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Company registries for OSINT research.

Find public sources for company intelligence: official registers, registration details and access guidance. This OSINT directory helps you choose a starting point, check its scope and carry what you learn into your investigation.

DIRECTORY / COMPANY RESEARCH

Company registers.

SOURCE REVIEW
2026-09-09

Start with an official source across the 54 countries in the Living Atlas. Search entry points, operators and access notes in one directory.

These are external research resources. Lage Bureau does not connect to, scrape, import from or endorse them. Access conditions can change; verify current terms with the operator.

54 / 54 COUNTRIES

AM

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.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
State Register of Legal Entities, Ministry of Justice of Armenia
Search
A public search form is available, but its data has a stated 25 December 2025 cutoff.
Account
Basic search is exposed publicly; the old portal says full company data requires registration.
Costs
Search and document costs were not verified during this review.Not verified
Languages
Armenian, English, Russian. Armenian, English and Russian selectors are available; parts of the old interface may still render in Armenian.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

Information about a legal entity

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Current portal service for requesting official information about a legal entity.

Current access is restricted; the reviewed page does not provide an anonymous worldwide company search.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
State Register of Legal Entities, Ministry of Justice of Armenia
Search
This is a request service rather than an anonymous open-search form.
Account
The page limits the service to Armenian citizens and requires YesEm authentication.
Costs
The page lists a fee of 3000 but does not identify the currency in the reviewed English text.
Languages
Armenian, English, Russian. The current portal offers Armenian, English and Russian navigation.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

AU

Australia

PUBLIC SEARCH

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.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Search
Search by organisation or business name, ACN, ARBN or ARSN, as documented by ASIC.
Account
ASIC says anyone can search its registers. Login and purchase flows were not tested.
Costs
Basic records are free; detailed extracts and document copies cost extra. Consult the current ASIC tariff before purchase.
Languages
English. The reviewed register entry and ASIC guidance are in English.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-09. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

AT

Austria

Start with a Firmenbuch summary; detailed extracts and filed documents are separate products.

Firmenbuch — JustizOnline

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Registered Austrian businesses and their register documents; coverage is not a list of every sole trader.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Austrian judiciary / Federal Ministry of Justice
Search
Search by company name or Firmenbuch number.
Account
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.

AZ

Azerbaijan

OFFICIAL ENTRY POINT

The State Tax Service links an official legal-entity information service, but its live search conditions could not be inspected.

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Official electronic service for state-register information about commercial legal entities.

The service endpoint returned an access block during review; anonymous search, account requirements and costs remain unverified.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan
Search
Search access was not verified during this review.Not verified
Account
Account requirements were not verified during this review.Not verified
Costs
Search and document costs were not verified during this review.Not verified
Languages
Not verified. Interface languages were not verified during this review.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

BY

Belarus

OFFICIAL ENTRY POINT

The Ministry of Justice identifies the Unified State Register; the live search endpoint did not respond during review.

Unified State Register search

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs.

The search endpoint timed out during review; current anonymous access, interface languages and charges remain unverified.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus
Search
Search access was not verified during this review.Not verified
Account
Account requirements were not verified during this review.Not verified
Costs
Search and document costs were not verified during this review.Not verified
Languages
Not verified. Interface languages were not verified during this review.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

BE

Belgium

CBE Public Search covers registered entities and establishment units, including inactive entities.

Crossroads Bank for Enterprises — Public Search

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Public data on entities registered in the CBE and their establishment units, across active and stopped states.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
FPS Economy, SMEs, Self-Employed and Energy
Search
Search by entity/establishment number, name, activity, authorisation or address.
Account
The public search form is available without signing in; no search was submitted.
Costs
Public Search consultation is documented as free. Reuse/bulk services are separate.
Languages
Dutch, French, German, English. Dutch, French, German and English are offered. The portal labels its English translation unofficial and informational.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

BA

Bosnia and Herzegovina

FRAGMENTED COVERAGE

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.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
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.

BG

Bulgaria

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.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Registry Agency of Bulgaria
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 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.

CA

Canada

PARTIAL COVERAGE

Corporations Canada searches federally incorporated entities; provincial and territorial corporations require their own registries.

