> ## 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. # Suriname > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Suriname (SUR) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | --------------------- | | Region | Latin America | | ISO 3166-1 | SR / SUR | | Registry | KKF (Handelsregister) | | Last updated | 2026-05-06 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Suriname and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------ | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **FIN** | Belastingdienst Suriname | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **KKF-registratienummer** | KKF (Handelsregister) | *Tax ID:* Issued on VAT registration certificate (BTW-registratiebewijs); replaces legacy TOT number. *Registration number:* Assigned at registration; appears on Uittreksel Handelsregister extract. Format: numeric file number. ## Sector regulators `CBvS` · `FIU Suriname/MOT` · `KKF` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | -------------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Naamloze Vennootschap | N.V. | Share-capital company with separate legal personality; incorporated by notarial deed and KKF registration; shareholders have limited liability. The sole share-capital vehicle in Surinamese law. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. | | Vennootschap onder Firma | V.O.F. | General partnership of two or more persons conducting business under a common name; all partners bear unlimited joint liability; separate legal personality; KKF registration required. Equivalent to a US General Partnership (GP). | | Commanditaire Vennootschap | C.V. | Limited partnership with at least one managing partner bearing unlimited liability and one or more silent (commanditaire) partners with liability capped at their contribution; KKF registration required. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership (LP). | | Maatschap | — | Civil-law partnership of two or more persons pooling contributions toward a common purpose; no separate legal personality; partners share profits and bear personal liability pro rata. Used primarily by professionals (lawyers, accountants). Equivalent to a US General Partnership (GP). | | Eenmanszaak | — | Sole proprietorship operated by a single natural person; no separate legal personality; owner bears unlimited personal liability; KKF registration required. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | Coöperatieve Vereniging | — | Cooperative association formed by members to pursue shared economic or social objectives; incorporated by notarial deed; must be registered in the KKF trade register. Common in agriculture, credit, and housing sectors. Equivalent to a US Cooperative. | | Stichting | — | Foundation with separate legal personality, established by notarial deed for social, charitable, or economic purposes; no members or shareholders; registered in the Public Foundation Register and (if conducting economic activities) also in the KKF trade register. Equivalent to a US Foundation or Association. | | Vereniging | — | Membership association with legal personality; incorporated by notarial deed; must register at KKF if conducting economic activities. Used for trade associations, professional bodies, and non-profit purposes. Equivalent to a US Nonprofit Corporation or Association. | | Buitenlandse Vennootschap (bijkantoor) | — | Branch or representative office of a foreign legal entity registered in the KKF trade register; not a separate legal entity — the parent company retains full liability. Equivalent to a US Branch or Representative 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 | Uittreksel Handelsregister | | Constitutive Documents | *All required:* Notariële Akte van Oprichting + Statuten | | Tax Registration | *Any one of:* FIN · BTW-registratiebewijs | | Operating Permit | Bedrijfsvergunning | | Ownership Records | Aandeelhoudersregister | | Governance Records | Uittreksel Handelsregister | | Signing Authority | *Any one of:* Bestuursbesluit · Notariële Volmacht | | Address | *Any one of:* Huurovereenkomst · Nutsrekening · Bankafschrift | | Good Standing | Uittreksel Handelsregister | ## 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 | | --------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | **Uittreksel Handelsregister** | Legal Registration, Governance Records, Good Standing | | **Notariële Akte van Oprichting** | Constitutive Documents | | **Statuten** | Constitutive Documents | | **FIN** | Tax Registration | | **BTW-registratiebewijs** | Tax Registration | | **Bedrijfsvergunning** | Operating Permit | | **Aandeelhoudersregister** | Ownership Records | | **Bestuursbesluit** | Signing Authority | | **Notariële Volmacht** | Signing Authority | | **Huurovereenkomst** | Address | | **Nutsrekening (≤90 dagen)** | Address | | **Bankafschrift (≤90 dagen)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | CBvS vergunning | ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** KKF extract confirming legal existence, registration number, registered address, and directors. * **Constitutive Documents:** Notarial deed plus articles (statuten) required for N.V.; notarial deed mandatory for any amendment. * **Tax Registration:** VAT registration certificate issued by Belastingdienst Suriname carrying the FIN; mandatory for BTW-liable businesses. * **Operating Permit:** Issued by Business Licenses Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs; valid 3 years; required for companies in designated regulated sectors. * **Sector-Specific License:** CBvS licenses for banks, insurance, pension funds, money exchange, money transfer, and securities firms; FIU registration required for non-bank financial intermediaries. * **Ownership Records:** N.V. must maintain a shareholders register; publicly traded shares excepted. * **Governance Records:** Directors (directeuren) listed in the KKF Handelsregister extract; N.V. may have an optional Raad van Commissarissen (supervisory board) whose members are also listed. * **Signing Authority:** Board resolution (bestuursbesluit) by the N.V. directors; or a notarially executed power of attorney (notariële volmacht). * **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:** KKF does not issue a separate good-standing certificate; a recently-dated Uittreksel Handelsregister (with annual-contribution stamp confirming active registration) is the functional equivalent in this subsumed-by-extract jurisdiction. ## 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 | | ----------------- | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Beherende vennoot | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Managing partner in C.V.; conducts daily operations and binds the entity. | | Directeur | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Director of N.V.; authorized to conduct legal transactions and manage daily operations. | | Gevolmachtigde | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Holder of notariële volmacht; authorized to act on behalf of the company. | | Commissaris (RvC) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Member of the Raad van Commissarissen (optional supervisory board) in larger N.V.s. | ## Notes * No B.V. structure. The private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap) does not exist in Surinamese law; the N.V. is the sole share-capital vehicle. Do not accept B.V. formations as valid local entities. * New Civil Code + Handelsregisterwet in effect from 2025-05-01. S.B. 2024 nos. 164 and 169 replaced the Burgerlijk Wetboek and the 1936 Trade Register ordinance; the presidential "verklaring van geen bezwaar" for standard-statute N.V.s is abolished. Existing N.V.s continue under transitional rules. * VAT introduced January 2023; FIN replaces legacy TOT number. Businesses incorporated before 2023 may carry both legacy TOT numbers and the new FIN. Collect the FIN from the BTW-registratiebewijs. * Apostille party by succession. Suriname is a contracting party to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention (entry into force 1975-11-25; succession declared 1976-10-29). Documents certified with apostille are accepted internationally.