10DLC, Toll Free and Short Code Number Brand Identity Resources

Meredith_W — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:44:13 GMT

In order to launch a 10DLC campaign, your business must complete brand registration. Similar Brand registration is also now required for Toll Free Messaging. US Short Code will follow in Q4 2024. During the brand registration process, your Tax ID number is used in conjunction with your company’s name, address, and other information to successfully register your brand. It's important to provide Sinch the Tax ID and company information that is consistent with your company's tax registration with your country, to avoid delays with your brand registration.

United States

If you are a US company or a foreign company with a US IRS Employer Identification Number (EIN), make sure you provide your nine-digit EIN and ensure that your legal company name is consistent with your IRS registration and is properly spelled. The address you enter should also be the same as that used in registering with the IRS.

US Tax ID, company name and address can be validated using the following resources:

Public business entities: Public business lookup (EDGAR)
Nonprofit entities: IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search

Private business entities: If you are a private business in the US, here is a list of private business lookup by state:

State	Lookup Database Title
Alabama	Alabama Business Entity
Alaska	Alaska Corporations Database
Arizona	Arizona eCorp Business Entity Search
Arkansas	Arkansas Business Entity Search
California	California Business Search
Colorado	Colorado Business Database Search
Connecticut	Connecticut Business Inquiry Search
Delaware	Delaware Business Entity Search
District of Columbia	District of Columbia Business Filings Search (login required)
Florida	Florida Business Name Search
Georgia	Georgia Business Search
Hawaii	Hawaii Business Entity & Documents Search
Idaho	Idaho Business Entity Search
Illinois	Illinois Corporation & LLC Search
Indiana	Indiana Business Search
Iowa	Iowa Business Entities Search
Kansas	Kansas Business Entity Search Station (BESS)
Kentucky	Kentucky FastTrack Business Organization Search
Louisiana	Louisiana Business Filings Search
Maine	Maine Corporate Name Search
Maryland	Maryland Business Entity Search
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Business Entity Search
Michigan	Michigan Business Entity Search
Minnesota	Minnesota Search Business Filings
Mississippi	Mississippi Business Search
Missouri	Missouri Business Entity Search
Montana	Montana Business Entities Search
Nebraska	Nebraska Corporation and Business Search
Nevada	Nevada Business Search
New Hampshire	New Hampshire QuickStart Business Search
New Jersey	New Jersey Business Entity Name Search
New Mexico	New Mexico Business Search
New York	New York Corporation & Business Entity Database
North Carolina	North Carolina Corporate Name Search
North Dakota	North Dakota Business Search
Ohio	Ohio Business Search
Oklahoma	Oklahoma Search Corporation Entities
Oregon	Oregon Business Name Search
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Business Entity Search
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico Búsqueda de Corporaciones
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Corporate Database
South Carolina	South Carolina Business Name Search
South Dakota	South Dakota Business Information Search
Tennessee	Tennessee Business Information Search
Texas	Texas Taxable Entity Search
Utah	Utah Business Name Search
Vermont	Vermont Business Search
Virginia	Virginia Business Entity Search
Washington	Washington Corporations Search
West Virginia	West Virginia Business Entity Search
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Search Corporate Records
Wyoming	Wyoming Business Entity Search

Canada

If your primary business registration is in Canada, please provide your Canadian Corporation Number, which may be federal or provincial. Please do NOT provide your business number or federal tax ID number. Please ensure that your legal company name is consistent with your corporation registration and is properly spelled. The address you provide should also be the same as that used in registering with Corporations Canada:

Alberta: Corporate Access Number
British Columbia: Requires an alpha prefix (BC)
Quebec: Quebec Business Number
Ontario: Federal Corporation Business Number (begins with two zeros, but remove leading zeros in admin to verify)
Manitoba: Manitoba Corporation Number

Canadian Tax ID, company name and address can be validated using the following resources:

Europe, Eastern Europe, North Atlantic, Middle East, South America, and APAC

Please provide the numeric portion of your VAT ID number. Automated VAT identification matching is currently optimized for the following list of countries. If your country is not on this list, please provide the primary corporation registration number or tax ID number for your country:

Country	Alpha Code
Australia	AU
Belarus	BY
Chile	CL
Croatia	HR
Hungary	HU
Iceland	IS
Ireland	IE
Italy	IT
Latvia	LV
Lithuania	LT
Luxembourg	LU
Malaysia	MY
Malta	MT
Netherlands	NL
New Zealand	NZ
Northern Ireland	XI
Norway	NO
Poland	PL
Portugal	PT
Romania	RO
Saudi Arabia	SA
Singapore	SG
Slovakia	SK
Slovenia	SI
Sweden	SE
Taiwan	TW
United Arab Emirates	AE

Europe, Eastern Europe, North Atlantic, Middle East, South America, and APAC Tax ID, company name and address can be validated using the following resources:

Europe: VIES VAT number validation - European Commission
Australia: Australian Business Register (ABN) lookup Note: provide your ABN (Australian Business Number) not your ACN (Australian Company Number) as your Tax ID for brand registration purposes.

Visit the Sinch 10DLC Product Page to learn more about Sinch 10DLC or if you need more help with 10DLC or have any questions, contact Sinch, who will be happy help!

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10DLC, Toll Free and Short Code Number Brand Identity Resources

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Europe, Eastern Europe, North Atlantic, Middle East, South America, and APAC