NZBN

New Zealand's national business identifier, counterpart to Australia's ABN.

Definition

The NZBN is assigned to every New Zealand business and is built on GS1's Global Location Number (GLN). On the Peppol network the NZBN serves as the participant identifier (recipient's electronic address), prefixed by New Zealand's ICD 0088 from the EAS code list. It is administered by the Companies Office (MBIE).

Origin

Established by the New Zealand Business Number Act 2016, administered by the Companies Office (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment); structure based on the GS1 GLN standard (ISO/IEC 6523).

Example in context

Recipient Peppol address: 0088:9429000000000 — the ICD prefix 0088 denotes a New Zealand NZBN/GLN.

Related terms

• ABN — Australian counterpart.
• Peppol Participant Identifier — where the NZBN is used.