> ## 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. # Papua New Guinea > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | -------------------- | | Region | Asia-Pacific | | ISO 3166-1 | PG / PNG | | Registry | IPA Companies Office | | Last updated | 2026-05-06 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Papua New Guinea and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | --------------------------- | --------------------------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **TIN** | Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **IPA Registration Number** | IPA Companies Office | *Tax ID:* Alphanumeric; issued via Form TIN-1 (companies). Required before opening a business bank account. IRC issues a TIN Certificate upon registration. *Registration number:* Assigned at incorporation; visible on Certificate of Incorporation and IPA entity search. Format not publicly standardised. ## Sector regulators `BPNG` · `SCPNG` · `IRC` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | ----------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Private Company Limited by Shares | Ltd | Closely-held company incorporated under the Companies Act 1997; shareholder liability limited to unpaid share capital; share transfers restricted; at least one PNG-resident director required. Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Public Company Limited by Shares | — | Share-capital company whose shares may be offered to the public and listed on the Port Moresby Stock Exchange (PNGX); no restrictions on share transferability. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. | | Unlimited Company | — | Company incorporated with share capital under the Companies Act 1997 in which shareholders bear unlimited personal liability for company obligations; rare in practice. Functionally closest to a US C-Corp. | | No-liability Company | NL | Specialist corporate form used in the mining and resources sector; shareholders are not personally liable for unpaid capital calls — shares are simply forfeited if calls are not met. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. | | Sole Trader | — | Single natural person carrying on business, either under their own name or a registered business name under the Business Names Act (Cap. 145); no separate legal entity and unlimited personal liability. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | Partnership | — | Two or more persons carrying on business together under the Partnership Act (Cap. 375); all general partners bear unlimited joint and several liability for partnership obligations. Equivalent to a US GP. | | Company Limited by Guarantee | — | Non-profit company incorporated under the Companies Act 1997 with no share capital; members' liability limited to a guaranteed amount on winding up; typically used by charities, industry bodies, and professional associations. Closest US equivalent: Nonprofit Corporation. | | Incorporated Business Group | — | Customary or community-based group incorporated as a legal entity under the Business Groups Incorporation Act (Cap. 144); enables traditional landowning and clan groups to conduct commercial activity. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. | | Incorporated Association | — | Non-profit membership association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 2023; used for clubs, churches, community groups, and civil-society organisations. Closest US equivalent: Nonprofit Corporation. | | Cooperative Society | — | Member-owned enterprise registered under the Cooperative Societies Act and Co-operative Societies Regulation 2003; common in agriculture, fisheries, and credit unions; profits distributed to members. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. | | Foreign Company (Registered Branch) | — | Overseas company registered to carry on business in PNG under the Companies Act 1997 Part XVI; not a separate legal entity from its foreign parent and must also hold an IPA Foreign Enterprise Certificate under the Investment Promotion Act 1992. Closest US equivalent: 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 | Company Constitution | | Tax Registration | TIN Certificate | | Operating Permit | Local Business Permit | | Ownership Records | IPA Annual Return | | Governance Records | IPA Annual Return | | Signing Authority | Board Resolution | | Address | *Any one of:* Lease Agreement · Utility Bill · Bank Statement | | Good Standing | Certificate of 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 (IPA)** | Legal Registration | | **Company Constitution** | Constitutive Documents | | **TIN Certificate (IRC)** | Tax Registration | | **Local Business Permit** | Operating Permit | | **IPA Annual Return (shareholders section)** | Ownership Records, Governance Records | | **Board Resolution** | Signing Authority | | **Lease Agreement** | Address | | **Utility Bill (≤90 days old)** | Address | | **Bank Statement (≤90 days old)** | Address | | **Certificate of Good Standing (IPA)** | Good Standing | | **Sector-Specific License** | BPNG licence (banks, insurers, superannuation trustees, MVTS/FX dealers), SCPNG licence (brokers, dealers, fund managers, investment advisors) | ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** Issued by IPA Companies Office; downloadable via ipa.gov.pg; confirms registration number and date. Foreign companies: Certificate of Registration as Foreign Company + IPA Foreign Enterprise Certificate. * **Constitutive Documents:** Optional under Companies Act 1997 s.30; company may operate under default statutory rules if no constitution adopted. On re-registration (Companies Amendment Act 2022), filing a constitution is required. Collect constitution or statutory declaration that none adopted. * **Tax Registration:** Issued by IRC; required for bank account opening; no VAT/GST regime — TIN is the single tax identifier. * **Operating Permit:** Issued by provincial government or urban/local-level authority; format and name vary by province. No single national general trading permit. * **Sector-Specific License:** Collect relevant sector licence certificate; verify licence status on BPNG or SCPNG public registers. * **Governance Records:** Annual return lists all current directors with addresses; filed with IPA annually. Also visible via IPA entity search. * **Signing Authority:** Board resolution signed by directors; POA should be notarised. For cross-border use, apostille is available — PNG is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. * **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 IPA Companies Office under s398(2) Companies Act 1997. Available in short form (current information only) or long form (current + historical). Request a copy dated within 30 days for banking; 60-90 days for foreign qualification. Available only for entities registered or renewed since 1 December 2022 in the new IPA registry. ## 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` | Appointed to manage company; at least one must be PNG-resident (Companies Act 1997 s.126). | | Managing Director | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Director delegated executive management authority under constitution or board resolution. | | Authorised Representative (foreign branch) | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Locally resident person authorised to accept service and act on behalf of a registered foreign company. | ## Notes * The Company Constitution is optional under the Companies Act 1997; a company may operate under default statutory rules. On re-registration under the 2022 amendments (re-registration deadline was extended to 2026-04-30), companies must file or confirm no constitution exists. Confirm re-registration status on ipa.gov.pg before accepting legacy constitutional documents. * Foreign companies must hold both a Certificate of Registration as Foreign Company (Companies Act 1997 Part XVI) and an IPA Foreign Enterprise Certificate (Investment Promotion Act 1992). Both are required for KYB — missing either is a red flag. * The IPA registry portal (ipa.gov.pg) is the sole online search tool; there is no equivalent to a Companies House API. Public searches show registration number, status, and directors/shareholders but may lag recent filings; always request a fresh official extract for onboarding.