Data formats per country/region

Find out the accepted formats for identification and registration numbers in different countries and regions.

On this page you'll find accepted formats and examples of data that you can collect from legal entities, based on the country or region they are operating in.

Adyen automatically verifies most of the information. However, in some cases, the automatic verification might fail because the data cannot be verified or it is incorrect. In these cases Adyen asks legal entities to provide additional documents.

Special characters that serve as separators, such as spaces, dashes -, forward slashes /, and dots ., are optional when providing values in API requests.

Australia

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Address	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits	2000
	State	State	Two-letter or three-letter state code	NSW or SA
Bank account	Branch code	BSB number	6 digits	012951
	Account number	For AU bank accounts	5-14 digits	102201111
Individuals	Identification number	Passport number	8-9 alphanumeric characters	PA0940443
		Driver's license number	6-10 alphanumeric	LB21390963
		Driver's license card number	6-10 alphanumeric	FCC6811469
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	ACN Number	9 digits	12345678
	Tax Information	ABN Number	11 digits	55123456789

Austria

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits	1234
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	20 characters	AT885400074672659747
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Firmenbuchnummer	`T` or `FN` + 3-6 digits + 1 lower case letter	FN123456m
	Alternative registration number for nonprofits	Zentrales Vereinsregister ID	AT-ZVR- + 9 digits	AT-ZVR-555769679
	VAT number	Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer	AT + U + 8 digits	ATU51507409

Belgium

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits	8500
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	16 characters	BE59978867432226
Organizations	Registration number	Enterprise Number Numéro d'Entreprise Ondernemingsnummer	10 digits	1234567890
	VAT number	Numéro de TVA BTW identificatienummer	BE + registration number	BE1234567890

Bulgaria

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits	9891
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	22 characters	BG15UNCR70004686851426
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	ЕИК, Unique Identification Code (UIC)	9 digits	812114069
	VAT number	Identifikacionen nomer po DDS	`BG` +9-10 digits	BG123456789 or BG1234567890

Canada

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	LNL NLN or LNLNLN (L: letter N: number)	A1A 1A1
Bank accounts	Account number	For CAD bank accounts	5-12 digits	10220001111
	Bank code	For CAD bank accounts	3 digits	004
	Branch number	For CAD bank accounts	5 digits	00012
Individuals	Identification number	Social Insurance Number (SIN)	9 digits	123456789
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Business Incorporation Number	5-10 alphanumeric characters	BC1234567
	Tax ID	Business Number	9 digits	123456789

Croatia

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5 digits	10001
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	21 characters	HR5124840083592969738
Organizations	Registration number	Matični broj subjekta trgovačkog suda (MBS)	9 digits	080020970
	VAT number	PDV Id. Broj OIB	HR + 11 digits	HR94577403194
Individuals	Tax ID	OIB	11 digits	94577403194
Sole proprietorships	Registration number	Mationi broj subjekta trgovackog suda (MBO)	8 digits	12345678

Cyprus

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits	6000
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	28 characters	CY16518312218756585853887678
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Αριθμός Εγγραφής	`C`, `O`, or `P`, followed by 1 - 8 digits	C12345678
	VAT number	Αριθμός Εγγραφής Φ.Π.Α. or Arithmós Engraphḗs phi. pi. a.	`CY` + 9 characters	CY12345678X

Depending on the entity type, numbers issued by the national registry and shown on official documents usually begin with Greek characters. We can only accept the corresponding English equivalent. The table below shows the Greek characters for different entity types and their equivalent in English.

Entity type	Greek character (in registry and official documents)	English equivalent (to be submitted to Adyen)
Ημεδαπή Εταιρεία (Company)	HE	C
Αλλοδαπή Εταιρεία (Overseas)	AE	O
Συνεταιρισμός (Partnership)	Σ	P

Czech Republic

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5 digits Optional character: space	301 00
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR and CZK bank accounts	24 characters	CZ6508000000192000145399
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Identifikační číslo (IČO)	8-10 digits	123 45 678
	VAT number	Daňové identifikační číslo (DIČ)	`CZ`+ 8-10 digits	CZ00177041

Denmark

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits or `DK` +`-`+ 4 digits	9000 or DK-9000
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR or DKK bank accounts	18 characters	DK9206850067559844
	Bank code	For DKK bank accounts	4 digits	0685
	Account number	For DKK bank accounts	8 digits	67559844
Individuals	Identification number	Det Centrale Personregister (CPR)	10 digits Optional character: `-`	010111-1113
	Tax ID	Det Centrale Personregister (CPR)	10 digits Optional character: `-`	010203-1234
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	CVR-nummer	8 digits	22756214
	VAT number	Momsregistreringsnummer (CVR)	`DK` + 8 digits	DK12345678
		Stamregister erhverv (SE-nummer)	`SE` + 8 digits	SE12345678

