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# Namibia

> How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Namibia (NAM) when onboarding through the Conduit API.

## Overview

| Field        | Value                                               |
| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Region       | Africa                                              |
| ISO 3166-1   | NA / NAM                                            |
| Registry     | Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04                                          |

## Identifiers

Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Namibia and submit them as strings on the application body.

| API field                       | Local name              | Issuer                                              |
| ------------------------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `businessInfo.taxId`            | **TIN**                 | NamRA (Namibia Revenue Agency)                      |
| `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **BIPA company number** | BIPA (Business and Intellectual Property Authority) |

*Tax ID:* Taxpayer Identification Number issued by Inland Revenue.

*Registration number:* Company number assigned by BIPA.

## Sector regulators

`BoN` · `NAMFISA`

## Legal structures

| Local name          | Abbreviation | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Private Company     | (Pty) Ltd    | Closely-held company limited by shares with 1–50 shareholders and restricted share transferability; the default SME incorporation vehicle governed by the Companies Act 28 of 2004. Equivalent to a US LLC.                  |
| Public Company      | Ltd          | Share-capital company whose shares may be offered to the public and listed on a stock exchange; governed by the Companies Act 28 of 2004. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp.                                                     |
| Close Corporation   | CC           | Member-interest entity with 1–10 members and limited liability; a simplified, lower-cost alternative to the private company for small businesses, governed by the Close Corporations Act 26 of 1988. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Section 21 Company  | —            | Not-for-gain association incorporated under section 21 of the Companies Act 28 of 2004; may not distribute profits to members. Closest US equivalent: Nonprofit Corporation (501(c)(3)).                                     |
| External Company    | —            | Foreign company incorporated outside Namibia that establishes a place of business within Namibia and registers with BIPA under the Companies Act 28 of 2004. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office of a foreign entity.   |
| Sole Proprietorship | —            | A single natural person trading under their own name or a registered trade name (defensive name); no separate legal entity and the owner bears unlimited personal liability. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship.         |

## 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 | Memorandum & Articles of Association                          |
| Tax Registration       | TIN Certificate                                               |
| Operating Permit       | *All required:* Fitness Certificate + Trade License           |
| Ownership Records      | Memorandum & Articles of Association                          |
| Governance Records     | CM29                                                          |
| Signing Authority      | Board Resolution                                              |
| Address                | *Any one of:* Lease Agreement · Utility Bill · Bank Statement |
| Good Standing          | Certificate of Existence with Status in Good 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 (BIPA)**                          | Legal Registration                        |
| **Memorandum & Articles of Association**                         | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records |
| **TIN Certificate (Inland Revenue)**                             | Tax Registration                          |
| **Fitness Certificate**                                          | Operating Permit                          |
| **Trade License**                                                | Operating Permit                          |
| **CM29 (Directors)**                                             | Governance Records                        |
| **Board Resolution**                                             | Signing Authority                         |
| **Lease Agreement**                                              | Address                                   |
| **Utility Bill (≤90 days old)**                                  | Address                                   |
| **Bank Statement (≤90 days old)**                                | Address                                   |
| **Certificate of Existence with Status in Good Standing (BIPA)** | Good Standing                             |
| **Sector-Specific License**                                      | BoN, NAMFISA                              |

### 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:** BIPA issues two types since January 2021: Confirmation of Registration Certificate (annual duty compliance only) and Certificate of Existence with Status in Good Standing (all statutory/voluntary amendments in order). The latter is the KYB-tier CoGS. Per research finding r1.

## 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. |