Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | CD / COD |
| Registry | RCCM (Guichet Unique) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Democratic Republic of the Congo and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | NIF | DGI DRC |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Numéro RCCM | Guichet Unique de Création d’Entreprises |
Sector regulators
BCC · CENAREF
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | Quota-based limited-liability company; the default SME vehicle under OHADA AUSCGIE. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Société Anonyme | SA | Share-capital company with board of directors and transferable shares; AUSCGIE Art. 387 sets minimum capital, denominated in CDF in DRC. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société par Actions Simplifiée | SAS | Simplified joint-stock company with flexible bylaws, transferable shares, and fewer governance requirements than an SA. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General partnership where all partners bear unlimited joint 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 or more silent partners (liable only to extent of contribution). Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Entreprise Individuelle | — | Single natural person trading under their own name; registered at RCCM but no separate legal personality. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Groupement d’Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest group enabling members to pool resources for common economic purpose without forming a full company. Closest US equivalent: Statutory Business Trust or joint venture. |
| Société Coopérative | — | Member-owned cooperative governed by OHADA Uniform Act on Cooperatives (2010); registered with national cooperative registry. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. |
| Succursale | — | Branch of foreign company registered at RCCM under AUSCGIE Art. 116–120; lacks independent legal personality and must incorporate as local entity within two years unless exempted. Equivalent to a US 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 | Extrait RCCM |
| Constitutive Documents | Statuts |
| Tax Registration | NIF 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: Contrat de bail · Facture de services · 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 (Guichet Unique) | Legal Registration, Governance Records |
| Statuts | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| NIF 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 |
| Contrat de bail | Address |
| Facture de services (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Relevé bancaire (≤90 jours) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | BCC, CENAREF — Cellule Nationale des Renseignements Financiers (FIU) |
Collection notes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 but uses its own central bank (BCC) and is not in CEMAC; SA capital denominated in CDF.