National Identity Types

Individual KYC

When submitting KYC data through the Fern API, you must provide the correct nationalIdType for the customer’s nationalIdIssuingCountry. Each country has specific tax identification and national ID number types that are accepted for verification.

Business KYB

When submitting KYB data for businesses, each associated person (beneficial owners, controllers, directors) must provide their nationalIdType matching their nationalIdIssuingCountry using the individual identity types below. Additionally, businesses must provide a businessRegistrationNumber using the business identity types listed in the separate business table.

Individual Identity Types by Country

Country	ISO 2-char	Identity Type	Description
Afghanistan	AF	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Albania	AL	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Algeria	DZ	`nif`	Número de Identificação Fiscal
Angola	AO	`nif`	Número de Identificação Fiscal
Argentina	AR	`cuil`	Código Único de Identificación Laboral
		`cdi`	Código de Identificación
Armenia	AM	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Australia	AU	`tfn`	Tax File Number
Austria	AT	`si`	Social Insurance Number
Azerbaijan	AZ	`voen`	State Taxpayer Identification Number
Bahrain	BH	`cpr`	Central Population Registry Number
Bangladesh	BD	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Barbados	BB	`nrn`	National Registration Number
Belgium	BE	`nrn`	National Register Number
Bolivia	BO	`nit`	Número de Identificación Tributaria
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BA	`jmbg`	Unique Master Citizen Number
Botswana	BW	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Brazil	BR	`cpf`	Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas
Bulgaria	BG	`ucn`	Unified Civil Number
Cambodia	KH	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Cameroon	CM	`nif`	Número de Identificação Fiscal
Canada	CA	`sin`	Social Insurance Number
Chile	CL	`rut`	Registro Único Tributario
China	CN	`ricn`	Resident Identity Card Number
Christmas Island	CX	`tfn`	Tax File Number
Colombia	CO	`nit`	Número de Identificación Tributaria
Comoros	KM	`nif`	Número de Identificação Fiscal
Costa Rica	CR	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Cote d’Ivoire	CI	`nif`	Número de Identificação Fiscal
Croatia	HR	`oib`	Personal Identification Number
Curaçao	CW	`crib`	Chamber of Commerce Registration Number
Cyprus	CY	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Czech Republic	CZ	`rc`	Residence Code Number
Denmark	DK	`cpr`	Central Person Register Number
Dominica	DM	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Dominican Republic	DO	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Ecuador	EC	`ruc`	Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Egypt	EG	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
El Salvador	SV	`nit`	Número de Identificación Tributaria
Estonia	EE	`ik`	Individual Code
Ethiopia	ET	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Fiji	FJ	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Finland	FI	`hetu`	Finnish Personal Identity Code
France	FR	`spi`	Social Security Number
Georgia	GE	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Germany	DE	`steuer_id`	Steueridentifikationsnummer (Tax Identification Number)
Ghana	GH	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Gibraltar	GI	`crc`	Company Registration Number
Greece	GR	`aom`	Αριθμός Μητρώου (Social Security Number)
Guatemala	GT	`nit`	Número de Identificación Tributaria
Haiti	HT	`nif`	Número de Identificação Fiscal
Honduras	HN	`rtn`	Registro Tributario Nacional
Hong Kong	HK	`hkid`	Hong Kong Identity Card Number
Hungary	HU	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Iceland	IS	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
India	IN	`pan`	Permanent Account Number
Indonesia	ID	`npwp`	Nomor Pokok Wajib Pajak
Iraq	IQ	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Ireland	IE	`ppsn`	Personal Public Service Number
Isle of Man	IM	`nino`	National Insurance Number
Israel	IL	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Italy	IT	`cf`	Codice Fiscale (Tax Code)
Jamaica	JM	`trn`	Taxpayer Registration Number
Japan	JP	`mn`	My Number (Individual Number)
Jordan	JO	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Kazakhstan	KZ	`iin`	Individual Identification Number
Kenya	KE	`pin`	Personal Identification Number
