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Annex I Format of the relevant unique identification number in each Member State

United Kingdom

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Member StateLegal personNatural person
ID number typeID number formatID number typeID number format
Austria

If registered:

Firmenbuchnummer (https://www.justiz.gv.at/web2013/html/default/8ab4a8a422985de30122a90fc2ca620b.de.html)

Maximum: six digits plus one check letter

If not registered:

Umsatzsteuer-Identifikations-Nummer (UID-Nummer) (https://www.bmf.gv.at/steuern/selbststaendige-unternehmer/umsatzsteuer/UID-und-ZM.html)

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Belgium

KBO/BCE number (KBO = KruispuntBank van Ondernemingen; BCE = Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises)

http://economie.fgov.be/nl/ondernemingen/KBO/#.VlbmZpYcTcu

0 + VAT number (0XXX.XXX.XXX)

KBO/BCE number (KBO, KruispuntBank van Ondernemingen; BCE, Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises)

http://economie.fgov.be/nl/ondernemingen/KBO/#.VlbmZpYcTcu

10 digits (0 + 9 digit- VAT number)
Bulgaria Unified Identification Code' as regulated by Art. 23, para. 1 of the Bulgarian Commercial Register Act.9 digitsUnified Identification Code' as regulated by Art. 23, para. 1 of the Bulgarian Commercial Register Act.9 digits
Croatia

OIB

(fiscal number; Osobni identifikacijski broj — Personal Identification Number)

11 digits

(10 random digits + 1 check digit)

OIB

(fiscal number; Osobni identifikacijski broj — Personal Identification Number)

11 digits

(10 random digits + 1 check digit)

Cyprus

Tax Identification Number (TIN)

https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/tinByCountry.html

8 digits and 1 letter (e.g: 99999999L)

Tax Identification Code (TIC)

https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/tinByCountry.html

8 digits and 1 letter (the first digit is always zero)
Czech Republic Personal identification number (Identifikační číslo osoby (IČO))8 digits (e.g.:12345678)Personal identification number (Identifikační číslo osoby (IČO))8 digits (e.g. 12345678)
Denmark Company registration number (CVR number)8-digit number (e.g. 12345678)Personal registration number (CPR number)10 digit number in the format ‘123456-7890’
Estonia Company registry code, accessible at the Company Commercial Registry website. https://ariregister.rik.ee/index?lang=eng8-digit numberPersonal identification code (ID code)Personal identification code (ID code)
Finland

Local business ID (https://www.ytj.fi/en/index/businessid.html)

or

international VAT number

Local business ID: 7 digits, a dash and a control mark, e.g. 1234567-8

VAT number: 8 digits — e.g. FI12345678

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France SIREN9 digitsSIREN9 digits
Germany

If registered:

Handelsregisternummer (HReg-Nr.) (Commercial Register-number; https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/mask.do), incl. place of registration

HRA; HRB; GnR; PR;VR

HRA xxxx

HRB xxxx

GnR xxxx

PR xxxxx

VR xxxx

Choose the applicable format, depending on the (legal) person type, followed by a number with different length

If not registered:

Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer (USt-IdNr.) (http://www.bzst.de/DE/Steuern_International/USt_Identifikationsnummer/Merkblaetter/Aufbau_USt_IdNr.html?nn=19560)

(VAT-number)

DExxxxxxxxx

followed by a 9 digit number

Greece

Tax Identification Number (TIN — ΑΦΜ)

https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/pdf/en/TIN_-_country_sheet_EL_en.pdf

9 digits

Tax Identification Number (TIN — ΑΦΜ)

https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/pdf/en/TIN_-_country_sheet_EL_en.pdf

9 digits
Hungary Company registration numberNumbers (##-##-######)

Register number of private entrepreneurs

Company registration number for sole proprietorships

Numbers (########);

Numbers (##-##-######)

Iceland ————
Ireland

Company registration number

https://www.cro.ie/

6 digits——
Italy Registration number5 digits

Fiscal code, available on the website of the OAM (Organismo per la Gestione degli Elenchi degli Agenti in Attivita' Finanziaria e dei Mediatori Creditizi):

https://www.organismo-am.it/elenco-agenti-servizi-di-pagamento

Alphanumerical code of 16 characters (‘SP’ followed by digits)
Latvia Tax registration number (http://www.csb.gov.lv/en/node/29890)11 digitsPersonal ID number (XXXXXX-XXXXX), or if person is a tax payer — individual entrepreneur, tax registration number (http://www.csb.gov.lv/en/node/29890)Tax registration number: 11 digits
Liechtenstein

If available, the Legal Entity Identifier of the entity, or if not available:

Commercial register number (Handelsregister-Nummer)

Prefix FL + 11 digits (FL-XXXX.XXX.XXX-X).Personenidentifikationsnummer (Personal Identification Number)Maximum 12 digits
Lithuania

Company code from the Register of Legal Entities managed by the Centre of Registers of the Republic of Lithuania (http://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/p_en/);

or

9 digits (used to be 7 until 2004)Taxpayer's code — Name and Surname (the taxpayer's code is identical to personal code; however, for data protection reasons it is not normally disclosed), orName and Surname (letters)
Luxembourg Company registration numberThe letter B followed by 6 digits (e.g. B 123456)Social security number13 digits (first 8 digits are the person's date of birth: YYYYMMDD)
Malta

