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Italy

Italy eKYB validates the legitimacy of Italian businesses by checking their tax ID, business name, address, UBOs, and directors against Italian government sources of truth.

Source

Country Source Description
Italy Italian government sources of truth Verifies submitted business details against records maintained in Italian registries.

Direct API approach

For general integration notes and shared response semantics, see the eKYB API Reference.

Request parameters

Parameter Required Description
plugins Mandatory Array. Must be ["ekyb"].
businessName Mandatory String. Name of the business.
country Mandatory String. Two-letter Alpha-2 country code. Must be IT.
taxId Mandatory String. Accepts CCIAA/NREA, CS_COMPANY_ID, or Tax Code/VAT Number. See Tax ID formats for details.
street Optional String. Street name of the business.
houseNo Optional String. Building or house number.
addressLine2 Optional String. Second line of the business address.
city Optional String. City in the business address.
state Optional String. State in the business address.
postalCode Optional String. 5-digit Italian postal code.
uboNames Optional Array. Full legal names of Unique Beneficial Owners to check against records associated with the business.
directors Optional Array. Full legal names of directors to check against records associated with the business.

Tax ID formats

Tax ID Type Format
CCIAA/NREA 2 letters + 6 or 7 digits (for example: AA123456, AA-123456, AA1234567)
CS_COMPANY_ID IT + 8 digits
Tax Code/VAT No. 11 digits

Sample request

{
  "plugins": ["ekyb"],
  "businessName": "LUXOTTICA GROUP SPA",
  "street": "PLE LUIGI CADORNA",
  "houseNo": "3",
  "city": "MILAN",
  "postalCode": "20123",
  "country": "IT",
  "taxId": "XXXXXXXXX",
  "uboNames": ["Stella Smith", "Sarah Smith"],
  "directors": ["Andrew Martin", "Mike Martin"]
}

Sample response

{
  "kyb": [
    { "key": "name", "sub_label": "Verified" },
    { "key": "tin", "sub_label": "Verified", "reasonCodes": ["VATNO"] },
    { "key": "address_verification", "sub_label": "Verified" },
    { "key": "cityMatch", "sub_label": "Verified" },
    { "key": "postalCodeMatch", "sub_label": "Verified" },
    { "key": "registrationStatus", "sub_label": "Active" },
    {
      "key": "entityType",
      "entityType": { "entityType": "LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY" }
    },
    { "key": "ubo_name_match", "sub_label": "Unverified", "uboName_input": "Stella Smith" },
    { "key": "ubo_name_match", "sub_label": "Unverified", "uboName_input": "Sarah Smith" },
    { "key": "directors_name_match", "sub_label": "Unverified", "directorsName_input": "Andrew Martin" },
    { "key": "directors_name_match", "sub_label": "Unverified", "directorsName_input": "Mike Martin" }
  ]
}

Response fields

Key Status Description
name Verified, Approximate Match, Unverified Submitted business name against the business name associated with the tax ID.
tin Verified, Unverified Submitted tax ID against the government database.
address_verification Verified, Approximate Match, Unverified Submitted address against the address associated with the tax ID.
cityMatch Verified, Approximate Match, Unverified Submitted city against the city associated with the tax ID.
postalCodeMatch Verified, Unverified Submitted postal code against the postal code associated with the tax ID.
registrationStatus Active, Inactive, Unknown Registration status of the business. Inactive includes suspended businesses and those no longer in operation.
entityType Legal entity type of the business The legal entity type of the company, if available. If not available, displays Unknown.
ubo_name_match Verified, Approximate Match, Unverified Submitted UBO against UBOs associated with the business. Distinguished by the uboName_input field on each entry.
directors_name_match Verified, Approximate Match, Unverified Submitted director against directors associated with the business. Distinguished by the directorsName_input field.

Error responses

See the eKYB API Reference for standard error responses.

Single Session Dashboard results

View eKYB results on the Business tab in single Session view.

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