> ## 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. # Taiwan > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Taiwan (TWN) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | ------------ | | Region | Asia-Pacific | | ISO 3166-1 | TW / TWN | | Registry | MOEA | | Last updated | 2026-05-06 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Taiwan and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **統一編號 (same number)** | MOEA (assigned at incorporation) | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **統一編號 (same number)** | MOEA (assigned at incorporation) | *Tax ID:* Taiwan uses a single 8-digit identifier for both registry and tax purposes; no separate company number. *Registration number:* Taiwan uses a single 8-digit identifier for both registry and tax purposes; no separate company number. ## Sector regulators `FSC` · `CBC` · `NCC` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 股份有限公司 (Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) | Co., Ltd. (shares) | Company limited by shares; ≥3 directors plus ≥1 supervisor or audit committee; shares freely transferable; eligible for listing. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | 閉鎖性股份有限公司 (Bìsuǒxìng Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) | Closed Co., Ltd. | Closed company limited by shares; share transfer restrictions; flexible governance; ≤50 shareholders; cannot publicly issue shares. Closest US equivalent: S-Corp. | | 有限公司 (Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) | Ltd. | Limited liability company; 1+ shareholders; most common form (\~75% of registrations); capital contributions not freely tradable; no supervisor required. Equivalent to a US LLC. | | 無限公司 (Wúxiàn Gōngsī) | — | Unlimited company under the Company Act; all partners bear unlimited joint liability for company debts; rare in practice. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. | | 兩合公司 (Liǎnghé Gōngsī) | — | Mixed-liability company under the Company Act; one or more unlimited-liability partners plus one or more limited-liability partners; rare in practice. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. | | 有限合夥 (Yǒuxiàn Héhuǒ) | LP | Limited partnership under the Limited Partnership Act; separate legal person; ≥1 general partner (unlimited liability) plus ≥1 limited partner; commonly used for PE/VC funds. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. | | 合夥 (Héhuǒ) | — | General partnership registered under the Business Registration Act; two or more persons sharing management and unlimited joint liability; not a separate legal entity. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. | | 獨資 (Dúzī) | — | Sole proprietorship registered under the Business Registration Act; single natural person; no separate legal entity; owner bears unlimited personal liability. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | 分公司 (Fēn Gōngsī) | Branch | Branch office of a foreign company registered with MOEA; not a separate legal entity; parent company bears full liability; requires an appointed resident agent in Taiwan. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. | | 辦事處 (Bànshì Chù) | Rep. Office | Representative office of a foreign company; registered with MOEA; may not generate revenue or sign commercial contracts; limited to market research, liaison, and promotional activities. 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 | 設立登記表 | | Constitutive Documents | 章程 | | Tax Registration | 統一編號稅籍資料 | | Operating Permit | *Any one of:* 營業許可證 · 商業登記證 | | Ownership Records | *All required:* 股東名冊 + MOEA Art. 22-1 annual declaration | | Governance Records | *Any one of:* 董事名冊 · 董監事名冊 | | Signing Authority | 董事會決議 (Board Resolution) | | Address | *Any one of:* 租賃契約 · 電費單 · 銀行對帳單 | | Good Standing | 設立登記表 | ## 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 | | ----------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | | **設立登記表 (GCIS extract)** | Legal Registration, Good Standing | | **章程 (Articles of Incorporation)** | Constitutive Documents | | **統一編號稅籍資料 (UBN tax registration record, MOF)** | Tax Registration | | **營業許可證 (municipal operating permit)** | Operating Permit | | **商業登記證 (municipal operating permit)** | Operating Permit | | **股東名冊** | Ownership Records | | **MOEA Art. 22-1 annual declaration** | Ownership Records | | **董事名冊** | Governance Records | | **董監事名冊 (embedded in GCIS extract)** | Governance Records | | **董事會決議 (Board Resolution)** | Signing Authority | | **租賃契約** | Address | | **電費單 (≤90日内)** | Address | | **銀行對帳單 (≤90日内)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | FSC License | ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** Downloadable from findbiz.nat.gov.tw; includes UBN, entity type, paid-in capital, directors, address. * **Constitutive Documents:** Filed with MOEA at incorporation; public companies must file amendments; private companies hold copies internally. * **Tax Registration:** Issued by National Taxation Bureau; same 8-digit UBN; also shows VAT registration status. * **Operating Permit:** Issued by local city/county government; required before commencing operations; separate from MOEA registration. * **Sector-Specific License:** Required for regulated sectors. FSC issues licenses under Banking Act, Securities and Exchange Act, Insurance Act. * **Governance Records:** Director and supervisor information publicly searchable on findbiz.nat.gov.tw. * **Signing Authority:** Board resolution standard for account opening; notarized POA for external representatives; foreign documents need TECO authentication. * **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. * **Good Standing:** Taiwan's MOEA does not issue a standalone Certificate of Good Standing. The 設立登記表 / GCIS extract is generated on-demand from the live MOEA registry, carries the entity's current operational status, paid-in capital, directors, and registered address, and is treated as the live attestation. Good standing is maintained by ongoing statutory filings and tax compliance; a freshly-extracted GCIS record serves the same function. ## 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 | | --------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 董事 (Dǒngshì) — Director | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Board member with day-to-day executive authority; chair (董事長) is the operational controller in small/private companies and rolls up to CONTROLLING\_PERSON. | | 董事長 (Dǒngshì Zhǎng) — Chairman / President | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Legal representative of the company; signs on behalf of entity; combines governance and execution in most private companies. | | 經理人 (Jīnglǐ Rén) — Manager / Managerial Officer | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Named executive officer with day-to-day authority, reported under Art. 22-1. | | 代理人 (Dàilǐ Rén) — Agent / Authorized Representative | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | POA holder or resident agent for foreign branch; authorized to legally bind the entity. | ## Additional fields Country-specific fields you'll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads. | Field | Applies to | Reason | | ----------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `Nationality / ID type` | shareholder | MOEA Art. 22-1 requires nationality and ID number for all directors, supervisors, managers, and shareholders holding more than 10%; foreign shareholders must provide passport number. | ## Notes * Single-identifier system: Taiwan uses one 8-digit UBN for both registry and tax purposes — there is no separate "company registration number" vs. "tax ID"; both API fields map to the same number. * GCIS extract does NOT include shareholder list: The publicly downloadable 設立登記表 shows directors and paid-in capital but does not display individual shareholders; obtain 股東名冊 separately from the company. * Taiwan is not a Hague Apostille member: Foreign documents for use in Taiwan (e.g. foreign corporate shareholder certificates, POAs) must be authenticated via Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the issuing country, not apostilled. * Supervisor (監察人) vs. Audit Committee: 股份有限公司 may choose between a supervisor system and an FSC-mandated audit committee; post-2018 reforms allow public companies to opt for the audit committee — verify which system the entity uses when collecting governance documents.