> ## 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. # Mauritius > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Mauritius (MUS) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Region | Africa | | ISO 3166-1 | MU / MUS | | Registry | [Corporate and Business Registration Department (CBRD)](https://companies.govmu.org/) | | Last updated | 2026-05-04 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Mauritius and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **TAN** | MRA (Mauritius Revenue Authority) | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **CBRD company number (FSC license for GBC/AC)** | CBRD (Corporate and Business Registration Department); FSC for GBC/AC | *Tax ID:* Tax Account Number issued by MRA. *Registration number:* Company number from CBRD, plus FSC license number for Global Business / Authorised Companies. ## Sector regulators `BoM` · `FSC` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | --------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Private Company Limited by Shares | Ltd | Closely-held share-capital company under the Companies Act 2001; the default SME vehicle with restricted share transferability and minimum one shareholder. Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Public Company | PLC | Share-capital company whose shares may be offered to the public and listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius under the Companies Act 2001. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. | | Global Business Company | GBC | FSC-licensed share-capital company principally used for cross-border holding, investment, and international operations; entitled to treaty benefits. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. | | Variable Capital Company | VCC | FSC-licensed umbrella fund vehicle with variable share capital, allowing creation of sub-funds with segregated assets and liabilities under the Variable Capital Companies Act 2022. Equivalent to a US C-Corp (investment fund variant). | | Authorised Company | AC | FSC-registered (not licensed) company that conducts business outside Mauritius only; lighter regulatory touch than a GBC. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. | | Protected Cell Company | PCC | Company with statutorily segregated cells, each with ring-fenced assets and liabilities; commonly used for captive insurance and investment funds. Equivalent to a US Series LLC. | | Company Limited by Guarantee | — | Company with no share capital in which members' liability is limited to a guaranteed amount; typically used for non-profit associations and professional bodies. Equivalent to a US Nonprofit Corporation. | | Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | Civil-law general partnership under the Code Civil Mauricien in which all partners bear unlimited joint and several liability for partnership debts. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. | | Société en Commandite Simple | SCS | Civil-law limited partnership with at least one general partner (unlimited liability) and one or more limited partners (liability capped at contribution). Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. | | Limited Partnership | LP | Common-law limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 2011; has legal personality and at least one general partner with unlimited liability. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. | | Limited Liability Partnership | LLP | Partnership with full legal personality and mutual limited liability for all partners, introduced by the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2016; commonly used by professional services firms. Equivalent to a US Limited Liability Partnership. | | Foundation | — | Separate legal entity established under the Foundations Act 2012 to hold assets for specified purposes or beneficiaries; commonly used for estate planning and philanthropy. Equivalent to a US Statutory/Business Trust. | | Sole Proprietorship | — | Individual trading under their own name or a registered trade name (entreprise individuelle) under the Business Registration Act 2002; no separate legal personality, unlimited personal liability. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | Branch of Foreign Company | — | Foreign company registered to carry on business in Mauritius under Part VII of the Companies Act 2001; not a separate legal entity from the parent. Equivalent to a US foreign corporation 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 Incorporation | | Constitutive Documents | Constitution | | Tax Registration | TAN Certificate | | Operating Permit | *Any one of:* Trade License · FSC License | | Ownership Records | Share Register | | Governance Records | Register of Directors | | Signing Authority | Board Resolution | | Address | *Any one of:* Lease Agreement · Utility Bill · Bank Statement | | Good Standing | Certificate of Current Standing | ## 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 Incorporation (CBRD)** | Legal Registration | | **Constitution** | Constitutive Documents | | **TAN Certificate (MRA)** | Tax Registration | | **Trade License (local)** | Operating Permit | | **FSC License (GBC, AC)** | Operating Permit | | **Share Register (private)** | Ownership Records | | **Register of Directors (private)** | Governance Records | | **Board Resolution** | Signing Authority | | **Lease Agreement** | Address | | **Utility Bill (≤90 days old)** | Address | | **Bank Statement (≤90 days old)** | Address | | **Certificate of Current Standing (CBRD)** | Good Standing | | **Sector-Specific License** | BoM, FSC | ### Collection notes * **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:** Section 346 of the Companies Act 2001 provides for a Certificate of Current Standing issued by the Registrar of Companies (CBRD). Available online via the CBRIS portal. Mauritius is a separate-artifact CoGS jurisdiction. ## 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 | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Board member. | ## Notes * Private company director and shareholder details are kept confidential at CBRD; document collection during onboarding is the only way to obtain them. * Distinguish GBC (FSC-licensed) vs AC (FSC-registered) vs domestic — they have different document chains.