Korea, Republic of	KR	`rrn`	Resident Registration Number
Kuwait	KW	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Kyrgyzstan	KG	`inn`	Individual Taxpayer Number
Lao People’s Democratic Republic	LA	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Latvia	LV	`pk`	Person’s Code
Liberia	LR	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Lithuania	LT	`ak`	Personal Code
Luxembourg	LU	`matricule`	Matricule Number (Social Security Number)
Macedonia	MK	`embg`	Unique Identification Number
Madagascar	MG	`nif`	Número de Identificação Fiscal
Malawi	MW	`tpin`	Taxpayer Identification Number
Malaysia	MY	`itr`	Income Tax Reference Number
Malta	MT	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Mauritania	MR	`nif`	Número de Identificação Fiscal
Mauritius	MU	`nicn`	National Identity Card Number
Mexico	MX	`rfc`	Registro Federal de Contribuyentes
Moldova	MD	`idnp`	Identification Number of the Person
Montenegro	ME	`jmbg`	Unique Master Citizen Number
Morocco	MA	`if`	Identification Fiscal
Mozambique	MZ	`nuit`	Número Único de Identificação Tributária
Namibia	NA	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Nepal	NP	`pan`	Permanent Account Number
Netherlands	NL	`bsn`	Burgerservicenummer (Citizen Service Number)
New Zealand	NZ	`ird`	Inland Revenue Department Number
Nicaragua	NI	`ruc`	Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Nigeria	NG	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
		`nin`	National Identification Number
		`bvn`	Bank Verification Number
Norway	NO	`fn`	Fødselsnummer (Personal Identification Number)
Oman	OM	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Pakistan	PK	`ntn`	National Tax Number
Panama	PA	`ruc`	Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Paraguay	PY	`ruc`	Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Peru	PE	`ruc`	Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Philippines	PH	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Poland	PL	`pesel`	Personal Identification Number
Portugal	PT	`nif`	Número de Identificação Fiscal
Puerto Rico	PR	`ssn`	Social Security Number
Qatar	QA	`qid`	Qatar ID
Romania	RO	`cnp`	Cod Numeric Personal
Rwanda	RW	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Saint Lucia	LC	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VC	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Saudi Arabia	SA	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
		`rp`	Iqama (Residency Permit)
Senegal	SN	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Serbia	RS	`jmbg`	Unique Master Citizen Number
Seychelles	SC	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Singapore	SG	`nric`	National Registration Identity Card
		`fin`	Foreign Identification Number
Slovakia	SK	`rc`	Rodné Číslo (Personal Identification Number)
Slovenia	SI	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Somalia	SO	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
South Africa	ZA	`itr`	Income Tax Reference Number
Spain	ES	`nif`	Número de Identificación Fiscal
		`nie`	Número de Identificación de Extranjeros
Sri Lanka	LK	`nic`	National Identity Card Number
Suriname	SR	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Sweden	SE	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Switzerland	CH	`avs`	AHV Number
		`ahv`	Old Age and Survivors Insurance Number
Taiwan	TW	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Tanzania	TZ	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Thailand	TH	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Togo	TG	`nif`	Número de Identificação Fiscal
Trinidad and Tobago	TT	`bir`	Business Identification Number
Tunisia	TN	`mf`	Matricule Fiscal
Turkey	TR	`tckn`	Turkish Citizenship Number
Uganda	UG	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Ukraine	UA	`rnokpp`	Registration Number of the Taxpayer
United Arab Emirates	AE	`emirates_id`	National Identity Card
United Kingdom	GB	`nino`	National Insurance Number
		`utr`	Unique Taxpayer Reference Number
United States	US	`ssn`	Social Security Number
		`itin`	Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
Uruguay	UY	`rut`	Registro Único Tributario
Uzbekistan	UZ	`inn`	Individual Identification Number
Venezuela	VE	`rif`	Registro de Información Fiscal
Vietnam	VN	`mst`	Mã Số Thuế (Tax Code)
Yemen	YE	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Zambia	ZM	`tpin`	Taxpayer Identification Number
Zimbabwe	ZW	`tin`	Tax Identification Number

