Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe |
| ISO 3166-1 | MK / MKD |
| Registry | CRRNM |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in North Macedonia and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | EDB | UJP (Public Revenue Office) |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | EMBS | CRRNM |
Sector regulators
ISA/ASO — Insurance Supervision Agency · UJP · NBRSM · SEC/KHoV
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Друштво со ограничена одговорност (Društvo so ograničena odgovornost) | DOO / DOOEL | Limited liability company with 1–50 members; minimum capital EUR 5,000 in MKD equivalent; managed by one or more managers (upravitel). DOOEL is the single-member variant. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Поедноставено друштво со ограничена одговорност (Pojednostaveno Društvo so ograničena odgovornost) | PDOO | Simplified limited liability company subtype introduced by 2021 amendments; minimum capital EUR 1 in MKD equivalent; up to three natural-person founders, one of whom must be manager; otherwise governed by DOO rules. Closest US equivalent: SMLLC. |
| Акционерско друштво (Akcionersko Društvo) | AD | Joint-stock company with freely transferable shares; minimum capital EUR 25,000 (simultaneous) or EUR 50,000 (successive/public offer) in MKD equivalent; unitary or two-tier board structure. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Јавно трговско друштво (Javno Trgovsko Društvo) | JTD | General partnership in which all partners bear joint and unlimited personal liability for company obligations. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Командитно друштво (Komanditno Društvo) | KD | Limited partnership with at least one general partner (unlimited liability) and at least one limited partner (liability capped at contribution). Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Командитно друштво со акции (Komanditno Društvo so Akcii) | KDA | Limited partnership with shares; general partners bear unlimited liability while limited partners hold transferable shares; capital requirements mirror the AD structure. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Трговец поединец (Trgovec Poedine) | — | Sole trader registered in the Trade Register; a natural person conducting business under their own name with no separate legal personality and unlimited personal liability. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Странска подружница (Stranska Podružnica) | — | Registered branch of a foreign company; not a separate legal entity—the parent company bears unlimited liability for branch obligations. Registered with CRRNM. Equivalent to a US 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 | Izvod od Trgovskiot Registar |
| Constitutive Documents | Any one of: Osnivački akt · Statut |
| Tax Registration | Potvrda za EDB |
| Operating Permit | Komunalna/opštinska dozvola |
| Ownership Records | Izvod od CRRNM |
| Governance Records | Izvod od CRRNM |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: Одлука · Нотарски заверено полномошно |
| Address | Any one of: Договор за закуп · Сметка за комунални услуги · Банковски извод |
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 |
|---|---|
| Izvod od Trgovskiot Registar | Legal Registration |
| Osnivački akt (DOO/DOOEL) | Constitutive Documents |
| Statut (AD) | Constitutive Documents |
| Potvrda za EDB | Tax Registration |
| Komunalna/opštinska dozvola (municipal permit) | Operating Permit |
| Izvod od Centralnog registra (shareholders section) | Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Одлука на одбор / собрание (board/assembly resolution) | Signing Authority |
| Нотарски заверено полномошно (notarised power of attorney) | Signing Authority |
| Договор за закуп | Address |
| Сметка за комунални услуги (≤90 дена) | Address |
| Банковски извод (≤90 дена) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | Licence from NBRSM, Лиценца КХВ (Securities and Exchange Commission MK), Лиценца АСО (Insurance Supervision Agency MK), Лиценца МАПАС (pension fund supervision), NBRSM — National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia (banking, payment institutions), SEC/KHoV — Komisija za hartije od vrednosti (Securities and Exchange Commission) |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Official extract from CRRNM; includes EMBS, EDB, entity type, registered address, founders, management. Searchable free of charge at crm.com.mk.
- Constitutive Documents: Notarised constitutive document filed with CRRNM at incorporation; single document for DOO; DOOEL uses a unilateral declaration (izjava).
- Tax Registration: Issued by UJP; confirms 13-digit EDB. For VAT payers, UJP also issues a VAT certificate showing the “MK” + EDB format.
- Operating Permit: Issued by the relevant local municipality (opština); required for general trading at the registered address; scope varies by municipality.
- Sector-Specific License: NBRSM for banks and payment institutions; SEC/KHoV for investment firms and funds; ISA/ASO for insurance; MAPAS for pension companies.
- Ownership Records: Shareholder / member list for DOO and AD entities appears in the CRRNM Izvod extract.
- Governance Records: Lists current managers (upravitel) for DOO or board members for AD; updated via change-of-data filing at CRRNM.
- Signing Authority: Notarisation required for PoAs granting broad signing authority; manager authority derives from appointment recorded in CRRNM Izvod.
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Upravitel (DOO manager) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Appointed managing director of a DOO; day-to-day operational authority; registered with CRRNM. |
| Izvršen direktor (AD executive director) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Executive director of an AD; operational management role. |
| Член na Odbor na Direktori (AD board member) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Member of the AD’s board of directors; governance/oversight role. |
| Член na Nadzoren Odbor (AD supervisory board) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Supervisory board member (two-tier AD structure); oversight only. |
| Zakonski zastapnik / Polnomošnik | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Person legally authorised to bind the company; may be the manager or a PoA holder registered with CRRNM. |
Notes
- EMBS ≠ EDB. The 7-digit EMBS (registration number, issued by CRRNM) and the 13-digit EDB (tax ID, issued by UJP) are distinct identifiers. Both should be collected; map EMBS to businessInfo.businessEntityId and EDB to businessInfo.taxId.
- AD minimum capital is EUR-denominated. Minimum is EUR 25,000 (simultaneous establishment, no public offer) or EUR 50,000 (successive, with public offer), each in MKD counter-value per NBRM middle rate on the day prior to statute adoption.
- EU candidate, not EU member — AMLR/AMLD6 not directly applicable. AML obligations derive from domestic law (OG 151/2022, latest amendments OG 208/2024, eff. 2024-10-17); the EU AMLR (2024/1624, eff. 2027-07-10) will not bind North Macedonia until accession.