SMS.to follows local regulations for Sender ID and content requirements including URL/links.
Some countries require pre-registration of Sender ID and submission of SMS template or content. Failure to register Sender ID for countries that require pre-registration may result in failed delivery due to local carriers in these countries impose content filtering for non-registered message traffic.
For some of those countries where restrictions exist we have solutions configured that will prevent your messages from being blocked - for example by dynamically changing the Sender ID to a random numeric code or text.
Please contact your account manager via [email protected] to check whether registration is needed so you will achieve full delivery in the listed countries. For some countries, Registration Set Up Fees or/and Monthly Fees may apply.
The usual requirements for Sender ID registrations are:
1) Sender ID (11characters), 2) SMS type (OTP or Marketing), 3) SMS Content with URL links if applicable
4) Company Name, 5) Company Address, 6) Website URL
We kindly ask you to provide us with the following information, which will allow us to check if we can provide a custom sender ID for your specific case:
- A list of your target countries.
- Details about the company and brand - ideally including their website's URLs.
- Exact message examples in the language you intend to use.
- Any URLs you might want to include in your message text.
The below information might be subject to change from the Network Providers without prior notice.
| Country | Alphanumeric Sender ID Supported | Registration Required | Regulations and requirements |
| Abkhazia | Yes | No | |
| Afghanistan | Yes | Yes | |
| Albania | Yes | No | |
| Algeria | Yes | No | |
| American Samoa | Yes | No | |
| Andorra | Yes | No | |
| Angola | Yes | No | All numeric senders are overwritten to Alphanumeric ones in order to avoid filtering from the local carriers |
| Anguilla | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Argentina | No | No | Local Traffic requires registration. International Traffic does not. Sender ID in all Argentinian networks is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Armenia | Yes | Yes | Registration is required. Political/Illegal content is forbidden. Only gambling Transactional SMS is allowed- not advertising. |
| Aruba | Yes | No | |
| Australia | Yes | No | For marketing traffic, you should comply to the regulations of the SPAM Act. |
| Austria | Yes | No | |
| Azerbaijan | Yes | No | |
| Bahamas | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Bahrain | Yes | No | |
| Bangladesh | Yes | Yes | |
| Barbados | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Belarus | Yes | Yes | Registration is needed. Political content is forbidden. Marketing SMS can be delivered from 9AM until 9PM. Transactional SMS delivers any time. |
| Belgium | No | No | Sender ID in all Belgian networks is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Belize | Yes* | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in all Belize networks, except in Speednet in which the Sender ID is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Benin | Yes | Yes | |
| Bermuda | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Bhutan | Yes | No | |
| Bolivia | Yes | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in Viva - Entel, except in Tigo in which the Sender ID is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes* | No | Local Traffic requires registration. International Traffic does not. |
| Botswana | Yes | No | |
| Brazil | No | No | Sender ID in all Brazilian networks is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| British Virgin Islands | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Brunei | Yes | No | |
| Bulgaria | Yes | Yes | Sender ID for International Traffic require registration. For local traffic, Sender ID will be switched to a generic alphanumeric short code- unless registered. |
| Burkina Faso | Yes | No | Dynamic Alphanumeric Sender ID is allowed in all networks (Orange, Telcel and Telmob). Numeric and Short Code are allowed in Telecel. Numeric Sender ID is allowed in Telmob |
| Burundi | Yes | No | Local Traffic requires registration. International Traffic does not. |
| Cambodia | Yes | Yes | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in Cellcard - Smart - Qb - Seatel, except in Cootel (replaced by Static Short Code) and in MetFone & Smart Axiata (registration needed) |
| Cameroon | Yes | Yes | Local and International Traffic require registration. Sender ID must be included in the SMS content. |
| Canada | No | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Cape Verde | Yes | No | |
| Cayman Islands | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Central African Republic | Yes | No | |
| Chad | Yes | Yes | Local and International Traffic require registration. |
