Business Identification Numbers by Country

The following lists identification numbers that will be accepted for businesses by region.

In addition to the items listed in the table below:

vat is an acceptable tax identification type for all non-US countries.
ssn, itin, and ein are acceptable for US-based sole-proprietorships.

Identification Types by Country

Region	Identification Type
Aruba - (Abw)	`cn` - Census Number
Afghanistan - (Afg)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Angola - (Ago)	`nif` - Número de Identificação Fiscal
Albania - (Alb)	`nipt` - Numri i Identifikimit për Personin e Tatueshëm
Andorra - (And)	`nrt` - Número de Registre Tributari
United Arab Emirates - (Are)	`trn` - Tax Registration Number
United Arab Emirates - (Are)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Argentina - (Arg)	`cuit` - Clave Única de Identificación Tributaria
Armenia - (Arm)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Australia - (Aus)	`abn` - Australian Business Number
Australia - (Aus)	`acn` - Australian Company Number
Australia - (Aus)	`arbn` - Australian Registered Body Number
Austria - (Aut)	`fn` - Firmenbuchnummer
Austria - (Aut)	`uid` - Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer
Azerbaijan - (Aze)	`voen` - Vergi Ödəyicisinin Eyniləşdirmə Nömrəsi
Belgium - (Bel)	`bce` - Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises
Belgium - (Bel)	`kbo` - Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen
Bangladesh - (Bgd)	`bin` - Business Identification Number
Bangladesh - (Bgd)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Bulgaria - (Bgr)	`uic` - Unified Identification Code
Bahrain - (Bhr)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Bahamas - (Bhs)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Bosnia and Herzegovina - (Bih)	`id_broj` - ID Broj (Identification Number)
Belize - (Blz)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Bermuda - (Bmu)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - (Bol)	`nit` - Número de Identificación Tributaria
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - (Bol)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Brazil - (Bra)	`cnpj` - Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica
Brazil - (Bra)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Barbados - (Brb)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Botswana - (Bwa)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Canada - (Can)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Switzerland - (Che)	`uid` - Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer
Chile - (Chl)	`rut` - Registro Único Tributario
China - (Chn)	`usc` - Unified Social Credit Code
Côte d’Ivoire - (Civ)	`nif` - Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Cameroon - (Cmr)	`nif` - Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Cameroon - (Cmr)	`rccm` - Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier
Colombia - (Col)	`nit` - Número de Identificación Tributaria
Colombia - (Col)	`rut` - Registro Único Tributario
Comoros - (Com)	`nif` - Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Costa Rica - (Cri)	`cedula_juridica` - Cédula Jurídica
Curaçao - (Cuw)	`crib` - Central Registratie en Informatiebureau
Christmas Island - (Cxr)	`abn` - Australian Business Number
Cayman Islands - (Cym)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Cyprus - (Cyp)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Czechia - (Cze)	`ico` - Identifikační Číslo Organizace (Organization Identification Number)
Germany - (Deu)	`ust_idnr` - Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer
Germany - (Deu)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Dominica - (Dma)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Denmark - (Dnk)	`cvr` - Central Virksomhedsregister (Central Business Register)
Dominican Republic - (Dom)	`rnc` - Registro Nacional de Contribuyentes (National Taxpayer Registry)
Algeria - (Dza)	`nif` - Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Ecuador - (Ecu)	`ruc` - Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Egypt - (Egy)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Egypt - (Egy)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Spain - (Esp)	`nif` - Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Spain - (Esp)	`cif` - Código de Identificación Fiscal (Fiscal Identification Code)
Estonia - (Est)	`rc` - Register Code
Ethiopia - (Eth)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Finland - (Fin)	`y_tunnus` - Business ID
Fiji - (Fji)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
France - (Fra)	`siren` - Système d’Identification du Répertoire des Entreprises (Enterprise Identification System)
France - (Fra)	`siret` - Système d’Identification du Répertoire des Établissements (Establishment Identification System)
United Kingdom - (Gbr)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
United Kingdom - (Gbr)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Georgia - (Geo)	`ic` - Identification Code
Ghana - (Gha)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Gibraltar - (Gib)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Greece - (Grc)	`aom` - Αριθμός Οικονομικής Μονάδας (Economic Unit Number)
Guatemala - (Gtm)	`nit` - Número de Identificación Tributaria
Guatemala - (Gtm)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Hong Kong - (Hkg)	`brn` - Business Registration Number
Honduras - (Hnd)	`rtn` - Registro Tributario Nacional (National Tax Registry)
Croatia - (Hrv)	`oib` - Osobni Identifikacijski Broj (Personal Identification Number)
Haiti - (Hti)	`nif` - Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Hungary - (Hun)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Indonesia - (Idn)	`npwp` - Nomor Pokok Wajib Pajak (Taxpayer Identification Number)
Indonesia - (Idn)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Isle of Man - (Imn)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
India - (Ind)	`gstin` - Goods and Services Tax Identification Number
India - (Ind)	`cin` - Corporate Identification Number
India - (Ind)	`pan` - Personal Account Number
India - (Ind)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Ireland - (Irl)	`cro` - Company Registration Office Number
