The Company Identification is primarily used to establish the cloud connection of the fiscal client (InitializeClientByCloud). In some countries, however, the Company Identifier is also used for documentation purposes under fiscal law and must be specified as mandatory.
The list below shows which company identifiers can or must be used in which country. The identifiers in the table below are used to identify a company (organisation / company) in the RetailForce Cloud. In addition, there are other company identifiers (“companyIdentification”) which are used to identify a company within documents in the RetailForce DOM (Document Object Model), for example as a customer attribute. A complete list of all company identifiers can be found in the section “Other company identifiers”:
| Country |
Vat Number |
Tax Number |
Gln Number |
Business-Identification-Number | Statistical classification |
Commercial Register Number |
Commercial Register Number Office |
Trade Register Number |
| Austria | UID | St.-Nr. | GLN | ÖNACE | FN | Court | ||
| Bulgaria | DDS / ДДС | TIN / ЕИК | TIN / ЕИК | CID | ||||
| Canada (Québec) | QST |
GST |
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| Croatia | PDV identifikacijski broj | OIB |
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| Denmark | SE-Nr. | CVR | ||||||
| France | ID. TVA | SIREN | NAF / APE | RCS |
RCS- office |
RM- number |
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| Germany | USt-IdNr. | StNr.** | GLN | W-IdNr.* | ||||
| Hungary | Közösségi adószám | |||||||
| Italy | Numero Partita I.V.A. | |||||||
| Lithuania | PVM | Company code | ||||||
| Poland | "PL"+NIP | NIP | ||||||
| Romania | CIF | |||||||
| Serbia | ||||||||
| Slovenia | DDV | Matična številka | ||||||
| Spain | Número IVA | NIF | ||||||
| Sweden | MomsNr. | Organisations-nummer |
* Wirtschafts-Identifikationsnummer / Business identification number pursuant to § 139c of the German Fiscal Code (AO) - expected to be available as of 2023
** StNr.: Mandatory information when using the Swissbit Cloud TSE in Germany
Text ... recommended entry in the respective country
Text ... Mandatory information in the respective country
Text ... Mandatory information in the respective country, if applicable
Other company identifiers
Full list of company identifiers (“companyIdentification”) that can be used in the RetailForce DOM:
| "companyIdentification" | Description |
| [0] = VatNumber | VAT registration number; must be used in most EU Member States to identify businesses. |
| [1] = TaxNumber | A company’s tax number; this is often the same as its VAT number, but without the country prefix; in some countries (e.g. Austria), however, the tax number is completely different from the VAT number. |
| [2] = GlnNumber | Global Location Number – is a number from the GS1 system which enables the unique and non-overlapping identification of any type of location. |
| [3] = BusinessIdenticationNumber | An additional ID attribute for companies; its use varies from country to country – see also the list of countries below. |
| [4] = StatisticalClassification | This code is used primarily for statistical purposes. It identifies the main area of activity of the company or self-employed person. |
| [5] = CommercialRegisterNumber | Company registration number (commercial register number, etc.); another identifying attribute for companies; used differently in each country – see also the list of countries below. |
| [6] = CommercialRegisterNumberOffice | Location of the register in which the company is registered (e.g. registered office in Austria) |
| [7] = TradeRegisterNumber | The company’s commercial registration number (commercial register number, etc.); a further identifier for companies; used differently in each country – see also the list of countries below. |
| [8] = TaxOfficeNumber | The number of the tax office responsible for the company. |
| [9] = GstNumber |
Company GST registration number: Goods and Services Tax registration number Note: Used only for Canadian companies. |
| [10] = QstNumber |
Company QST registration number: Québec sales tax registration number Note: Used only for Canadian companies (based in the province of Québec). |
| [11] = ERoutingCode | Used as a routing code in the context of e-invoicing. |
| [12] = LocationIdentification |
Details of the specific / relevant company’s registered office Country details:
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Tips & Best Practice
When using Fiscal Middleware, or other RetailForce services, in several countries, the same company identifier can always be used by default to establish the connection between (Fiscal) Client and RetailForce Cloud, e.g. always the VAT ID within the European Union.
However, at least one of the characters required in the respective country must also be stored in the Cloud, as well as in the client (e.g. SIREN + NAF in France; CVR in Denmark).
Austria
Within the framework of the Cash Register Security Ordinance (RKSV), the order criteria listed above are used for cash register notifications to FinanzOnline (start-up notification of cash registers, signature or seal creation unit, document checks, decommissioning notification).
- UID: VAT-ID ("Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer")
- St.-Nr.: Tax account number, also called tax number ("Abgabenkontonummer, resp. Finanzamt-Steuernummer")
- GLN: Global Location Number
If you obtain the signature or seal creation unit via RetailForce, this is done automatically.
other indicators not used as a classification criterion:
- ÖNACE: ÖNACE is the Austrian classification of economic activities. This classification (grouping) enables the presentation of information in a clear and summarised form (economic branches, economic sectors) and primarily serves statistical purposes. (Source: USP.AT)
- FN: (Firmenbuchnummer") Business Register Number
- Court: Seat of the competent company register court (regional court or commercial court)
Bulgaria
- DDS (Dank dobawena stoinost); [ДДС- данък добавена стойност]: VAT identification number for Bulgaria.
- TIN (Tax Identification Number); [Данъчен номер]: Company tax identification number in Bulgaria. In Bulgaria, the tax number (TaxNumber) and the Business Identification Number are identical. It is also called BULSTAT (Булстат) https://www.bulstat.bg/.
