Austria
In Austria, the company registry is the Firmenbuch, searchable on JustizOnline after an ID Austria or eID login.
- Official company register
- Firmenbuch
- Free online search
- Partial
- Company identifier
- Firmenbuchnummer: digits followed by a check letter
- Who can see beneficial owners
- Legitimate interest
- Data access for developers
- Free API
- Company search
- justizonline.gv.at
- Checked on
Search the Austrian Firmenbuch on JustizOnline; since January 2025 core company data, representatives and annual financial statements are free after an ID Austria or eID login. A standard current extract costs €4.89 and one with historical data €8.20. The beneficial owner register (WiEReG) is not public: obliged professions have access, and applicants with a legitimate interest can get extracts at €4 each. Companies are identified by the Firmenbuchnummer, digits followed by a check letter.
- Region
- Europe
- Run by
- Regional courts acting as Firmenbuch courts, under the Federal Ministry of Justice; UBO register: Federal Ministry of Finance
- Registry website
- justizonline.gv.at
- Visible for free
- High Value Datasets, free since January 2025 through JustizOnline after ID Austria or eID login: company name, status, registration date, address, legal form, register number, NACE codes, authorized representatives, annual financial statements and audit reports
- Paid documents and fees
- Current extract €4.89; extract with historical data €8.20; partial extract limited to at most two people or an alphabetical person list €1.52; person search €1.52; documents in the record collection €1.52 each; court-issued extract €19.00
- Beneficial ownership register
- Register der wirtschaftlichen Eigentümer (WiEReG)
- Beneficial ownership access in detail
- The register is not public. Obliged professions use the WiEReG management system, and individuals or organizations with a legitimate interest related to preventing money laundering or terrorist financing can apply for extracts at €4 each.
- Beneficial ownership register website
- bmf.gv.at
- API or data service
- HVD interface through JustizOnline: https://justizonline.gv.at/jop/web/iwg
- What to know before a KYB check
- Standard Firmenbuch queries still cost money through JustizOnline or private clearing agencies (Verrechnungsstellen). Free HVD access requires electronic identification and acceptance of the terms of use.
- Sources
Page URL justiz.gv.at - Firmenbuchabfrage https://www.justiz.gv.at/service/datenbanken/firmenbuch/firmenbuchabfrage.2c9484852308c2a601240b693e1c0860.de.html justiz.gv.at - Firmenbuch https://www.justiz.gv.at/service/datenbanken/firmenbuch.36f.de.html BMJ - Weiterverwendung von Informationen (HVD) https://www.bmj.gv.at/service/weiterverwendung-von-informationen.html BMF - Einsicht bei berechtigtem Interesse (WiEReG) https://www.bmf.gv.at/services/wiereg/berechtigtes-Interesse.html Austrian government USP - Firmenbuch (access and official fees) https://www.usp.gv.at/themen/betrieb-und-umwelt/laufender-betrieb/firmenbuch.html - Verification
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Questions
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Sources: each listing is compiled from the registry’s own website, the government body that runs it, official fee schedules and legislation, and the EU e-Justice portal. Every source is linked on the listing with the date it was checked. How we compile this reference