{"catalog":{"title":"Company registry search by country and UBO registers","path":"/company-registries","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T11:56:38.261Z","fields":[{"id":"region","label":"Region","type":"select","options":["Europe","Middle East","Asia-Pacific","Americas","Africa","Offshore and crown dependencies"]},{"id":"registry_name","label":"Official company register","type":"text"},{"id":"operator","label":"Run by","type":"text"},{"id":"search_url","label":"Company search","type":"url"},{"id":"registry_url","label":"Registry website","type":"url"},{"id":"free_search","label":"Free online search","type":"select","options":["Yes","Partial","No"]},{"id":"free_data","label":"Visible for free","type":"textarea"},{"id":"paid_documents","label":"Paid documents and fees","type":"textarea"},{"id":"company_number","label":"Company identifier","type":"text"},{"id":"ubo_register","label":"Beneficial ownership register","type":"text"},{"id":"ubo_access","label":"Who can see beneficial owners","type":"select","options":["Public","Legitimate interest","Obliged entities and authorities only","Suspended","No central register","Not stated"]},{"id":"ubo_note","label":"Beneficial ownership access in detail","type":"textarea"},{"id":"ubo_url","label":"Beneficial ownership register website","type":"url"},{"id":"api","label":"Data access for developers","type":"select","options":["Free API","Paid API","Bulk data only","No API","Not verified"]},{"id":"api_note","label":"API or data service","type":"text"},{"id":"languages","label":"Search interface languages","type":"text"},{"id":"kyb_documents","label":"What an official extract contains","type":"textarea"},{"id":"notes","label":"What to know before a KYB check","type":"textarea"},{"id":"sources","label":"Sources","type":"textarea"},{"id":"checked","label":"Checked on","type":"date"},{"id":"confidence","label":"Verification","type":"select","options":["All fields verified","Some fields unverified"]}]},"category":{"slug":"americas","title":"Americas","path":"/company-registries/category/americas"},"entries":[{"slug":"brazil","name":"Brazil","path":"/company-registries/brazil","category":{"slug":"americas","title":"Americas"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-18T11:52:49.178Z","fields":{"region":"Americas","registry_name":"Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ), Receita Federal; commercial registration by state Juntas Comerciais (REDESIM)","operator":"Receita Federal do Brasil; state Juntas Comerciais","search_url":"http://consultacnpj.redesim.gov.br","registry_url":"https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"CNPJ registration data, tax registration status (situação cadastral), partners and administrators (QSA) and Simples Nacional enrollment.","paid_documents":"Certificates (certidões, such as the certidão simplificada or inteiro teor) are issued by each state Junta Comercial at state-set prices; JUCEPAR, for example, adjusted its 2026 fee table by 4.88% from 1 May 2026.","company_number":"CNPJ, 14 characters. CNPJs issued before 31 July 2026 remain valid and unchanged; Receita Federal began issuing the new alphanumeric format on 31 July 2026, but new numbers can still be numeric during the gradual rollout.","ubo_register":"Beneficiário final, declared in the CNPJ via e-BEF (IN RFB nº 2.119/2022)","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"Entities subject to the e-BEF obligation report their beneficial owners to Receita Federal; exemptions apply. The service requires the entity or its representative to use a Silver or Gold GOV.BR account. Its official privacy section says personal data is not shared. The filing service is not a public beneficial-owner search.","ubo_url":"https://www.gov.br/pt-br/servicos/informar-beneficiario-final-a-receita-federal","api":"Bulk data only","api_note":"CNPJ open datasets are listed through Receita Federal's official Cadastros index: https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/dados-abertos/cadastros.","languages":"Portuguese","kyb_documents":"CNPJ registration and status receipt (Comprovante de Inscrição e de Situação Cadastral), with a separate QSA consultation for partners and administrators. State commercial registries issue certidões. In Paraná, the certidão simplificada contains company name, CNPJ, address, capital, activity, partners, latest filing date/number and registration status; the certidão de inteiro teor is a digitally certified copy of filed corporate documents.","notes":"KYB systems should accept 14-character CNPJs containing letters and digits. Receita Federal issued the first alphanumeric CNPJ on 31 July 2026 and says rollout is gradual; previously issued numeric CNPJs remain valid and do not need replacement. The gov.br CNPJ consultation service requires a GOV.BR account at Silver or Gold