JurisdictionsAmericas
Guatemala
How to use Kausate in Guatemala — what you can call, and which identifiers it uses
New to the API? Start with the jurisdictions overview, which explains how ordering, identifiers and documents work everywhere.
Company data here comes directly from Guatecompras.
What you can call here
| Operation | Status |
|---|---|
| Autocomplete | Coming soon |
| Company search | Live |
| Company report Includes: Registered details and Legal representatives. | Live |
| Shareholder graph | Coming soon |
| Beneficial owners | Coming soon |
| Financials | Coming soon |
| List documents | Coming soon |
| Retrieve a document | Coming soon |
| Prefill | Coming soon |
How to search
Use company search with jurisdictionCode: "gt". Pass a name as companyName or a registration number as companyNumber. companyNumber is read as nit.
Fields
An advancedQuery for Guatemala accepts these fields:
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
name | Legal or commercial name |
nit | SAT taxpayer identification number |
Examples
{ "jurisdictionCode": "gt", "advancedQuery": { "nit": "325732" }}Search notes
- Search by one legal or commercial name, or by one NIT. Name results can include individual taxpayers and namesakes.
Company identifiers
A registration number sent as companyNumber is matched against the searchable schemes below; you do not name the scheme. All of them can appear in a company’s identifiers.
| Identifier | Type | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Código Único de Identificación Publicly published Guatemalan personal identity number (CUI). | gt_cui | ^[0-9]{13}$ |
| Número de Identificación Tributaria Guatemalan SAT taxpayer identification number, distinct from a commercial-register number. | gt_nit | Guatemalan SAT taxpayer identification number, distinct from a commercial-register number. |
Identifier notes
- The NIT identifies a SAT taxpayer. It is distinct from a Registro Mercantil registration number.
Documents you can order
None of these documents can be ordered for Guatemala yet.
| Document | Status |
|---|---|
| Supplier-uploaded commercial patent Historical copy of a commercial patent uploaded by a supplier; not a current certified extract. | Coming soon |
| Supplier-uploaded RTU constancia Historical copy of a SAT RTU constancia uploaded by a supplier; not newly issued. | Coming soon |
Local notes
Gotchas
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| Identity freshness | The source date records when Guatecompras received the identity data from SAT. It can precede the retrieval date by years. |
| Fiscal and procurement terms | Domicilio Fiscal is a fiscal address. Solvente describes tax standing; RGAE eligibility does not establish a company's legal status. |
| Representative appointment terms | Plazo de Nombramiento is preserved in the source document. Its dates do not establish an appointment start or end date. |
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