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Official entry pointOperator: Justice administrations of Germany's federal states; portal provided by the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of JusticeReviewed: 2026-09-05
The portal cautions that structured information can differ from the current register printout. Use the relevant document and record its date.
54 / countries in the current resource collection · 10 / documented public searches
DIRECTORY / COMPANY RESEARCH
Company registers.
SOURCE REVIEW 2026-09-09
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Armenia
PARTIAL COVERAGE
The open legacy search is stale; the current information request is restricted to authenticated Armenian citizens.
State Register public search — archived interface
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Public search in the former electronic register; the replacement portal says this data is current only through 25 December 2025.
Treat results as historical after the stated cutoff and use the current request service for current official information.
ASIC provides free company basics and paid extracts. Its public beta currently offers free information only; use the official guide to choose the appropriate search.
ASIC Company and Organisation Registers
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Australian companies, registered Australian bodies, registered foreign companies and managed investment schemes.
ASIC Connect requires JavaScript. The public beta has a narrower free-information scope. Officeholder addresses are not available in the reviewed ASIC extract; a basic record is not a complete company file.
The current JustizOnline FAQ requires ID Austria login for document purchases.
Costs
Partial extracts are free; detailed current/historical extracts and filed documents carry fees. Consult the current tariff.
Languages
German, English. German is documented in the official guidance. The current landing interface displayed English text and an EN language control; filed documents are not assumed to be translated.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Business-register access is fragmented between jurisdictional systems; no single complete national search was verified.
Register of Business Entities
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Court-register search portal with jurisdiction-specific coverage and notices.
The main portal directs current Brčko District data to a separate register. A current official Republika Srpska public-search endpoint was not independently verified.
Competent registration courts and justice authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Search
The portal exposes a business-entity search, subject to jurisdictional coverage.
Account
No account requirement was identified for the public search interface.
Costs
Search and document costs were not verified during this review.Not verified
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, English. The main judiciary portal exposes Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and English navigation; record language follows the filing jurisdiction.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Use the Registry Agency's commercial and non-profit legal-entity register section.
Commercial Register and Register of Non-Profit Legal Entities
OFFICIAL SOURCE
The unified portal includes the commercial register and register of non-profit legal entities; select that section, rather than the property or pledges registers.
Search criteria were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
The e-Justice country guidance describes free open database access. Certificates and registration-file access have separate procedures; their current charges were not verified.
Languages
Bulgarian, English. The portal has English navigation; Bulgarian text remains in notices. Filed-document translation was not verified.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
GSXT publishes enterprise registration and credit disclosures. SAMR documents real-name login; current access from abroad was not verified.
National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (GSXT)
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Official enterprise registration and credit disclosures through the national system and its mainland regional channels.
The national endpoint returned HTTP 403 to the review tool. Search and login were not executed. This entry does not cover the separate registers of Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan.
The official regional form documents searches by enterprise name, Unified Social Credit Code or registration number.
Account
SAMR announced real-name registration and login for public queries in November 2021. Current eligibility and authentication from abroad were not tested.
Costs
SAMR describes public queries as free in its official guidance. Paid products or third-party services are not included in this statement.
Languages
Chinese. The reviewed official search instructions are in Simplified Chinese. An English query interface was not verified.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-09. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Search by CVR number, company name or similar terms; narrowing controls are available.
Account
The Authority states that ordinary company information remains available without login. Restricted beneficial-owner access must not be inferred from that rule.
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Danish, English, Kalaallisut. Danish, English and Kalaallisut controls were visible in the current CVR interface; this does not imply that registry filings are translated.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested. Entry page last checked 2026-09-06.
RIK; Registration Department of Tartu County Court is the registrar
Search
Quick search and detailed search are offered; no person or entity query was executed.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
The e-Justice guidance describes company searches and registry-card information as free. The current portal separately lists a charge for NGO public-file documents; do not assume every document is free.
