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Overview

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Identifiers

Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Belize and submit them as strings on the application body. Tax ID: 7-digit number (6 digits + check digit); displayed on GST Certificate and Business Tax Certificate. Registration number: 9-digit number assigned on incorporation/re-registration; appears on e-Certificate of Incorporation or Registration.

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Sector regulators

Central Bank of Belize · FSC

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How documents combine

For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below.

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Documents to collect

The physical documents you’ll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil’s Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed. Not applicable in Belize: Ownership Records. Skip these areas — no local artifact exists.

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Collection notes

  • Legal Registration: 9-digit Business Entity Number; issued via OBRS on incorporation or re-registration.
  • Constitutive Documents: “Articles” replaces the former Memorandum and Articles of Association; By-laws govern day-to-day operations.
  • Tax Registration: Issued by Belize Tax Service; bears the 7-digit TIN.
  • Operating Permit: Issued by the relevant city or town council; required for businesses operating in municipalities.
  • Sector-Specific License: FSC (non-bank financial services, securities, trust, fund administration); Central Bank (banks, credit unions, payment services, remittance).
  • Governance Records: Maintained by Registered Agent and filed via OBRS; nominee directors must declare nominee status within 30 days of appointment.
  • Signing Authority: Directors’ resolution is standard authorization instrument; notarized POA for external signatories.
  • Address: Lease (no time bound) or utility bill or bank statement dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks.
  • Good Standing: Issued by the Belize Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry (BCCAR) via the Online Business Registry System (OBRS) under the Belize Companies Act 2022. Only available for entities in Active status. Banks routinely require issuance within 30 days.

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Person roles

When you submit a person on the application body, set their role to one of Conduit’s canonical BusinessPersonRole values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.

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Notes

  • The IBC (International Business Company) structure was abolished by Companies Act No. 11 of 2022; former IBCs must re-register as BCs and receive new 9-digit entity numbers — verify that any pre-2022 entity has been re-registered in OBRS before relying on old certificates.
  • Nominee directors and shareholders must each file a declaration within 30 days of appointment (Act No. 27 of 2023); failure is a compliance breach that can affect KYB status.
  • Trade License Act No. 19 of 2024 was passed but had not come into force as of May 2026 (parliamentary procedure pending; government confirmed Cap. 66 remains operative for the 2026 licensing year); rural businesses including Caye Caulker remain exempt under Cap. 66 until the new Act commences.