- CID (Classification of economic activities); [Класификация на икономическите дейности / КИД].
Canada (Québec)
- QST - Québec sales tax registration number: company's QST registration number (QST is the provinicial sales tax of Québec)
- GST - goods and service tax registration number: company's GST registration number (GST is basically, a value added tax levied on supplies of goods and services purchased in Canada)
Note: both QST and GST registration number must be specified.
Croatia
- PDV identifikacijski broj: VAT identification number in Croatia.
- OIB: Personal identification number
Denmark
- CVR-number: Registration number of the company in the Central Business Register (Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister - CVR).
Other, non-mandatory company identifiers:
- SE-Nr.: Momsreistreringsnummer, VAT number / VAT-ID.
France
Currently, company identifiers are not used for active reporting to the tax authorities. However, all fiscal documents issued by the company must contain information on the company (name, address, VAT ID, SIRET number, NAF code, RCS and RCS-office).
- SIREN: Système d'identification du répertoire des entreprises (abbreviation: SIREN, Engl.: Identification system of the business register) is the name for the company code in France including overseas territories and is used for the unique identification of companies and institutions. (Source: wikipedia)
- Code NAF / Code APE: Nomenclature des Activités Français, are defined by INSSEE; formerly: Activité Principale Exercée - Code APE. This code, consisting of 4 digits and one letter, is mainly used for statistical purposes. It identifies the main field of activity of the enterprise or self-employed person. (Source: Ministry of Economy, Finance and Recovery France)
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RCS: Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés, French Commercial Register. All traders and legal entities must be registered in the Commercial Register. The RCS is divided into four sections:
- RSC A (R.C.S. A): natural persons, provided they are merchants and carry on a trade.
- RCS B (R.C.S. B): commercial enterprises
- RCS C (R.C.S. C): Economic Interest Groupings (GIE) - (Groupements d'Intérêt Economique - GIE).
- RCS D (R.C.S. D): Civil societies
- RCS-office: Ville du greffe d'immatriculation, city of the registration office - competent commercial register office
- RM-number: Trade register number used for handicraft enterprises with less than 10 employees
Instead of the site number, you can also set the parameter SIRET_STOREPARAMETER at the site (must be 5 digits long). (Available from Release 1.11.16).
Other, non-mandatory company identifiers:
- ID. TVA: TVA intracommunautaire, VAT number / VAT-ID.
Germany
In Germany, the company mark is used as a classification criterion for the registration (notification) of the cash register as well as the certified technical security device at the respective tax office. Currently, these notifications are suspended until presumably 2023.
According to the application decree (p. 18), the classification criteria shown in the matrix above are permissible for reporting.
- StNr.: Company tax number ("Steuernummer") [field in DSFinV-K: STNR]
- USt-IdNr.: Value added tax identification number ("Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer") (§ 27a UStG) - [field in DSFinV-K: USTID].
- W-IdNr.: Business identification number ("Wirtschafts-Identifikationsnummer") (§ 139c AO) - [Field in DSFinV-K: not yet provided].
other indicators not used as a classification criterion:
- GLN: Global Location Number.
Hungary
- Közösségi adószám: VAT identification number in Hungary (HU + 8 digit number)
Italy
- Numero Partita I.V.A.: VAT identification number in Italy (IT + 11 digit number)
Lithuania
Cash registers in Lithuania must be registered online in the i.EKA system.
- PVM: VAT identification number in Lithuania
- Company Code: Lithuanian unique company ID (Company code or legal entity code ( Įm/k) - an organisation's identification number consisting of 7 or 9 digits, used to provide information about the organization, conclude transactions; a special code given to a registered entity. The company code must be printed in the official documents of the legal entity).
Poland
- NIP (Numer Identyfikacji Podatkowej): Tax identification number in Poland, which is also the VAT identification number, but the prefix ‘"PL" must be added to the tax identification number (NIP).
Romania
- CIF (Cod de identificare fiscală): VAT identification number in Romania.
Slovenia
- DDV (Davek na dodano vrednost): VAT identification number in Slovenia.
- Matična številka: Personal identification number
Spain
- Número IVA (Impuesto sobre el valor añadido): VAT identification number in Spain.
- NIF (Número de Identificación Fiscal): personal tax number. For Spanish nationals, this is the same as the identity card number (DNI). Foreigners must first apply for an NIE (Número de Identidad de Extranjero = "Foreigner Identification Number") and then an NIF.
Sweden
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Organisationsnummer: The organisation number ("Organisationsnummer") is an identity marker for companies and associations in Sweden (10-digits, format: 123456-1234 - Entry in RetailForce Portal, without hyphen)
ATTENTION: the Swedish organisation number has 10 digits and is based on the Luhn Algorithm. When creating test systems, use a Luhn algorithm calculator. - MomsNr. (Momsregistreringsnummer) also "Registreringsnummer för mervädesskarr (Momsnummer)": VAT identification number in Sweden (format: country code + 12 digits "SE123456789012").
References
1) wikipedia (SIREN): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syst%C3%A8me_d%E2%80%99identification_du_r%C3%A9pertoire_des_entreprises
2) Ministry of Economy, Finance and Prosperity France / Ministère de l'economie des finances et de la relance (Code NAF): https://www.economie.gouv.fr/entreprises/activite-entreprise-code-ape-code-naf
3) USP.AT - Business Service Portal ("Unternehmesservice Portal") (ÖNACE): https://www.usp.gv.at/lexikon/oenace.html
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