Unique Entity Number (UEN)

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What is UEN? What is my UEN? How does UEN benefit me? Who will get UEN? Who will issue UEN to me?

What is UEN? UEN is the standard identification number of an entity. UEN shall be for registered entities as NRIC is for Singapore citizens. The UEN uniquely identifies the entity. What is my UEN? If you are a business or local company registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), there will be no change for you. Your existing ACRA registration number will be retained as your UEN. If you are not a business or local company (e.g. limited liability partnership or society), a new UEN will be issued to you by the government agency that registers or oversees you (known as UEN Issuance Agency). The table below describes the three UEN formats. Issued To UEN Format Description A Businesses registered with ACRA1 nnnnnnnnX  (9 digits) “n” = a number “P” = a alphabetical letter “Q” = an alpha-numeric digit  “PQ” = Entity-type 2 “Tyy” / “Syy” / “yyyy”= year of issuance 3 “X” = a check alphabet For example, the UEN for a limited liability partnership (LLP) formed on 1 January 2009 could be “T09LL0001B”. B Local companies registered with ACRA1 yyyynnnnnX (10 digits) C All other entities which will be issued new UEN TyyPQnnnnX (10 digits) 1 No change from existing ACRA Registration Number 2 E.g. ‘LL’ = ‘Limited Liability Partnership’ 3 ‘T’ represents ‘20’, ‘S’ represents ‘19’ and ‘R’ represents ‘18’. E.g. T08 means year 2008, S99 means year 1999 and R00 means year 1800 How does UEN benefit me? Your UEN is your one number for convenient interaction with government agencies. Whether it is filing your corporate tax returns or applying for import and export permit, you will no longer need to use different numbers to interact with different government agencies. Your UEN will be all that you need. Who will get UEN? UEN will be issued to entities (such as businesses, local companies, LLPs, societies and representative offices) that have multiple interactions with government agencies are recognised by a UEN Issuance Agency (e.g. ACRA, ROS) A list of entity-types that will be issued with UEN and their corresponding UEN Issuance Agencies is available here. UEN will NOT be issued to: Individuals •   They will interact with government agencies using their NRIC numbers Entities that have no or only one-off interactions with just one government agency •   E.g. overseas company that sells products to government agencies on a one-off basis Sub-entities such as branches and divisions of an entity However, some government agencies may choose to add sub-entity codes to UEN in their systems if they need to identify and interact with branches and divisions.Who will issue UEN to me? Businesses and local companies currently registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) will retain their ACRA Registration Number as their UEN. Other than business and local registered companies, all other registered entities will be issued with a new UEN. For more details of the three UEN formats, please click here. The following agencies will issue UENs to the entity-types listed below. Issuance Agency Entity-Type Entity-Type Indicator (PQ) * Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) Limited Partnership Limited Liability Partnerships Foreign Companies Public Accounting Firms Unregistered Local Entities Unregistered Foreign Entities LP LL FC PF UL UF Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) Foreign Law Practice Representative Offices RP International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) Representative Offices of: - Foreign Companies, - Foreign Government Agencies - Foreign Trade Associations/Chambers/Non-Profit Organisations RF Islamic Religious Council of Singapore Majlis Ugama Islam Singapore (Muis) Mosques Madrasahs MQ MM Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth - Charities Unit Charities and Institutions of a Public Character CC Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth - Registry of Co-operative Societies Cooperative Societies CS Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth - Registry of Mutual Benefit Organisation Mutual Benefit Organisations MB Ministry of Defence (Mindef) Foreign Military Units FM Ministry of Education (MOE) Government and Government-Aided Schools GS Ministry of Finance (MOF) Government Agencies - Organs of State, Ministries and Departments - Statutory Boards GA GB Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) High Commissions, Embassies Consulate International Organisations (registered with MFA) DP CP NR Ministry of Health (MOH) Healthcare Institutions and Clinics - Only Medical Clinic - Only Dental Clinic - Both Medical and Dental Clinic - Hospitals - Voluntary Welfare Home - Commercial Home - Maternity Home - Clinical Laboratory - Xray Laboratory - Both Clinical and Xray Laboratory       CM CD MD HS VH CH MH CL XL CX Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) News Bureaus NB Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Trade Unions TU Ministry of National Development (MND) Town Councils TC Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Financial Representative Offices - Bank Representative Offices - Insurance Representative Offices FB FN People's Association (PA) PA Services Grassroot Units PA PB Registry of Societies (ROS) Societies SS Singapore Land Authority ( SLA) Management Corporations Subsidiary Management Corporations