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Overview

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Identifiers

Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Malta and submit them as strings on the application body. Tax ID: MT + 8 digits (e.g., MT12345678); standard registrations carry MT prefix; small undertakings receive a local number without MT prefix. Registration number: Format: C followed by digits (e.g., C 34949); issued at incorporation; appears on Certificate of Registration.

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Sector regulators

MFSA · FIAU

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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.

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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.

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Collection notes

  • Legal Registration: Issued by MBR at incorporation; confirms C-number, legal form, registered office; retrievable via register.mbr.mt.
  • Constitutive Documents: Two separate documents under Companies Act Cap. 386 Art. 68; both filed with MBR at incorporation; publicly retrievable.
  • Tax Registration: MT + 8-digit VAT number; separate from TRN (9-digit income-tax reference). Collect both identifiers for full tax coverage.
  • Operating Permit: Required only for specific activities listed in Schedule (hawkers, auctioneers, dealers in precious metals, etc.). Most professional/commercial activities do not require a trade licence since 2016 liberalisation.
  • Sector-Specific License: Banking (Banking Act Cap. 371), investment services (ISA Cap. 370), payment/e-money (Financial Institutions Act Cap. 376), insurance (Insurance Business Act Cap. 403), VFA (VFAA Cap. 590). Obtain applicable licence copy.
  • Governance Records: Lists directors and company secretary; filed annually with MBR; publicly searchable via register.mbr.mt.
  • Signing Authority: Board resolution authorises named signatories; notarised POA for external representation; no mandatory registration with MBR unless specific purpose requires it.
  • 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 MBR on request; confirms the company is active and compliant with its filing obligations. Distinct from the Certificate of Registration issued at incorporation.

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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.

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Notes

  • MTCA replaced CFR in May 2023. All references to “Commissioner for Revenue” or cfr.gov.mt now redirect to mtca.gov.mt; update any deep-link citations to the MTCA portal.
  • Trade licence is narrow in scope. Since 2016, Malta removed licensing requirements for most commercial activities. Only the specific categories in S.L. 441.07 Schedule (street/market hawkers, auctioneers, precious-metal dealers, etc.) require a Trade Licence. Most onboarded businesses will present N/A for this field.
  • EU AMLR (Reg. 2024/1624) applies from 2027-07-10. Malta’s domestic S.L. 386.19 regime remains operative until then; AMLD6 Art. 74 already transposed (LN 127/2025). Monitor further AMLD6 transposition phases due 2026-07-10 (Arts. 11–13, 15) and 2029-07-10 (Art. 18).