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# Democratic Republic of the Congo

> How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) when onboarding through the Conduit API.

## Overview

| Field | Value |
| - | - |
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | CD / COD |
| Registry | [RCCM (Guichet Unique)](https://guichetunique.cd/) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |

## Identifiers

Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Democratic Republic of the Congo and submit them as strings on the application body.

| API field | Local name | Issuer |
| - | - | - |
| `businessInfo.taxId` | **NIF** | DGI DRC |
| `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Numéro RCCM** | Guichet Unique de Création d'Entreprises |

*Tax ID:* Numéro d'Identification Fiscale issued by DGI.

*Registration number:* OHADA Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier number issued via the Guichet Unique.

## Sector regulators

`BCC` · `CENAREF`

## Legal structures

| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Société à Responsabilité Limitée | SARL | Quota-based limited-liability company; the default SME vehicle under OHADA AUSCGIE. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Société Anonyme | SA | Share-capital company with board of directors and transferable shares; AUSCGIE Art. 387 sets minimum capital, denominated in CDF in DRC. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société par Actions Simplifiée | SAS | Simplified joint-stock company with flexible bylaws, transferable shares, and fewer governance requirements than an SA. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Société en Nom Collectif | SNC | General partnership where all partners bear unlimited joint liability for company debts. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Société en Commandite Simple | SCS | Limited partnership with at least one general partner (unlimited liability) and one or more silent partners (liable only to extent of contribution). Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Entreprise Individuelle | — | Single natural person trading under their own name; registered at RCCM but no separate legal personality. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Groupement d'Intérêt Économique | GIE | Economic interest group enabling members to pool resources for common economic purpose without forming a full company. Closest US equivalent: Statutory Business Trust or joint venture. |
| Société Coopérative | — | Member-owned cooperative governed by OHADA Uniform Act on Cooperatives (2010); registered with national cooperative registry. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. |
| Succursale | — | Branch of foreign company registered at RCCM under AUSCGIE Art. 116–120; lacks independent legal personality and must incorporate as local entity within two years unless exempted. Equivalent to a US 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 | Extrait RCCM |
| Constitutive Documents | Statuts |
| Tax Registration | NIF Certificate |
| Operating Permit | Patente |
| Ownership Records | *Any one of:* Statuts · Registre des Associés · Registre des Actions |
| Governance Records | *All required:* Extrait RCCM + Statuts + PV de nomination |
| Signing Authority | *Any one of:* PV d'AG · Résolution du Conseil d'Administration |
| Address | *Any one of:* Contrat de bail · Facture de services · Relevé bancaire |
| Good Standing | Extrait RCCM |

## 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 |
| - | - |
| **Extrait RCCM (Guichet Unique)** | Legal Registration, Governance Records, Good Standing |
| **Statuts** | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| **NIF Certificate** | Tax Registration |
| **Patente** | Operating Permit |
| **Registre des Associés (SARL)** | Ownership Records |
| **Registre des Actions (SA)** | Ownership Records |
| **PV de nomination** | Governance Records |
| **PV d'AG** | Signing Authority |
| **Résolution du Conseil** | Signing Authority |
| **Contrat de bail** | Address |
| **Facture de services (≤90 jours)** | Address |
| **Relevé bancaire (≤90 jours)** | Address |
| **Sector-Specific License** | BCC, CENAREF — Cellule Nationale des Renseignements Financiers (FIU) |

### Collection notes

* **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:** No standalone good-standing certificate is issued; a recently dated copy of the listed document evidences current standing. A freshly dated Extrait RCCM from the Guichet Unique de Création d'Entreprises reflects current registry status and serves as the good-standing equivalent. Accept an Extrait RCCM dated within 90 days.

## 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 |
| - | - | - |
| Gérant | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Manages the SARL. Legal representative. |
| Président | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Heads the SAS. |
| Directeur Général | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Day-to-day management in an SA. |
| Administrateur | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Member of the board in an SA. |

## Additional fields

Country-specific fields you'll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads.

| Field | Applies to | Reason |
| - | - | - |
| `marital_status` | founder | OHADA Statuts require marital information for founders/shareholders. |

## Notes

* OHADA member but uses its own central bank (BCC) and is not in CEMAC; SA capital denominated in CDF.


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