In each country, local regulations may be in place when trying to send messages to users with an Alphanumeric Sender ID (Custom Word).
Operators in some countries will require that you pre-register your Alphanumeric Sender ID, whereas other countries do not require pre-registration.
The below table outlines whether a particular country supports Alphanumeric Sender IDs and if pre-registration of this Sender ID is required.
COUNTRY | ALPHA SUPPORT |
Afghanistan | Yes |
Albania | Yes |
Algeria | Yes |
American Samoa | No |
Andorra | Yes |
Angola | Yes |
Anguilla | Yes |
Antigua & Barbuda | Yes |
Argentina | No |
Armenia | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Aruba | Yes |
Australia | Yes |
Austria | Yes |
Azerbaijan | No |
Bahamas | Yes |
Bahrain | Yes |
Bangladesh | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Barbados | Yes |
Belarus | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Belgium | No |
Belize | Yes |
Benin | Yes |
Bermuda | Yes |
Bhutan | Yes |
Bolivia | Yes |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes |
Botswana | Yes |
Brazil | No |
Brunei | Yes |
Bulgaria | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Burkina Faso | Yes |
Burundi | Yes |
Cambodia | Yes |
Cameroon | Yes |
Canada | No - Campaign registration required |
Cape Verde | Yes |
Cayman Islands (UK) | No |
Central African Republic | Yes |
Chad | Yes |
Chile | No |
China** | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Colombia | No |
Comoros | Yes |
Congo (Republic of the Congo) | No |
Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | Yes |
Cook Islands | Yes |
Costa Rica | No |
Croatia | No |
Cuba | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Cyprus | Yes |
Czech Republic | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Denmark | Yes |
Diego Garcia | No |
Dominica | Yes |
Dominican Republic | No |
Ecuador | No |
Egypt | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Equatorial Guinea | Yes |
Estonia | Yes |
Fiji | Yes |
Finland | Yes - URL Whitelisting required |
France | Yes - URL Whitelisting required |
French Guiana | No |
French Polynesia | Yes |
Gabon | Yes |
Gambia | Yes |
Georgia | Yes |
Germany | Yes |
Ghana | Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Gibraltar | Yes |
Greece | Yes |
Greenland | Yes |
Grenada | Yes |
Guadeloupe & Martinique | Yes |
Guam | No |
Guatemala | No |
Guernsey | Yes |
Guinea | Yes |
Guinea-Bissau | Yes |
Guyana | Yes |
Haiti | Yes |
Honduras | No |
Hong Kong | Yes |
Hungary | No |
Iceland | Yes |
India | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Indonesia | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Iran | No - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Iraq | Yes |
Ireland | Yes |
Israel | Yes |
Italy | Yes |
Ivory Coast | Yes |
Jamaica | Yes |
Japan | Yes - Certain operators may filter Sender IDs to numeric to ensure delivery |
Jersey | Yes |
Jordan | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Kazakhstan | No |
Kenya | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Kuwait | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Laos | Yes |
Latvia | Yes |
Lebanon | Yes |
Lesotho | Yes |
Liberia | Yes |
Liechtenstein | Yes |
Lithuania | Yes |
Luxembourg | Yes - only custom word is allowed |
Macau (PRC) | Yes |
Macedonia | Yes |
Madagascar | Yes |
Malawi | Yes |
Malaysia | No |
Maldives | Yes |
Mali | No |
Malta | Yes |
Martinique | Yes |
Mauritania | Yes |
Mauritius | Yes |
Mayotte | Yes |
Mexico | No |
Moldova | Yes |
Monaco | No |
Mongolia | Yes |
Montenegro | Yes |
Montserrat | Yes |
Morocco | Yes |
Mozambique | Yes |
Myanmar | No |
Namibia | No |
Nauru | No |
Nepal | No |
Netherlands | Yes |
Netherlands Antilles | Yes |
New Caledonia | Yes |
New Zealand | No |
Nicaragua | No |
Niger | Yes |
Nigeria | Yes |
Norway | Yes |
Oman | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Pakistan | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Palestine | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Panama | No |
Papua New Guinea | Yes |
Paraguay | Yes |
Peru | No |
Philippines | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Poland | Yes |
Portugal | Yes |
Puerto Rico | No |
Qatar | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Réunion | Yes |
Romania | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Russia | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Rwanda | Yes |
Samoa | Yes |
San Marino | Yes |
Sao Tome and Principe | Yes |
Saudi Arabia | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Senegal | Yes |
Serbia | Yes |
Seychelles | Yes |
Sierra Leone | Yes |
Singapore | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Slovakia | Yes |
Slovenia | Yes |
Solomon Islands | Yes |
Somalia | Yes |
South Africa | No |
South Korea | No |
South Sudan | Yes |
Spain | Yes |
Sri Lanka | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
St. Kitts and Nevis | Yes |
St. Lucia | Yes |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes |
Sudan | Yes |
Suriname | Yes |
Swaziland | Yes |
Sweden | Yes - URL whitelisting required |
Switzerland | Yes |
Syria | No |
Taiwan | No - Any custom words will be overwritten with LC by Operators. See - Registering Sender IDs |
Tajikistan | Yes |
Tanzania | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Thailand | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Timor-Leste (East Timor) | Yes |
Togo | Yes |
Tonga | Yes |
Trinidad and Tobago | Yes |
Tunisia | Yes |
Turkey | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Turkmenistan | Yes |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Yes |
Uganda | Yes |
Ukraine | Yes - Custom word for reliable SMS |
United Arab Emirates | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
United Kingdom | Yes |
United States | No - Campaign registration required |
Uruguay | No |
Uzbekistan | Yes |
Vanuatu | Yes |
Venezuela | No |
Vietnam | Yes - Pre-registration required See - Registering Sender IDs |
Virgin Islands (British Virgin Islands) | Yes |
Yemen | Yes |
Zambia | Yes |
Zimbabwe | Yes |
SMSGlobal can assist you with Sender ID registration in most countries. Company registration and other documentation may need to be provided. Please note, regulations are constantly changing.
Note: SMS Sender ID regulations can be changed by local operators at any time.