{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Ultimate Beneficial Owner","description":"Customs authorities, banks, and compliance teams in freight forwarding rely on the concept of the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO): the natural person who ultimately owns or controls a company, whether through direct shareholding, layered corporate structures, or de facto management. Identifying the UBO is a core obligation under Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) frameworks. For freight forwarders, importers, and customs brokers, this means tracing ownership beyond the cont","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/ultimate-beneficial-owner-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T16:55:19.026310","citation":"https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/banking-and-finance/anti-money-laundering-and-countering-financing-terrorism/beneficial-ownership_en","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/ultimate-beneficial-owner-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Ultimate Beneficial Owner · Customs authorities, banks, and compliance teams in freight forwarding rely on the concept of the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO): the natural person who ultimately owns or controls a company, whether through direct shareholding, layered corporate structures, or de facto management. · Quelle: https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/banking-and-finance/anti-money-laundering-and-countering-financing-terrorism/beneficial-ownership_en"}