Languages
Estonian, English. Listed interface languages were observed or expressly documented; this does not imply that filed documents are translated.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Company basic details can be found using a Business ID; the official guide links to Virre.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
Basic details and electronic Trade Register extracts are free. Products such as financial statements, articles of association and translated extracts may be paid.
Languages
Finnish, Swedish, English. Listed interface languages were observed or expressly documented; this does not imply that filed documents are translated.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Justice administrations of Germany's federal states; portal provided by the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Justice
Search
Search criteria were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
The Company Register's official tariff confirms free retrieval of register-court information since August 2022. The portal itself should be checked for any separately requested service.
Languages
German, English. Listed interface languages were observed or expressly documented; this does not imply that filed documents are translated.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
The public landing form searches by business name or activity and province.
Account
The official extract guide distinguishes Telemaco users from unregistered purchasers; available extract types differ.
Costs
The landing page advertises a free business lookup. Extracts and other document products carry fees; use the product's current tariff.
Languages
Italian. Italian interface text was verified. The operator offers English company extracts; that does not establish translation of every interface or filing.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Use the NTA directory to identify a company by name, address and Corporate Number. Detailed commercial-register information uses a separate paid service; English NTA coverage is opt-in.
National Tax Agency — Corporate Number Publication Site
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Basic published identity information for organizations assigned a 13-digit Corporate Number: name, head-office or principal-business address, number and available change history.
This is a basic corporate-number directory, not the full commercial register or evidence of directors, ownership or capital. Sole traders and individual branches do not receive separate Corporate Numbers. English coverage is opt-in.
Search by name, address or 13-digit Corporate Number; the Japanese interface also supports kana-name and historical-record options.
Account
The public search form is accessible without signing in. No company query was submitted.
Costs
No fee or payment step is presented for the public basic-information lookup. Paid commercial-register information is a separate service.
Languages
Japanese, English. Japanese and English interfaces are available. English names and addresses appear only for organizations that requested English publication; an English no-result is not evidence that an organization does not exist.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-09. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested. Entry page last checked 2026-09-09.
登記情報提供サービス — Commercial and Corporation Registration Information
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Computerized commercial and corporation registration records held by registry offices, supplied as PDF information; includes historical matters for existing companies and closed matters for closed records.
Paid viewing information is not a certified registration certificate: the PDF has no certification statement or official seal. Service hours and maintenance windows apply. Login and purchase flows were not tested.
Civil Legal Affairs Association (一般財団法人民事法務協会), designated by the Ministry of Justice
Search
The official guide documents searches by registered name, kana reading or 12-digit company/corporation registration number, with location and matching options. This number differs from the NTA 13-digit Corporate Number.
Account
Registered use requires an account. Temporary use also requires temporary user registration and login, with credit-card payment and EMV 3-D Secure authentication; it is not anonymous retrieval.
Costs
The current operator tariff lists JPY 330 per full commercial/corporation registration-information item. Registered-use enrolment fees are separate; check the current tariff before purchase.
Languages
Japanese. The reviewed service, guidance and request instructions are in Japanese. An English request interface or translated register documents was not verified.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-09. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested. Entry page last checked 2026-09-09.
The initial public field is labelled for company name, registration number or keyword. No search was submitted.
Account
Official guidance allows public current entity information without authentication. The current portal states that documents, historical information, natural-person information and detailed commercial-pledge information require authentication.
Costs
Public current information is documented as free; this review does not claim every requested extract or other service is free.
Languages
Latvian, English. The current landing interface displayed Latvian text and LV/EN language controls. This does not establish that all documents or all interface text are available in English.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
The current homepage offers company/association lookup by trade name or RCS number. The official FAQ separately documents RESA search. No query was submitted.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
The FAQ states that viewing RESA publications is free. Current RCS extract/document charges were not verified.
Languages
English. The current portal displayed English content and an English language control. Older official help offers French and German too, but those current frontend options were not opened or tested.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
The current portal exposes a Company Search entry. Its criteria were not opened because no authentication was attempted.
Account
MBR's notice effective 1 August 2025 requires authentication for Company Search, including an available Non-EU Login option. Registration is described as free.
