Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | CI / CIV |
| Registry | RCCM (Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Côte d’Ivoire and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | IDU (Identifiant Unique) | DGI Côte d’Ivoire |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Numéro RCCM | Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce (OHADA RCCM) |
Sector regulators
BCEAO · AMF-UMOA
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Société Anonyme | SA | Share-capital company with board of directors; minimum capital FCFA 10,000,000 for non-listed (AUSCGIE Art. 387). Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société par Actions Simplifiée | SAS | Simplified joint-stock company with flexible bylaws and no minimum capital under AUSCGIE. Shares are freely transferable. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | Quota-based limited-liability company; the default SME vehicle under AUSCGIE. Minimum capital FCFA 1,000,000. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General partnership in which all partners trade under a collective name and bear unlimited joint and several liability for company debts. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Société en Commandite Simple | SCS | Limited partnership with at least one general partner (unlimited liability) and one limited partner (liability capped at contribution) under AUSCGIE. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Entreprise Individuelle | EI | Individual trader operating under their own name; registered in the RCCM. No separate legal entity; the owner bears unlimited personal liability. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Groupement d’Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest grouping of two or more persons pooling resources for a specific economic purpose; not profit-oriented as primary object. Registered at RCCM under OHADA. Closest US equivalent: Statutory Trust or Joint Venture structure. |
| Société Coopérative Simplifiée | SCOOPS | Simplified cooperative society governed by the OHADA Uniform Act on Cooperative Societies (2010); streamlined governance for small member groups. Equivalent to a US Cooperative. |
| Société Coopérative avec Conseil d’Administration | SCOOPCA | Full cooperative society with a board of directors under the OHADA Uniform Act on Cooperative Societies (2010); used for larger member organizations. Equivalent to a US Cooperative. |
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 | Attestation IDU |
| 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 commercial · Quittance (CIE / SODECI) · 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 | Legal Registration, Governance Records |
| Statuts | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| IDU (Identifiant Unique) | 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 commercial | Address |
| Quittance (CIE / SODECI) (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Relevé bancaire (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | BCEAO, AMF-UMOA — Autorité des Marchés Financiers de l’UMOA |
Collection notes
- Ownership Records: Structure is Statuts + (Registre des Associés [SARL] OR Registre des Actions [SA]). Register variant depends on entity type.
- Address: Lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement accepted, with 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
- Côte d’Ivoire’s IDU replaced the legacy Compte Contribuable (CC).
- OHADA member; UEMOA zone — uses BCEAO + AMF-UMOA (formerly CREPMF, renamed 2022).