Estonia

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5 digits	10014
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	20 characters	EE261291512315426371
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Registrikood	8 digits	10345833
	VAT number	Käibemaksukohustuslase number	`EE` + 9 digits	EE100254507

Finland

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5 digits	00021
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	18 characters	FI0393198995374251
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Y-TUNNUS	8 digits Optional dash `-` that precedes the last digit	1234567-8 or 12345678
	VAT number	Arvonlisäveronumero Mervärdesskattenummer	`FI` + 8 digits	FI12345678

France

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5 digits	75008
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	27 characters	FR6410096000403534259742Y90
Organizations	Registration number	SIRET number	14 digits Optional character: `-`	542051180-00066
	Alternative registration number for nonprofits	RNA number	`W`+9 digits	W123456789
	VAT number	Numéro d'identification à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée	`FR` + 11 digits	FR12345678901
		Numéro de TVA intracommunautaire	`FR` +2 digits + SIREN number (9 digits)	FR12999999999
Sole proprietorships	Registration number	SIRET number	14 digits Optional character: `-`	542051180-00066

Germany

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5 digits	04571
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	22 characters	DE89370400440532013000
Organizations	Registration number	Handelsregisternummer	2-3 letters + 1-6 digits + 0-5 letters Optional: `-` + 1 letter + 4 numbers	HRB 100484
	VAT number	Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer (USt-IdNr.)	`DE` + 9 digits Optional character: space	DE 115235681

Greece

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5 digits	01501
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	27 characters	GR5701077142768166879575217
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	GEMI number or ΑΡΙΘΜΟΣ Γ.Ε.ΜΗ (Γενικού Εμπορικού Μητρώου)	12 digits	757001000000
	VAT number	Αριθμός Φορολογικού Μητρώου Arithmós Forologikou Mētrṓou (ΑΦΜ)	`EL` +9 digits	EL123456789

Guernsey

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	`GY` + 1-5 alphanumeric characters	GY68AA
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Registration number	Up to 9 characters	3467
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR or GBP bank accounts	22 characters	GB63HBUK40119910000003

Hungary

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits	1234
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR and HUF bank accounts	28 characters	HU42117730161111101800000000
Organizations	Registration number	Cégjegyzékszám	2-digit number + `-` + 2-digit number + `-` + 6-digit number. Optional character: `-`	06-12-345678 or 0612345678
	VAT number	Közösségi adószám	`HU` + 8 digits	HU12345678
Sole proprietorships	Registration number	Cégjegyzékszám	2-digit number + `-` + 2-digit number + `-` + 6-digit number. Optional character: `-`	06-12-345678 or 0612345678

Ireland

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	7 alphanumeric characters (3-character routing key + space + 4-character unique identifier for address)	9K9 DD99
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	22 characters	IE64IRCE92050112345678
Individuals	Tax ID	Personal Public Service Number	7 digits + 1-2 letters	1234567T
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Company number	Up to 7 digits, cannot start with 0	1012345
	VAT number	Value added tax identification number (VAT)	IE+ 8-9 characters	IE999999XX
	Charities	Registered Charity Number	8 digits	12345678

Isle of Man

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	`IM` + 5 alphanumeric characters	IM51UG
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Registration number	6 digits + 1 character	114293C
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR or GBP bank accounts	22 characters	GB63HBUK40119910000003

Italy

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5 digits	73100
	State	State	Two-letter state code	MI
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	27 characters	IT58A0300203280198574967934
Individuals	Identification number	Codice fiscale	16 characters: 6 letters + 2 digits +1 letter + 2 digits + 1 letter + 3 digits + 1 letter	YULSQG40E60I271T
Organizations	Registration number	Partita IVA/Codice Fiscale	11 digits	00470400011
		CCIAA number	2 letters + 6-7 digits	TO0091712
	VAT number	Partita IVA	`IT` +11 digits	IT12345678901
Sole proprietorships	Registration number	Partita IVA/Codice Fiscale	11 digits	00470400011
	VAT number	Partita IVA	`IT` +11 digits	IT12345678901
		CCIAA number	2 letters + 6-7 digits	TO0091712

We can accept Codice Fiscale (C.F.), CCIAA (also known as REA), or Partita IVA as a registration number. The CCIAA/REA can only be verified if a CCIAA document is provided.

