Company ID format

Registered companies require a unique legal identification number that is typically separate from the VAT registration number. In some instances, a different legal ID number is required per company address.

France specifics

These types of identification numbers are used in France:

  • The SIREN number is the business reference number that is used by French administrative offices. This number has three groups of three digits, for example, 732 829 320.
  • The SIRET number identifies the establishment. The same company can have more than one establishment. This number is used in transactions with local social services, tax offices, and the state unemployment office (ASSEDIC). The number geographically identifies any French establishment.

    The SIRET is a 14-digit National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) code consisting of the concatenation of these elements:

    • 9-digit SIREN number
    • Numéro interne de classement (NIC), a sequential four-digit number unique to the establishment
    • A check digit that verifies the entire SIRET number

      For example, in the SIRET code 732 829 320 00074:

      • 732 829 320 is the SIREN number
      • 0007 indicates that this is the seventh establishment of the business
      • 4 is the check digit

      The NAF code identifies the stated primary activity of the business at the time it is registered. The NAF code is four digits and a letter, in accordance with European systems.

How Infor meets this requirement

Specify the Business Identification Number for your company on the General Parameters form. This is the 14-digit SIRET number for the company and establishment. If you have sites that represent different legal entities, rather than just different warehouses, then the last five digits of the company ID for each site should be different.