Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe |
| ISO 3166-1 | IT / ITA |
| Registry | Camera di Commercio (provincial) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Italy and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | Codice Fiscale (CF) / Partita IVA | Agenzia delle Entrate |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Numero REA | Camera di Commercio (provincial) |
Sector regulators
Banca d'Italia · CONSOB · IVASS · AGCOM · Agenzia delle Entrate
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Società a Responsabilità Limitata | S.r.l. | Most common Italian limited-liability company; quota-based capital with minimum €10,000; governed by Codice Civile art. 2463 ff. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| S.r.l. Semplificata | S.r.l.s. | Simplified limited-liability company with €1 minimum capital; restricted to natural-person quotaholders; standard-form articles mandated by law. Equivalent to a US SMLLC. |
| Società per Azioni | S.p.A. | Joint-stock company with minimum capital of €50,000; transferable shares; mandatory board structure; used for larger private firms and listed entities. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Società in Accomandita per Azioni | S.A.P.A. | Share-capital hybrid company with at least one unlimited-liability general partner (accomandatario) and share-capital investors (accomandanti); minimum capital €50,000; shares are transferable. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Società in Nome Collettivo | S.n.c. | General partnership; all partners bear joint and several unlimited liability for the company’s obligations; no minimum capital requirement. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Società in Accomandita Semplice | S.a.s. | Limited partnership with at least one unlimited-liability general partner (accomandatario) and one or more limited partners (accomandanti) whose liability is capped at their contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Ditta Individuale | — | Sole proprietorship operated by a single natural person under their own name or a trade name; owner bears unlimited personal liability; no separate legal personality. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Società Cooperativa | S.C. | Member-owned cooperative with variable capital and the principle of equal voting rights (one head, one vote); may be à responsabilità limitata or illimitata; governed by Codice Civile art. 2511 ff. Equivalent to a US Cooperative. |
| Consorzio | — | Contractual or incorporated grouping of independent businesses sharing infrastructure or activities for a common commercial purpose; commercially active consorzi register in the Registro delle Imprese. Closest US equivalent: contractual joint venture or business trust. |
| Gruppo Europeo di Interesse Economico | G.E.I.E. | EU-law cross-border grouping (Reg. 2137/85) enabling coordinated economic activity between members from at least two EU states; ancillary purpose only, may not make profits for itself. Closest US equivalent: contractual joint venture. |
| Sede Secondaria di Società Estera | — | Registered secondary establishment (branch) of a foreign company operating in Italy; no separate legal personality; the foreign parent bears full liability. Equivalent to a US Branch or Representative 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 | Visura Camerale |
| Constitutive Documents | Atto Costitutivo e Statuto |
| Tax Registration | Any one of: Codice Fiscale · Partita IVA certificate |
| Operating Permit | SCIA |
| Ownership Records | All required: Libro Soci + Visura Camerale |
| Governance Records | Visura Camerale |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: Delibera del CdA o dell’Assemblea dei Soci · Procura Notarile |
| Address | Any one of: Contratto di Locazione · Bolletta · Estratto Conto Bancario |
| Good Standing | Certificato di Vigenza |
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 |
|---|---|
| Visura Camerale | Legal Registration, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Atto Costitutivo e Statuto | Constitutive Documents |
| Codice Fiscale | Tax Registration |
| Partita IVA certificate | Tax Registration |
| SCIA (Segnalazione Certificata di Inizio Attività) | Operating Permit |
| Libro Soci | Ownership Records |
| Delibera del CdA o dell’Assemblea dei Soci | Signing Authority |
| Procura Notarile | Signing Authority |
| Contratto di Locazione | Address |
| Bolletta (≤90 giorni) | Address |
| Estratto Conto Bancario (≤90 giorni) | Address |
| Certificato di Vigenza (Camera di Commercio) | Good Standing |
| Sector-Specific License | Sector-specific authorization |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Extract from Registro delle Imprese; available at registroimprese.it; confirm “ordinaria” (full) version, not certificato di iscrizione only.
- Constitutive Documents: Notarized deed + attached bylaws; both required; art. 2463 c.c. (S.r.l.) / art. 2328 c.c. (S.p.A.).
- Tax Registration: Issued by Agenzia delle Entrate; CF = Partita IVA for most entities; EU VAT certificate also acceptable.
- Operating Permit: Filed with local municipality under Law 241/1990 art. 19; some sectors require prior municipal autorizzazione instead of SCIA.
- Sector-Specific License: Banca d’Italia (banking, payment institutions), CONSOB (investment firms), IVASS (insurance), AGCOM (telecom).
- Ownership Records: Collect the Libro Soci from S.r.l. entities and the Visura Camerale Ordinaria for all entity types. The Visura lists current quotaholders (S.r.l.) and directors; for S.p.A. with dematerialized shares the shareholder register is held by the intermediary bank.
- Governance Records: Directors, sole administrators, CdA members listed with appointment dates; Sindaci listed separately.
- Signing Authority: Board/shareholders resolution or notarized power of attorney; must identify signatory and scope of authority.
- 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 provincial Camera di Commercio from the Registro delle Imprese via registroimprese.it; certifies the company is regularly registered and not subject to insolvency procedures (bankruptcy, liquidation, preventive arrangement, controlled administration). Statutory validity 6 months from issuance, but banks typically require issuance within 30-90 days. Distinct from the Visura Camerale which is a data extract.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amministratore Unico | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Sole director of S.r.l.; full executive and legal-representation authority. |
| Amministratore Delegato (AD) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | CEO/Managing Director; board delegate with day-to-day executive authority. |
| Consigliere di Amministrazione (CdA member) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board of directors member without individual executive delegation. |
| Presidente del CdA | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Chair of the board of directors; governance not operations unless also AD. |
| Rappresentante Legale | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Person registered as legal representative; often the Amministratore Unico or AD. |
| Procuratore / Mandatario | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Holder of notarized power of attorney (procura) to act on behalf of the entity. |
| Liquidatore | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Liquidator appointed during winding-up; operational authority limited to liquidation acts. |
Additional fields
Country-specific fields you’ll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads.| Field | Applies to | Reason |
|---|---|---|
Codice Fiscale (CF) | shareholder | Italian registry practice and AML CDD (D.Lgs. 231/2007 art. 19) require CF per natural-person shareholder/quotaholder for identity verification. |
Codice Fiscale (CF) | founder | Atto Costitutivo must identify each incorporator by CF under art. 2463 c.c.; required at onboarding to cross-check formation deed. |
Notes
- CF equals Partita IVA for most companies, but check: Ditte Individuali use the owner’s personal 16-character alphanumeric CF, not an 11-digit entity CF — these are structurally different and must be handled separately.
- Visura Camerale versioning: Request the “Visura Ordinaria” (full extract), not the “Visura di Evasione” or certificate of inscription only — the latter omits directors and shareholders detail needed for KYB.
- S.r.l.s. capital floor: Capitalized at €1 minimum; confirm paid-in capital is not a disqualifying factor for your product’s minimum-capital risk criteria.