Business Registration Types by Country

For businesses, use the following registration number types for the businessRegistrationNumber field:

Country	ISO 2-char	Registration Type	Description
Aruba	AW	`cn`	Census Number
Afghanistan	AF	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Albania	AL	`nipt`	Numri i Identifikimit për Personin e Tatueshëm
Andorra	AD	`nrt`	Número de Registre Tributari
Angola	AO	`nif`	Número de Identificação Fiscal
Argentina	AR	`cuit`	Clave Única de Identificación Tributaria
Armenia	AM	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Australia	AU	`abn`	Australian Business Number
		`acn`	Australian Company Number
		`arbn`	Australian Registered Body Number
Austria	AT	`fn`	Firmenbuchnummer
		`uid`	Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer
Azerbaijan	AZ	`voen`	Vergi Ödəyicisinin Eyniləşdirmə Nömrəsi
Bahamas	BS	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Bahrain	BH	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Bangladesh	BD	`bin`	Business Identification Number
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Barbados	BB	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Belgium	BE	`bce`	Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises
		`kbo`	Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen
Belize	BZ	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Bermuda	BM	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Bolivia	BO	`nit`	Número de Identificación Tributaria
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BA	`id_broj`	ID Broj (Identification Number)
Botswana	BW	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Brazil	BR	`cnpj`	Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Bulgaria	BG	`uic`	Unified Identification Code
Cambodia	KH	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Cameroon	CM	`nif`	Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
		`rccm`	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier
Canada	CA	`bin`	Business Identification Number
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Cayman Islands	KY	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Chile	CL	`rut`	Registro Único Tributario
China	CN	`usc`	Unified Social Credit Code
Christmas Island	CX	`abn`	Australian Business Number
Colombia	CO	`nit`	Número de Identificación Tributaria
		`rut`	Registro Único Tributario
Comoros	KM	`nif`	Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Costa Rica	CR	`cedula_juridica`	Cédula Jurídica
Cote d’Ivoire	CI	`nif`	Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Croatia	HR	`oib`	Osobni Identifikacijski Broj (Personal Identification Number)
Curaçao	CW	`crib`	Central Registratie en Informatiebureau
Cyprus	CY	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Czech Republic	CZ	`ico`	Identifikační Číslo Organizace (Organization Identification Number)
Denmark	DK	`cvr`	Central Virksomhedsregister (Central Business Register)
Dominica	DM	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Dominican Republic	DO	`rnc`	Registro Nacional de Contribuyentes (National Taxpayer Registry)
Ecuador	EC	`ruc`	Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Egypt	EG	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
El Salvador	SV	`nit`	Número de Identificación Tributaria
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Estonia	EE	`rc`	Register Code
Ethiopia	ET	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Fiji	FJ	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Finland	FI	`y_tunnus`	Business ID
France	FR	`siren`	Système d’Identification du Répertoire des Entreprises (Enterprise Identification System)
		`siret`	Système d’Identification du Répertoire des Établissements (Establishment Identification System)
Georgia	GE	`ic`	Identification Code
Germany	DE	`ust_idnr`	Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer
		`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Ghana	GH	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Gibraltar	GI	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Greece	GR	`aom`	Αριθμός Οικονομικής Μονάδας (Economic Unit Number)
Guatemala	GT	`nit`	Número de Identificación Tributaria
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Haiti	HT	`nif`	Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Honduras	HN	`rtn`	Registro Tributario Nacional (National Tax Registry)
Hong Kong	HK	`brn`	Business Registration Number
Hungary	HU	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Iceland	IS	`id`	Identification Number
India	IN	`gstin`	Goods and Services Tax Identification Number
		`cin`	Corporate Identification Number
		`pan`	Personal Account Number
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Indonesia	ID	`npwp`	Nomor Pokok Wajib Pajak (Taxpayer Identification Number)
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Iraq	IQ	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Ireland	IE	`cro`	Company Registration Office Number