Jersey

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	`JE` + 1-5 alphanumeric characters	JE5
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Reģistration number	Up to 9 characters	123722
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR or GBP bank accounts	22 characters	GB63HBUK40119910000003

Latvia

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	Two letters + 4 digits with `-`	LV-9000
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	21 characters	LV80BANK0000435195001
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Reģistrācijas numurs	11 digits	50003251661
	VAT number	Pievienotās vērtības nodokļa reģistrācijas numurs (PVN)	`LV` + 11 digits	LV43603021620

Liechtenstein

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits	9490
Individuals	Tax ID	PEID nummer	Up to 12 digits	999999999999
Organizations	Registration number	Unternehmensnummer	`FL` + `-` + 3 digits + `.` + 3 digits + `-` + 1 digit	FL-0001.012.124-5
	VAT number	VAT registration number	Up to 6 digits	123456
Sole proprietorships	Registration number	Unternehmensnummer	`FL` + `-` + 4 digits + `.` + 3 digits + `.` + 3 digits + `-` + 1 digit	FL-0001.012.124-5
	VAT number	VAT registration number	Up to 6 digits	123456

Lithuania

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	`LT` + `-` + 5 digits	LT-12345
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	20 characters	LT599244622821762762
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Įmonės kodas	6-9 digits	123456789
	VAT number	PVM mokėtojo kodas	`LT`+ 9-12 digits	LT664517219

Luxembourg

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits	1234
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	20 characters	LU710106924253658562
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	RCS number, Registernummer, or Numéro RCS	1 letter + number of variable length	B123456 or B12345
	VAT number	Numéro d'identification à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée (No. TVA)	`LU` + 8 digits	LU18928066

Malta

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 - 7 characters Optional characters: spaces	TP 05, VLT 06, TP 1115, or VLT 1112
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	31 characters	MT03VIXW24878926857585868929858
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Company registration number	`C` + optional space + 4-6 digits	C 43070
	VAT number	VAT registration number	`MT` +8 digits	MT12345678

Netherlands

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits + 2 letters Optional character: space	1011 AA or 1011AA
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	18 characters	NL57INGB4654188101
Organizations	Registration number	Kamer van Koophandel nummer (KvK)	8 digits	34179503
	VAT number	Btw-nummer	`NL`+ 9 digits + `B` + `2` digits	NL123456789B01 or NL123456789B02 (for companies with VAT groups)

New Zealand

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Address	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits	1600
	State	State	Three-letter state code	AUK
Bank account	Account number	Bank number + branch number + account number + suffix	15-16 digits in total: 2 digits (bank number) + 4 digits (branch number) + 7 digits (account number) + 2-3 digits (suffix)	3128400000000000
Individual	Identification number	Passport number	8 alphanumeric characters	PA0940443
	Passport expiry date	4 digits + `/`	05/26
		Driver's license number	8 alphanumeric	BS123456
		Driver's license version number	3 digits	001
Organization	Registration number	New Zealand Business Number (NZBN)	13 digits	1234567890123
	Registration number	NCN	9 digits	123456789
	Tax Information type	IRD
	Tax Information number	IRD number	8-9 digits	123456789

Norway

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits	0010
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR or NOK bank accounts	15 characters	NO9386011117947
	Account number	For NOK bank accounts	4 digits (bank code) + 7 digits (account number)	86011117947
Organizations	Registration number	Organisasjonsnummer	9 digits	923609016
	VAT number	MVA-nummer	9 digits + `MVA`	123456789MVA
Sole proprietorships	Registration number	Organisasjonsnummer	9 digits	923609016
Individuals	Tax ID	NIN and D-number	11 digits	11077941012

Poland

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	2 digits + `-` + 3 digits	00-001
Individuals	Identification number	PESEL number	11 digits	53012224757
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR or PLN bank accounts	28 characters	PL61109010140000071219812874
	Account number	For PLN bank accounts	26 characters	61109010140000071219812874
Organizations	Registration number	Numer KRS	10 digits	0000123456
		REGON	9 digits	123456789
	VAT number	Numer identyfikacji podatkowej (NIP)	`PL` + 10 digits	PL1234567890
Sole proprietorships	Registration number	REGON	9 digits	123456789

Portugal

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits + `-` + 3 digits	1000-205
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	25 characters	PT50000101231234567890192
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Número de Identificação de Pessoa Colectiva (NIPC)	9 digits	123456789
	VAT number	Número de IVA	`PT` + 9 digits	PT123456789

Romania

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	6 digits	241234
Individuals	Identification number	Cod Numeric Personal (CNP)	13 digits	8001011234567
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR or RON bank accounts	24 characters	RO16RZBR6343423217922456
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Numar de ordine in registrul comertului	`J` + 2-digits + `/` + trade register number (1-9 digits) + `/` + year of registration	J40/8302/1997
	VAT number	Codul de identificare fiscală (CIF)	`RO` + 2-10 characters	RO1234567890