level.","sources":"gov.br – Consultar Cadastro Nacional de Pessoas Jurídicas · https://www.gov.br/pt-br/servicos/consultar-cadastro-nacional-de-pessoas-juridicas\nReceita Federal – Implantação do CNPJ Alfanumérico a partir de 31 de julho · https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2026/julho/implantacao-do-cnpj-alfanumerico-ocorrera-a-partir-de-31-de-julho\ngov.br – Informar Beneficiário Final à Receita Federal (e-BEF) · https://www.gov.br/pt-br/servicos/informar-beneficiario-final-a-receita-federal\nReceita Federal – Dados abertos: cadastros · https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/dados-abertos/cadastros\nJunta Comercial do Paraná – Tabela de preços · https://www.juntacomercial.pr.gov.br/Pagina/Tabela-de-precos\nReceita Federal – Primeiro CNPJ em formato alfanumérico (31 July 2026) · https://www.gov.br/receitafederal/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2026/julho/receita-federal-gera-o-primeiro-cnpj-em-formato-alfanumerico\nJUCEPAR - Simplified company certificate · https://www.juntacomercial.pr.gov.br/servicos/Servicos/Certidoes/Solicitar-Certidao-Simplificada-de-empresas-nQ3x9zr2\nJUCEPAR - Full certified filing copies · https://www.juntacomercial.pr.gov.br/servicos/Servicos/Certidoes/Solicitar-Certidao-de-Inteiro-Teor-GPoyQboQ","checked":"2026-10-16","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"canada-federal","name":"Canada (federal)","path":"/company-registries/canada-federal","category":{"slug":"americas","title":"Americas"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:55:27.969Z","fields":{"region":"Americas","registry_name":"Corporations Canada – Search for a Federal Corporation","operator":"Corporations Canada (ISED)","search_url":"https://ised-isde.canada.ca/cc/lgcy/fdrlCrpSrch.html","registry_url":"https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/corporations-canada/en","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Corporate name, corporation number, business number, status, registered office address, directors' names and addresses, individuals with significant control (CBCA corporations), corporate profile and uncertified copies of corporate documents.","paid_documents":"Certificate of Compliance or Certificate of Existence C$10 online, C$20 by email or mail; certified copies C$40 per document (email or mail); uncertified copies for cooperatives C$5 per document; corporate profile and uncertified copies free online.","company_number":"Corporation number, digits plus a check digit (e.g. 327514-1); the CRA Business Number is also searchable.","ubo_register":"Individuals with significant control (ISC) register, Canada Business Corporations Act","ubo_access":"Public","ubo_note":"Since 22 January 2024 CBCA corporations file individuals with significant control (ISC) data, and each ISC's full legal name, start and end dates, description of control and address for service (or residential address if none) are public in the federal corporation search. The search cannot be run by ISC name.","ubo_url":"https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/corporations-canada/en/how-find-information-about-individuals-significant-control","api":"Free API","api_note":"https://api.ised-isde.canada.ca/en/docs?api=corporations (Federal Corporation API, public plan 60 hits/minute, login to subscribe); bulk dataset at https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/0032ce54-c5dd-4b66-99a0-320a7b5e99f2","languages":"English, French","kyb_documents":"Certificate of Compliance or Certificate of Existence; corporate profile; copies of filed documents","notes":"Covers only federally incorporated corporations; provincially incorporated companies must be checked in provincial registries. ISC data will be incomplete until every corporation has filed through its annual return cycle.","sources":"Corporations Canada – Search for a Federal Corporation · https://ised-isde.canada.ca/cc/lgcy/fdrlCrpSrch.html\nCorporations Canada – Services, fees and processing times · https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/corporations-canada/en/services-fees-and-processing-times\nCorporations Canada – How to find information about ISCs · https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/corporations-canada/en/how-find-information-about-individuals-significant-control\nCorporations Canada – Public disclosure of corporate information · https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/corporations-canada/en/business-corporations/public-disclosure-corporate-information\nCorporations Canada – Data services · https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/corporations-canada/en/data-services\nISED API Catalogue – Federal Corporation API · https://api.ised-isde.canada.ca/en/docs?api=corporations","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"All fields