Search for a Federal Corporation

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Corporations created under federal corporate law; provincial, territorial, financial and foreign-law corporations are excluded.

This is not complete Canadian business coverage. Provincial and territorial registry links must be added separately.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Corporations Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Search
Search by corporate name, corporation number or business number.
Account
The basic federal-corporation search is publicly accessible without sign-in.
Costs
Basic search and uncertified corporate-document copies are free; certificates and transactions can carry fees.
Languages
English, French. English and French are available.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

CN

China

LOGIN REQUIRED

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.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
Search
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.

HR

Croatia

The court register provides registered-entity data and documents maintained by commercial courts.

Sudski registar — Court Register

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Entities whose entry in the court register is prescribed by law; the register is maintained by commercial courts.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Croatian commercial courts / Ministry of Justice portal
Search
The official landing page is an entity-search interface; detailed search criteria were not verified in this review.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Croatian. 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.

CY

Cyprus

The official e-search guide distinguishes free basic details from a paid historic-file search.

Registrar of Companies — Business Entities Register

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Companies, business names, partnerships and overseas companies registered with the Registrar.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property, Republic of Cyprus
Search
Search the linked e-search service by entity name or registration number.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
The guide lists basic details as free and a detailed electronic-file search as paid. Consult the official guide for its current price.
Languages
Not verified. The linked guidance is available in English and Greek. Search-interface language options were not independently verified.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

CZ

Czechia

Use the public register and Collection of Documents; the operator also advertises a newer interface in trial operation.

Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Public register entries and the Collection of Documents; separate links lead to insolvency, trusts and beneficial-owner services.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic
Search
The portal offers searches by registered entity and by legal-person involvement.
Account
The official notice says the newer trial interface has search functions for users who are not signed in; this review did not exercise that interface.
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Czech. 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.

DK

Denmark

CVR is the authoritative source for registered business basics; beneficial-owner access is a separate permission question.

CVR — Central Business Register

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Current and historical business data in CVR, including registered companies, associations and public authorities.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen)
Search
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.

EE

Estonia

The e-Business Register brings registered entities and their registry records into one official service.

e-Äriregister — e-Business Register

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Estonian legal entities, self-employed persons and registered branches of foreign companies.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
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.

FI

Finland

Use Virre for Trade Register records and YTJ for basic company/organisation identification.

Virre Information Service

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Trade Register, Register of Foundations and Register of Enterprise Mortgages information.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)
Search
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.

YTJ — Company and Organisation Search

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Basic details of companies and organisations with a Finnish Business ID; tax-register information is also available.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
PRH and Finnish Tax Administration
Search
Search by name, Business ID or LEI code.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
Company and organisation search is free according to PRH.
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.

FR

France

DATA INPI is the official search entry for public National Business Register (RNE) data.

DATA INPI — Registre national des entreprises

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Public RNE company data, with non-confidential filed company documents and accounts where available.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI)
Search
Search by company name or SIREN; advanced search includes SIRET, legal form, activity and address.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
INPI states that public RNE information is distributed free on DATA INPI. Confidential filings are not made public by that rule.
Languages
French, 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.

GE

Georgia

OFFICIAL ENTRY POINT

Georgia's National Agency of Public Registry provides the official business-register entry point through the government services portal.

Business Registry — search subject or application

OFFICIAL SOURCE

The official business register of entrepreneurs and non-commercial legal entities.

The linked government-service page exposed no readable interaction details in this review; anonymous access and extract prices remain unverified.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
National Agency of Public Registry, Ministry of Justice of Georgia
Search
Search access was not verified during this review.Not verified
Account
Account requirements were not verified during this review.Not verified
Costs
Search and document costs were not verified during this review.Not verified
Languages
Not verified. Interface languages were not verified during this review.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

DE

Germany

Use Handelsregister for court-register records and Unternehmensregister for central company disclosures, including financial reporting.

Handelsregister — Common Register Portal

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Commercial, cooperative, partnership, civil-law-partnership and association registers across the federal states, plus register announcements.

The portal cautions that structured information can differ from the current register printout. Use the relevant document and record its date.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
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.

