Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | CM / CMR |
| Registry | RCCM (CFCE) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Cameroon and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | NIU | DGI Cameroon |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Numéro RCCM | CFCE (Centre de Formalités de Création des Entreprises) / Greffe |
Sector regulators
BEAC · COSUMAF · COBAC · ANIF
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Société Anonyme | SA | Share-capital company with a board of directors; minimum capital FCFA 10,000,000 (non-listed) or FCFA 100,000,000 (public offering) under OHADA AUSCGIE. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Société par Actions Simplifiée | SAS | Flexible share-capital company governed by OHADA AUSCGIE Art. 853-1 et seq.; shareholders hold actions and governance rules are freely set in the bylaws. No minimum capital required. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | Most common entity for SMEs; associates hold parts sociales and liability is capped at their contributions. Minimum capital FCFA 100,000 under OHADA AUSCGIE. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General partnership in which all partners are deemed merchants and bear unlimited joint and several liability for company debts under OHADA AUSCGIE. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership. |
| Société en Commandite Simple | SCS | Limited partnership with two classes of partners: general partners (unlimited liability) and limited partners (liability capped at contribution) under OHADA AUSCGIE. Closest US equivalent: Limited Partnership. |
| Entreprise Individuelle | EI | Sole trader operating under their own name; registered at the RCCM but no separate legal personality. The entrepreneur bears unlimited personal liability for business debts. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Groupement d’Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest group formed by two or more persons to facilitate members’ economic activities; auxiliary and non-profit in purpose under OHADA AUSCGIE. Closest US equivalent: Statutory Cooperative. |
| Société Coopérative | — | Cooperative society governed by the OHADA Uniform Act on Cooperative Societies (AUSCOOP); member-owned, operates for member benefit. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. |
| Société Civile | SC | Civil-law non-commercial company used for professional practices, real estate holding, or agriculture; not subject to OHADA commercial company rules. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership (GP). |
| Succursale | — | Branch of a foreign company registered at the RCCM via the CFCE; no separate legal personality — the parent company bears all obligations. Closest US equivalent: Branch. |
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.| Evidence area | Documents needed |
|---|---|
| Legal Registration | Extrait RCCM |
| Constitutive Documents | Statuts |
| Tax Registration | NIU Certificate |
| Operating Permit | Patente |
| Ownership Records | Any one of: Statuts · Registre des Associés · Registre des Actions |
| Governance Records | All required: Extrait RCCM + Statuts + PV de nomination |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: PV d’AG · Résolution du Conseil d’Administration |
| Address | Any one of: Bail · Quittance (ENEO / CAMWATER) · Relevé bancaire |
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.| Document | Proves |
|---|---|
| Extrait RCCM (CFCE) | Legal Registration, Governance Records |
| Statuts (marital info req.) | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| NIU Certificate | Tax Registration |
| Patente | Operating Permit |
| Registre des Associés (SARL) | Ownership Records |
| Registre des Actions (SA) | Ownership Records |
| PV de nomination | Governance Records |
| PV d’AG | Signing Authority |
| Résolution du Conseil | Signing Authority |
| Bail | Address |
| Quittance (ENEO / CAMWATER) (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Relevé bancaire (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | BEAC, COSUMAF, COBAC — Commission Bancaire de l’Afrique Centrale |
Collection notes
- Ownership Records: Structure is Statuts + (Registre des Associés [SARL] OR Registre des Actions [SA]). The applicable share register depends on entity legal form.
- Address: Lease (no time bound) or utility bill or bank statement (utility/bank dated within 90 days). Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks.
Person roles
When you submit a person on the application body, set theirrole to one of Conduit’s canonical BusinessPersonRole values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.
| Local role | Canonical API role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gérant | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Manages the SARL. Legal representative. |
| Président | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Heads the SAS. |
| Directeur Général | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Day-to-day management in an SA. |
| Administrateur | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Member of the board in an SA. |
Additional fields
Country-specific fields you’ll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads.| Field | Applies to | Reason |
|---|---|---|
marital_status | founder | OHADA Statuts require marital information for founders/shareholders. |
Notes
- OHADA member; CEMAC zone — uses BEAC + COSUMAF.