> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v2.docs.conduit.financial/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Democratic Republic of the Congo > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | | Region | Africa | | ISO 3166-1 | CD / COD | | Registry | [RCCM (Guichet Unique)](https://guichetunique.cd/) | | 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 | *Tax ID:* Numéro d'Identification Fiscale issued by DGI. *Registration number:* OHADA Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier number issued via the Guichet Unique. ## 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 | | Good Standing | Extrait RCCM | ## 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, Good Standing | | **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. * **Good Standing:** No standalone good-standing certificate is issued; a recently dated copy of the listed document evidences current standing. A freshly dated Extrait RCCM from the Guichet Unique de Création d'Entreprises reflects current registry status and serves as the good-standing equivalent. Accept an Extrait RCCM dated within 90 days. ## Person roles When you submit a person on the application body, set their `role` 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.