Country guide

Montenegro

Montenegro uses an 8-digit PIB for legal persons and natural persons performing independent activity, an 8-digit personal identification number as the current personal PIB for other individuals, and the 13-digit JMBG in older or legacy personal-tax contexts.

ME MNE 3 TIN types Last reviewed 2026-06-02

TIN types

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

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Montenegrin Tax Identification Number (PIB)

Current Individuals Entities

Poreska uprava (Tax Administration)

Eight-digit taxpayer identifier assigned to legal persons and to natural persons performing independent activity, including entrepreneurs and certain regulated professionals.

Details

Examples

03084663 03253899

Where to find it

On tax-registration documents and CRPS or IRMS business-register records.

Common names

PIB Poreski identifikacioni broj

Structure

1-7 Registration serial Registration sequence assigned by the tax authority.

8 Check digit Control digit.

Official source

gov.me wapi.gov.me irms.tax.gov.me raw.githubusercontent.com

Montenegrin Personal Identification Number / Personal PIB

Current Individuals

Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova (Ministry of the Interior) / Poreska uprava (Tax Administration)

Current personal PIB form for individuals who do not perform independent activity; foreign individuals without an internal-affairs identification number receive a PIB in the same form from the Tax Administration.

Details

Examples

23456781 91234565

Where to find it

In the confirmation on determination of the identification number and in electronic identification or certificate contexts linked to the identity card.

Common names

Personal identification number Identifikacioni broj Personal PIB

Structure

1 Person category Initial digit assigned for a physical person.

2-7 Random sequence Six-digit sequence selected by the issuing system.

8 Check digit Control digit.

Official source

gov.me wapi.gov.me

Montenegrin Unique Master Citizen Number (JMBG)

Legacy Individuals

Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova (Ministry of the Interior)

Thirteen-digit unique master citizen number used in official identity documents and retained for older personal-tax payment and onboarding contexts.

Details

Examples

0101990211230 2505980265015

Where to find it

On the national identity card; foreigner identity and residence documents can also show the unique master number.

Common names

JMBG Jedinstveni matični broj Unique Master Citizen Number

Structure

1-2 Birth day Day component of the personal date segment.

3-4 Birth month Month component of the personal date segment.

5-7 Birth year Three-digit year component of the personal date segment.

8-9 Registration area Registration area segment.

10-12 Serial Serial component assigned for people sharing the same date and registration area.

13 Check digit Control digit.

Official source

wapi.gov.me raw.githubusercontent.com