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CHECK OUT THE NEW ASK ADA DIGITAL ASSISTANT

ACRA is piloting our new digital assistant, Ask Ada, on the Unique Entity Number (UEN) portal.

Powered by Natural Language Processing and predictive analysis, Ask Ada is able to understand, interpret and answer your questions faster and with greater accuracy.

If you have a question about UEN, visit the UEN portal to check with Ask Ada today.

18 Feb 2021

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.

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 (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

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	LP LL FC PF
Enterprise Singapore (ESG)	Representative Offices of: - Foreign Companies, - Foreign Government Agencies - Foreign Trade Associations/Chambers/Non-Profit Organisations	RF
Islamic Religious Council of Singapore Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis)	Mosques Madrasahs	MQ MM
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 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 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 - 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	MC SM
Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO)	Government Agencies and bodies performing public duties - Organs of State, Ministries and Departments - Statutory Boards and bodies performing public duties	GA GB

* The UEN format has an entity-type indicator(PQ) built into the identification number. For example, "LL" = "LimitedLiability Partnership".