| Chile | No | No | Sender ID in all Chile networks is replaced by a Long Code. |
| China | No | Yes | Sender ID in all Chinese networks is replaced by a Static Long Code but SMS body text and client's signature must be registered. only 6 variable characters are allowed in every registered SMS. |
| Colombia | No | Yes | Local and International Traffic require registration. Sender ID will be switched to Short Code. |
| Comoros | Yes | No | |
| Congo (DRC) | Yes | Yes | Local Traffic requires registration. International Traffic does not. |
| Congo Republic | Yes | Yes | Local and International Traffic require registration. |
| Cook Islands | Yes | No | |
| Costa Rica | No | Yes | Local and International Traffic require registration. All unregistered senders are replaced by a Short Code. |
| Cote D'Ivore | Yes | Yes | Local and International Traffic require registration. |
| Croatia | Yes | Yes | Local and International Traffic require registration. |
| Cuba | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered- Set Up Time 90 days- OTP SMS solution available- contact [email protected] |
| Curacao | Yes | No | |
| Cyprus | Yes | Yes | Only whitelisting of Sender ID is required |
| Czech Republic | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Czech networks. |
| Denmark | Yes | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in all Danish networks. All SMS that contains URL links must be pre-approved prior of messaging end users otherwise your messages will not deliver.Short URL/Redirect URL not allowed. |
| Djibouti | Yes | No | |
| Dominica | Yes | Yes | |
| Dominican Republic | No | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Ecuador | No | No | Sender ID in all Ecuador networks is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Egypt | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Egypt networks. |
| El Salvador | Yes | No | Sender ID in Digicel and Tigo is replaced by a Static Long Code, in Movistar the Sender ID is replaced by a Static Short Code and Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in Claro. |
| Equatorial Guinea | Yes | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in HITS Telecom and Dynamic Numeric-Short Code is allowed in Orange. |
| Eritrea | Yes | No | |
| Estonia | Yes | No | |
| Ethiopia | Yes | Yes | |
| Falkland Islands | Yes | No | |
| Faroe Islands | Yes | No | |
| Fiji | Yes | No | |
| Finland | Yes | No | |
| France | Yes | Yes | Dynamic Alphanumeric or Static Short Code is allowed in all French networks. Marketing SMS is not allowed from 8pm-8am and during weekends. Opt Out option must be included in the text. Talk to sales for further information. |
| French Guiana | Yes | No | |
| French Polynesia | Yes | No | |
| Gabon | Yes | No | |
| Gambia | Yes | Yes | |
| Georgia | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Georgia networks. |
| Germany | Yes | No | |
| Ghana | Yes | Yes | Pre-registered Alphanumeric Sender IDs is allowed in all Networks. |
| Gibraltar | Yes | No | |
| Greece | Yes | No | Dynamic Alphanumeric Sender ID up to 11 characters is allowed in all Greek networks. Numeric Sender ID is not supported. |
| Greenland | Yes | No | |
| Grenada | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Guadeloupe | Yes | No | Marketing SMS is not allowed from 8pm-8am and during weekends. Opt Out option must be included in the text. Talk to sales for further information. |
| Guam | Yes | No | |
| Guatemala | Yes | No | Dynamic Alphanumeric Sender ID is allowed in Guatemala networks except in Tigo in which Sender ID is replaced by a Long Code. |
| Guernsey | Yes | No | |
| Guinea | Yes | No | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Yes | Yes | |
| Guyana | Yes | No | |
| Haiti | Yes | Yes | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in Comcel - Digicel and in Natcom in which the Sender ID needs to be registered. |
| Honduras | Yes | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in all Honduras networks, except in Tigo in which the Sender ID is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Hong Kong | Yes | Yes | Pre-registered Alphanumeric sender id is allowed in all networks. |
| Hungary | No | No | Sender ID in all Hungary networks is replaced by a Static Long Code. |
| Iceland | Yes | No | |
| India | No | No | Different requirements for national and international traffic. For international traffic, Sender ID in all India networks is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Indonesia | Yes | Yes | For international traffic, Dynamic Alphanumeric Sender ID is allowed in Hutchison and in Indosat. Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in Telkomsel - Axiata - Smartfren. |
| Iran | Yes | Yes | Sender ID needs to be registered. |
| Iraq | Yes | No | Dynamic Alphanumeric Sender ID is allowed in all Iraq networks. SMS Content must be matched with the Sender ID otherwise will be subject for blockage at the operator side. |
