Suriname · FIN
Suriname FIN Format Checker
Check that a Surinamese fiscaal identificatienummer (FIN) has the right structure: 10 digits.
What is a Suriname FIN?
The FIN (fiscaal identificatienummer) is the single tax number Suriname’s Belastingdienst assigns to every taxpayer, person or company, under the 2020 FIN Act. It has 10 digits — for example 2000005349 for De Surinaamsche Bank NV — and it is also the BTW (VAT) number that must appear on invoices.
Suriname FIN format
Ten digits, numbers only.
Example: 2000005349 (De Surinaamsche Bank NV, listed in the Belastingdienst’s public BTW register).
- 10 digits: An 8-digit number follows the original 2020 wording; a 2024 amendment removed the length from the law, and the Belastingdienst uses 10 digits.
- No published check digit: The Belastingdienst publishes no check-digit rule.
- Not a FIN: A vestigingsnummer (e.g. 2200559.01), an 18-digit betalingskenmerk or a KKF number is a different number.
- Format check only: This checker confirms the 10-digit structure. Individuals hold FINs too, so never enter another person’s FIN.
How to check a Suriname FIN
- 1 Find the FIN on the supplier’s invoice — the VAT Act requires it there.
- 2 Enter the 10 digits above. Spaces, hyphens and dots are removed automatically.
- 3 If you have an 18-digit payment reference, enter only its first 10 digits.
- 4 Need background on tax IDs in other countries? Browse our tax ID guides.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the format of a Suriname FIN? (Hoeveel cijfers heeft een FIN?)
Ten digits, numbers only — the Belastingdienst describes it as “FIN: 10 cijfers”. The 2020 FIN Act originally said 8 digits, but a 2024 amendment removed the length from the law because the Belastingdienst’s system uses 10. For example, De Surinaamsche Bank NV’s FIN is 2000005349.
Is the FIN the same as the Suriname VAT (BTW) number?
Yes. The VAT Act defines the fiscaal identificatienummer as the BTW identification number the Inspector assigns. There is no separate VAT number format and no SR prefix.
Must the customer’s FIN be on a Suriname invoice?
Yes. Article 28 of the VAT Act requires both the supplier’s FIN and the FIN of the customer to whom the supply is made on every invoice.
Does a Suriname FIN have a check digit?
The Belastingdienst publishes no check-digit rule, and the law says the FIN contains no information about the taxpayer. A format check confirms the length, not that the number was issued.
What happened to my old vastnummer or stamnummer?
The FIN replaced the old sales-tax vastnummer, the stamnummer and the import-exportnummer, which were declared void when the FIN was assigned. Each taxpayer receives only one FIN.
Is the long number on my BTW payment the FIN?
If it is the 18-digit betalingskenmerk for a BTW return, only its first 10 digits are the FIN — the rest is a tax code, the year and the period. Payments of an assessment (aanslag) use the assessment number instead.
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