D-U-N-S® Number
What is a D&B D-U-N-S® Number
The D&B D-U-N-S (Data Universal Numbering System) Number is a unique nine-digit identification sequence, which provides unique identifiers of single business entities, while linking corporate family structures together.
D&B links D-U-N-S® Number of parents, subsidiaries, headquarters and branches on more then 9 million corporate family members around the world. Used by the world's most influential standards-setting organizations, it is recognized, recommended and/or required by more than 50 global, industry and trade associations, including the United Nations, the U.S. Federal Government, the Australian Government and the European Commission.
In today's global economy, D-U-N-S® Number has become the standard for keeping track of the world's businesses.
D&B links D-U-N-S® Number of parents, subsidiaries, headquarters and branches on more then 9 million corporate family members around the world. Used by the world's most influential standards-setting organizations, it is recognized, recommended and/or required by more than 50 global, industry and trade associations, including the United Nations, the U.S. Federal Government, the Australian Government and the European Commission.
In today's global economy, D-U-N-S® Number has become the standard for keeping track of the world's businesses.
Why do I need D-U-N-S® Number?
Once you have your company's D&B D-U-N-S® Number, it can:
● Act as a common classifier or identifier for invoices, requisitions, payments, shipping, customs clearance and other business documentation
● Ease communications with your customers
● Link your operation to parent companies, headquarters locations, branches or subsidiaries
Applying D&B D-U-N-S® Number to your internal files can help you:
● Identify risk exposure and highlight cross-selling opportunities within the same corporate family structure
● Eliminate duplicate file entries and build your own value-added customer and supplier information warehouses
● Streamline your e-commerce transactions and simplify communications
● Integrate your internal systems by linking payables/receivables and tracking business documentation to the business entity and location level
● Reduce operating costs by linking interrelated suppliers and leverage this knowledge to increase purchasing power
● Uncover revenue opportunities by identifying prospects
● Improve customer service by linking related customer accounts to support a "single-customer" view
● Act as a common classifier or identifier for invoices, requisitions, payments, shipping, customs clearance and other business documentation
● Ease communications with your customers
● Link your operation to parent companies, headquarters locations, branches or subsidiaries
Applying D&B D-U-N-S® Number to your internal files can help you:
● Identify risk exposure and highlight cross-selling opportunities within the same corporate family structure
● Eliminate duplicate file entries and build your own value-added customer and supplier information warehouses
● Streamline your e-commerce transactions and simplify communications
● Integrate your internal systems by linking payables/receivables and tracking business documentation to the business entity and location level
● Reduce operating costs by linking interrelated suppliers and leverage this knowledge to increase purchasing power
● Uncover revenue opportunities by identifying prospects
● Improve customer service by linking related customer accounts to support a "single-customer" view
D-U-N-S® Number Search Service
About D-U-N-S® Number Search Service
D-U-N-S® Number Search Service is a membersihp based service to search D-U-N-S® Number for Japanese customers. To use D-U-N-S® Number Search Service, requires contract with Japan office.
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Glossary
Segmentation of headquarters and branches
This is the field to identify if the record in question indicates a headquarters or a branch. A branch indicates the secondary base of a business unit whose legal responsibility is borne by its headquarters. A branch should be located in a place different from its headquarters; it may perform business under a common name or a name different from that of its headquarters in some cases.
The branch segmentation of the record in question shall appear in the "Headquarters/Branch" field in the search result window and detailed information window using the following abbreviations:
Segmentation of headquarters and branches
This is the field to identify if the record in question indicates a headquarters or a branch. A branch indicates the secondary base of a business unit whose legal responsibility is borne by its headquarters. A branch should be located in a place different from its headquarters; it may perform business under a common name or a name different from that of its headquarters in some cases.
