CIN Corporate Identity Number & FCRN, LLPIN, FLLPIN, GLN

Full Form of CIN, GLN, FCRN, LLPIN and FLLPIN

CIN is the short form of "Corporate Identity Number".

GLN is the short form of "Global Location Number".

FCRN is the short form of "Foreign Company Registration Number".

LLPIN is the short form of "Limited Liability Partnership Identification Number".

FLLPIN is the short form of "Foreign Limited Liability Partnership Identification Number".

Meaning and Components of CIN

When a company gets registered in India, be it an Indian Company or a Foreign Company having a place of business in India, it is allotted with a unique code which consists of 21 alphanumeric characters. This is known as ‘Corporate Identity Number’, which in short is denoted as ‘CIN’.

Examples

(1) CIN of Reliance Industries Limited is L17110MH1973PLC019786.

(2) CIN of TATA Industries Limited is U44003MH1945PLC004403.

Constituents of 21 Alphanumeric CIN Code

How to find the CIN of a company?

Check Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) web portal to find out the CIN / FCRN / LLPIN / FLLPIN of a Company / LLP registered in India.