, 483–489, 49, 4, and 5

Fixed line numbers start with 2, 6, or 7.

Guinea

GN

224

9

6

Fixed line numbers start with 30.

Guinea-Bissau

GW

245

9

6 and 7

Fixed line numbers start with 4.

Guyana

GY

592

7

6

Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, 4, or 7.

Haiti

HT

509

8

34–39

Fixed line numbers start with 2. Virtual numbers start with 9.

Honduras

HN

504

8

3 and 7–9

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Hong Kong, China

HK

852

8

460–469, 510–579, 590–599, 601–699, 701–709, 840–849, 901–910, and 912–989

Fixed line numbers start with 2 or 3.

Hungary

HU

36

9

23, 30, 31, 38, 50, 60, and 70

-

Iceland

IS

354

7

6

Fixed line numbers start with 4 or 5.

India

IN

91

10

6, 7, 8, and 9

-

Indonesia

ID

62

10 or 11

811–819, 838, 852, 853, 855, 856, 858, 859, 878, and 896–899

IP phone numbers start with 17. Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, 4, or 7.

Iraq

IQ

964

10

73–79

-

Ireland

IE

353

9

83, 85–87, and 89

-

Israel

IL

972

9

50, 52–54, 58, 556, 558, 559, 5522 or 5523, and 5570 or 5571

Virtual numbers start with 55. Fixed line numbers without a geographical home network start with 7 and consist of 8 digits.

Italy

IT

39

10

310, 31100, 31101, 31105, 313, 319, 320, 322–324, 327–331, 333–349, 3505, 3510, 3512, 360–363, 366, 368, 370, 3710, 3711, 373, 377, 380–383, 385, 388–393, and 397

-

Jamaica

JM

1876

7

210, 301–304, 320, 322, 330–414, 416–494, 570–580, 589, 700, 707, 770–779, 781–784, 787–793, 796–799, 806–809, 812–899, 909, 919, 990, 995, 997, and 999

-

Japan

JP

81

10

60, 70, 80, and 90

-

Jordan

JO

962

9

77–79

Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, 5, or 6 and consist of 7 digits.

Kazakhstan

KZ

76 or 77

10

6

Fixed line numbers start with 7.

Kenya

KE

254

9

10, 11, 70–75, 77, 78, and 763

-

Kiribati

KI

686

7

63 and 7

-

Kuwait

KW

965

8

5, 6, and 9

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Kyrgyzstan

KG

996

9

5 and 9

Fixed line numbers start with 3. Satellite telephone numbers start with 52.

Laos

LA

856

10

20

Fixed line numbers consist of 8 digits.

Latvia

LV

371

8

2

Fixed line numbers start with 5, 6, or 7.

Lebanon

LB

961

8

3, 70, 71, and 76

Fixed line numbers consist of 7 digits.

Lesotho

LS

266

8

58 and 6

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Liberia

LR

231

9

5, 7, 46, 47, 64, and 65

Fixed line numbers start with 3.

Libya

LY

218

8

91 and 94

-

Liechtenstein

LI

423

7

6499, 650–653, 660, 6610, 6620, 6626–6629, 6637–6639, 69742, 6977–6978, 742, and 77–79

Fixed line numbers start with 2 or 3.

Lithuania

LT

370

8

6

-

Luxembourg

LU

352

9

621, 628, 661, 668, 691, and 698

-

Macao, China

MO

853

8

6

Fixed line numbers start with 8.

North Macedonia

MK

389

8

70–73 and 75–78

Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, or 4.

Madagascar

MG

261

9

3

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Malawi

MW

265

9

8 and 9

Fixed line numbers start with 1 and consist of 7 digits.

Malaysia

MY

60

Numbers starting with 11 or 15 consist of 10 digits; number starting with other digits consist of 9 digits.

1

Note: The leading zero can be retained and can also be deleted.

IP phone numbers or broadband service numbers start with 15.

Maldives

MV

960

7

7 and 9

Fixed line numbers start with 3 or 6.

Mali

ML

223

8

3–7

-

Malta

MT

356

8

77, 79, 98, and 99

Mailbox numbers start with 217. Beep pager numbers start with 7117. Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Martinique

MQ

596

9

696 and 700

Fixed line numbers start with 596.

Mauritania

MR

222

8

6

-

Mauritius

MU

230

8

54 and 57–59

-

Mayotte

YT

383

8

639

Fixed line numbers start with 269.

