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.
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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
D-U-N-S® Number Search Service
D-U-N-S® Number Search Service - FAQ & Glossary
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