Singapore

How to use Kausate in Singapore — 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.

Operations

2 callable

Documents

None yet

Your own registry account

Not needed

Company data here comes directly from Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).

What you can call here

What each operation does is the same everywhere and is explained on the jurisdictions overview.

Operation	Status
Autocomplete	Live
Prefill	Live

Company identifiers

Singapore has no number-based search: find a company by name, then use the kausateId search returns. These schemes label the values that come back in a company’s identifiers.

Identifier	Appears as	Format
Singapore Unique Entity Number Singapore Unique Entity Number (UEN) - alphanumeric identifier assigned by ACRA	`sg_uen`	`^[A-Z0-9]{9,10}[A-Z]$`

Identifier notes

A Singapore UEN does not follow one single pattern. It shows up either as a plain 9-digit number followed by a single check letter, or as a letter ('S' or 'T'), two digits, two letters, four digits, and a final check letter. If you parse or validate UENs yourself instead of treating them as an opaque string, build for both shapes rather than assuming one consistent layout.

Local notes

Gotchas

Trap	What happens
Terminal-sounding statuses are not	A status that sounds terminal doesn't always mean the entity is inactive: both "Gazetted To Be Struck Off" (listed for removal, not yet removed) and "Live (Receiver or Receiver and Manager appointed)" (a company in receivership) are still reported as active. If you're gating a decision on the active/inactive flag alone, read the underlying status text too for these two cases.
Unmapped forms carry raw text	For entity types outside the mapped set, the legal-form field can carry raw, malformed text instead of a normal name. Treat it as displayable text, not a fixed set of values to match against.
ISIC tag, national codes	Singapore's industry activity codes are tagged with the international ISIC Rev. 4 classification scheme, but the codes themselves are Singapore's own national classification, which diverges from the literal UN ISIC Rev. 4 list. Don't expect every code to resolve against a generic ISIC Rev. 4 reference table.

Glossary

Term	Meaning
`Live Company`	The active-status label used for incorporated companies. A sole proprietorship or partnership in the same active state is labelled "Live" instead — don't match on "Company" to detect an active business.
`Live`	The active-status label used for sole proprietorships and partnerships, as opposed to "Live Company" for incorporated companies.
`Gazetted To Be Struck Off`	The entity has been publicly listed for removal from the register, but removal has not taken effect — it is still reported as an active entity while the process is pending.