Company Registries by country
If you have a dispute with a company, you will often need key information such as the company number, registered address and names of directors, in order to take your dispute to the next level. All countries have a register of companies, but not all of these are open to the public. Below is a list of company registries around the world where you can find more information about the company you need to research.
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Country |
Registry name and URL |
Basic Data |
Financial |
Albania |
National Business Centerwww.qkr.gov.al/home/ |
Free |
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Andora |
Oficina de Marques i Patentswww.ompa.ad/en/ |
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Aruba |
Aruba Chamber of Commercewww.arubachamber.com/ |
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Australia |
Australian Secuties and Investment Commissionconnectonline.asic.gov.au/... |
Free |
Charges |
Austria |
The commercial register (Firmenbuch, also known as the ‘principal register’ (Hauptbuch)) Must use "clearing houses":www.justiz.gv.at/... |
Charges |
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Belgium |
Federal Department of the Economy; Central Balance Sheet Officewww.economie.fgov.be/ |
Free |
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Bermuda |
Bermuda Registrar of Companieswww.roc.gov.bm/ |
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British Virgin Islands |
BVI Financial Services Commissionwww.bvifsc.vg |
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Bulgaria |
The Bulgarian business registerwww.brra.bg/Default.ra |
Free |
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Bulgaria |
Bulstatpsc.egov.bg/en/p... |
Min BGN10 |
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Canada - federal companies |
Corporations Canadacorporationscanada.ic... |
Free |
$1 |
Canada - British Columbia |
BC Registries and Online Serviceswww2.gov.bc.ca/... |
Charges |
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Canada - Ontario |
Ontario Business Registerywww.ontario.ca/... |
Free |
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Canada - Quebec |
Registraire des Entreprises Québec |
Free |
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Colombia |
Colombian Chamber of Commercewww.confecamaras.org.co/ |
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Croatia |
Court register (Sudski registar)sudreg.pravosudje.hr/... |
Free |
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Cyprus |
Register of Companies of Cypruswww.mcit.gov.cy/mcit/... |
Free |
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Czechia |
The public registerwww.justice.cz |
Free |
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Denmark |
Danish Business Authority [Erhvervsstyrelsen]danishbusinessauthority.dk |
Free |
Charges |
Estonia |
Tartu County Courtwww.rik.ee |
Free |
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Finland |
The Finnish Trade Registerwww.prh.fi/en/... |
Free |
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France |
Registre national du commerce et des sociétés - RNCSwww.infogreffe.com |
€8.45 |
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Germany |
The Commercial Registerwww.handelsregister.de/... |
€4.50 |
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Germany |
The Company Registerwww.unternehmensr... |
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Gibraltar |
Companies Housewww.companieshouse.gi |
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Greece |
General Electronic Commercial Registry (Γενικό Εμπορικό Μητρώο, Γ.Ε.ΜΗ., GEMI)www.businessregistry.gr/... |
Free |
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Guernsey |
Guernsey Registrywww.guernseyregistry.com/... |
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Hong Kong |
Companies Registrywww.cr.gov.hk/en/... |
Free |
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Hungary |
The Service of Company Information and Electronic Company Registration of the Ministry of Justicewww.e-cegjegyzek.hu/... |
Free |
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Iceland |
The Register of Enterpriseswww.rsk.is/english/... |
Free |
Charges |
India |
Ministry of Corporate Affairswww.mca.gov.in |
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Ireland |
The Companies Registration Officewww.cro.ie |
Free |
Charges |
Isle of Man |
Companies Registrywww.gov.im/categories/... |
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Israel |
Isreali Coporations Authoritywww.justice.gov.il/En/... |
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Italy |
Registro delle Impresewww.registroimprese.it/... |
Free |
€2.50 to €11 |
Jersey |
Jersey Financial Services Commissionwww.jerseyfsc.org |
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Jordan |
Corporate Control Department.ccd.gov.jo |
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Latvia |
The Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas Uzņēmumu reģistrs)www.ur.gov.lv/?v=en |
Free |
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Liechen-
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Handelsregisterwww.oera.li/hrweb/ger/... |
Free |
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Lithuania |
Lithuanian register of legal persons (Lietuvos juridinių asmenų registras)www.kada.lt/ |
Free |
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Luxem-
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The business register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés (RCS))www.lbr.lu/... |
Free |
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Malaysia |
The Companies Commission of Malaysiawww.ssm.com.my/... |
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Malta |
Maltese business registerregistry.mfsa.com.mt/ROC |
Free |
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Nether-
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Dutch Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel)www.kvk.nl/english |
Free |
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New Zealand |
Companies Registercompanies-register.... |
Free |
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Nigeria |
Corporate Affairs Commissionnew.cac.gov.ng/home |
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Norway |
Bronnoysundregistrenewww.brreg.no |
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Philippines |
The Securities and Exchange Commission Philippineswww.sec.gov.ph |
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Poland |
The Polish Business Register (the National Court Register)bip.ms.gov.pl |
Free |
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Portugal |
The Business Registereportugal.gov.pt/inicio/... |
Charges |
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Romania |
National Trade Register Officewww.onrc.ro/index.php |
Free |
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San Morino |
Economic Development Agency Chamber of Commercewww.agency.sm |
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Serbia |
The Business Entities Registerwww.apr.gov.rs/... |
Free |
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Singapore |
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authoritywww.acra.gov.sg/home |
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Slovakia |
Obchodný register (commercial register)www.orsr.sk/... |
Charges |
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Slovenia |
Slovenian Business Register (Poslovni register Slovenije)www.ajpes.si/prs/... |
Free |
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South Africa |
Companies and Intellectual Property Commissioneservices.cipc.co.za |
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Spain |
Registros Mercantileswww.registradores.org/... |
Charges |
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Sri Lanka |
The Department of the Registrar of Companieswww.drc.gov.lk/ |
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Sweden |
The Swedish Companies Registration Officesnr4.bolagsverket.se/... |
Free |
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Switzerland |
Zefixwww.zefix.admin.ch/... |
Free |
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Thailand |
Department of Business Developmentwww.dbd.go.th/... |
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Turkey |
Turkiye Ticaret Sicili Gazetesiwww.ticaretsicil.gov.tr/... |
Free |
Charges |
United Kingdom |
Companies Housewww.gov.uk/...Company Data Shopwww.companydatashop.com |
Free |
Free |
United States |
Each US state has its own registry. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a federal register for publicly traded companieswww.sec.gov |
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SEC: free |