Unternehmensregister — Company Register

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Central company publications and disclosures, including financial reporting, plus access to register entries and submitted register documents.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Bundesanzeiger Verlag, operating the Company Register
Search
Quick search accepts company name or EUID; extended search is offered.
Account
Registration is free. Paid deposited-financial-statement retrievals use the site's document/payment flow; it was not tested.
Costs
Research and viewing publications, announcements and register information are free. Deposited annual statements and certifications have separate fees.
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.

GR

Greece

G.E.MI. Publicity is the public company-information entry point, separate from filing and certificate services.

G.E.MI. — Publicity Services

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Public data for businesses subject to Greece's General Commercial Registry.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
General Commercial Registry (G.E.MI.) and competent G.E.MI. services
Search
The form accepts VAT number, G.E.MI. number, name or distinctive title, including partial terms.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Greek. Greek was observed in the search form. English guidance exists at businessportal.gr; additional search-interface languages were not verified.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

HU

Hungary

The free company-information service is informational; it is not a certified public document.

e-Cégjegyzék — Free Company Information

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Selected company-register data made available through the official free information service.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Hungarian Ministry of Justice Company Information Service
Search
The initial public search field is labelled for company name, company-registration number or tax number. No search was submitted.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
The service expressly describes its information as free and informational, not a certified public document. Certified/other products were not checked.
Languages
Hungarian. The current landing interface was observed in Hungarian. Other interface languages and translated filings were not verified.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

IE

Ireland

CORE is the CRO's official search and document-ordering service.

CORE — Companies Registration Office

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Information and documents on companies, business names and societies in the CRO service.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Companies Registration Office (CRO), Ireland
Search
CRO directs company and business-name information searches to CORE.
Account
CRO states that filing requires a CORE account. Search/purchase authentication requirements were not fully verified.
Costs
Company, business and society documents can be purchased through CORE; current prices and free-result coverage were not verified.
Languages
Not verified. Official CRO guidance is available in English. CORE's interface options were not verified because the research reader received HTTP 403.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested. Entry page last checked 2026-09-06.

IT

Italy

Registro Imprese is the official Chambers of Commerce entry point; document products have distinct access and fees.

Registro Imprese

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Registered Italian businesses, with company extracts, historical extracts, filings and financial-statement products.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Italian Chambers of Commerce / InfoCamere
Search
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.

JP

Japan

PARTIAL COVERAGE

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.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
National Tax Agency of Japan (国税庁)
Search
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.

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Access, languages & sources
Operator
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.

KZ

Kazakhstan

LOGIN REQUIRED

The eGov service returns registered legal-entity information but requires authenticated signing.

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Information from the state database of legal entities, branches and representative offices.

SMS signing requires registration in the mobile citizens database; access is not anonymous.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Search
Search supports BIN and advanced fields including name, legal form, director and founder.
Account
Portal login is required and the request must be signed with an electronic signature or SMS password.
Costs
The service page lists the service as free.
Languages
Kazakh, Russian, English. The eGov portal provides Kazakh, Russian and English versions.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

XK

Kosovo

LOGIN REQUIRED

The official business-registration system is account based; an anonymous official company search was not verified.

Kosovo Business Registration System

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Official business-registration and business-administration system.

This is a verified official system entry point, not a verified anonymous public register search. Do not substitute the unofficial arbk.org directory.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Kosovo Business Registration Agency, Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade
Search
No anonymous official company-search workflow was verified.Not verified
Account
The system requires an account; business administration also requires owner or representative verification.
Costs
Search and document costs were not verified during this review.Not verified
Languages
Albanian, English, Serbian. The official system offers Albanian, English and Serbian.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

KG

Kyrgyzstan

OFFICIAL ENTRY POINT

The Ministry of Justice publishes a JavaScript-based register of legal entities, branches and representative offices.

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Registered legal entities, branches and representative offices.

The current root returned an access block to automated review and requires JavaScript; account and cost conditions remain unverified.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic
Search
The official user guide documents a public search and its result fields.
Account
Account requirements were not verified during this review.Not verified
Costs
Search and document costs were not verified during this review.Not verified
Languages
Russian. Russian was visible in indexed registry pages; Kyrgyz and English coverage for the current interface was not verified.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

LV

Latvia

The Register of Enterprises information database distinguishes public current information from other access paths.

