Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | SZ / SWZ |
| Registry | Registrar of Companies, MCIT |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Eswatini and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | TIN | ERS (Eswatini Revenue Service) |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Company Registration Number | Registrar of Companies, MCIT |
Sector regulators
CBE · FSRA · EFIC
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Private Company | (Pty) Ltd | Closely-held share-capital company with restricted share transfers; minimum 1 director; no minimum capital requirement. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Public Company | Ltd | Share-capital company with freely transferable shares, optionally listed on a stock exchange; audited financials required; minimum 2 directors. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Sole Proprietorship | — | Single individual trading under a registered business name; owner bears unlimited personal liability. Registrable under the Registration of Businesses Act 1933. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Partnership | — | Two or more persons carrying on business in common; all partners bear unlimited joint liability. Registrable under the Registration of Businesses Act 1933. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Cooperative Society | — | Member-owned entity registered under the Co-operative Societies Act 2003; governed by a Commissioner for Cooperative Development; requires minimum of seven founding members. Equivalent to a US Cooperative. |
| Non-Profit Making Association | — | Association incorporated without share capital under the Companies Act 2009; profits may not be distributed to members. Equivalent to a US Nonprofit Corporation. |
| Foreign Company | — | Branch of a foreign entity registered with the Registrar of Companies; not a separate legal person from the parent. 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 | Certificate of Incorporation |
| Constitutive Documents | Memorandum and Articles of Association |
| Tax Registration | TIN Registration Certificate |
| Operating Permit | Trading Licence |
| Ownership Records | All required: Share Register + Annual Return |
| Governance Records | All required: Annual Return + Directors Register |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: Board Resolution · Notarised POA |
| Address | Any one of: Lease Agreement · Utility Bill · Bank Statement |
| Good Standing | Certificate of Good Standing |
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 |
| Memorandum and Articles of Association | Constitutive Documents |
| TIN Registration Certificate | Tax Registration |
| Trading Licence | Operating Permit |
| Share Register | Ownership Records |
| Annual Return | Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Directors Register | Governance Records |
| Board Resolution | Signing Authority |
| Notarised POA | Signing Authority |
| Lease Agreement | Address |
| Utility Bill (≤90 days old) | Address |
| Bank Statement (≤90 days old) | Address |
| Certificate of Good Standing (Registrar of Companies) | Good Standing |
| Sector-Specific License | CBE, FSRA sector licence |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Issued by Registrar of Companies on completion of online registration.
- Constitutive Documents: Traditional paired structure; compiled per Companies Act 2009; filed with Registrar at incorporation.
- Tax Registration: Issued by ERS; 9-digit TIN; VAT registration required if turnover exceeds E900,000.
- Operating Permit: Issued by MCIT Department of Commerce; required for commercial trading activity; annual.
- Sector-Specific License: CBE for banking, forex bureaux, money remittance; FSRA for insurance, retirement funds, capital markets, credit & savings institutions.
- Ownership Records: Share register maintained by the company; Annual Return filed 1 July–31 August each year.
- Governance Records: Annual Return (Form C) filed 1 July–31 August; Form J is the separate 21-day post-incorporation directors/members notification.
- Signing Authority: Board resolution evidencing signing authority, or notarised power of attorney for third-party representatives.
- 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: Issued by the Registrar of Companies within the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade. Annual returns must be filed between 1 July and 31 August each year; a Certificate of Good Standing is only available where annual returns are current. Request a copy dated within 30 days for banking use.
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 | Day-to-day management authority; min. 1 (private), 2 (public). |
| Authorised Signatory / Attorney | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Holder of board-authorised POA; binds the company. |
Notes
- Eswatini is not OHADA; do not apply OHADA entity types (SARL, SA, etc.) — use the Companies Act 2009 structures.
- Eswatini is a Common Monetary Area (CMA) member; the Lilangeni (SZL) is pegged 1:1 to the South African Rand (ZAR). Exchange controls apply under CMA arrangements.
- Apostille valid: Eswatini has been a party to the Hague Apostille Convention since 6 September 1968 (by succession). Documents for cross-border use require apostille, not full legalisation chain.