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