Company registration number:

http://rocsupport.mfsa.com.mt/pages/default.aspx

The letter C followed by 5 digits — e.g. C 28938

Identity Card number OR Passport number:

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/prado-documents/mlt/all/index.html

6 digits and a capital letter — Example: 034976M

OR

6 digits — e.g. 728349

Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KvK) number8 digitsChamber of Commerce (KvK) number8 digits
Norway Business Register Number (Organisation number)9 digits (for example 981 276 957)National identity number/D-number11 digits (first 6 digits are the person's date of birth: DD.MM.YY.)
Poland Polish NIP (numer identyfikacji podatkowej)Polish NIP (numer identyfikacji podatkowej)
Portugal Número de Identificação de Pessoa Coletiva (NIPC)9 digitsNúmero de Identificação Fiscal (NIF)9 digits
Romania ————
Slovak Republic Identifikačné číslo organizácie/Company Registration Number (IČO)

8 digits

IČO — 00 000 000

Company Registration Number (IČO) is assigned to legal persons and entrepreneurs

http://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/portal/ext/Databases/register_organizacii/!ut/p/b1/jY7RCoIwGEafKPfPqdsuV-BcLGnJlu0mLCKEpl1E0dtn0m3Wd_fBOXCQRzXyXXNvz82t7bvm8v4-2zu9ZvM5FsCwo6DyyiTGrrA06QDsBmAhRZFQDcC0TEGJwm64IQQE-c-HLxPwy18i3x5C9DiGCKKE4pRzChnlLOYEbZEffWGMqbRzIF2cgyJYQmktQE4_wFT_CEwElkUfTugabP2s1OwFKhgzhg!!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/

8 digits

IČO — 00 000 000

Slovenia Identification (registration) number assigned by the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services (www.ajpes.si)10 digitsIdentification (registration) number assigned by the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services (www.ajpes.si)10 digits
Spain

LEI code

In absence:

NIF (‘Número de Identificación Fiscal’) a.k.a tax identification number.

Further information about the structure of the tax ID number is available at the following links:

NIF (Legal Entities):

http://www.agenciatributaria.es/AEAT.internet/Inicio_es_ES/La_Agencia_Tributaria/Campanas/Censos__NIF_y_domicilio_fiscal/Empresas_y_profesionales__Declaracion_censal__Modelos_036_y_037/Informacion/NIF_de_personas_juridicas_y_entidades.shtml

It is composed of 20 characters as follows:

Characters 1-4: A 4-character prefix allocated uniquely to each LOU (Local Operating Unit).

Characters 5-6: 2 reserved characters set to zero.

Characters 7-18: Entity-specific part of the code generated and assigned by LOUs according to transparent, sound and robust allocation policies.

Characters 19-20: Two check digits as described in the ISO 17442 standard.

It is composed of 9 characters as follows:

  1. a))

    A letter providing information on its legal form:

    1. A..

      Corporations.

    2. B..

      Limited liability companies.

    3. C..

      General partnerships

    4. D..

      Limited partnerships

    5. E..

      Co-ownerships and inheritances in abeyance

    6. F..

      Cooperatives

    7. G..

      Associations

    8. H..

      Homeowners communities

    9. J..

      Civil corporations

    10. N..

      Foreign entities

    11. P..

      Local government

    12. Q..

      Public organisms

    13. R..

      Religious congregations and institutions

    14. S..

      Central government and autonomous regions bodies

    15. U..

      Joint ventures with legal personality

    16. V..

      Others not defined in the preceding list

    17. W..

      Permanent establishments settled by non-resident entities

  2. b))

    A random number of 7 digits.

  3. c))

    A letter or a number, depending on legal form (check code).

NIF (‘Número de Identificación Fiscal’), or tax identification number.

For Non-Resident Spanish Individuals, for Spanish Individuals under 14 and for Non-Resident Foreign Individuals doing transactions with tax transcendence:

For Foreign Individuals: NIE (‘Número de Identidad de Extranjero’).

Further information about the structure of the tax ID number is available at the following links:

NIF (Individuals) and NIE:

http://www.agenciatributaria.es/AEAT.internet/Inicio_es_ES/La_Agencia_Tributaria/Campanas/Censos__NIF_y_domicilio_fiscal/Ciudadanos/Informacion/NIF_de_personas_fisicas.shtml

It is composed of 9 characters:

8 digits and a final letter as check code at the end.

It is composed of a letter (‘L’ for Spanish Non-Residents, ‘K’ for under 14 and ‘M’ for Non-Resident Foreigners),

7 alphanumeric characters and a letter (check control)

It is composed of 9 characters: an initial letter, ‘X’, followed by 7 digits, and a final letter as check code.

Having exhausted the numerical capacity of the letter ‘X’, the sequence will be continued in alphabetical order (first with ‘Y’ and then ‘Z’).

Sweden Registration number (www.bolagsverket.se)NNNNNN-XXXXSocial Security NumberYYMMDD-XXXX
United Kingdom

Tax Identification Number (TIN)

https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/pdf/en/TIN_-_country_sheet_UK_en.pdf

Tax Identification Number (TIN)

https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/pdf/en/TIN_-_country_sheet_UK_en.pdf