Isle of Man	IM	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Israel	IL	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Italy	IT	`partita_iva`	Partita IVA
		`cf`	Codice Fiscale
Jamaica	JM	`trn`	Tax Registration Number
Japan	JP	`hn`	Hojin Number (Corporate Number)
Jordan	JO	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Kazakhstan	KZ	`bin`	Business Identification Number
Kenya	KE	`pin`	Personal Identification Number
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Korea, Republic of	KR	`brn`	Business Registration Number
Kuwait	KW	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Kyrgyzstan	KG	`inn`	Идентификационный Номер Налогоплательщика (Taxpayer Identification Number)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic	LA	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Latvia	LV	`rn`	Reģistrācijas Numurs (Registration Number)
Lebanon	LB	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Liberia	LR	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Lithuania	LT	`cc`	Company Code
Luxembourg	LU	`matricule`	Matricule
Macedonia	MK	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Madagascar	MG	`nif`	Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Malaysia	MY	`ssm`	Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia
		`gstin`	Goods and Services Tax Identification Number
Malta	MT	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Marshall Islands	MH	`en`	Entity Number
Mauritania	MR	`nif`	Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
Mauritius	MU	`brn`	Business Registration Number
Mexico	MX	`rfc`	Registro Federal de Contribuyentes (Federal Taxpayer Registry)
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Moldova	MD	`idno`	Identification Number of Organization
Monaco	MC	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Montenegro	ME	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Morocco	MA	`if`	Identifiant Fiscal (Tax Identifier)
Mozambique	MZ	`pib`	Personal Identification of the Business
Namibia	NA	`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Netherlands	NL	`kvk`	Kamer van Koophandel
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
New Zealand	NZ	`gst`	Goods and Services Tax Number
Nicaragua	NI	`ruc`	Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Nigeria	NG	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
Norway	NO	`orgnr`	Organisasjonsnummer
Oman	OM	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Pakistan	PK	`ntn`	National Tax Number
Panama	PA	`ruc`	Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Peru	PE	`ruc`	Registro Único de Contribuyentes
Philippines	PH	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Poland	PL	`nip`	Numer Identyfikacji Podatkowej
		`krs`	Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy
Portugal	PT	`nif`	Número de Identificação Fiscal
Qatar	QA	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Romania	RO	`cui`	Cod Unic de Înregistrare
Russia	RU	`inn`	Individual Taxpayer Number
		`ogrn`	Primary State Registration Number
Saint Kitts & Nevis	KN	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Saint Lucia	LC	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Saudi Arabia	SA	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
Senegal	SN	`ninea`	Numéro d’Identification Nationale des Entreprises et des Associations
Singapore	SG	`uen`	Unique Entity Number
Slovakia	SK	`ico`	Identifikačné Číslo Organizácie
Slovenia	SI	`maticna`	Matična Številka
South Africa	ZA	`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
		`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Spain	ES	`nif`	Numéro d’Identification Fiscale
		`cif`	Código de Identificación Fiscal (Fiscal Identification Code)
Sri Lanka	LK	`brn`	Business Registration Number
Sweden	SE	`orgnr`	Organisationsnummer
Switzerland	CH	`uid`	Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer
Thailand	TH	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Tunisia	TN	`matricule`	Matricule Fiscale
Ukraine	UA	`edrpou`	ЄДРПОУ (Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations of Ukraine)
United Arab Emirates	AE	`trn`	Tax Registration Number
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
United Kingdom	GB	`crn`	Company/Commercial Registration Number
		`vat`	Value Added Tax Number
United States	US	`ein`	Employer Identification Number
Uruguay	UY	`rut`	Registro Único Tributario
Uzbekistan	UZ	`inn`	Individual Taxpayer Number
Venezuela	VE	`rif`	Registro de Información Fiscal
Vietnam	VN	`mst`	Mã số thuế (Tax Code)
Yemen	YE	`tin`	Tax Identification Number
Zambia	ZM	`tpin`	Taxpayer Identification Number
Zimbabwe	ZW	`bp`	Business Partner Number

Important Notes

Some countries support multiple identity/registration types - all accepted types are listed
Identity type codes are case-sensitive - use them exactly as shown
For KYB submissions, individuals use the Individual Identity Types table while businesses use the Business Registration Types table

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