Register of Enterprises — Information Website

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Current and historical registered legal facts about entities in the Register of Enterprises.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia
Search
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.

LT

Lithuania

The public Legal Entities search and contracted detailed-data access are different services.

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Lithuanian legal entities and their registered information; detailed data and documents use additional access procedures.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
State Enterprise Centre of Registers
Search
Search by legal-person name or code. The public page documents a daily search limit; consult that page before use.
Account
The public page says detailed registration data are provided only to registered users with a service agreement.
Costs
The e-Justice country guidance describes fees for extracts and document copies. The current detailed tariff was not verified.
Languages
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.

LU

Luxembourg

LBR operates the RCS; RESA publications are a related official source, not the same product as every RCS extract.

Luxembourg Business Registers — RCS

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Trade and Company Register (RCS) entity records, filings, extracts and certificates; the LBR portal also provides RESA publications.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR)
Search
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.

MT

Malta

BAROS is the official registry portal; do not advertise it as anonymous search.

BAROS — Malta Business Registry

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Commercial entities registered with MBR and their registry documents through BAROS.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Malta Business Registry (MBR)
Search
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.

MD

Moldova

OFFICIAL ENTRY POINT

The Public Services Agency offers official company extracts, but no current anonymous all-company search was verified.

Information from the State Register of Legal Units

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Business-information and extract services from the State Register of Legal Units.

This entry is an official extract/request route, not a verified open company-search interface; current tariff amounts were not captured.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Public Services Agency of the Republic of Moldova
Search
No current anonymous all-company search was verified on the reviewed service page.Not verified
Account
The official extract FAQ requires an application and an identity document.
Costs
Search and document costs were not verified during this review.Not verified
Languages
Romanian, English. Romanian is the primary source language; the reviewed English page is marked as automatically translated.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

ME

Montenegro

PUBLIC SEARCH

The Tax Administration provides an anonymous public CRPS search and electronic extracts.

Central Register of Business Entities — public search

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Registered business entities in Montenegro's Central Register of Business Entities.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Tax Administration of Montenegro
Search
Anonymous search by company name, registration or tax number, person and advanced filters.
Account
The public-search interface is available without signing in.
Costs
Electronic CRPS extracts are available; the public-search notice does not state a search charge.
Languages
Montenegrin. The public registry interface was observed in Montenegrin; an English search interface was not verified.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

NL

Netherlands

KVK separates free basic lookup from paid extracts and financial documents.

KVK — Dutch Business Register

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Dutch registered businesses and organisations, including stopped businesses, and their registered details.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK)
Search
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.

NZ

New Zealand

PUBLIC SEARCH

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.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
New Zealand Companies Office, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Search
The public form accepts a company name, company number or New Zealand Business Number (NZBN).
Account
Companies Office documents public searches without an account. Maintaining company records uses separate authenticated services.
Costs
Public register searches are free. Filing and other transactions are separate services and may carry fees.
Languages
English. The reviewed search form and Companies Office guidance are in English.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-09. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

MK

North Macedonia

PUBLIC SEARCH

The Central Registry provides a free public basic profile for registered legal entities.

Basic profile of a registered entity

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Current basic status and profile information for registered legal entities.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Central Registry of the Republic of North Macedonia
Search
Free public search by legal-entity ID or name, with name-format guidance on the page.
Account
No account is indicated for the basic-profile search.
Costs
The basic profile is published under the site's Open Data section; richer certificates are separate products.
Languages
Macedonian, Albanian, English. The Central Registry site offers Macedonian, Albanian and English; registered names may remain in their filed script.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

NO

Norway

PUBLIC SEARCH

The Brønnøysund Register Centre provides free public organisation lookup by name or organisation number.

Brønnøysund organisation search

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Basic organisation information from the Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities and related registers.

Beneficial-owner access has separate eligibility and API restrictions; it is not part of the ordinary organisation search.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Brønnøysund Register Centre
Search
Public search by organisation name or organisation number.
Account
The basic organisation search is exposed without sign-in.
Costs
Basic public information is available through the public search; ordered documents and specialist products can have separate prices.
Languages
Norwegian, English. Norwegian and English interfaces are available.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

PL

Poland

KRS covers registered companies and other organisations; CEIDG is important for sole traders.

