Taiwan
How to use Kausate in Taiwan — 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 經濟部商工登記公示資料查詢服務 (MOEA GCIS (Ministry of Economic Affairs)).
What you can call here
What each operation does is the same everywhere and is explained on the jurisdictions overview.
| Operation | Status |
|---|---|
| Autocomplete | Live |
| Company search | Live |
| Company report Includes: Registered details and Legal representatives. | Live |
| Prefill | Live |
How to search
Start with company search and jurisdictionCode: "tw". Pass the name as companyName. Taiwan accepts no generic number alias — the fields below are its own.
Fields
To say exactly what you mean, send an advancedQuery instead. Taiwan understands these fields:
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
name | Company name to search for (Chinese keywords). |
ubn | Taiwan 8-digit Unified Business Number. |
Examples
{ "jurisdictionCode": "tw", "advancedQuery": { "ubn": "22099131" }}Company identifiers
Taiwan 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unified Business Number Taiwan 8-digit Unified Business Number (e.g., 22099131) | tw_ubn | ^[0-9]{8}$ |
Local notes
Gotchas
| Trap | What happens |
|---|---|
| Chinese name search only | Company search matches only the Chinese name — an English name, romanization, or translation won't find a match. Search with the Chinese name or a substring of it. |
| Supervisors sit with directors | The people list mixes directors and statutory supervisors — a separate oversight role, not a kind of director. Filter on role for board directors only. |
| English name may not exist | Legal name can come back in Chinese only. An English name appears only if the company registered one — many smaller companies never did, so don't assume one exists. |
| Legal form from the name suffix | Legal form is derived from the registered name, not a separate field — company names typically end in a suffix like 股份有限公司. No recognized suffix means no legal form at all. |
| Capital is authorized, not paid-in | The capital figure is registered (authorized) capital, not paid-in capital — the two can differ, and paid-in capital isn't available separately. |
| Branches excluded | The company report excludes branch offices — only the head-office record comes back, even for companies that operate branches. |
Glossary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
核准設立 | Approved / Established — the company's initial registration was approved and it is active. |
核准登記 | Registration Approved — a later registration change was approved and the company remains active. |
撤銷 | Revoked — the company's registration has been revoked. |
解散 | Dissolved — the company has been dissolved. |
停業 | Suspended — the company has suspended business operations. |
廢止 | Abolished — the registration has been abolished. |
合併解散 | Merged / Dissolved — the company was dissolved as part of a merger into another company. |
破產 | Bankruptcy — the company is in bankruptcy proceedings. |
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