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How to register on the Central Supplier Database (CSD)

The Central Supplier Database is National Treasury's supplier register. Government buyers expect you to be on it before they will pay you. Here are the stages from its official registration page.

Who it is forAny business that wants government or municipal work
What it costsThe registration page mentions no fee.
How long it takesBank details are verified with the banks, which can take up to 4 days.
Last checked9 November 2026

The steps, in order

How to get started

  1. Stage 1: register your basic details, activate your account from the email link and request an SMS one-time PIN.
  2. Stage 2: log in, go to Supplier Details and Add Supplier, and complete Identification, then the other tabs (industry, contacts, address, tax, directors or members, commodities and B-BBEE).
  3. Check the Overview tab and submit. You are done when you receive a supplier number and a Unique Registration Reference Number.

Have these ready

Documents and information

  • Your cellphone number and email address.
  • Company registration number and the director IDs.
  • Business address, bank details and tax information.
  • Your details are checked against SARS and CIPC records, so they must match.

Be realistic

What to expect

The page mentions no fee. Registration only works if your CIPC, SARS and bank details match exactly. Many tenders are lost because a CSD profile is incomplete or out of date.

Watch out for scams. Our advice, not an official warning: only apply on the company's own website, and never pay a person to 'get you approved'. Be wary of anyone selling 'preferred status' on the CSD.
What we could not confirm. Whether any supporting documents are uploaded: the page lists none. National Treasury's support contact: we did not confirm one.

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