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Cameroon

Cameroon uses the Numéro d'Identifiant Unique (NIU), issued by the Direction Générale des Impôts, as the taxpayer identifier for natural persons and legal persons.

CM CMR 2 TIN types Last reviewed 2026-05-14

TIN types

2 published formats. Open a type to see examples, structure details, and official sources.

Validate Cameroon TIN
Cameroon NIU (Natural Persons)
Current Individuals

Direction Générale des Impôts (Directorate General of Taxation)

The NIU for natural persons is the taxpayer identifier assigned by the DGI to identify an individual taxpayer in Cameroon.

Details
Examples
P123456789012A
Where to find it

On the taxpayer registration certificate, in DGI online registration outputs, and in the taxpayer's DGI/Fiscalis account.

Common names
NIU Numéro d'Identifiant Unique Numéro d'identifiant fiscal unique Taxpayer Number
Structure
1 Taxpayer type The letter P identifies a natural person.
2-13 Core identifier Twelve-digit taxpayer identifier sequence.
14 Final letter Final alphabetic character assigned as part of the NIU.
Official source
impots.cm nada.stat.cm support.zoom.com
Cameroon NIU (Legal Persons)
Current Entities

Direction Générale des Impôts (Directorate General of Taxation)

The NIU for legal persons is the taxpayer identifier assigned by the DGI to identify an entity taxpayer in Cameroon.

Details
Examples
M123456789012A
Where to find it

On the taxpayer registration certificate, DGI registration forms, DGI/Fiscalis taxpayer records, and tax documents issued to the entity.

Common names
NIU Numéro d'Identifiant Unique Numéro d'identifiant fiscal unique Taxpayer Number
Structure
1 Taxpayer type The letter M identifies a legal person.
2-13 Core identifier Twelve-digit taxpayer identifier sequence.
14 Final letter Final alphabetic character assigned as part of the NIU.
Official source
impots.cm nada.stat.cm oecd.org support.zoom.com