Mexico

MX

52

10

The fixed line numbers and mobile phone numbers use the same rule.

-

Moldova

MD

373

8

60, 65, 67–69, 78, and 79

Fixed line numbers start with 2 or 5.

Monaco

MC

377

8

4 and 6

Fixed line numbers start with 8 or 9.

Mongolia

MN

976

8

70, 88, 89, 91, 93–96, 98, and 99

Fixed line numbers or virtual numbers start with 7.

Montenegro

ME

382

8

60, 63, and 66–69

Virtual numbers start with 78.

Montserrat

MS

1664

7

The fixed line numbers and mobile phone numbers use the same rule.

-

Morocco

MA

212

9

6

Fixed line numbers start with 5.

Mozambique

MZ

258

9

82–87

Fixed line numbers start with 2 and consist of 8 digits.

Myanmar

MM

95

10

92–96, 925, 926, 943, 944, 973, 991, 996, 997, and 977–979

-

Namibia

NA

264

9

60, 81, and 85

Fixed line numbers start with 6 and consist of 8 digits.

Nepal

NP

977

10

98

-

Netherlands

NL

31

9

6

-

New Caledonia

NC

687

6

7, 8, and 9

Virtual numbers start with 36. Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, or 4.

New Zealand

NZ

64

8, 9, or 10

20–22, 24, 27–29, 280, and 283

-

Nicaragua

NI

505

8

8

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Niger

NE

227

8

9

Fixed line numbers start with 20.

Nigeria

NG

234

8

802–805 and 809

-

Norway

NO

47

8

4, 9, and 59

Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, 5, 6, or 7.

Oman

OM

968

8

91–99

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Pakistan

PK

92

10

3 and 30–34

-

Palau

PW

680

7

77 and 88

-

Palestine

PS

970

9

56 and 59

Fixed line numbers consist of 8 digits.

Panama

PA

507

8

6

-

Papua New Guinea

PG

675

8

7 and 8

Virtual numbers start with 20. Fixed line numbers consist of 7 digits.

Paraguay

PY

595

9

961, 963, 971–973, 975, 981–985, 991–993, and 995

-

Peru

PE

51

9

9

-

Philippines

PH

63

10

905–910, 912, 915–923, 926–930, 932, 933, 935–939, 942, 943, 947–949, 973, 974, 977, 979, 989, 996, 997, and 999

-

Poland

PL

48

9

45, 50, 51, 53, 57, 30, 33, 39, 72, 73, 78, 79, and 88

-

Portugal

PT

351

9

91, 93, 96, 921, 922, 924–927, and 9290–9294

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Puerto Rico

PR

1787

7

787 and 939

-

Qatar

QA

974

8

33, 55, 66, and 77

Fixed line numbers start with 4 and consist of 7 digits.

Republic Of The Congo

CG

2420

9

4–6

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Réunion Island

RE

262

9

692, 693, and 700

Fixed line numbers start with 262, 263, or 269.

Romania

RO

40

9

70, 72–78, and 711

Fixed line numbers start with 2 or 3.

Rwanda

RW

250

9

7 and 8

Fixed line numbers start with 25.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

KN

1869

7

556–558, 565–567, 660–665, 667–669, 760, and 762–766

-

Saint Lucia

LC

1758

7

284–287, 384, 460–461, 484–489, 518–520, 584, and 712–728

-

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

PM

508

6

55

-

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VC

1784

7

430–434, 454–455, 489–495, and 526–534

-

Samoa

WS

685

7

77

-

San Marino

SM

378

8

66

Virtual numbers start with 51, 55, or 58. Fixed line numbers start with 549.

Sao Tome and Principe

ST

239

7

90

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Saudi Arabia

SA

966

9

50, 51, and 53–59

Fixed line numbers start with 1.

Senegal

SN

221

7

76 and 77

Fixed line numbers start with 3.

Serbia

RS

381

9

60–66, 68, 69, and 677

Fixed line numbers start with 1, 2, or 3.

Seychelles

SC

248

7

5 and 7

Fixed line numbers start with 4. Virtual numbers start with 6.

Sierra Leone

SL

232

8

23, 30, 33, and 7

Fixed line numbers start with 22, 32, or 52.

Singapore

SG

65

8

8 and 9

Fixed line numbers start with 6.