| Ireland | Yes | No | |
| Isle of Man | Yes | No | |
| Israel | Yes | Yes | |
| Italy | Yes | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-National Numeric) Sender IDs are allowed for all Italian networks except in Iliad Italia SPA where Numeric sender id is not supported. |
| Jamaica | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Japan | Yes | No | |
| Jersey | Yes | No | |
| Jordan | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Jordan networks. |
| Kazakhstan | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Kazakhstan networks No advertising traffic from 22:00 to 9:00 local time (GMT +6). Otherwise, the operator (and, accordingly, the partner) will be charged a fine of 2,400 euros for each such case. |
| Kenya | Yes | Yes | Pre-registered Sender ID is allowed in all Kenyan networks. |
| Kiribati | Yes | No | |
| Kosovo | Yes | No | |
| Kuwait | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Kuwait networks. |
| Kyrgyzstan | Yes | No | |
| Laos | Yes | Yes | |
| Latvia | Yes | No | |
| Lebanon | Yes | No | National traffic requires registration. International Traffic does not. Sender ID should be included in the SMS. |
| Lesotho | No | No | Sender ID in all Lesotho networks is replaced by a Static Long Code. |
| Liberia | Yes | Yes | |
| Libya | Yes | No | |
| Liechtenstein | Yes | No | |
| Lithuania | Yes | No | |
| Luxembourg | Yes | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in all Luxembourg networks except in Orange in which sender id requires pre-registration else is overwritten to static numeric. |
| Macau | Yes | No | |
| Macedonia | Yes | Yes | Pre-registered Alphanumeric Sender ID is allowed in all FYROM networks. |
| Madagascar | Yes | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in all Madagascar networks except in Orange in which only Dynamic Alphanumeric sender id are allowed but not generic ones. |
| Malawi | Yes | No | Dynamic Alphanumeric Sender IDs is allowed in Airtel network but in TNM all senders change to SMSinfo after operator's request. |
| Malaysia | No | No | Sender ID to be included in SMS text. Contact info & URL not permitted. Sender ID is replaced by a Static Short Code. A single SMS counts as 153 instead of 160 characters because of a static code, in front of the text included by the networks. Spam traffic (gambling, political, religious) is strictly forbidden with large penalties. |
| Maldives | Yes | No | |
| Mali | Yes | No | |
| Malta | Yes | No | |
| Martinique | Yes | No | |
| Mauritania | Yes | No | |
| Mauritius | Yes | No | |
| Mexico | No | No | Sender ID in all Mexican networks is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Micronesia | Yes | No | |
| Moldova | Yes* | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in Orange - Moldcell - Moldtelecom - Unite, except in IDC Moldova in which the Sender ID is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Monaco | Yes | No | |
| Mongolia | Yes | No | |
| Montenegro | Yes | No | |
| Montserrat | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Morocco | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Morocco networks. |
| Mozambique | No | Yes | Regist |
| Myanmar | Yes | Yes | Sender ID needs to be registered. |
| Namibia | No | No | Sender ID in all Namibia networks is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Nepal | Yes | Yes | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in All Nepal networks, except in Ncell in which the Sender ID needs to be registered. |
| Netherlands | Yes | No | |
| New Caledonia | Yes | No | |
| New Zealand | No | Yes | |
| Nicaragua | No | Yes | Sender ID in Movistar is replaced by a Short Code and in Claro - CooTel in which the Sender ID needs to be registered. |
| Niger | Yes | No | |
| Nigeria | Yes | Yes | The sender id is Alphanumeric and needs to be registered to Nigerian networks. Sender ID needs to be included in the body text. |
| Norway | Yes | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in all Norwegian networks. All SMS that contains URL links must be pre-approved prior of messaging end users otherwise your messages will not deliver |
| Oman | Yes | Yes | Pre-registered Alphanumeric sender id is allowed towards Oman |
| Pakistan | Yes | Yes | Pre-registered Alphanumeric-Short Code is allowed in all Pakistan networks. |
| Palau | Yes | No | |
| Palestine | Yes | Yes | |
| Panama | Yes* | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in all Panama network, except in Movistar in which the Sender ID is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Papua New Guinea | Yes | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in all Papua New Guinea networks. |
