Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia (West, South & Central) |
| ISO 3166-1 | SA / SAU |
| Registry | MoC / Saudi Business Center |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Saudi Arabia and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | TIN (Tax Identification Number / رقم التعريف الضريبي) | ZATCA |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | CR Number (رقم السجل التجاري) | MoC / Saudi Business Center |
Sector regulators
SAMA · IA · CMA · CST · MISA
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sharika Dhaat Mas’uliyya Mahduda (شركة ذات مسؤولية محدودة) | LLC | Quota-based limited-liability company; single or multiple shareholders; no minimum capital; managed by one or more Mudirs. The default SME vehicle in KSA. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Sharika Mosahamat (شركة مساهمة) | JSC | Joint Stock Company; minimum SAR 500,000 capital; shares freely transferable; governed by a Board of Directors of at least three members; can be listed on Tadawul. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Sharika Mosahamat Mubassata (شركة مساهمة مبسطة) | SJSC | Simplified Joint Stock Company introduced by Royal Decree M/132 (2022); single shareholder permitted; no minimum capital; flexible governance (sole chairman, sole manager, or board); designed for startups and VC-backed ventures. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Sharika Tadamun (شركة تضامن) | GP | General Partnership; all partners bear unlimited joint and several liability for company obligations. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Sharika Tawsiya Basita (شركة توصية بسيطة) | LP | Limited Partnership; at least one general partner with unlimited liability and one or more limited (silent) partners whose liability is capped at their contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Sharika Mihaniyya (شركة مهنية) | — | Professional Company formed by two or more licensed professionals (e.g., lawyers, accountants, engineers) to practise a regulated profession; partners bear joint unlimited liability for professional obligations. Equivalent to a US LLP. |
| Mu’assasa Fardiyya (مؤسسة فردية) | — | Individual Establishment; a sole-proprietor trading vehicle owned and operated by one Saudi or GCC national; obtains its own CR from MoC but has no separate legal personality from the owner. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Far’ Sharika Ajnabiyya (فرع شركة أجنبية) | — | Branch of a Foreign Company; a registered extension of a foreign parent entity, licensed via MISA and issued its own CR; no separate legal personality from the parent, which bears unlimited liability. 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 | CR Certificate |
| Constitutive Documents | Any one of: Aqd Ta’sis · Nizam Asasi |
| Tax Registration | ZATCA TIN Certificate |
| Operating Permit | Baladiyah Commercial Licence |
| Ownership Records | Any one of: Aqd Ta’sis · Nizam Asasi |
| Governance Records | Any one of: CR Extract · Aqd Ta’sis · Nizam Asasi · Board Filings |
| Signing Authority | Wakala (Notarised Power of Attorney) |
| Address | Any one of: Ejar Tenancy Contract · SEC / NWC Bill · كشف حساب بنكي |
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 |
|---|---|
| CR Certificate (Sijil At-Tijari) | Legal Registration |
| Aqd Ta’sis (LLC/SJSC) | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Nizam Asasi (JSC) | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| ZATCA TIN Certificate | Tax Registration |
| Baladiyah Commercial Licence (رخصة تجارية) | Operating Permit |
| CR Extract (Commercial Registration Extract — مستخرج السجل التجاري) | Governance Records |
| Board Filings (JSC — board appointment / resolution filings at MoC) | Governance Records |
| Wakala (Notarised Power of Attorney) | Signing Authority |
| Ejar Tenancy Contract | Address |
| SEC / NWC Bill (خلال 90 يومًا) | Address |
| كشف حساب بنكي (خلال 90 يومًا) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | SAMA licence (banking/payments), IA licence (insurance), CMA licence (securities), CST licence (telecom), MISA Registration (foreign investment) |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Issued by MoC/SBC; 10-digit CR No.; verified at mc.gov.sa.
- Constitutive Documents: Notarised electronically via MoC portal; Arabic prevails; published in Umm Al-Qura (Official Gazette).
- Tax Registration: 10-digit TIN; collect VAT Certificate separately if entity is VAT-registered.
- Operating Permit: Issued via Balady platform (balady.gov.sa); tied to specific premises; required in addition to CR.
- Sector-Specific License: Sector-dependent; MISA Registration required for all foreign-owned entities (introduced 2025).
- Governance Records: Mudir(s) named in LLC articles; JSC Board members filed with MoC.
- Signing Authority: Domestic POAs via MoC notarisation system (Najiz); foreign-executed POAs apostilled under the Hague Convention. Arabic translation required.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mudir / Mudir Aam (مدير / مدير عام) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | General Manager of an LLC; day-to-day executive authority; named in Aqd Ta’sis. |
| Member of Board of Directors (عضو مجلس الإدارة) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | JSC board member; governance role; elected by shareholders’ assembly. |
| Chairman of Board (رئيس مجلس الإدارة) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Presides over JSC board; governance, not operational. |
| Authorised Signatory (مفوض بالتوقيع) | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Person authorised by board resolution or Wakala to sign on behalf of the company. |
Additional fields
Country-specific fields you’ll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads.| Field | Applies to | Reason |
|---|---|---|
MISA Registration Certificate number | founder | Required for any foreign national or foreign entity as founder/shareholder; confirms foreign investment registration (Ministerial Decision 1086, 2025-02-07). |
Notes
- TIN vs. VAT number — TIN is 10 digits (all legal entities); VAT number is 15 digits (VAT-registered entities only, starts with “3”). Do not treat them as interchangeable.
- Ejar lease is the primary accepted proof of operating address — unregistered leases are unenforceable in Saudi courts; utility bills alone are not standard for commercial premises KYC purposes.