Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Latin America |
| ISO 3166-1 | DM / DMA |
| Registry | Companies and Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) |
| Last updated | 2026-06-10 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Dominica and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | TIN | Inland Revenue Division (IRD) |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Company Registration Number | Companies and Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) |
Sector regulators
FSU · ECCB · ECSRC
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Private Company Limited by Shares | Ltd. | Privately held share-capital company; liability generally limited to unpaid amounts on shares. Comparable to a privately held corporation, not a US LLC. |
| Public Company Limited by Shares | PLC | Share-capital company that may offer shares to the public subject to corporate and securities requirements; not necessarily listed on an exchange. |
| Company Limited by Guarantee | Ltd. | Company without share capital, typically for non-profit, association, club, charitable, or member-based purposes; members’ liability limited by guarantee. |
| Registered Business Name (Sole Trader) | — | Natural person operating under a business name registered at CIPO; no separate legal personality from the owner. |
| Registered Business Name (Firm or Partnership) | — | Firm or partnership operating under a registered business name; CIPO provides the BN2 form for registration by a firm or partnership. |
| External Company | — | Company incorporated outside Dominica but registered with CIPO to carry on business in Dominica; foreign-incorporated companies operating locally must register. |
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 | Any one of: Certificate of Incorporation · Certificate of Registration of Business Name · Certificate of Registration of External Company · CIPO Registry Extract |
| Constitutive Documents | Articles of Incorporation (optional: By-Laws) |
| Tax Registration | Any one of: TIN Certificate · IRD Registration Letter · IRD Tax Document |
| Operating Permit | Business Licence |
| Ownership Records | Any one of: Register of Members · Register of Substantial Shareholders · Annual Return (optional: Share Allotment or Transfer Records) |
| Governance Records | Any one of: Register of Directors · CIPO Director Filing |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: Board Resolution · Power of Attorney · Account Mandate |
| Address | Any one of: Lease Agreement · Utility Bill · Bank Statement |
| Good Standing | Any one of: Certificate of Good Standing · CIPO Registry Extract |
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 |
|---|---|
| Certificate of Incorporation | Legal Registration |
| Certificate of Registration of Business Name | Legal Registration |
| Certificate of Registration of External Company | Legal Registration |
| CIPO Registry Extract / Company Search | Legal Registration, Good Standing |
| Articles of Incorporation | Constitutive Documents |
| By-Laws | Constitutive Documents |
| TIN Certificate | Tax Registration |
| IRD Registration Letter | Tax Registration |
| Official IRD tax document showing TIN | Tax Registration |
| Business / Trade / Professional Licence | Operating Permit |
| Register of Members / Share Register | Ownership Records |
| Register of Substantial Shareholders | Ownership Records |
| Annual Return | Ownership Records |
| Share Allotment or Transfer Records | Ownership Records |
| Register of Directors | Governance Records |
| CIPO director filing (Form 9A per director) | Governance Records |
| Board Resolution | Signing Authority |
| Power of Attorney | Signing Authority |
| Account mandate / authorized signatory list | Signing Authority |
| Lease Agreement | Address |
| Utility bill (dated within 90 days) | Address |
| Bank statement (dated within 90 days) | Address |
| Certificate of Good Standing | Good Standing |
| Sector-Specific License | Financial Services Unit Licence / Registration (incl. virtual asset business), Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Licence (banking), Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission Licence |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Issued by CIPO on incorporation, business-name registration, or external-company registration. A current CIPO registry extract is an accepted alternative.
- Constitutive Documents: Filed at CIPO on incorporation; By-Laws collected where applicable/available.
- Tax Registration: Any official IRD evidence showing the TIN is accepted. Do not require VAT registration unless the business is VAT-registered or required to be.
- Operating Permit: Conditional — IRD or the local authority determines after registration whether the activity requires a licence (e.g. store/parlour, huckster, liquor, professional). Collect only where required.
- Sector-Specific License: FSU regulates financial entities including virtual asset businesses; ECCB is the central monetary authority for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union; ECSRC regulates securities-market participants.
- Ownership Records: Prefer the Register of Members; Register of Substantial Shareholders or Annual Return accepted where available.
- Governance Records: CIPO’s current director filing is Form 9A (one per director); older references to a “Notice of Directors / Form 9” may be outdated.
- Signing Authority: A company secretary is not automatically a legal representative; require resolution, mandate, articles, or other local authority to bind the company.
- Address: Collect evidence of the registered office and, if different, the operating address. Utility bills and bank statements must be dated within 90 days; a current lease does not need to be.
- Good Standing: Risk-based; recommended for regulated, higher-risk, foreign-owned, or older entities. Prefer a certificate or current CIPO registry extract issued within the last 3-6 months.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Director | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Appointed board member responsible for company management or oversight; evidenced by the Register of Directors or CIPO filing (Form 9A). |
| Managing Director / CEO / General Manager | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Responsible for day-to-day management and/or authorized representation of the company. |
| Company Secretary | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Treat as legal representative only if authorized to bind the company via resolution, mandate, articles, or other local authority. |
| Authorized Signatory | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Authorized by board resolution, power of attorney, mandate, or equivalent to act for the business. |
| Partner | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Partner in a firm or partnership operating under a registered business name; may also hold an ownership or controlling interest. |
Notes
- Dominica’s IBC regime has been closed/repealed; legacy IBCs are not a current standard entity type. If a customer presents legacy IBC documents, escalate for enhanced review and request evidence of transition, continuation, dissolution, or current CIPO status.
- All business names must be registered with CIPO; operating under an unregistered business name is an offence.
- A company incorporated in another jurisdiction that intends to carry on business in Dominica must register with CIPO as an external company.
- IRD informs a business after registration whether its activity requires a licence and of what type — do not require a trade or business licence for every customer by default.
- For any customer in financial services, money services, virtual assets, securities, banking, insurance, trust services, or gaming, collect the applicable FSU / ECCB / ECSRC licence or registration evidence in addition to standard KYB documents.