verified"}},{"slug":"mexico","name":"Mexico","path":"/company-registries/mexico","category":{"slug":"americas","title":"Americas"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-06T15:38:10.726Z","fields":{"region":"Americas","registry_name":"Registro Público de Comercio (RPC), SIGER 2.0","operator":"Secretaría de Economía, with state registry authorities","search_url":"https://rpc.economia.gob.mx/siger2","registry_url":"https://rpc.economia.gob.mx/siger2","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"Public consultation in SIGER requires a user account and, where applicable, payment of state fees.","paid_documents":"Fees are set by each state (entidad federativa).","company_number":"Folio Mercantil Electrónico (FME/NCI), a sequential number assigned by SIGER; company tax ID (RFC), 12 characters: 3 letters (company initials), 6 digits (incorporation date, YYMMDD) and a 3-character SAT homoclave.","ubo_register":"Beneficiario controlador (Código Fiscal de la Federación, art. 32-B Ter)","ubo_access":"No central register","ubo_note":"There is no filed or public register: legal entities, trusts and other legal arrangements must obtain and keep beneficial owner information themselves (Código Fiscal de la Federación, art. 32-B Ter) and provide it to the SAT on request.","ubo_url":"http://omawww.sat.gob.mx/documentossat/Documents/PreguntasRespuestasBC.pdf","api":"No API","api_note":"No","languages":"Spanish","kyb_documents":"The RPC works with pre-coded forms and does not keep or provide copies of original deeds.","notes":"The RPC holds pre-coded summaries of corporate acts, not the notarial deeds, so constitutive documents usually come from the company or its notary. Corporate notices are published separately in the Secretaría de Economía PSM system (psm.economia.gob.mx).","sources":"Secretaría de Economía – Preguntas Frecuentes del RPC (PDF) · https://rpc.economia.gob.mx/siger2/resources/docs/Preguntas_Frecuentes_RPC.pdf\nSAT – Preguntas y respuestas sobre beneficiarios controladores (PDF) · http://omawww.sat.gob.mx/documentossat/Documents/PreguntasRespuestasBC.pdf\ngob.mx – Dato 6: RFC (PDF) · https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/850663/Dato-6_RFC.pdf\nSecretaría de Economía – PSM · https://psm.economia.gob.mx/PSM/","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"united-states-delaware","name":"United States – Delaware","path":"/company-registries/united-states-delaware","category":{"slug":"americas","title":"Americas"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T13:01:40.530Z","fields":{"region":"Americas","registry_name":"Delaware Division of Corporations General Information Name Search","operator":"Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations","search_url":"https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/ecorp/entitysearch/namesearch.aspx","registry_url":"https://corp.delaware.gov/","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"Entity name, file number, incorporation or formation date, and registered agent name, address, phone number and residency.","paid_documents":"Online status $10 per entity, or $20 per entity with more detail (current franchise tax assessment and filing history). Certificates of Status and certified or plain copies are ordered through an online agent or the Document Filing and Certificate Request Service, at the rates in the Corporate Fee Schedule.","company_number":"Delaware file number","ubo_register":"None; US domestic companies are exempt from federal FinCEN BOI reporting","ubo_access":"No central register","ubo_note":"Delaware holds no shareholder or owner records; they are maintained by the corporation itself. Under FinCEN's final rule effective 14 August 2026, US domestic companies no longer file BOI reports.","ubo_url":"https://corp.delaware.gov/faqs/","api":"No API","api_note":"No","languages":"English","kyb_documents":"Status report ($10 or $20); Certificate of Status; certified or plain copies of filings.","notes":"Officers and directors appear only on a corporation's annual franchise tax report, and LLCs and LPs are not required to list members or managers, so Delaware records rarely identify owners or controllers. The free search is name-level only; status requires the paid $10 or $20 check.","sources":"Delaware ICIS – Entity name search · https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/ecorp/entitysearch/namesearch.aspx\nDelaware Division of Corporations – FAQs · https://corp.delaware.gov/faqs/\nDelaware – Examples of $10 status and $20 status, tax & history · https://corp.delaware.gov/examples-of-10-status-and-20-status-tax-history-information/\nDelaware – Corporate Fee Schedule · https://corp.delaware.gov/fee/\nFinCEN – Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting · https://www.fincen.gov/boi","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"united-states-florida","name":"United