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# Rwanda

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

## Overview

| Field | Value |
| - | - |
| Region | Africa |
| ISO 3166-1 | RW / RWA |
| Registry | Rwanda Development Board (RDB) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |

## Identifiers

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

| API field | Local name | Issuer |
| - | - | - |
| `businessInfo.taxId` | **Company Code** | RDB (Rwanda Development Board) |
| `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Company Code** | RDB (Rwanda Development Board) |

*Tax ID:* Single TIN / Company Code issued by RDB at incorporation — used for tax and registry.

*Registration number:* Single TIN / Company Code issued by RDB at incorporation — used for tax and registry.

## Sector regulators

`BNR` · `CMA`

## Legal structures

| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Company Limited by Shares | Ltd | Closely-held private company with limited shareholder liability; the default SME incorporation vehicle in Rwanda. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Public Limited Company | PLC | Share-capital company whose shares may be publicly traded and listed on a stock exchange; subject to enhanced disclosure requirements. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Company Limited by Guarantee | — | Members pledge a fixed guarantee amount instead of holding shares; typically used for nonprofits and charitable organizations. Equivalent to a US Nonprofit Corporation. |
| Company Limited by Shares and Guarantee | — | Hybrid company combining share-holding members and guarantee members; rare domestic form under the Companies Act. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Unlimited Company | — | Incorporated entity where members bear unlimited joint liability for company debts; rarely used in practice. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Individual Enterprise | — | Unincorporated sole-trader registration for a single natural person; owner bears unlimited personal liability. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| General Partnership | — | Unincorporated partnership formed by two or more persons with shared management and unlimited joint liability. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Limited Partnership | LP | Partnership with at least one general partner bearing unlimited liability and limited partners whose liability is capped at their contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Cooperative | — | Member-owned and member-controlled entity governed by cooperative law; profits distributed based on member participation. Equivalent to a US Cooperative. |
| Foreign Company Branch | — | Branch or representative office of a company already incorporated outside Rwanda; has no separate legal personality and the parent company bears full liability. 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 | Certificate of Domestic Company |
| Constitutive Documents | Memorandum of Association |
| Tax Registration | TIN Certificate |
| Operating Permit | Trading License |
| Ownership Records | *All required:* Articles of Association + RDB extract |
| Governance Records | *All required:* Articles of Association + RDB extract |
| Signing Authority | Board Resolution |
| Address | *Any one of:* Lease Agreement · Utility Bill · Bank Statement |
| Good Standing | Certificate of 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 Domestic Company (RDB)** | Legal Registration |
| **Memorandum of Association (mandatory primary constitutive document, RDB)** | Constitutive Documents |
| **TIN Certificate (= Company Code, RDB)** | Tax Registration |
| **Trading License (district)** | Operating Permit |
| **AoA** | Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| **RDB extract** | Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| **Board Resolution** | Signing Authority |
| **Lease Agreement** | Address |
| **Utility Bill (≤90 days old)** | Address |
| **Bank Statement (≤90 days old)** | Address |
| **Certificate of Good Standing (RDB)** | Good Standing |
| **Sector-Specific License** | National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) Licence, Capital Market Authority Rwanda (CMA-Rwanda) Licence |

### 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:** Issued by the Office of the Registrar General within the Rwanda Development Board. Downloadable from the applicant's RDB online account; carries a serial number verifiable via rdb.rw. Request a copy dated within 30 days for banking use.

## 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. |

## Notes

* TIN is the same number as the company registration code (Company Code) issued by RDB.


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