Sint Maarten (Dutch Part)

SX

1721

7

52, 55, and 58

Fixed line numbers start with 54.

Slovakia

SK

421

9

901–608, 910–912, 914–918, 940, 944, and 948–951

-

Slovenia

SI

386

8

20, 21, 30, 31, 40, 41, 49–51, 60, 61, 64, 70, and 71

Virtual numbers start with 49, 59, 81, 82, or 83.

Solomon Islands

SB

677

7

72, 74, 75, and 86

Fixed line numbers consist of 5 digits.

Somalia

SO

252

9

61–63 and 68

-

South Africa

ZA

27

9

60, 72–74, 76, 78, 79, 82–84, 710–719, 741, and 811–814

-

South Korea

KR

82

10

10, 11, and 16–19

-

Spain

ES

34

9

6 and 7

Fixed line numbers start with 9.

Sri Lanka

LK

94

9

70–72 and 74–78

-

Suriname

SR

597

7

8

Fixed line numbers start with 2 to 6 and consists of 6 digits.

Sweden

SE

46

9

70, 72, 76, 79, 710, 733, 736, 739, 7300, 7301–7316, 73170–73179, 7318–7329, 7340–7344, 73450–73459, 7346–7359, and 7370–7389

-

Switzerland

CH

41

9

74–79

Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

Taiwan, China

TW

886

9

9

Fixed line numbers start with 2 to 8.

Tajikistan

TJ

992

9

9, 90, 92, 93, 95–98, and 910–919

Fixed line numbers start with 3.

Tanzania

TZ

255

9

62, 65–69, 71, and 73–78

Virtual numbers start with 41. Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Thailand

TH

66

9

6, 8, and 9

Virtual numbers start with 60 or 68.

Timor-Leste

TL

670

8

72–78

Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, or 4 and consist of 7 digits. Mailbox numbers start with 71 and beep pager numbers start with 79.

Togo

TG

228

8

90–92 and 97–99

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Tonga

TO

676

7

15–19 and 87–89

Fixed line numbers consist of 5 digits.

Trinidad and Tobago

TT

1868

7

271–299, 301–310, 312–399, 460–469, 470–484, 490–499, 620, 678, 680–689, 710, and 712–799

-

Tunisia

TN

216

8

2–5 and 9

Virtual numbers start with 43 or 45. Fixed line numbers start with 7.

Türkiye

TR

90

10

50 and 53–55

-

Turkmenistan

TM

993

8

65–67

-

Turks and Caicos Islands

TC

1649

7

239, 3, 431–433, and 441–443

-

Uganda

UG

256

9

2–4, 720, 730, 740–744, 750–764, and 770–794

Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, or 4.

Ukraine

UA

380

9

50, 63, 66, 67, 73, and 91–99

-

United Arab Emirates

AE

971

9

50, 52, 54–56, and 58

Fixed line numbers start with 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, or 9.

United Kingdom

GB

44

10

71–75, 77–79, and 7624

-

United States

US

1

10

201–203, 205–210, 212–220, 224, 225, 228, 229, 231, 234, 239, 240, 248, 251–254, 256, 260, 262, 267, 269, 270, 272, 276, 281, 301–305, 307–310, 312–321, 323, 325, 330–332, 334, 336, 337, 339, 346, 347, 351, 352, 360, 361, 364, 380, 385, 386, 401, 402, and 404–410

-

Uruguay

UY

598

8

91 and 93–99

Fixed line numbers start with 2 or 4.

Uzbekistan

UZ

998

9

33, 90, 91, 93, 94, and 97

-

Vanuatu

VU

678

7

4 and 5

Fixed line numbers consist of 5 digits.

Venezuela

VE

58

10

4, 412, 414, 416, 424, and 426

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Vietnam

VN

84

9

3, 5, and 7–9

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Virgin Islands, British

VG

1284

7

300–303, 340–347, 368, 440–445, 4966–4969, 499, and 5

-

Virgin Islands, US

VI

1340

7

201, 212, 220, 226–228, 244, 332, 344, 422, 474, 513–514, 626, 642–643, and 677

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Yemen

YE

967

9

7, 70–73, and 77

Fixed line numbers consist of 7 digits.

Zambia

ZM

260

9

9

Fixed line numbers start with 2.

Zimbabwe

ZW

263

9

71, 773, and 77

Virtual numbers start with 8.