Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe |
| ISO 3166-1 | DK / DNK |
| Registry | Erhvervsstyrelsen |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Denmark and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | CVR-nummer | Skattestyrelsen / Erhvervsstyrelsen |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | CVR-nummer | Skattestyrelsen / Erhvervsstyrelsen |
Sector regulators
Finanstilsynet/DFSA · Nationalbanken
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enkeltmandsvirksomhed | — | Sole proprietorship; no separate legal personality, the owner bears unlimited personal liability; no minimum capital; registered via virk.dk with a CPR number. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Anpartsselskab | ApS | Private limited company; min. DKK 20,000 share capital (reduced from DKK 40,000 effective 2025-02-27); most common SME vehicle with separate legal personality and limited liability for members. Closest US equivalent: LLC. |
| Aktieselskab | A/S | Public joint-stock company; min. DKK 400,000 share capital; freely transferable shares; mandatory supervisory board (bestyrelse) and executive board (direktion). Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Partnerselskab | P/S | Limited partnership with share capital; hybrid of K/S and A/S governed by Selskabsloven; at least one general partner with unlimited liability and limited partners holding shares. Closest US equivalent: LP. |
| Kommanditselskab | K/S | Limited partnership; at least one general partner with unlimited liability and one or more limited partners; no minimum capital requirement. Closest US equivalent: LP. |
| Interessentskab | I/S | General partnership; all partners jointly and unlimitedly liable; no capital requirement; no mandatory annual report when all partners are natural persons. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership (GP). |
| Andelsselskab med begrænset ansvar | A.M.B.A. | Cooperative society with limited liability; members share in the cooperative’s economic activity rather than holding transferable shares; governed by Lov om visse erhvervsdrivende virksomheder. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. |
| Erhvervsdrivende Fond | — | Commercial (business-operating) foundation; separate legal entity with no members or shareholders; assets dedicated to a stated purpose; governed by Erhvervsfondsloven; common holding vehicle for major Danish family-owned groups. Closest US equivalent: Statutory/Business Trust. |
| Filial af udenlandsk selskab | — | Registered branch of a foreign limited company or equivalent; not a separate legal entity — the foreign parent bears full liability; must register with Erhvervsstyrelsen and obtain a CVR number. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. |
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 | CVR-udskrift |
| Constitutive Documents | All required: Vedtægter + Stiftelsesdokument |
| Tax Registration | CVR-/SE-nummer registreringsbevis |
| Ownership Records | Ejerbog |
| Governance Records | CVR-udskrift |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: Bestyrelsesreferat · Fuldmagt |
| Address | Any one of: Lejekontrakt · Forsyningsregning · Kontoudtog |
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 |
|---|---|
| CVR-udskrift | Legal Registration |
| Vedtægter | Constitutive Documents |
| Stiftelsesdokument | Constitutive Documents |
| CVR-/SE-nummer registreringsbevis | Tax Registration |
| Ejerbog (internal share register) | Ownership Records |
| CVR-udskrift (direktion and bestyrelse sections) | Governance Records |
| Bestyrelsesreferat (board resolution) | Signing Authority |
| Fuldmagt (power of attorney) | Signing Authority |
| Lejekontrakt | Address |
| Forsyningsregning (≤90 dage) | Address |
| Kontoudtog (≤90 dage) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | Finanstilsynet tilladelse |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Downloadable from datacvr.virk.dk; confirms CVR number, registered address, entity type, status, management.
- Constitutive Documents: Both filed with Erhvervsstyrelsen at incorporation; Vedtægter is the ongoing governance document; Stiftelsesdokument confirms founders and initial capital.
- Tax Registration: Issued by Skattestyrelsen; confirms SE number, VAT/payroll registrations. CVR number doubles as tax reference; VAT certificate printable from virk.dk.
- Sector-Specific License: Required for banks, payment institutions, e-money, insurance, and investment firms. Licence register at finanstilsynet.dk.
- Ownership Records: The Ejerbog (share register) is maintained internally by the company per Danish company law. It records legal shareholders and their ownership stakes. For ApS, the share register need not be filed with Erhvervsstyrelsen but must be kept at the registered office.
- Governance Records: Management (direktion = executive directors; bestyrelse = supervisory board) listed publicly in CVR with roles and signing authority combinations.
- Signing Authority: CVR records signing-right combinations (tegningsret); board resolution or POA needed when authority is not self-evident from CVR.
- Address: Conduit universal policy: lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Direktør (executive director) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Member of direktion; day-to-day operational authority; registered in CVR with signing rights. |
| Bestyrelsesmedlem (board member) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Member of bestyrelse (supervisory board); governance role; mandatory in A/S, optional in ApS. |
| Bestyrelsesformand (board chair) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Chair of bestyrelse; governance role, not operational. |
| Tegningsberettiget / fuldmagtshaver (authorized signatory / POA holder) | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Person holding tegningsret (signing authority) or notarized fuldmagt; legally binds the company. |
Notes
- CVR = SE = VAT root: A single 8-digit CVR number serves as the company’s registration ID, tax/SE number, and VAT base (prefixed “DK”); requests for separate “tax certificate” documents will return the same number in different contexts.
- IVS legacy data: Abolished 15 April 2019; any IVS still showing in CVR post-2021 is in compulsory dissolution or already struck off — treat as inactive.
- ApS minimum capital cut to DKK 20,000 effective 2025-02-27: Prior threshold was DKK 40,000; legacy documents or older onboarding data may reflect the old amount — verify current CVR filing.
- AMLR (EU) 2024/1624 transition: Full direct applicability from 2027-07-10; until then, AMLD6-transposed Danish national rules (including the 2025-09-01 access restriction) are in force. Monitor for further implementing acts through 2026–2027.