States – Florida","path":"/company-registries/united-states-florida","category":{"slug":"americas","title":"Americas"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T13:01:50.336Z","fields":{"region":"Americas","registry_name":"Sunbiz – Florida Division of Corporations","operator":"Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations","search_url":"https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/search/","registry_url":"https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Document number, FEI/EIN, filing and effective dates, status, principal and mailing address, registered agent name and address, names, addresses and titles of current officers, directors and managers, last three annual reports, and filed document images (PDF).","paid_documents":"Certificate of Status $8.75; certified copy $8.75 for the first 8 pages plus $1.00 per additional page, up to $52.50 (mail-in requests a flat $8.75); photocopies $1.00 per page in person or a flat $10.00 by mail.","company_number":"Document number, 6 or 12 digits, assigned by the Division of Corporations at filing.","ubo_register":"None; US domestic companies are exempt from federal FinCEN BOI reporting","ubo_access":"No central register","ubo_note":"Florida has no beneficial ownership register. Under FinCEN's final rule effective 14 August 2026, US domestic companies no longer file BOI reports.","ubo_url":"https://www.fincen.gov/boi","api":"Bulk data only","api_note":"https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/other-services/data-downloads/ (free daily and quarterly files via SFTP)","languages":"English","kyb_documents":"Online record: entity details, registered agent, officers, directors and managers, annual reports, document images.","notes":"Florida is among the most open US registries: officer names and filed documents are free, and bulk data is free by SFTP. Listed officers are not necessarily owners.","sources":"Florida DOS – Sunbiz home · https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz\nSunbiz – Corporate Fees · https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/forms/fees/corporate-fees/\nSunbiz – Corporation records search guide · https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/search/guides/corporation-records/\nSunbiz – Data Downloads · https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/other-services/data-downloads/\nFinCEN – Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting · https://www.fincen.gov/boi","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"All fields verified"}},{"slug":"united-states-new-york","name":"United States – New York","path":"/company-registries/united-states-new-york","category":{"slug":"americas","title":"Americas"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-18T11:56:38.261Z","fields":{"region":"Americas","registry_name":"New York Department of State Corporation and Business Entity Database","operator":"New York Department of State, Division of Corporations","search_url":"https://dos.ny.gov/corporation-and-business-entity-database","registry_url":"https://dos.ny.gov/","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Current entity name, date of organization, jurisdiction, county, service of process address, registered agent and current status; for business corporations, CEO name and address and principal location if a Biennial Statement was filed.","paid_documents":"Plain copy $5; certified copy $10. Document copies can be ordered online for entities formed or authorized in New York on or after 30 July 1990, or by written request. Certificate of Status $25 by written request, including email; the Certificate of Status service does not accept online or telephone orders. Mail or phone searches beyond five entities $5 each.","company_number":"DOS ID number","ubo_register":"Beneficial ownership disclosure under the NY LLC Transparency Act","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"Since 1 January 2026, only non-exempt LLCs formed under the law of a foreign country and authorized to do business in New York file beneficial ownership disclosures under the LLC Transparency Act; DOS treats them as confidential and they are not publicly searchable. Federally, US domestic companies no longer file BOI reports under FinCEN's final rule effective 14 August 2026.","ubo_url":"https://dos.ny.gov/beneficial-ownership-disclosure-filing-instructions","api":"Free API","api_note":"https://data.ny.gov/Economic-Development/Active-Corporations-Beginning-1800/n9v6-gdp6 (NY Open Data dataset)","languages":"English","kyb_documents":"Plain and certified copies of filed documents, including certificates of incorporation, articles of organization and amendments. Electronic copies can be ordered online for entities formed or authorized in New