Why does my company need it?

There's a small charge to get a D&B DـUـNـS® Number on your own company. And it can make it easier for your business associates to do business with you. In fact, some customers demand that their suppliers obtain a D&B DـUـNـS® Number.

D&B DـUـNـS® Numbers are easy to obtain, simple to use and accepted worldwide. A unique nine-digit D&B DـUـNـS® Number can be assigned to each of your business locations. Once you have your company's D&B DـUـNـS® 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

Once you DـUـNـS® Number your internal files, D&B DـUـNـS® Numbers can help you:

• Identify cross-selling opportunities within the same corporate family
• Eliminate duplicate file entries and build your own value-added customer and supplier information warehouses
• Implement a common classifier or identifier for invoices, requisitions, payments, shipping, customs clearance and other business documentation
• Reduce operating costs by linking interrelated suppliers and increasing purchasing power
• Tap revenue and customer service opportunities by uncovering prospects and linking related customer accounts to support a "one-customer" view
• Integrate your internal systems by rolling up payables and receivables