New Zealand Business Number (NZ-NZBN)
Description
The New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) is New Zealand's official business identifier system. It is a unique identifier designed to provide a single, authoritative way to identify businesses and share core business information.
The NZBN is available to all New Zealand businesses and organisations, including:
- Companies
- Sole traders (self-employed individuals)
- Partnerships
- Trusts
- Registered charities
- Incorporated societies
- Government agencies
- Other registered organisations carrying on business activities in New Zealand.
The NZBN is intended to be a persistent identifier for the business entity to which it is assigned. [1]
Many registered entities (such as companies registered with the Companies Office) are automatically allocated an NZBN. Sole traders, partnerships, trusts, and some other entities may need to apply for one if they do not already have one. [2]
[1] https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/whats-an-nzbn/about/
[2] https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/get-an-nzbn/applying-for-an-nzbn
How to use
The code for this list is NZ-NZBN.
When you have located the organization you wish to identify in this list, you should either:
Enter it in an identifier database field prefixed with NZ-NZBN.
NZ-NZBN-[ IDENTIFIER ]
Examples
NZ-NZBN-9429046393920
NZ-NZBN-9429050294954
Alternatively, use it within a two-part identifier, with NZ-NZBN as the 'scheme', and the identifier you have located as the 'identifier' field.
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