Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Latin America |
| ISO 3166-1 | SV / SLV |
| Registry | CNR (Centro Nacional de Registros) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in El Salvador and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | NIT | Ministerio de Hacienda |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Matrícula de Empresa | Centro Nacional de Registros (CNR) |
Sector regulators
SSF · SIGET
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sociedad Anónima | S.A. | Fixed-capital joint-stock company with shares freely transferable; requires at least two shareholders and registration at the CNR. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable | S.A. de C.V. | Variable-capital joint-stock company allowing easier capital adjustments without full deed amendment; most common corporate form in El Salvador. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada | S.A.S. | Simplified share-capital company introduced by 2024 Código de Comercio reform; can be formed by a single shareholder with as little as US$1 using a CNR-provided form without a notarial deed. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada | S. de R.L. | Quota-based limited-liability company capped at 25 partners; partners’ liability is limited to their contributions and quotas are not freely transferable without partner consent. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Sociedad en Nombre Colectivo | S.N.C. | General partnership in which all partners trade under a collective firm name and bear unlimited, joint, and personal liability for the entity’s obligations. Equivalent to a US GP. |
| Sociedad en Comandita Simple | S. en C.S. | Limited partnership with one or more general partners bearing unlimited liability and one or more limited partners whose liability is capped at their contribution; no transferable shares. Equivalent to a US LP. |
| Comerciante Individual | — | A natural person who engages in trade or commerce in their own name; registered with the CNR as an individual merchant but carries unlimited personal liability with no legal-entity separation. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Cooperativa | — | Member-owned cooperative governed by the Ley General de Asociaciones Cooperativas; formed for mutual economic benefit with democratic governance and surplus distributed among members. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. |
| Sucursal de Sociedad Extranjera | — | Registered branch of a foreign company operating in El Salvador; the parent retains full liability and must register with the CNR’s Registro de Comercio. 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 | Inscripción CNR |
| Constitutive Documents | All required: Escritura Pública + Estatutos |
| Tax Registration | Tarjeta NIT |
| Operating Permit | Licencia de Funcionamiento |
| Ownership Records | All required: Escritura Pública + Libro de Accionistas |
| Governance Records | All required: Escritura Pública + Credencial de Junta Directiva |
| Signing Authority | All required: Credencial Rep. Legal + Punto de Acta |
| Address | Any one of: Contrato de Arrendamiento · Recibo de Servicios · Estado de Cuenta Bancario |
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 |
|---|---|
| Inscripción CNR | Legal Registration |
| Escritura Pública | Constitutive Documents |
| Estatutos | Constitutive Documents |
| Tarjeta NIT | Tax Registration |
| Licencia de Funcionamiento (alcaldía municipal) | Operating Permit |
| Escritura Pública | Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Libro de Accionistas | Ownership Records |
| Credencial de Junta Directiva | Governance Records |
| Credencial Rep. Legal | Signing Authority |
| Punto de Acta | Signing Authority |
| Contrato de Arrendamiento | Address |
| Recibo de Servicios (≤90 días) | Address |
| Estado de Cuenta Bancario (≤90 días) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | SSF, SIGET |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Presidente | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board president. |
| Director / Vocal | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board member. |
| Representante Legal | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Legal representative. |
| Administrador Único | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Sole administrator (alternative to board). |