Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Latin America |
| ISO 3166-1 | PE / PER |
| Registry | SUNARP (Superintendencia Nacional de los Registros Públicos) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Peru and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | RUC | SUNAT |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Partida Registral | SUNARP |
Sector regulators
SBS · SMV · MINSA · BCRP
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sociedad Anónima | S.A. | Share-capital corporation with unlimited shareholders, mandatory board of directors, and freely transferable shares. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Sociedad Anónima Cerrada | S.A.C. | Closely-held share corporation with 2–20 shareholders and optional board; share transfers subject to right of first refusal but shares remain the ownership instrument. Equivalent to a US C-Corp (close corporation). |
| Sociedad Anónima Abierta | S.A.A. | Publicly-listed share corporation subject to SMV (securities regulator) oversight; requires at least 750 shareholders and shares traded on the Lima Stock Exchange. Equivalent to a US public C-Corp. |
| Sociedad por Acciones Cerrada Simplificada | S.A.C.S. | Simplified digital-formation closed corporation (D.L. 1409/2018) for 2–20 natural-person shareholders; constituted fully online via SID-SUNARP without notary involvement. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Sociedad Comercial de Responsabilidad Limitada | S.R.L. | Quota-based (participaciones) limited-liability company with 2–20 partners; quotas are not freely transferable without partner consent and are not called shares. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Empresa Individual de Responsabilidad Limitada | E.I.R.L. | Single-owner limited-liability enterprise for one natural person; personal assets are shielded from business liabilities despite no separate legal entity in classical terms. Equivalent to a US sole proprietorship with liability protection. |
| Persona Natural con Negocio | — | Individual (natural person) operating a business under their own RUC with unlimited personal liability; no separate legal entity is created. Equivalent to a US sole proprietorship. |
| Sociedad Colectiva | S.C. | General partnership in which all partners trade under a collective name and bear unlimited joint and several 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 (unlimited liability) and one or more limited partners (liability capped at contribution); no shares issued. Equivalent to a US limited partnership. |
| Sociedad en Comandita por Acciones | S.C.A. | Limited partnership in which the limited partners’ interests are represented by shares; general partners retain unlimited liability. Equivalent to a US limited partnership. |
| Cooperativa | — | Member-owned cooperative enterprise governed by the General Cooperatives Law (D.L. 85); members contribute equally and share profits on a patronage basis with no freely transferable equity. Equivalent to a US cooperative. |
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 | Any one of: Partida Registral SUNARP · Ficha Registral SUNARP |
| Constitutive Documents | All required: Escritura Pública + Estatutos |
| Tax Registration | Ficha RUC |
| Operating Permit | Licencia de Funcionamiento Municipal |
| Ownership Records | All required: Escritura Pública + Matrícula de Acciones |
| Governance Records | Vigencia de Poder |
| Signing Authority | Vigencia de Poder |
| Address | Any one of: Contrato de Arrendamiento · Recibo de Servicios · 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 |
|---|---|
| Partida Registral SUNARP | Legal Registration |
| Ficha Registral SUNARP | Legal Registration |
| Escritura Pública | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records |
| Estatutos | Constitutive Documents |
| Ficha RUC (SUNAT) | Tax Registration |
| Licencia de Funcionamiento Municipal | Operating Permit |
| Matrícula de Acciones | Ownership Records |
| Vigencia de Poder | Governance Records, Signing Authority |
| Contrato de Arrendamiento | Address |
| Recibo de Servicios (≤90 días) | Address |
| Estado de Cuenta Bancario (≤90 días) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | SBS, SMV, MINSA, BCRP — Banco Central de Reserva del Perú (payment system operators) |
Collection notes
- Address: Lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gerente General | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Legal representative. Mandatory role. |
| Director | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board member. Required in S.A., optional in S.A.C. |
| Presidente del Directorio | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board chair. |
Notes
- SUNAT tracks tax domicile condition (condición de domicilio fiscal): Habido (reachable) vs No Habido (unreachable); No Habido is a red flag.