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Overview

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Identifiers

Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Sri Lanka and submit them as strings on the application body. Tax ID: 9-digit numeric code; first 9 digits of VAT number match TIN. Issued via RAMIS e-services at eservices.ird.gov.lk. Registration number: Prefixed PV (private) or PB (public); assigned on incorporation and displayed in eROC.

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Sector regulators

CBSL · SEC SL · IRCSL · FIU

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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.

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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. Not applicable in Sri Lanka: Sector-Specific License. Skip these areas — no local artifact exists.

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Collection notes

  • Legal Registration: Downloaded from eROC dashboard (no physical certificate issued since eROC launch); includes PV/PB number.
  • Constitutive Documents: Filed at DRC with Form 1 on incorporation; single constitutive document (no separate memorandum under 2007 Act).
  • Tax Registration: TIN from IRD RAMIS; VAT certificate also from IRD if turnover threshold met (LKR 36 m p.a. from 2026-04-01; previously LKR 60 m). Collect both where applicable.
  • Operating Permit: Issued by local Municipal Council or Pradeshiya Sabha; sector-neutral business premises permit.
  • Ownership Records: Internal register maintained at the company’s registered office; records members’ names, addresses, and share holdings.
  • Governance Records: Maintained at registered office under Companies Act No. 7 of 2007; changes notified to DRC via eROC.
  • Signing Authority: POA executed per Companies Act No. 7 of 2007 s.19 (signed by two directors or authorised signatory); board resolution sufficient for routine banking mandates.
  • Address: 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 on request by the Department of the Registrar of Companies under the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007; downloadable via the eROC dashboard for compliant companies. Request a certificate dated within 30–90 days of submission; banks typically require ≤30 days.

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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.

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Notes

  • No physical Certificate of Incorporation: DRC stopped issuing physical certificates; integrators must download the digitally signed PDF from the eROC dashboard. Verify authenticity via eROC search at eroc.drc.gov.lk.
  • Sri Lanka is NOT a party to the Hague Apostille Convention (HCCH Status Table, cid=41): foreign public documents require full consular legalisation chain via the Sri Lanka Ministry of Foreign Affairs; apostille from a foreign authority alone is not accepted.
  • No limited partnership form: The Partnership Ordinance (Cap. 179) creates general partnerships only — all partners bear unlimited joint liability. There is no statutory limited partnership vehicle.
  • VAT threshold lowered: From 2026-04-01, businesses above LKR 36 million annual turnover (previously LKR 60 million) must register for VAT; a TIN certificate alone may exist for entities below the threshold. Confirm VAT status separately when onboarding lower-turnover entities.