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 below.
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 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.
The table below describes the three UEN formats.
Issued To | UEN Format | Description | |
A | Businesses registered with ACRA1 | nnnnnnnnX | 'n' = a number 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 | |
C | All other entities which will be issued new UEN | TyyPQnnnnX |
| 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 |
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Issuance Agency | Entity-Type | Entity-Type Indicator (PQ) * |
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) | Limited Partnership Limited Liability Partnerships Foreign Companies Public Accounting Firms | LP |
Enterprise Singapore (ESG) | Representative Offices of: | RF |
Islamic Religious Council of Singapore | Mosques | MQ |
Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) | News Bureaus | NB |
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 Foreign Affairs (MFA) | High Commissions, Embassies | DP |
Ministry of Health (MOH) | Healthcare Institutions and Clinics |
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Ministry of Law (MLAW) | Foreign Law Practice Representative Offices | RP |
Ministry of Manpower (MOM) | Trade Unions | TU |
Ministry of National Development (MND) | Town Councils | TC |
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) | Financial Representative Offices |
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People's Association (PA) | PA Services | PA |
Registry of Societies (ROS) | Societies | SS |
Singapore Land Authority ( SLA) | Management Corporations | MC |
Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) | Government Agencies and bodies performing public duties |
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* The UEN format has an entity-type indicator(PQ) built into the identification number. For example, "LL" = "LimitedLiability Partnership".