Singapore

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	6 digits	123456
Bank accounts	Account number	Account number	4- to 19-digit bank account number, without separators or whitespace.	9999
	BIC/SWIFT number	The bank's 8- or 11-character BIC or SWIFT code.	8-11 alphanumeric characters	CITISGSG
Individuals	Identification number	Passport number	9 alphanumeric characters	E2875298K
		Driver's license number	9 alphanumeric characters	S9456789Z
		National ID number	9 alphanumeric characters	T0123456J
		Nationality	2-letter country code	SG
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	UEN	9-10 alphanumeric characters	200312345A
	Tax Information	GST or UEN	9-10 alphanumeric characters	M91234567X or 200312345A
	Date of Incorporation	The date when the organization was incorporated.	YYYY-MM-DD	2006-11-01

Slovakia

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5 digits or 7 characters Optional character: `-`	81102 or SK-81102
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	24 characters	SK2551731333491632193521
Organizations	Registration number	Identifikačné číslo (IČO)	8 digits	12345678
	VAT number	Identifikačné číslo pre daň z pridanej hodnoty (IČ DPH)	`SK` + 10 digits	SK1234567890
Sole proprietorships	Registration number	Identifikačné číslo (IČO)	8 digits	12345678

Slovenia

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	4 digits or 6 characters Optional character: `-`	5123 or SI-5123
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	19 characters	SI97745589937139691
Organizations	Registration number	Matična številka	10 digits	1006500006
	VAT number	Identifikacijska številka za DDV (ID za DDV)	`SI` + 8 digits	SI12345678
Sole proprietorships	Registration number	Matična številka	10 digits	1006500006

Spain

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5 digits	48180
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	24 characters	ES6614657716831375381753
Individuals	Identification number	Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI)	9–10 characters, with 8 numbers and 1-2 letters	99999999L (Spanish residents) L9999999L (Non-resident Spaniards without DNI) K9999999L (Resident Spaniards under 14 without DNI)
		Foreign Card Number (NIE, non-residents)	`X`,`Y`, or `Z` + 7 digits + 1 letter `M` + 7 digits + 1 letter	X9999999L (Foreigners with NIE) M9999999L (Foreigners without NIE)
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Número de Identificación Fiscal (NIF)	1 letter + 8 alphanumeric characters	A39000013
	VAT number	Número de Identificación a efectos de IVA (Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido)	`ES`+ 9 characters	ESX12345678 or ES12345678X or ESX1234567X

Sweden

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5 digits Optional character: space	100 12
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR bank accounts	24 characters	SE3550000000054910000003
	Clearing code	For SEK bank accounts	4 or 5 digits	5491
	Giro number/BBAN	For SEK bank accounts	7-10 digits	0000003
Individuals	Identification number	Personnummer (has been or is a resident)	10 digits Mandatory character: `-`	640823-3234
		Coordination number (was never and is not a resident)	10 digits Mandatory character: `-`	640823-3234
Organizations	Registration number	Organisationsnummer	10 digits Optional character: `-`	202100-5489
	VAT number	VAT-nummer, Momsregistreringsnummer, or Momsnummer	`SE` + 10 digits + 01	SE123456789001
Sole proprietorships	Registration number	Organisationsnummer	10 digits Optional character: `-`	202100-5489

United Kingdom

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5-7 characters Optional character: space	EC1A 1BB, M1 1AE, or B33 8TH
Bank accounts	IBAN	For EUR or GBP bank accounts	22 characters	GB63HBUK40119910000003
	Sort code	For GBP bank accounts	6 digits	401199
	Account number	For GBP bank accounts	8 digits	10000003
Organizations/sole proprietorships	Registration number	Company number	8 characters	04366849
	VAT number	VAT registration number	`GB` + 9-12 digits	GB123456789 / GB1234567890 / GB12345678901 / GB123456789012
Partnerships	Registration number	Unique taxpayer reference (UTR)	10 digits	1234567890
		VAT registration number	`GB` + 9-12 digits	GB123456789 / GB1234567890 / GB12345678901 / GB123456789012

United States

Data for	Type	Description	Format	Example
Addresses	Postal code	Postal code	5 or 9 digits Optional character: `-`	11111 or 11111-1111
	State	State	Two-letter state code	NY
Bank accounts	Routing number	For USD bank accounts	9 digits	121000248
	Account number	For USD bank accounts	3-17 digits	10220001111
Individuals	Identification number	Social Security Number (SSN)	Full 9 or last 4 digits	923456789 or 6789
		Driver's license number	7–15 characters, depending on the state	Example for New York: 123 456 789
Organizations	Tax information number	Employer Identification Number (EIN)	9 digits	101002749
Sole proprietorships	Tax information number	Employer Identification Number (EIN)	9 digits	123456789