Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | UG / UGA |
| Registry | Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Uganda and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | TIN | URA (Uganda Revenue Authority) |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | URSB registration number | URSB (Uganda Registration Services Bureau) |
Sector regulators
BoU · CMA · IRA
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Private Company Limited by Shares | Ltd | Closely-held company with share capital and limited liability; membership capped at 100 persons under the Companies Act 2012. The standard SME incorporation vehicle in Uganda. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Public Company Limited by Shares | PLC | Share-capital company whose shares may be offered to the public and listed on a stock exchange; requires at least seven shareholders. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Company Limited by Guarantee | CLG | Company with no share capital whose members guarantee a fixed sum on winding up; used for nonprofits, charities, and professional associations. Closest US equivalent: Nonprofit Corporation. |
| Unlimited Company | — | Company in which members bear unlimited personal liability for the company’s debts; rare in practice under the Companies Act 2012. Closest analogy: General Partnership held in corporate form. |
| Partnership | — | Unincorporated association of 2–20 persons carrying on business together; partners bear unlimited joint liability and must register a business name with URSB if not trading under all partners’ true surnames. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Sole Proprietorship | — | Single individual trading on their own account; no separate legal entity. A business name not consisting of the owner’s true name must be registered with URSB. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| External Company (Branch) | — | Foreign company incorporated outside Uganda that registers with URSB to conduct business within the country; operates as a branch of the parent entity rather than a separate legal person. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. |
| Cooperative Society | — | Member-owned body corporate registered under the Cooperative Societies Act 1991 (Cap. 112) by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies at MTIC; promotes members’ economic and social interests on cooperative principles. Closest US equivalent: 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 | Certificate of Incorporation |
| Constitutive Documents | Memorandum & Articles of Association |
| Tax Registration | TIN Certificate |
| Operating Permit | Trading License |
| Ownership Records | All required: Memorandum & Articles of Association + Annual Return |
| Governance Records | All required: Memorandum & Articles of Association + Annual Return |
| Signing Authority | Board Resolution |
| Address | Any one of: Lease Agreement · Utility Bill · Bank Statement |
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 |
|---|---|
| Certificate of Incorporation (URSB) | Legal Registration |
| Memorandum & Articles of Association | Constitutive Documents |
| TIN Certificate (URA) | Tax Registration |
| Trading License (KCCA / municipal) | Operating Permit |
| MemArts | Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Annual Return | Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Board Resolution | Signing Authority |
| Lease Agreement | Address |
| Utility Bill (≤90 days old) | Address |
| Bank Statement (≤90 days old) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | BoU, CMA, IRA |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Director | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board member. |