> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.whop.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Business structures > business_structure values by country of incorporation. `business_structure` is the legal entity type of a business. Provide it when you create or update a verification for a business entity. This includes a Know Your Business (KYB) verification or a Know Your Customer (KYC) verification for a creator who operates through a company. Pick the structure that matches the business's legal form in its country of incorporation. ## By country | Country | Supported structures | | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `AE` | `llc`, `sole_establishment`, `free_zone_llc`, `free_zone_establishment` | | `AT` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `AU` | `public_corporation`, `private_corporation`, `sole_proprietorship`, `private_partnership`, `trust`, `unincorporated_association` | | `BE` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `BG` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `CA` | `private_corporation`, `public_corporation`, `private_partnership`, `sole_proprietorship`, `registered_charity` | | `CH` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `CY` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `CZ` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `DE` | `private_corporation`, `public_corporation`, `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `incorporated_non_profit`, `unincorporated_non_profit` | | `DK` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `EE` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `ES` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `FI` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `FR` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `GB` | `private_corporation`, `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `incorporated_non_profit`, `unincorporated_non_profit` | | `GI` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `GR` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `HK` | `private_company`, `private_partnership`, `sole_proprietorship`, `incorporated_non_profit`, `unincorporated_non_profit` | | `HR` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `HU` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `IE` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `IT` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `JP` | `sole_proprietorship` | | `LI` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `LT` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `LU` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `LV` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `MT` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `NL` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation`, `sole_proprietorship` | | `NO` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `NZ` | `public_corporation`, `private_corporation`, `sole_proprietorship`, `private_partnership`, `trust` | | `PL` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `PT` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `RO` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `SE` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `SG` | `sole_proprietorship`, `private_partnership`, `private_company`, `public_company` | | `SI` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `SK` | `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `private_corporation` | | `TH` | `private_corporation`, `incorporated_partnership`, `unincorporated_partnership`, `sole_proprietorship` | | `US` | `single_member_llc`, `multi_member_llc`, `private_corporation`, `private_partnership`, `public_corporation`, `public_partnership`, `sole_proprietorship`, `unincorporated_association`, `incorporated_non_profit`, `unincorporated_non_profit` | Countries not listed have no structure values. Declare the business with `business_name` alone and omit `business_structure`. ## Values The same data, keyed by `business_structure` value. | Value | Entity type | Countries | | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `free_zone_establishment` | Free zone establishment | `AE` | | `free_zone_llc` | Free zone limited liability company | `AE` | | `incorporated_non_profit` | Incorporated non-profit | `DE`, `GB`, `HK`, `US` | | `incorporated_partnership` | Incorporated partnership | `AT`, `BE`, `BG`, `CH`, `CY`, `CZ`, `DE`, `DK`, `EE`, `ES`, `FI`, `FR`, `GB`, `GI`, `GR`, `HR`, `HU`, `IE`, `IT`, `LI`, `LT`, `LU`, `LV`, `MT`, `NL`, `NO`, `PL`, `PT`, `RO`, `SE`, `SI`, `SK`, `TH` | | `llc` | Limited liability company | `AE` | | `multi_member_llc` | Multi-member limited liability company | `US` | | `private_company` | Private company | `HK`, `SG` | | `private_corporation` | Private corporation | `AT`, `AU`, `BE`, `BG`, `CA`, `CH`, `CY`, `CZ`, `DE`, `DK`, `EE`, `ES`, `FI`, `FR`, `GB`, `GI`, `GR`, `HR`, `HU`, `IE`, `IT`, `LI`, `LT`, `LU`, `LV`, `MT`, `NL`, `NO`, `NZ`, `PL`, `PT`, `RO`, `SE`, `SI`, `SK`, `TH`, `US` | | `private_partnership` | Private partnership | `AU`, `CA`, `HK`, `NZ`, `SG`, `US` | | `public_company` | Public company | `SG` | | `public_corporation` | Public corporation | `AT`, `AU`, `BE`, `BG`, `CA`, `CH`, `CY`, `CZ`, `DE`, `DK`, `EE`, `ES`, `FI`, `FR`, `GI`, `GR`, `HR`, `HU`, `IE`, `IT`, `LI`, `LT`, `LU`, `LV`, `MT`, `NL`, `NO`, `NZ`, `PL`, `PT`, `RO`, `SE`, `SI`, `SK`, `US` | | `public_partnership` | Public partnership | `US` | | `registered_charity` | Registered charity | `CA` | | `single_member_llc` | Single-member limited liability company | `US` | | `sole_establishment` | Sole establishment | `AE` | | `sole_proprietorship` | Sole proprietorship | `AU`, `CA`, `HK`, `JP`, `NL`, `NZ`, `SG`, `TH`, `US` | | `trust` | Trust | `AU`, `NZ` | | `unincorporated_association` | Unincorporated association | `AU`, `US` | | `unincorporated_non_profit` | Unincorporated non-profit | `DE`, `GB`, `HK`, `US` |