Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia (West, South & Central) |
| ISO 3166-1 | GE / GEO |
| Registry | NAPR |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Georgia and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | Taxpayer / Identification Number | Revenue Service (RS) |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Taxpayer / Identification Number | Revenue Service (RS) |
Sector regulators
NBG · FMS · RS
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Entrepreneur (ინდივიდუალური მეწარმე) | IE | A natural person conducting business in their own name without forming a separate legal entity; bears unlimited personal liability for all business obligations. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Limited Liability Company (შეზღუდული პასუხისმგებლობის საზოგადოება) | შპს / ShPS | Capital divided into participatory interests; partners not personally liable beyond their contributions; the most common business form. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Joint-Stock Company (სააქციო საზოგადოება) | სს / SS | Share capital divided into freely transferable shares; may be public or private; two-tier governance (supervisory board + executive director). Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| General Partnership / Joint Liability Company (სოლიდარული პასუხისმგებლობის საზოგადოება) | სპს / SPS | All partners jointly and severally liable for company obligations with all their assets; no share capital requirement; uncommon in practice. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Limited Partnership (კომანდიტური საზოგადოება) | კს / KS | At least one general partner with unlimited liability and at least one limited partner whose liability is capped at their contribution; rare in practice. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Cooperative (კოოპერატივი) | — | Member-owned legal entity whose primary purpose is to satisfy members’ economic or social interests rather than to generate profit; governed by the Law on Entrepreneurs. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. |
| Branch / Representative Office of a Foreign Entity | — | A registered presence of a foreign company in Georgia; has no separate legal personality and the foreign parent bears full liability for its Georgian operations. 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 | Extract from Entrepreneurs Register |
| Constitutive Documents | Any one of: Charter · Foundation Agreement |
| Tax Registration | Tax Registration Certificate |
| Ownership Records | NAPR Register Extract |
| Governance Records | NAPR Register Extract |
| Signing Authority | Board Resolution (ოქმი) |
| Address | Any one of: ქირავნობის ხელშეკრულება · კომუნალური ქვითარი · საბანკო ამონაწერი |
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 |
|---|---|
| Extract from Entrepreneurs Register (NAPR) | Legal Registration |
| Charter (წესდება — Tsesdeba) | Constitutive Documents |
| Foundation Agreement (LLC — შეზღუდული პასუხისმგებლობის საზოგადოება) | Constitutive Documents |
| Tax Registration Certificate (RS) | Tax Registration |
| NAPR Register Extract (partner list embedded) | Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Board Resolution (ოქმი) | Signing Authority |
| ქირავნობის ხელშეკრულება | Address |
| კომუნალური ქვითარი (უკანასკნელი 90 დღე) | Address |
| საბანკო ამონაწერი (უკანასკნელი 90 დღე) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | NBG License (banking/insurance/payment/securities) |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Electronic PDF with QR code; verifiable on NAPR portal. Issued same-day.
- Constitutive Documents: Filed with NAPR at registration; amendments must be re-registered.
- Tax Registration: The 9-digit tax identification number is the same as the NAPR identification code. An RS portal printout or the NAPR extract serves as tax registration proof.
- Sector-Specific License: Issued by National Bank of Georgia. Required for banks, insurance companies, payment service providers, securities firms, MFIs.
- Governance Records: Director appointments and removals must be registered with NAPR; extract reflects current state.
- Signing Authority: The director holds statutory representative authority; third-party agents require a notarized power of attorney.
- Address: Lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement dated within 90 days. Either document satisfies both registered-address and operating-address requirements.
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 (დირექტორი) — LLC/JSC | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Statutory executive with management and representative authority; appointed by partners/shareholders. |
| Member of Supervisory Board (სამეთვალყურეო საბჭოს წევრი) — JSC | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Governance-only role; appoints/dismisses directors; required for JSCs above certain thresholds. |
| Authorized Representative (წარმომადგენელი / POA holder) | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Granted representative authority by board resolution or notarized POA; no management authority. |
Notes
- Same ID for registry and tax: The NAPR identification code and the Revenue Service taxpayer ID are identical 9-digit numbers. Collect once; no separate tax certificate document exists — an RS portal printout or the NAPR extract suffices for both businessEntityId and taxId.
- No general operating license: Georgia deliberately abolished general municipal business permits under the Law on Licences and Permits (2005). Do not request an operating license for standard commercial activities — it does not exist. Only flag the Operating Permit field if the entity operates in one of the 86+50 specifically enumerated licensed/permitted activity categories.
- Nominee shareholding in JSCs: The Law on Entrepreneurs permits nominee shareholding for JSCs, provided the nominee is an NBG-regulated/supervised entity. LLCs do not prohibit nominees either. Always conduct look-through to ultimate natural persons in JSC structures.
- Pre-2022 entity re-registration: entities incorporated under the prior 1994 Law on Entrepreneurs were required to re-register under the 2021 Law by 1 April 2026. Verify the entity’s charter and registration extract reflect the 2021 Law regime; old-law charters indicate a possible compliance gap.