Costs
Account registration is documented as free. Current document prices and the full scope of free results were not verified.
Languages
English. English interface text and the current Company Search entry were visible; no other interface language was verified.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested. Entry page last checked 2026-09-06.
Search by company name, KVK number, address or keyword, with a Business Register filter and additional filters.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
KVK describes basic lookup as free and documents such as extracts/financial statements as paid. This is separate from discontinued free document-delivery arrangements.
Languages
Dutch. The ordering/search flow is documented as Dutch; official English guidance and some English extracts are available.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested. Entry page last checked 2026-09-06.
Search the Companies Register for New Zealand companies and registered overseas companies. Public searches are free and do not need an account.
New Zealand Companies Register
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Companies incorporated or registered in New Zealand, including overseas companies registered there.
The Companies Register does not cover every type of business or organisation; other entities have separate registers or NZBN searches. No company search, login or paid transaction was executed.
Search by KRS number, NIP, REGON or company/name; exact-name and advanced-search controls are available.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
The Ministry documents online information corresponding to current and full KRS extracts as free. Other certificates/requests may have different charges.
Languages
Polish. Polish labels were verified in the current KRS interface; no current language switch was observed.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested. Entry page last checked 2026-09-06.
Anyone holding the certificate access code may consult it. An access code is not an anonymous name search.
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Portuguese. Portuguese guidance was verified. The commercial-register certificate can be obtained in English; that is a document option, not a claim about the full interface.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Use Bizfile for free basic entity checks. Detailed Business Profiles are a separate paid product, with guest purchase documented by ACRA.
ACRA Bizfile
OFFICIAL SOURCE
ACRA-registered entities: basic status and registered address, with separate Business Profiles for more detailed registration information.
The portal requires JavaScript; no search or purchase was executed. Profiles for non-live entities may contain less information, including no address for ceased entities.
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
Search
ACRA documents entity searches by name or Unique Entity Number (UEN).
Account
ACRA allows Business Profile purchase as a guest; login is optional for order-history features. This does not establish the access conditions of every Bizfile service.
Costs
Basic entity search is free. ACRA lists a Business Profile at SGD 5.50; check the current price before purchase.
Languages
English. The reviewed portal guidance and search instructions are in English.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-09. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
Colegio de Registradores de la Propiedad, Mercantiles y de Bienes Muebles de España
Search
The current portal provides entry routes for company-information notes, filed accounts and certificates. Search criteria within those routes were not verified in this browser check.Not verified
Account
The site documents electronic identification for some procedures. The requirements for a particular information order must be checked in its flow.
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Spanish, English. The current portal displayed an ENG control and both English and Spanish interface text. English support is partial in the observed landing page; no translated filing or fully translated order flow is claimed.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
FindBiz is the MOEA public registration inquiry. Public single-record queries are documented, but the live search could not be verified during this review.
MOEA Company and Business Registration Public Inquiry (FindBiz)
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Public company, branch, business, factory and limited-partnership registration information.
The direct endpoint returned HTTP 403 to the review tool; official indexed instructions remained readable. No company search was executed. Public query data should not be confused with authenticated access to private company records.
Administration of Commerce, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Search
The official instructions list names, unified business numbers and addresses among the search criteria.
Account
MOEA documents public single-record queries without registration. Government batch access and private company-record access use separate authentication.
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review.Not verified
Languages
Chinese. The reviewed query instructions are in Traditional Chinese. Search terms generally use Chinese, except numbers and registered foreign-company English names. English search coverage was not verified.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-09. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.
The Ministry of Justice's Unified State Register portal is the official entry point; its live search did not respond during review.
Unified State Register portal
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Formations.
The live portal timed out during review, so current anonymous search and fee conditions were not verified. Official XML open data is a documented fallback.
Companies House makes public company data available through its free Find and update service.
Companies House — Find and update company information
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Companies, limited liability partnerships and other registered entities held by Companies House, including recent dissolved-company records described in its guidance.
