> ## 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.

# Uganda

> How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Uganda (UGA) when onboarding through the Conduit API.

## 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) |

*Tax ID:* Taxpayer Identification Number issued by URA.

*Registration number:* Company registration number assigned by URSB.

## 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, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| **TIN Certificate (URA)**                | Tax Registration                                              |
| **Trading License (KCCA / municipal)**   | Operating Permit                                              |
| **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                                                 |

**Not applicable in Uganda:** Good Standing. Skip these areas — no local artifact exists.

## 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   |
| ---------- | -------------------- | ------------- |
| Director   | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Board member. |