The branch segmentation of the record in question shall appear in the "Headquarters/Branch" field in the search result window and detailed information window using the following abbreviations:
FAQ
About D-U-N-S® Number
Q：What is a D-U-N-S® Number？
A：The D-U-N-S® Number is a unique nine-digit identification sequence, which provides unique identifiers of single business entities, while linking corporate family structures together. D&B links the D-U-N-S® Numbers of parents, subsidiaries, headquarters and branches on more than 80 million corporate family members around the world. Used by the world's most influential standards-setting organizations, it is recognized, recommended and/or required by more than 50 global, industry and trade associations, including the United Nations, the U.S. Federal Government, the Australian Government and the European Commission. In today's global economy, the D-U-N-S® Number has become the standard for keeping track of the world's businesses. Once a number has been allocated to a business, it can be used to identify and link millions of companies worldwide.
Q：What is the value of a D-U-N-S® Number？
A：By embedding D-U-N-S® Number at the core of your global marketing, credit and purchasing transactions, you can take data you already have and turn it into powerful business information. By combining your company's internal data with D&B's database and other marketplace information, you can create a value-added information source within your own organization.
Within ERP, CRM systems, Enterprise Risk Management, the D-U-N-S® Number can help ensure more accurate data rationalization. This means that you can have confidence in the quality of information you use to manage your business.
In database marketing applications, the D-U-N-S® Number allows customers to quantify how much business they are already doing within a market sector or corporate family structure, to enable more effective planning of new sales and marketing activities.
In credit applications and decision-support software systems, the D-U-N-S® Number can link customer files to respective parent companies to see total credit exposure. This insight into customers' corporate family structures means that credit limits can be managed intelligently and collection efforts prioritized.
In purchasing applications, the D-U-N-S® Number enables a better understanding of your supplier base by helping identify duplicate records and providing linkage information on supplier family structures. This understanding allows you to leverage your purchasing power, cut purchasing process costs and reduce the number of redundant suppliers worldwide.
With the growing use of Electronic Commerce as a form of transaction within the global economy, the D-U-N-S® Number has assumed a fresh importance as a unique means of identifying businesses during the online transaction and registration process. By leveraging the D&B global database and the D-U-N-S® Number, companies can authenticate, validate and establish business credentials, which will facilitate smart transactions and decisions at the speed of e-business.
For companies with a serious e-commerce strategy, the use of the D-U-N-S® Number as a means of identifying suppliers, trading partners and customers will be of fundamental importance as global standards are established in this area. Companies wishing to be recognized as a credible supplier of online services can use their D-U-N-S® Number as a means of identification allowing potential customers to verify their business credentials before starting a trading relationship.
Within ERP, CRM systems, Enterprise Risk Management, the D-U-N-S® Number can help ensure more accurate data rationalization. This means that you can have confidence in the quality of information you use to manage your business.
In database marketing applications, the D-U-N-S® Number allows customers to quantify how much business they are already doing within a market sector or corporate family structure, to enable more effective planning of new sales and marketing activities.
In credit applications and decision-support software systems, the D-U-N-S® Number can link customer files to respective parent companies to see total credit exposure. This insight into customers' corporate family structures means that credit limits can be managed intelligently and collection efforts prioritized.
In purchasing applications, the D-U-N-S® Number enables a better understanding of your supplier base by helping identify duplicate records and providing linkage information on supplier family structures. This understanding allows you to leverage your purchasing power, cut purchasing process costs and reduce the number of redundant suppliers worldwide.
With the growing use of Electronic Commerce as a form of transaction within the global economy, the D-U-N-S® Number has assumed a fresh importance as a unique means of identifying businesses during the online transaction and registration process. By leveraging the D&B global database and the D-U-N-S® Number, companies can authenticate, validate and establish business credentials, which will facilitate smart transactions and decisions at the speed of e-business.
For companies with a serious e-commerce strategy, the use of the D-U-N-S® Number as a means of identifying suppliers, trading partners and customers will be of fundamental importance as global standards are established in this area. Companies wishing to be recognized as a credible supplier of online services can use their D-U-N-S® Number as a means of identification allowing potential customers to verify their business credentials before starting a trading relationship.