Iraq - (Irq)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Iceland - (Isl)	`id` - Identification Number
Israel - (Isr)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Italy - (Ita)	`partita_iva` - Partita IVA
Italy - (Ita)	`cf` - Codice Fiscale
Jamaica - (Jam)	`trn` - Tax Registration Number
Jordan - (Jor)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Japan - (Jpn)	`hn` - Hojin Number (Corporate Number)
Kazakhstan - (Kaz)	`bin` - Business Identification Number
Kenya - (Ken)	`pin` - Personal Identification Number
Kenya - (Ken)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Kyrgyzstan - (Kgz)	`inn` - Идентификационный Номер Налогоплательщика (Taxpayer Identification Number)
Cambodia - (Khm)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Cambodia - (Khm)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Saint Kitts and Nevis - (Kna)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Korea (Republic of) - (Kor)	`brn` - Business Registration Number
Kuwait - (Kwt)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Lao People’s Democratic Republic - (Lao)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Lebanon - (Lbn)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Liberia - (Lbr)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Saint Lucia - (Lca)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Sri Lanka - (Lka)	`brn` - Business Registration Number
Lithuania - (Ltu)	`cc` - Company Code
Luxembourg - (Lux)	`matricule` - Matricule Number
Latvia - (Lva)	`rn` - Reģistrācijas Numurs (Registration Number)
Morocco - (Mar)	`if` - Identifiant Fiscal (Tax Identifier)
Monaco - (Mco)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Moldova (Republic of) - (Mda)	`idno` - Identification Number of Organization
Madagascar - (Mdg)	`nif` - Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Mexico - (Mex)	`rfc` - Registro Federal de Contribuyentes (Federal Taxpayer Registry)
Mexico - (Mex)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Marshall Islands - (Mhl)	`en` - Entity Number
North Macedonia - (Mkd)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Malta - (Mlt)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Malta - (Mlt)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Montenegro - (Mne)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Mozambique - (Moz)	`pib` - Personal Identification of the Business
Mauritania - (Mrt)	`nif` - Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Mauritius - (Mus)	`brn` - Business Registration Number
Malawi - (Mwi)	`tpin` - Taxpayer Identification Number
Malaysia - (Mys)	`ssm` - Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia
Malaysia - (Mys)	`gstin` - Goods and Services Tax Identification Number
Namibia - (Nam)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Nigeria - (Nga)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Nigeria - (Nga)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Nicaragua - (Nic)	`ruc` - Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Netherlands - (Nld)	`kvk` - Kamer van Koophandel
Netherlands - (Nld)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
Norway - (Nor)	`orgnr` - Organisasjonsnummer
Nepal - (Npl)	`pan` - Permanent Account Number
New Zealand - (Nzl)	`gst` - Goods and Services Tax Number
Oman - (Omn)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Pakistan - (Pak)	`ntn` - National Tax Number
Panama - (Pan)	`ruc` - Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Peru - (Per)	`ruc` - Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Philippines - (Phl)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Poland - (Pol)	`nip` - Numer Identyfikacji Podatkowej
Poland - (Pol)	`krs` - Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy
Portugal - (Prt)	`nif` - Número de Identificação Fiscal
Portugal - (Prt)	`nipc` - Número de Identificação de Pessoa Coletiva
Qatar - (Qat)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Romania - (Rou)	`cui` - Cod Unic de Înregistrare
Russia - (Rus)	`inn` - Individual Taxpayer Number
Russia - (Rus)	`ogrn` - Primary State Registration Number
Rwanda - (Rwa)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Saudi Arabia - (Sau)	`crn` - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Senegal - (Sen)	`ninea` - Numéro d’Identification Nationale des Entreprises et des Associations
Singapore - (Sgp)	`uen` - Unique Entity Number
El Salvador - (Slv)	`nit` - Número de Identificación Tributaria
Somalia - (Som)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Serbia - (Srb)	`pib` - Poreski Identifikacioni Broj
Suriname - (Sur)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Slovakia - (Svk)	`ico` - Identifikačné Číslo Organizácie
Slovenia - (Svn)	`ms` - Matična Številka
Sweden - (Swe)	`orgnr` - Organisationsnummer
Seychelles - (Syc)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Togo - (Tgo)	`nif` - Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Thailand - (Tha)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Trinidad and Tobago - (Tto)	`bir` - Business Identification Number
Tunisia - (Tun)	`mf` - Matricule Fiscale
Türkiye - (Tur)	`vkn` - Vergi Kimlik Numarası
Taiwan, Province of China - (Twn)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Tanzania, United Republic of - (Tza)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Uganda - (Uga)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Ukraine - (Ukr)	`edrpou` - ЄДРПОУ (Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations of Ukraine)
United States of America - (Usa)	`ein` - Employer Identification Number
Uruguay - (Ury)	`rut` - Registro Único Tributario
Uzbekistan - (Uzb)	`inn` - Individual Taxpayer Number
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - (Vct)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) - (Ven)	`rif` - Registro de Información Fiscal
Viet Nam - (Vnm)	`mst` - Mã số thuế (Tax Code)
Yemen - (Yem)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
South Africa - (Zaf)	`vat` - Value Added Tax Number
South Africa - (Zaf)	`tin` - Tax Identification Number
Zambia - (Zmb)	`tpin` - Taxpayer Identification Number
Zimbabwe - (Zwe)	`bp` - Business Partner Number

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