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Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao PDR uses a single 12-digit Taxpayer Identification Number for individuals, legal entities, and organizations that are taxpayers.

LA LAO 1 TIN type Last reviewed 2026-06-01

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Lao Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
Current Individuals Entities

Tax Department, Ministry of Finance (เบเบปเบกเบชเปˆเบงเบเบชเบฒเบญเบฒเบเบญเบ™, เบเบฐเบŠเบงเบ‡เบเบฒเบ™เป€เบ‡เบดเบ™)

Primary tax identifier for taxpayers in Lao PDR, including individuals, legal entities, and organizations.

Details
Examples
123456789-900
Where to find it

On a taxpayer identification number certificate and, for enterprises issued under current registration processes, on the enterprise registration certificate with TIN.

Common names
TIN Taxpayer Identification Number
Structure
1-8 Ordering number Sequential taxpayer number.
9 Monitoring digit Internal monitoring digit used by the computer system.
10 VAT status "9" identifies VAT-registered taxpayers and "0" identifies taxpayers not registered in the VAT system.
11-12 Branch code Enterprise branch identifier; "00" is used when there is no branch.
Official source
laotradeportal.gov.la