diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/accounts/CompanyProfileForm.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/accounts/CompanyProfileForm.tsx
index b12fb19eb..0dc02eaa4 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/accounts/CompanyProfileForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/accounts/CompanyProfileForm.tsx
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ export default function CompanyProfileForm({
       companyEmail: "",
       companyPhone: "",
       companyAddress: "",
+      etradePhone: "",
       tinNumber: "",
       vatNumber: "",
       ownerPassportNumber: "",
@@ -279,6 +280,14 @@ export default function CompanyProfileForm({
     // setting region/zone/woreda/kebele/houseNo above is enough — no need to
     // compose it here. companyPhone is derived below (identity → eTrade →
     // account), not set directly here.
+    // etradePhone is the raw number eTrade returned for this TIN — kept as its
+    // own field (distinct from companyPhone, which prefers the Fayda-verified
+    // owner's phone) so the backend's "matches eTrade's current record" check
+    // always compares against what eTrade actually said, not the owner's phone.
+    setValue(
+      "etradePhone",
+      data.managerPhone || data.regularPhone || data.mobilePhone,
+    );
 
     setEtradeOwner({
       name: data.managerName,
@@ -303,6 +312,7 @@ export default function CompanyProfileForm({
     setValue("woreda", "");
     setValue("kebele", "");
     setValue("houseNo", "");
+    setValue("etradePhone", "");
     setEtradeOwner(null);
   };
 
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/accounts/companyProfileForm/helpers.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/accounts/companyProfileForm/helpers.ts
index f1a9f4301..a3aad0ee2 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/accounts/companyProfileForm/helpers.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/accounts/companyProfileForm/helpers.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export function stepPayload(
         woreda: d.woreda,
         kebele: d.kebele,
         houseNo: d.houseNo,
-        etradePhone: d.companyPhone,
+        etradePhone: d.etradePhone,
       };
     case "personnel":
       return {
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export function toFormValues(p: ProfileResponse): FormData {
     companyEmail: p.companyEmail ?? "",
     companyPhone: p.companyPhone ?? "",
     companyAddress: p.companyAddress ?? "",
+    etradePhone: p.etradePhone ?? "",
     tinNumber: tin,
     vatNumber: p.vatNumber ?? "",
     ownerPassportNumber: p.identity?.owner.passportNumber ?? "",
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/accounts/companyProfileForm/schema.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/accounts/companyProfileForm/schema.ts
index 2cd06ef8f..e2842dbe6 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/accounts/companyProfileForm/schema.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/accounts/companyProfileForm/schema.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ export const onboardingSchema = z.object({
   // Derived from the eTrade address parts (kebele/woreda/zone/region); no
   // standalone input — the granular fields live in the registration section.
   companyAddress: z.string().optional(),
+  // Raw phone from the eTrade lookup itself — kept separate from companyPhone
+  // (which shows the Fayda-verified owner's phone once verified) so the two
+  // can diverge without the backend's eTrade-authenticity check misfiring.
+  etradePhone: z.string().optional(),
   tinNumber: z.string().regex(/^\d{10}$/, "TIN must be exactly 10 digits"),
   vatNumber: z
     .string()
@@ -124,6 +128,7 @@ export const stepFields: Record<CompanyStep, (keyof FormData)[]> = {
     "companyEmail",
     "companyPhone",
     "companyAddress",
+    "etradePhone",
     "tinNumber",
     "vatNumber",
     "ownerPassportNumber",