> ## 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. # Italy > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Italy (ITA) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## 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) | *Tax ID:* 11-digit numeric for entities; Partita IVA equals CF for most companies; EU VAT = "IT" + 11-digit Partita IVA. *Registration number:* Provincial code + progressive number (e.g., MI-1234567); appears on the Visura Camerale. ## 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 | *Any one of:* Certificato di Vigenza · Visura Camerale | ## 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, Good Standing | | **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 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 | | ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | 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.