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# Albania

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

## Overview

| Field | Value |
| - | - |
| Region | Europe |
| ISO 3166-1 | AL / ALB |
| Registry | QKB/NBC |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |

## Identifiers

Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Albania and submit them as strings on the application body.

| API field | Local name | Issuer |
| - | - | - |
| `businessInfo.taxId` | **NIPT** | DPT (General Directorate of Taxes) via QKB |
| `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **NIPT** | DPT (General Directorate of Taxes) via QKB |

*Tax ID:* 10-char format: letter + 8 digits + check letter (e.g. K12345678L). Doubles as VAT number. Issued at registration; appears on Certifikata e Regjistrimit.

*Registration number:* 10-char format: letter + 8 digits + check letter (e.g. K12345678L). Doubles as VAT number. Issued at registration; appears on Certifikata e Regjistrimit.

## Sector regulators

`Bank of Albania` · `AKEP` · `DPT/Tatime`

## Legal structures

| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Shoqëri me Përgjegjësi të Kufizuar | Sh.p.k. | Quota-based limited-liability company; minimum capital ALL 100; one or more members managed by appointed administrator(s). Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Shoqëri Anonime | Sh.a. | Joint-stock company with transferable shares; minimum capital ALL 3,500,000 (private) or ALL 10,000,000 (public offering); requires board of directors. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Shoqëri Kolektive | Sh.k. | General partnership in which all partners bear joint and unlimited personal liability for company obligations; no minimum capital required. Equivalent to a US General Partnership (GP). |
| Shoqëri Komandite | Sh.km. | Limited partnership with at least one general partner (unlimited liability) and one or more limited partners (liability capped at contribution). Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership (LP). |
| Person Fizik Tregtar | — | Individual trader (sole entrepreneur) registered at QKB under Law 9901/2008; a single natural person conducting commercial activity with unlimited personal liability and no separate legal entity. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Degë e Shoqërisë së Huaj | — | Branch of a foreign company registered at QKB; conducts commercial activity in Albania under the parent company's name and legal personality without forming a separate Albanian entity. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. |
| Zyrë Përfaqësuese e Shoqërisë së Huaj | — | Representative office of a foreign company; registered at QKB but limited to promotional and liaison activities with no income-generating commercial operations; no separate legal personality. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. |
| Shoqëri Kooperative | Sh.ko. | Cooperative society organised on a member-owned, democratic basis under Albanian cooperative law; members share profits and liability according to participation. 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 | Certifikata e Regjistrimit |
| Constitutive Documents | Statuti |
| Tax Registration | Certifikata NIPT/NUIS |
| Operating Permit | NLC permit |
| Ownership Records | QKB shareholders list |
| Governance Records | Certifikata e Regjistrimit |
| Signing Authority | *Any one of:* Vendim i Asamblesë · Prokurë noteriale |
| Address | *Any one of:* Kontratë qiraje · Faturë shërbimesh · Pasqyrë bankare |
| Good Standing | Certifikata e Regjistrimit |

## 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 |
| - | - |
| **Certifikata e Regjistrimit (QKB)** | Legal Registration, Governance Records, Good Standing |
| **Statuti** | Constitutive Documents |
| **Certifikata NIPT/NUIS (DPT)** | Tax Registration |
| **NLC permit** | Operating Permit |
| **QKB shareholders list** | Ownership Records |
| **Vendim i Asamblesë (assembly/board resolution)** | Signing Authority |
| **Prokurë noteriale (notarised PoA)** | Signing Authority |
| **Kontratë qiraje** | Address |
| **Faturë shërbimesh (≤90 ditë)** | Address |
| **Pasqyrë bankare (≤90 ditë)** | Address |
| **Sector-Specific License** | Bank of Albania Licence, AFSA Licence (Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority), AKEP licence |

### Collection notes

* **Legal Registration:** Downloadable from qkb.gov.al by NUIS or company name; free public access.
* **Constitutive Documents:** Single constitutive document per Law 9901/2008; notarised for Sh.a.; filed with and retrievable from QKB.
* **Tax Registration:** Issued by DPT on registration; NUIS is simultaneously the VAT number. Non-profits and farmers register directly with the Regional Tax Directorate.
* **Operating Permit:** Licenses issued via National Licensing Center (NLC) under Law 10081/2009; some categories delegated to Bashki (municipality). Sector-specific activities (banking, telecom, energy) licensed separately by relevant regulator.
* **Sector-Specific License:** Applies to: banking and non-bank financial institutions (Bank of Albania); insurance, securities, pensions (AFSA/AMF); telecom operators (AKEP).
* **Ownership Records:** Shareholders (Ortakë for Sh.p.k., Aksionarë for Sh.a.) are listed in the QKB extract with quota percentages.
* **Governance Records:** Lists administrator(s) (Sh.p.k.) or board of directors members (Sh.a.) with names and appointment dates; update via QKB change-of-data filing.
* **Signing Authority:** Notarisation required for PoAs granting broad signing authority; administrator authority derives from appointment in Statuti and QKB filing.
* **Address:** Lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement (utility/bank dated within 90 days). Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks.
* **Good Standing:** No standalone good-standing certificate is issued; a recently dated copy of the listed document evidences current standing. QKB issues no separate certificate of good standing; a freshly downloaded Certifikata e Regjistrimit from qkb.gov.al reflects current active/inactive status and serves this purpose (subsumed-by-extract pattern)

## 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 |
| - | - | - |
| Administrator (Sh.p.k.) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Appointed managing director; day-to-day operational authority; registered with QKB. |
| Bordi i Drejtorëve member (Sh.a.) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Executive board member of Sh.a.; appointed by shareholders or supervisory board. |
| Bordi Mbikëqyrës member (Sh.a.) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Supervisory board member; oversight/governance role, not operational. |
| Përfaqësuesi Ligjor | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Named legal representative; may be the administrator or an appointed PoA holder authorized to bind the company. |
| Partner Komplementar (Sh.km.) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | General partner with management authority and unlimited liability. |

## Notes

* Single identifier: NUIS = registration number = VAT number. Albania does not issue a separate company registration number (CRN) distinct from the tax ID; the NUIS is used for all purposes. Map both businessInfo.taxId and businessInfo.businessEntityId to the same NUIS value.
* Sh.p.k. minimum capital is nominally ALL 100 (\~€0.90). Do not rely on share capital as a proxy for financial substance; request financial statements or bank reference separately for risk-scoring purposes.


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