Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Latin America |
| ISO 3166-1 | PY / PRY |
| Registry | Registro Público de Comercio + DNIT (formerly SET) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Paraguay and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | RUC | DNIT (Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios) |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Inscripción del Registro Público de Comercio | Registro Público de Comercio |
Sector regulators
BCP · INCOOP · SEPRELAD · CNV
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sociedad Anónima | S.A. | Share-capital corporation with unlimited shareholders, mandatory board of directors, and shareholders’ meetings; offers full limited liability to shareholders. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Empresa por Acciones Simplificadas | E.A.S. | Simplified share-capital company introduced by Law 6480/2019; may be formed by one or more persons, constituted online within 72 hours, with flexible governance and transferable shares. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Sociedad en Comandita por Acciones | S.C.A. | Hybrid entity with at least one general partner bearing unlimited liability and limited partners whose interests are divided into transferable shares; governed by share-capital rules. Closest US equivalent: Limited Partnership (LP). |
| Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada | S.R.L. | Quota-based limited-liability company for SMEs; 2–25 partners with liability capped to their contributions; quotas are not freely transferable shares. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Sociedad en Nombre Colectivo | S.N.C. | General partnership in which all partners trade under a collective name and bear joint, unlimited, and subsidiary liability for the firm’s obligations. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Sociedad en Comandita Simple | S.C.S. | Limited partnership with at least one general partner bearing unlimited liability and one or more silent (limited) partners whose liability is capped to their capital contribution; no transferable shares. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Empresa Unipersonal | — | Sole-trader form for a single natural person; the owner bears full personal liability for all business obligations and may operate under their own name or a trade name. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Cooperativa | — | Member-owned cooperative governed by Law 438/94 and supervised by INCOOP; surplus is distributed among members, not investors. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. |
| Sucursal de Sociedad Extranjera | — | Registered branch of a foreign legal entity operating in Paraguay; not an independent legal person — the parent company bears full liability. 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 | Inscripción Registro Público de Comercio |
| Constitutive Documents | All required: Escritura Pública + Estatutos |
| Tax Registration | Cédula Tributaria RUC |
| Operating Permit | Patente Comercial Municipal |
| Ownership Records | All required: Escritura Pública + Libro de Registro de Acciones |
| Governance Records | All required: Escritura Pública + Acta de Asamblea |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: Acta de Asamblea · Acta de Directorio |
| Address | Any one of: Contrato de Arrendamiento · Factura de Servicio Público · Estado de Cuenta Bancario |
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 |
|---|---|
| Inscripción Registro Público de Comercio | Legal Registration |
| Escritura Pública | Constitutive Documents |
| Estatutos | Constitutive Documents |
| Cédula Tributaria RUC (DNIT) | Tax Registration |
| Patente Comercial Municipal | Operating Permit |
| Escritura Pública | Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Libro de Registro de Acciones | Ownership Records |
| Acta de Asamblea | Governance Records, Signing Authority |
| Acta de Directorio (board resolution) | Signing Authority |
| Contrato de Arrendamiento | Address |
| Factura de Servicio Público (≤90 días) | Address |
| Estado de Cuenta Bancario (≤90 días) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | BCP, INCOOP, SEPRELAD, CNV — Comisión Nacional de Valores |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Director / Presidente | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board member / chair. |
| Gerente | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Manager. |
| Representante Legal | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Legal representative. |