A corporate number has 13 digits and anyone can use it freely. The publication site for checking business partnersCompanies have a 13-digit number, a bit like a "My Number"
A corporate number is a 13-digit number held by corporations such as stock companies. It has no restrictions on use, and anyone can use it freely. Three items of information, name, location and corporate number, are published on the NTA's Corporate Number Publication Site and can be used to check business partners.
- 1. AssignmentThe Commissioner of the NTA assigns a corporate number
- 2. NotificationNotified normally 2 business days after incorporation registration
- 3. PublicationName, location and number are made public on the publication site
- 4. UseAnyone can freely search and use it
Key points
- Numbers are assigned to national agencies, local governments, corporations that have completed incorporation registration, and corporations required to submit certain tax documents. The number is notified after assignment.
- What is published is the basic three items: name, location of the head office or principal office, and corporate number. Furigana (reading), English name and change history are published under certain conditions.
- For a corporation that has registered its incorporation, notification comes about 2 business days after registration (for the one-stop service, at 4 p.m. on the day of registration or 11 a.m. on the next business day).
- On the invoice system publication site, a registration number can be searched by its 13 half-width digits without the "T," and "batch search" handles up to 10 at a time.
What to do in practice
- For a new business partner, check the name and location on the Corporate Number Publication Site and record the corporate number in the ledger.
- Check invoice registration numbers on the Qualified Invoice Issuer Publication Site.
Every company has its own 13-digit number. Anyone can look up this number, the company's name and its location on the internet. It is handy for checking whether the company you are dealing with really exists.
- ○Applies: It is a 13-digit number
- ○Applies: Anyone can use it freely
- ○Applies: The name and location are public
- ×Does not apply: You need government permission to use it
Points
- A company's number is 13 digits.
- The company's name, location and number are made public so anyone can see them.
- There are no rules about how to use it, so anyone can use it freely.
What the words mean
- Corporate number
- A 13-digit number given to each company and similar organization.
- Publication site
- A website where the government posts information so anyone can see it.
- National Tax Agency (NTA): NTA Corporate Number Publication Site: What is a Corporate Number
- National Tax Agency (NTA): NTA Qualified Invoice Issuer Publication Site: How to Use
This article summarizes and explains materials published by government agencies and is not advice on any individual case. Rules can change, so for actual procedures and decisions always check the latest original materials and consult professionals such as tax accountants or labor and social security attorneys. English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese versions are translations prepared from the Japanese articles for convenience. If anything differs, the Japanese text and the original source take precedence.