KRS — National Court Register

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Entrepreneurs and registered organisations in KRS, including associations and foundations. Sole-trader information is held in CEIDG instead.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Ministry of Justice of Poland
Search
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.

Biznes.gov.pl — CEIDG and KRS Company Search

OFFICIAL SOURCE

A combined government search entry for CEIDG and KRS, allowing the selected register to be narrowed.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Polish government Biznes.gov.pl service; CEIDG and KRS data
Search
Search by NIP tax number or company name; additional criteria and register selection are offered.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Polish, English. The current entry displayed English content and a Polish language link. This does not imply that registry filings are translated.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

PT

Portugal

Free corporate notices and the permanent commercial certificate answer different research questions.

IRN — Company and Legal-Entity Publications

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Published registration acts and public entity information, including an electronic entity page.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado (IRN)
Search
The official guide links to searches by NIPC, entity, date interval, district and municipality.
Account
The guide describes access to public publications as universal; no account flow was tested.
Costs
Searching publications and viewing public company information are documented as free.
Languages
Portuguese. 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.

IRN — Permanent Commercial Certificate

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Current commercial-register entries and pending registrations; document-inclusive and articles-of-association products have separate coverage.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado (IRN)
Search
Consultation uses the certificate's access code.
Account
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.

RO

Romania

Use ONRC's current portal; older references to portal.onrc.ro and RECOM need care.

ONRC — National Trade Register Office Portal

OFFICIAL SOURCE

ONRC's current official online services for trade-register matters and requests for registry information.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
National Trade Register Office (ONRC), Ministry of Justice of Romania
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
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Romanian. The current ONRC portal landing page was observed in Romanian. An English search interface was not verified.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

RU

Russia

PUBLIC SEARCH

The Federal Tax Service provides free single-entity EGRUL/EGRIP searches and electronic extracts.

EGRUL / EGRIP search

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Unified state registers of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.

Bulk database and integration access is separate from the free single-entity service and may require credentials or payment.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Federal Tax Service of Russia
Search
Public search supports legal-entity or entrepreneur identifiers and names.
Account
The official single-entity search and electronic-extract service is presented without an account requirement.
Costs
Electronic extracts and certificates that no record exists are provided free of charge.
Languages
Russian. The public register interface is in Russian.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

SG

Singapore

PUBLIC SEARCH

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.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
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.

SK

Slovakia

The Ministry's internet register supports current-record research and links to separate electronic services.

Obchodný register — Business Register

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Business-register information maintained by register courts, with database update dates displayed by court.

Use the date shown by the register and distinguish this internet information from any separately requested certified document.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic
Search
Search by business name, identification number, registered seat or file number.
Account
Account requirements were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Slovak, 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.

SI

Slovenia

AJPES ePRS is the Slovenian Business Register search; annual reports have their own official service.

AJPES ePRS — Slovenian Business Register

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Business entities registered in Slovenia; AJPES separately links to annual-report publication (JOLP).

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services (AJPES)
Search
Search by name, identification number, tax number, location, activity or legal form.
Account
The interface exposes registered-user and anonymous-entry options. Access to individual records and document functions was not tested.
Costs
Search and document charges were not verified in this review. Check the official service before proceeding.Not verified
Languages
Slovenian, English. Slovenian and English interface routes were verified. Some messages may remain in Slovenian.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-05. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

ES

Spain

For company records, start with the registrars' Mercantile Registry service; RMC company-name services are a different task.

Registradores — Mercantile Registry Information

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Information from Mercantile Registers, including company notes, certification and filed annual accounts.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
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.

Registro Mercantil Central — Company Names

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Company-name availability/certification services; these are not a substitute for the Mercantile Registry's company-file information.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Registro Mercantil Central
Search
The official consultation page concerns company-name availability.
Account
The name-consultation page offers payment by card or registered-user access.
Costs
The page describes a paid name-availability consultation; its limited free consultation is tied to a refused certificate.
Languages
Spanish. 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.

SE

Sweden

Bolagsverket's current Find Company Information service replaces old-directory assumptions about access.