| Paraguay | Yes* | No | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in Vox and in Claro - Tigo - Personal the Sender ID is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Peru | No | No | Sender ID in all Peru networks is replaced by a Static Short Code. |
| Philippines | Yes | Yes | Pre-registered Alphanumeric Sender IDs is allowed in all Philippines networks. |
| Poland | Yes | No | If SMS body text contains URL link then needs to whitelist prior of messaging end users .If URL link not whitelisted then messages will not deliver. |
| Portugal | Yes | No | |
| Puerto Rico | No | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Qatar | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Qatar networks. |
| Réunion | Yes | No | |
| Romania | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered. |
| Russia | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered. Latin characters only. |
| Rwanda | Yes | Yes | |
| Saint Barthelemy | Yes | No | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Saint Luca | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Yes | No | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Samoa | Yes | No | |
| San Marino | Yes | No | |
| Sao Tomé and Principe | Yes | No | |
| Saudi Arabia | Yes | Yes | Only Pre-registered Alphanumeric Sender ID is allowed in all Saudi Arabian networks. |
| Senegal | Yes | No | |
| Serbia | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Serbian networks |
| Seychelles | Yes | No | |
| Sierra Leone | Yes | No | |
| Singapore | Yes | Yes | Client has to register on Singapore Platform: www.sgnic.sg |
| Sint Maarten | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Slovakia | Yes | No | |
| Slovenia | Yes | No | |
| Solomon Islands | Yes | No | |
| Somalia | Yes | No | |
| South Africa | Yes* | Yes | Sender ID needs registration and Sender ID should be included in the SMS body text. |
| South Korea | No | Yes | Static Long Code Sender ID needs to be registered in all South Korean networks. |
| South Sudan | Yes | Yes | |
| Spain | Yes | No | |
| Sri Lanka | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Sri Lanka networks. |
| Sudan | Yes | No | |
| Suriname | Yes | No | |
| Swaziland | Yes | Yes | |
| Sweden | Yes | No | |
| Switzerland | Yes | No | |
| Syria | No | No | Sender ID in all Syria networks is replaced by a Long Code. |
| Taiwan | No | Yes | Sender ID in all Taiwan networks is replaced by a Long Code except with APTG in which Dynamic Alphanumeric is accepted. SMS Content needs approval. |
| Tajikistan | Yes | No | |
| Tanzania | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Tanzania networks, Sender ID needs to be included in the body text. |
| Thailand | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Thai networks. |
| Timor-Leste | Yes | Yes | Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed in Telkomcel - Telemor except in Timor Telecom in which the Sender ID needs to be registered |
| Togo | Yes | No | |
| Tonga | Yes | No | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Tunisia | Yes | No | |
| Turkey | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Turkish networks |
| Turkmenistan | No | No | All sender IDs are replaced by a Long Code. |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Yes | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Tuvalu | Yes | No | |
| Uganda | Yes | Yes | |
| Ukraine | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all Ukraine networks except in PEOPLEnet - Intertelecom where sender id is overwritten to Short Code. |
| United Arab Emirates | Yes | Yes | Alphanumeric Sender ID needs to be registered in all U.A.E. networks |
| United Kingdom | Yes | Yes | |
| United States | No | Yes | Sender ID to be replaced by TFN (Toll Free number). All TFN need to be registered. |
| Uruguay | No | No | Sender ID in all Uruguay networks is replaced by a Short Code/Long Code except in Claro in which Full Dynamic(Numeric - Alphanumeric - Short Code) sender id is allowed. |
| Uzbekistan | Yes* | Yes | Dynamic Alphanumeric Sender ID is allowed in UMS - UzMobile networks, in Perfectum Mobile the Sender ID is Replaced by a Static Short Code and in Ucell - Beeline sender id must be registered. |
| Vanuatu | Yes | No | |
| Venezuela | Yes | Yes | Sender ID in Movistar network is replaced by a Short Code in Movilnet nework is replaced by a Long Code and in Digitel in which Full Dynamic (Alphanumeric-Numeric-Short Code) Sender ID is allowed. |
| Vietnam | Yes | Yes | Sender ID in all Vietnamese networks needs to be registered. |
| Wallis and Futuna | Yes | No | |
| Yemen | No | Yes | Sender ID in all Yemen networks is replaced by a Long Code, except in Yemen Mobile and MTN in which the Sender ID needs to be registered |
| Zambia | Yes | Yes | Pre-registered Sender ID is allowed in all Zambia networks. |
| Zimbabwe | Yes | No |
Note: *Alphanumeric Sender ID Support but has special restrictions
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