PIB
The tax identification number — nine digits, with no country prefix.
The PIB is issued by the Tax Administration when a taxpayer registers. Every company and every sole trader has one, whether or not they are registered for VAT.
It is nine digits and carries no country prefix. It is not derived from the matični broj — the two are independent numbers and neither can be computed from the other.
A PIB and VAT-registered status are not the same thing. Registering for tax and being entered in the VAT register are separate steps, so holding a PIB does not mean a business charges VAT; that is checked in the Tax Administration's register of VAT payers.
The European VIES system does not help here: it validates VAT numbers of EU member states, and Serbia is not a member, so a Serbian PIB cannot be checked there.
APR's open data does not publish the PIB. Where it is shown here, it has been filled in from other public records.
Where this figure comes from
Not in APR's open data; filled in from public records.
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