> ## 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. # Ethiopia > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Ethiopia (ETH) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | | Region | Africa | | ISO 3166-1 | ET / ETH | | Registry | MoTRI (Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration) | | Last updated | 2026-05-04 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Ethiopia and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **TIN** | Ministry of Revenue (MoR) | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Registration number** | MoTRI (Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration) | *Tax ID:* Taxpayer Identification Number for legal entities. *Registration number:* Commercial registration number issued by MoTRI (Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration). ## Sector regulators `NBE` · `ECMA` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | ---------------------------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Sole Proprietorship | — | A single natural person trading under their own name or a registered trade name, with no separate legal personality and unlimited personal liability. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | General Partnership | GP | Two or more persons carrying on a commercial business under a firm name, each partner bearing joint and unlimited liability for the partnership's obligations. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. | | Limited Partnership | LP | A partnership with at least one general partner bearing unlimited liability and one or more limited partners whose liability is capped at their capital contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. | | Limited Liability Partnership | LLP | Introduced by the 2021 Commercial Code; reserved for licensed professionals (lawyers, auditors, architects). Partners are shielded from each other's negligence but the firm has no share capital. Equivalent to a US LLP. | | One-Person Private Limited Company | — | Introduced by the 2021 Commercial Code; a single natural or juridical person may form a limited-liability company with full corporate-veil protection and no share capital. Equivalent to a US single-member LLC. | | Private Limited Company | PLC | The most common SME vehicle; 2–50 members hold non-transferable quota interests, and no member is personally liable beyond their contribution. Equivalent to a US multi-member LLC. | | Share Company | SC | A company whose capital is divided into freely transferable shares; requires a minimum of five shareholders and a board of directors, and may make public offerings. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Cooperative Society | — | An autonomous, member-controlled enterprise organised under cooperative law (distinct from the Commercial Code), with democratic governance and limited liability for members. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. | | Branch Office | — | An extension of a foreign company registered with MoTRI to conduct business in Ethiopia; has no separate legal personality from its parent. Closest US equivalent: foreign 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 Registration | | Constitutive Documents | Memorandum & Articles of Association | | Tax Registration | TIN Certificate | | Operating Permit | *Any one of:* Trade License · Business License | | Ownership Records | *All required:* Memorandum of Association + Annual Return | | Governance Records | *All required:* Memorandum of Association + Manager Registration | | Signing Authority | Board Resolution | | Address | *Any one of:* Lease Agreement · Utility Bill · Bank Statement | | Good Standing | *Any one of:* Trade License · Business License | ## 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 Registration (Ministry of Trade)** | Legal Registration | | **Memorandum & Articles of Association** | Constitutive Documents | | **TIN Certificate** | Tax Registration | | **Trade License** | Operating Permit, Good Standing | | **Business License** | Operating Permit, Good Standing | | **MoA** | Ownership Records, Governance Records | | **Annual Return** | Ownership Records | | **Manager Registration** | Governance Records | | **Board Resolution** | Signing Authority | | **Lease Agreement** | Address | | **Utility Bill (≤90 days old)** | Address | | **Bank Statement (≤90 days old)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | NBE, ECMA — Ethiopian Capital Markets Authority | ### Collection notes * **Address:** Lease (no time bound) or utility bill or bank statement dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks. * **Good Standing:** MoTRI does not issue a separate certificate of good standing; active status is evidenced by an annually-renewed Trade License (Business License) coupled with the Commercial Registration Certificate. Failure to renew within the fiscal-year window cancels the license. Request renewal evidence dated within the current fiscal year. ## 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 | | ---------------- | -------------------- | --------------------- | | Director/Manager | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Management authority. |