Business IDs are a critical element when it comes to business verification. The following table outlines the supported Business ID types for each country, along with their expected format.
|
Country Name |
Country Code |
Government BV Source |
Business Registration Description |
Abbreviation or best local language description |
ID Format Notes |
|
Australia |
AU |
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) |
Australian Business Number |
ABN |
11 digits |
|
Austria |
AT |
Austrian Commercial Register (FIrmenbuch) |
Commercial Register Number (Firmenbuchnummer) |
FN |
6 digits and followed by a letter |
|
Belgium |
BE |
Crossroads Bank for Enterprises |
Company Number |
Numéro |
Ten digits in format XXXX.XXX.XXX (dots/periods must be passed in inputs) |
|
Canada |
CA |
Corporations Canada |
Corporations Number or Business Number |
Corporations Number or Business Number |
Corporations Number - 7 digits Business Number - 9 digits |
|
China |
CN |
State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) |
Unified Social Credit Identifier (USCN) |
USCN |
18-digit alphanumeric code |
|
Germany |
DE |
German Trade Register, or Handelsregister (Gemeinsames Registerportal der Länder) |
Handelsregisternummer or simply Registernummer |
Registernummer |
Prefix and register number (space) court district name |
|
Denmark |
DK |
Central Business Register Denmark (VIRK) |
Central Business Register Number - Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister Number |
CVR Number |
8 digits |
|
Spain |
ES |
Business Registry (Registros Mercantiles) |
Número de Identificación Fiscal - Tax Identification Number (formerly known |
TIN (formerly known as a CIF) |
A letter followed by 8 digits (example: B12345678). |
|
Finland |
FI |
Business Information System (YTJ) (maintained by Finnish Patent and Registration Office, PRH) |
Business ID |
Y-tunnus |
7 digits, hyphen, 1 digit |
|
France |
FR |
Infogreffe (les greffes des tribunaux de commerce) |
SIREN number |
SIREN |
9 digits |
|
United Kingdom |
GB |
Companies House United Kingdom |
Company Registration Number or just Company Number |
Company Number |
• England and Wales - 8 digits • Scotland and Northern Ireland - 2 letters and 6 digits |
|
Hong Kong |
HK |
Hong Kong Companies Registry |
Company Registration Number |
CRN |
7 digits |
|
Ireland |
IE |
Companies Registration Office (CRO) |
Company Number |
Company Number |
6 digits |
|
India |
IN |
Ministry of Corporate Affairs – Registrar of Companies (ROC) |
1. Corporate Identity Number (CIN) 2. Limited Liability Partnership Identification Number (LLPIN) |
1. CIN 2. LLPIN |
1. 21 alphanumeric 2. LLPIN - 7 numeric character |
|
Italy |
IT |
Business Register of the Italian Chambers of Commerce (InfoCamere) |
Codice fiscale |
CF |
11 digits |
|
Japan |
JP |
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan |
Japan Corporate Number |
JCN |
13 digits |
|
Malaysia |
MY |
Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (Companies Commission of Malaysia) |
Company Registration Number or Business Registration Number |
CRN, BRN |
12 digits (pre 2019 6 digits followed by 1 letter) |
|
Mexico |
MX |
Federal Taxpayers Registry |
Registro Federal de Contribuyentes |
RFC |
12 characters |
|
Netherlands |
NL |
Handelsregister (Trade Register), managed by Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, or Kamer van Koophandel (KVK) |
KVK-nummer |
KVK-nummer |
8 digits |
|
Norway |
NO |
Register Centre (Brønnøysund) |
Organisation Number |
Organisasjonsnummer |
9 digits |
|
New Zealand |
NZ |
Companies Office New Zealand (Companies Register) |
New Zealand Business Number |
NZBN |
13 digits |
|
Poland |
PL |
National Court Register (Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy, KRS) |
Registration number |
Numer KRS |
10 digits |
|
Sweden |
SE |
Swedish Companies Registration Office (‘Bolagsverket’) |
Business Registration Number |
Organisationsnummer |
10 digits (do not pass any hyphens) |
|
Singapore |
SG |
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) |
Unique Entity Number |
UEN |
9 or 10 digits |
|
United States |
US |
1. Various State-based Registries, usually through Secretary of State departments 2. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |
Tax Identification Number (or Employer Identification Number) |
TIN / EIN |
9 digits |
|
Taiwan |
TW |
Ministry of Economy of the Republic of China |
Unified Business Number |
UBN |
8 digits |