Getting a D-U-N-S® Number of your company
Q：Why do I need a D-U-N-S® Number？
A：It can make it easier for your business associates to do business with you. In fact, some customers demand that their suppliers obtain a D&B D-U-N-S® Number.
It is now the standard for all electronic commerce transactions to help streamline and reduce procurement costs.
The D&B D-U-N-S® Number is easy to obtain, simple to use and accepted worldwide. A unique nine-digit D&B D-U-N-S® Number can be assigned to each of your business locations. Once you have your company's D&B D-U-N-S® Number, it can:
● Act as a common classifier or identifier for invoices, requisitions, payments, shipping, customs clearance and other business documentation
● Ease communications with your customers
● Link your operation to parent companies, headquarters locations, branches or subsidiaries
Applying D&B D-U-N-S® Numbers to your internal files can help you:
● Identify risk exposure and highlight cross-selling opportunities within the same corporate family structure
● Eliminate duplicate file entries and build your own value-added customer and supplier information warehouses
● Streamline your e-commerce transactions and simplify communications
● Integrate your internal systems by linking payables/receivables and tracking business documentation to the business entity and location level
● Reduce operating costs by linking interrelated suppliers and leverage this knowledge to increase purchasing power
● Uncover revenue opportunities by identifying prospects
● Improve customer service by linking related customer accounts to support a "one-customer" view
It is now the standard for all electronic commerce transactions to help streamline and reduce procurement costs.
The D&B D-U-N-S® Number is easy to obtain, simple to use and accepted worldwide. A unique nine-digit D&B D-U-N-S® Number can be assigned to each of your business locations. Once you have your company's D&B D-U-N-S® Number, it can:
● Act as a common classifier or identifier for invoices, requisitions, payments, shipping, customs clearance and other business documentation
● Ease communications with your customers
● Link your operation to parent companies, headquarters locations, branches or subsidiaries
Applying D&B D-U-N-S® Numbers to your internal files can help you:
● Identify risk exposure and highlight cross-selling opportunities within the same corporate family structure
● Eliminate duplicate file entries and build your own value-added customer and supplier information warehouses
● Streamline your e-commerce transactions and simplify communications
● Integrate your internal systems by linking payables/receivables and tracking business documentation to the business entity and location level
● Reduce operating costs by linking interrelated suppliers and leverage this knowledge to increase purchasing power
● Uncover revenue opportunities by identifying prospects
● Improve customer service by linking related customer accounts to support a "one-customer" view
Q：How do I get a D-U-N-S® Number？
A：You can get a D-U-N-S® Number at
D-U-N-S® Number Search Service.
*To use D-U-N-S® Number Search Service, requires contract with Japan office
D-U-N-S® Number Search Service.
*To use D-U-N-S® Number Search Service, requires contract with Japan office
D-U-N-S® Number assignments
Q：How are D-U-N-S® Numbers assigned？
A：The D-U-N-S® Number is owned and solely maintained by D&B. When a business is first entered into the D&B business information database, we assign each business location that has its own unique, separate and distinct operation, its own D-U-N-S® Number.
Separate D-U-N-S® Numbers can be assigned to single locations, parents, subsidiaries, headquarters and branches. If a branch operates in the same location as its headquarters, it will have a different D-U-N-S® Number, provided its operations are distinct and separate.
Private individuals, other business assets not considered Branch locations (e.g. Automated Teller or Cash Machines, temporary construction sites, loading docks at a site already assigned a D-U-N-S® Number, railroad cars, utility sub stations, etc. are ineligible for a D-U-N-S® Number.
Separate D-U-N-S® Numbers can be assigned to single locations, parents, subsidiaries, headquarters and branches. If a branch operates in the same location as its headquarters, it will have a different D-U-N-S® Number, provided its operations are distinct and separate.
Private individuals, other business assets not considered Branch locations (e.g. Automated Teller or Cash Machines, temporary construction sites, loading docks at a site already assigned a D-U-N-S® Number, railroad cars, utility sub stations, etc. are ineligible for a D-U-N-S® Number.
