The fastest way to get a D-U-N-S Number
22.11.2023
How long a D-U-N-S Number takes depends on three things: whether the company already has one, which route the request takes and how clean the data is. Here is what actually shortens the wait and when paying to expedite is pointless. Checked against the official D&B, Apple and Google pages on 21.09.2026.
Fastest of all: find an existing number
A number may have been assigned earlier at the request of a bank or partner. The free D-U-N-S Lookup on dnb.com, Apple's developer lookup or a request to D&B's Ukrainian partner (dnb.com.ua) will tell you. An existing number only needs to be checked against current data.
Pick the short route
- A general D&B request takes up to 30 business days.
- A paid D&B expedite delivers the number within 8 business days. D&B calls the fee "small" and does not publish the amount.
- Through Apple the number is issued within up to 5 business days, plus up to 2 business days for the data to reach Apple.
A detail for developers: Apple states that expediting does not shorten this waiting period for Apple. Paying for it for the App Store makes no sense.
Submit without errors
Returned applications cost the most time. Spell the English company name the same way in the request, the Apple account and the Google payments profile. Give the physical address, since the D&B number is tied to a location. Keep the contact person reachable, as D&B may call to validate the data. For Apple, check in advance that the company has a public website on its own domain.
The shortest path: hand it to lawyers
Zakon Lviv gets the number within three days thanks to an established process. We check whether the company already has a number, verify the data and see the request through, under a contract. Details and the questionnaire are on the page "Get a DUNS number in Lviv".
