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# Namibia

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

## Overview

| Field | Value |
| - | - |
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | NA / NAM |
| Registry | Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |

## Identifiers

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

| API field | Local name | Issuer |
| - | - | - |
| `businessInfo.taxId` | **TIN** | NamRA (Namibia Revenue Agency) |
| `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **BIPA company number** | BIPA (Business and Intellectual Property Authority) |

*Tax ID:* Taxpayer Identification Number issued by Inland Revenue.

*Registration number:* Company number assigned by BIPA.

## Sector regulators

`BoN` · `NAMFISA`

## Legal structures

| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Private Company | (Pty) Ltd | Closely-held company limited by shares with 1–50 shareholders and restricted share transferability; the default SME incorporation vehicle governed by the Companies Act 28 of 2004. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Public Company | Ltd | Share-capital company whose shares may be offered to the public and listed on a stock exchange; governed by the Companies Act 28 of 2004. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Close Corporation | CC | Member-interest entity with 1–10 members and limited liability; a simplified, lower-cost alternative to the private company for small businesses, governed by the Close Corporations Act 26 of 1988. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Section 21 Company | — | Not-for-gain association incorporated under section 21 of the Companies Act 28 of 2004; may not distribute profits to members. Closest US equivalent: Nonprofit Corporation (501(c)(3)). |
| External Company | — | Foreign company incorporated outside Namibia that establishes a place of business within Namibia and registers with BIPA under the Companies Act 28 of 2004. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office of a foreign entity. |
| Sole Proprietorship | — | A single natural person trading under their own name or a registered trade name (defensive name); no separate legal entity and the owner bears unlimited personal liability. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |

## 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 | *All required:* Fitness Certificate + Trade License |
| Ownership Records | Memorandum & Articles of Association |
| Governance Records | CM29 |
| Signing Authority | Board Resolution |
| Address | *Any one of:* Lease Agreement · Utility Bill · Bank Statement |
| Good Standing | Certificate of Existence with Status in Good Standing |

## 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 (BIPA)** | Legal Registration |
| **Memorandum & Articles of Association** | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records |
| **TIN Certificate (Inland Revenue)** | Tax Registration |
| **Fitness Certificate** | Operating Permit |
| **Trade License** | Operating Permit |
| **CM29 (Directors)** | Governance Records |
| **Board Resolution** | Signing Authority |
| **Lease Agreement** | Address |
| **Utility Bill (≤90 days old)** | Address |
| **Bank Statement (≤90 days old)** | Address |
| **Certificate of Existence with Status in Good Standing (BIPA)** | Good Standing |
| **Sector-Specific License** | BoN, NAMFISA |

### 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:** BIPA issues two types since January 2021: Confirmation of Registration Certificate (annual duty compliance only) and Certificate of Existence with Status in Good Standing (all statutory/voluntary amendments in order). The latter is the KYB-tier CoGS. Per research finding r1.

## 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. |


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