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Stripe Overview of Account Registration Requirements
AbeBooks works with multiple external payment service providers to process credit card payments on the behalf of sellers. Using Stripe as our external payment service provider gives us the flexibility to adapt to an evolving ecommerce world and build future improvements to help make your inventory easier to purchase.
Please refer to this chart to determine what additional actions and pieces of information will be required from you for Stripe to verify your identity. If your jurisdiction is not included in this chart, no action is required of you at this time. If that changes in the future, you will be notified.
| Legal Country/Location | Business Entity Type | Additional Required Information |
| Australia | Sole Proprietor | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions• Passport OR driver’s license OR ID Card or Photo Card (New South Wales) |
| Australia | Partnership, Company, Non-Profit | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions• Company Tax ID (Company ACN/ABN-TFN)
• Passport OR driver’s license OR ID Card or Photo Card (New South Wales) |
| Canada | Sole Proprietor | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions• Social Insurance Number (optional)• Passport OR driver’s license OR government issued ID |
| Canada | Partnership, Company, Non-Profit | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions• Social Insurance Number (optional)• Business number (Tax ID)• Passport OR driver’s license OR government issued ID |
| European Union* | Sole Proprietor | • Accept Stripe Terms and Conditions• Passport OR driver’s license |
| European Union* | Partnership, Company, Non-Profit | • Accept Stripe Terms and Conditions• Business Registration/Tax ID**• Name, Address, and Date of Birth for the Ultimate Beneficiary Owner• Passport OR driver’s license |
| Hong Kong | Sole Proprietor | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions• Identity Card Number (HKID)• Passport OR government issued ID |
| Hong Kong | Partnership, Company, Non-Profit | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions• Identity Card Number (HKID)• Registration Number• Passport OR government issued ID |
| New Zealand | Sole Proprietor | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions• Passport OR driver’s license |
| New Zealand | Partnership, Company, Non-Profit | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions
• New Zealand Business Number (NZBN)• Passport OR driver’s license |
| Japan | Sole Proprietor | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions
• Passport OR driver’s license OR government issued ID OR Japan resident card |
| Japan | Partnership, Company, Non-Profit | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions
• Company Tax ID • Passport OR driver’s license OR government issued ID OR Japan resident card |
| Singapore | Sole Proprietor | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions
• Government issued photo ID |
| Singapore | Partnership, Company, Non-Profit | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions• Company Tax ID (Unique Entity Number – UEN)• National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) or Foreign Identification Number (FIN)
• Government issued photo ID |
| U.S.A. | Sole Proprietor | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions• Passport OR driver’s license |
| U.S.A. | Partnership, Company, Non-Profit | • Accept Stripe terms and conditions• Last 4 digits of Director SSN• Passport OR driver’s license OR SSN |
*In this chart, “European Union” only includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.
Proof of Home Address (Australia, EU, New Zealand)
| Utility bill |
| Statement from a financial institution |
| Letter issued from a government institution |
| Drivers license (if this has not already been used as Proof of Identity) |
| Identity card (if this has not already been used as Proof of Identity) |
| Country | Additional Required Information |
| Australia | – Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Record of Registration – Australian Business Register Confirmation – Australian Business Register Extract – Consumer Affairs Association Extract – Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Extract |
| Austria | – Firmenbuchauszug |
| Belgium | – Extract CBE-KBO – Certificat D’Inscription de la Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises (FR) – – Inschrijving in de Kruispuntbank (NL) Statutes (FR) / Statuten (NL) |
| Denmark | – Erhvervsstyrelsen Document – Vedtægter – Registreringsattest |
| Estonia | – Registry card (extract) from commercial register – Tax residency certificate – Äriregistri B-osa Registrikaart |
| Finland | – Yhtiöjärjestys – Kaupparekisteriote |
| France | – Numéro SIREN délivré par l’Urssaf – Extrait Kbis – Certificat d’immatriculation |
| Germany | – Gewerbeschein/Gewerbeanmeldung – Handelsregisterauszug |
| Greece | – ΜΗΤΡΩΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΑΚΩΝ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΩΝ ΤΜΗΜΑ / Registration and Development Information Systems Dept – Greece Business Registry Document – Γενικό Εμπορικό Μητρώο, Γ.Ε.ΜΗ., GEMI / General Electronic Commercial Registry Φύλλο Εφηµερίδας της Κυβερνήσεως ή Πιστοποιητικό Εγγραφής από Επιµελητήριο |
| Ireland | – An Oifig um Chlárú Cuideachtaí (Companies Registration Office) / Certificate of Registration – Articles of Association |
| Italy | – Registro Imprese dell’archivio ufficiale della CCIAA – Certificato di registrazione aziendale |
| Latvia | – Uzņēmumu reģistrs / Business Registration – Komersanta reģistrācijas apliecība / Merchant Registration Certificate – Lursoft Document – PVN maksātāja numurs / VAT number from the register |
| Lithuania | – Lietuvos Respublikos Juridiniu Asmenu Registro isplestinis israsas – Registravimo Pažymėjimas |
| Luxembourg | – Memorandum / Publication of articles of association – Trade license |
| Netherlands | – Statuten – Uittreksels |
| New Zealand | – New Zealand Business Number Registration Extract – New Zealand Companies Office Company Extract |
| Poland | – Odpis z Krajowego Rejestru Sądowego – KRS + REGON – Poland KRS Extract/ Certificate of Incorporation – REGON (Rejestr urzedowy podmiotw Gospodarki Narodowej) number |
| Portugal | – Acto constitutivo |
| Slovakia | – Rozhodnutie z Ministerstvo Kultury Slovenskj republiky – Výpis z Obchodného Registra |
| Slovenia | – Obvestilo o Identifikaciji in Razvrstitvi po Dejavnosti – Incorporation document |
| Spain | – Comunicación de Tarjeta Acreditativa del NIF – Escritura de constitución |
| Sweden | – Registreringsbevis |
| Switzerland | – Gründungsurkunde (DE) – Jahresabschluss (DE) – Registro di commercio del cantone (IT) |
| United Kingdom | – Certificate of Incorporation – Companies House Document – HM Revenue and Customs: VAT Certificate – HM Revenue and Customs: Account Statement – Charity Commission Document – OSCR Scottish Charity Regulator |
**Business Registration/Tax IDs vary by country. Please view the chart below for country-specific requirements for the European Union countries currently included in this phase of account registration:
| Country | Name of Business Registration/Tax ID |
| Austria | FN / St.Nr. |
| Belgium | TVA/BTW/CBE Number |
| Denmark | Momsregistreringsnummer |
| Finland | Y-tunnus |
| France | Numéro SIREN |
| Germany | Registernummer |
| Ireland | Company number |
| Italy | Numero RI/ REA |
| Luxembourg | Company / RCS number |
| Netherlands | KVK number |
| Portugal | Número de Identificación Fiscal (NIF) |
| Spain | NIF number |
| Sweden | Organisationsnummer |
| United Kingdom | Company number |
| Switzerland | Unternehmensnummer (UID/MWST/TVA/IVA) |
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