Bolagsverket — Find Company Information

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Current Swedish company and business information, with separately purchasable registry documents and certificates.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket)
Search
The public search form is labelled for company name or organisation number.
Account
Bolagsverket describes optional login for invoice payment. Full authentication requirements for every product were not tested.
Costs
Current company-information search is documented as free. Documents and further information can be purchased separately.
Languages
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. Entry page last checked 2026-09-06.

CH

Switzerland

PUBLIC SEARCH

Zefix is the federal index of entities recorded by the cantonal commercial registers.

Zefix — Central Business Name Index

OFFICIAL SOURCE

National index of entities recorded in Switzerland's cantonal commercial registers.

Zefix aggregates cantonal records; the responsible cantonal register remains authoritative for filed documents and certified extracts.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Federal Commercial Registry Office, Federal Office of Justice
Search
Public entity search is available through Zefix.
Account
No account is indicated for basic Zefix entity search.
Costs
Basic index consultation is public; authoritative cantonal documents and extracts can have separate fees.
Languages
German, French, Italian, English. German, French, Italian and English interfaces are available.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

TW

Taiwan

OFFICIAL ENTRY POINT

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.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
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.

TJ

Tajikistan

PUBLIC SEARCH

The Tax Committee describes the Unified State Register as freely accessible.

Unified State Register

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Unified register lookup for taxpayer and business-registration information.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan
Search
The official services portal describes the register as freely accessible.
Account
No account requirement is stated for the linked basic search.
Costs
The official portal describes access as free.
Languages
Tajik. The unified-register page is primarily Tajik; English and Russian coverage across every entity type was not verified.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

TM

Turkmenistan

NO PUBLIC SEARCH VERIFIED

No official public searchable company register could be verified in this review.

Ministry of Finance and Economy

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Official ministry entry point retained only to document that no public company-search service was verified.

No official public company or business-entity search was verified. This link must not be presented as a searchable registry.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan
Search
Search access was not verified during this review.Not verified
Account
Account requirements were not verified during this review.Not verified
Costs
Search and document costs were not verified during this review.Not verified
Languages
Not verified. Interface languages were not verified during this review.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

UA

Ukraine

OFFICIAL ENTRY POINT

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.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Ministry of Justice of Ukraine; technical administrator State Enterprise National Information Systems
Search
Search access was not verified during this review.Not verified
Account
Account requirements were not verified during this review.Not verified
Costs
Search and document costs were not verified during this review.Not verified
Languages
Ukrainian. The register and official open-data description are in Ukrainian.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

GB

United Kingdom

PUBLIC SEARCH

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.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Companies House
Search
Search company information and filings through the public service.
Account
Companies House states that registration is not required to view company information.
Costs
Public company information is available free of charge; certain orders and services have separate conditions.
Languages
English, Welsh. English and Welsh service variants are available; filed documents remain in their submitted language.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

US

United States

PARTIAL COVERAGE

There is no single national register of every US business; SEC EDGAR covers federal securities filers only.

SEC EDGAR company and filing search

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Companies and other entities that file under federal securities laws; this is not a register of every US business.

Formation records belong to state and territorial registries. Add those as separate directory entries before claiming complete US business coverage.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Search
Free public search by company, ticker, CIK and filing metadata.
Account
No account is required for public EDGAR search.
Costs
Public EDGAR search and filings are free to access.
Languages
English. The SEC search interface is in English.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

UZ

Uzbekistan

LOGIN REQUIRED

The unified government portal provides an automatic, free business-information service after sign-in.

Information about registered business entities

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Registered business-entity information delivered through the unified interactive public-services portal.

Open official website
Access, languages & sources
Operator
Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan and the Tax Committee
Search
The service uses taxpayer ID and a CAPTCHA challenge.
Account
Registration or login is required to use the service.
Costs
The service page lists the service as free and automatic.
Languages
Uzbek, Russian. Uzbek and Russian versions are available; English availability for this specific service was not verified.

Sources reviewed 2026-09-08. Searches, sign-in and purchases were not tested.

How this directory is checked

Every entry begins with an official operator or government source. Reviewed access conditions are separated from details that were not verified. A source-review date is not a live-availability guarantee.

Review scopes: 27 COUNTRIES + 27 COUNTRIES.