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Business Identification Numbers by Region

To verify your business entity, we require specific identification or tax numbers based on where your company is registered.

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General Rules

Beyond the specific requirements in the table below, please keep these general rules in mind:
  • Global Options: other is an acceptable tax identification type for all countries if your specific type isn’t listed.
  • US Sole Proprietors: We accept ssn, itin, ein, or a passport.
  • Non-US Sole Proprietors: We accept a passport or national_id.
RegionIdentification 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
Argentina - (Arg)cuit - Clave Única de Identificación Tributaria
Armenia - (Arm)tin - Tax Identification Number
Australia - (Aus)abn - Australian Business Number, acn - Australian Company Number, arbn - Australian Registered Body Number
Austria - (Aut)fn - Firmenbuchnummer, uid - Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer
Azerbaijan - (Aze)voen - Vergi Ödəyicisinin Eyniləşdirmə Nömrəsi
Belgium - (Bel)bce - Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises, kbo - Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen
Bangladesh - (Bgd)bin - Business Identification Number, 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 - (Bol)nit - Número de Identificação Tributaria, vat - Value Added Tax Number
Brazil - (Bra)cnpj - Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica, vat - Value Added Tax Number
Canada - (Can)bin - Business Identification Number, vat - Value Added Tax Number
Switzerland - (Che)uid - Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer
Chile - (Chl)rut - Registro Único Tributario
China - (Chn)usc - Unified Social Credit Code
Germany - (Deu)ust_idnr - Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer, crn - Company/Commercial Registration Number
Denmark - (Dnk)cvr - Central Business Register
Spain - (Esp)nif - Numéro d’Identification Fiscale, cif - Código de Identificação Fiscal
France - (Fra)siren - Enterprise Identification System, siret - Establishment Identification System
United Kingdom - (Gbr)crn - Company/Commercial Registration Number, vat - Value Added Tax Number
Hong Kong - (Hkg)brn - Business Registration Number
India - (Ind)gstin - Goods and Services Tax ID, cin - Corporate ID, pan - Personal Account Number
Italy - (Ita)partita_iva - Partita IVA, cf - Codice Fiscale
Japan - (Jpn)hn - Hojin Number (Corporate Number)
Mexico - (Mex)rfc - Federal Taxpayer Registry, vat - Value Added Tax Number
Netherlands - (Nld)kvk - Kamer van Koophandel, vat - Value Added Tax Number
Nigeria - (Nga)cac - Corporate Affairs Commission number, tin - Tax ID, vat - VAT Number
Singapore - (Sgp)uen - Unique Entity Number
Turkey - (Tur)vkn - Vergi Kimlik Numarası
United States - (Usa)ein - Employer Identification Number
Vietnam - (Vnm)mst - Mã số thuế (Tax Code)