York on or after 30 July 1990; written requests are also available. A Certificate of Status is a separate written-request service.","notes":"DOS does not keep officer or shareholder information, so New York records identify neither owners nor directors beyond an optional CEO line. A Certificate of Status can be requested only in writing.","sources":"NY DOS – FAQs: Corporations & Business Entities · https://dos.ny.gov/faqs-corporations-business-entities\nNY DOS – Copies of corporation or business entity documents · https://dos.ny.gov/copies-corporation-or-business-entity-documents\nNY DOS – Certificate of Status · https://dos.ny.gov/certificate-status\nNY DOS – Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Filing Instructions · https://dos.ny.gov/beneficial-ownership-disclosure-filing-instructions\nNY Open Data – Active Corporations: Beginning 1800 · https://data.ny.gov/Economic-Development/Active-Corporations-Beginning-1800/n9v6-gdp6\nFinCEN – Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting · https://www.fincen.gov/boi","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"united-states-wyoming","name":"United States – Wyoming","path":"/company-registries/united-states-wyoming","category":{"slug":"americas","title":"Americas"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T13:01:59.001Z","fields":{"region":"Americas","registry_name":"Wyoming Secretary of State Business Division – Business Entity Search (WyoBiz)","operator":"Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division","search_url":"https://wyobiz.wyo.gov/business/filingsearch.aspx","registry_url":"https://sos.wyo.gov/Business/Default.aspx","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Filing search, filed business documents, and electronic certificates of good standing, all free online.","paid_documents":"Certificate of Existence, Evidence or Good Standing $20 (certificates of good standing can be obtained online at no cost); certified copy $10 for ten pages or less, plus $5 and $0.15 per page beyond ten; duplicating $0.50 per page for the first ten pages and $0.15 per page thereafter; database downloads $850 monthly, $5,100 biannual, $10,200 yearly.","company_number":"Filing ID","ubo_register":"None; US domestic companies are exempt from federal FinCEN BOI reporting","ubo_access":"No central register","ubo_note":"Wyoming keeps no beneficial ownership register. Under FinCEN's final rule effective 14 August 2026, US domestic companies no longer file BOI reports.","ubo_url":"https://www.fincen.gov/boi","api":"Bulk data only","api_note":"https://sos.wyo.gov/business/docs/businessfees.pdf (paid database downloads)","languages":"English","kyb_documents":"Electronic certificate of good standing with a validation number for online verification.","notes":"The online search uses a CAPTCHA, and bulk data is sold as database downloads from $850 a month.","sources":"Wyoming SOS – Business Division · https://sos.wyo.gov/Business/Default.aspx\nWyoming SOS – Business fees (PDF) · https://sos.wyo.gov/business/docs/businessfees.pdf\nWyoming SOS – Certified copy / certificate request form (PDF) · https://sos.wyo.gov/Forms/Business/General/CertifiedCopy-CertificateRequest.pdf\nWyoming SOS – FAQs · https://sos.wyo.gov/faqs.aspx\nWyoBiz – Business Entity Search · https://wyobiz.wyo.gov/business/filingsearch.aspx\nWyoBiz – Certificate of Good Standing · https://wyobiz.wyo.gov/Business/ViewCertificate.aspx","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"united-states-fincen-beneficial-ownership","name":"United States – federal beneficial ownership (FinCEN)","path":"/company-registries/united-states-fincen-beneficial-ownership","category":{"slug":"americas","title":"Americas"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T13:01:45.131Z","fields":{"region":"Americas","registry_name":"FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting (BOSS / BOI E-Filing)","operator":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), US Treasury","search_url":null,"registry_url":"https://www.fincen.gov/boi","free_search":"No","free_data":"None; BOI is not public.","paid_documents":"Not applicable. FinCEN charges no fee to file BOI directly.","company_number":"None; FinCEN IDs are issued to individuals and companies that request one.","ubo_register":"Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) database under the Corporate Transparency Act","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"BOI is not public. Under FinCEN's final rule issued 11 August 2026 and effective 14 August 2026, US domestic companies no longer file BOI reports; only foreign entities registered to do business in the US remain reporting companies.","ubo_url":"https://www.fincen.gov/boi","api":"No API","api_note":"No","languages":"English","kyb_documents":"Not applicable","notes":"The final rule makes permanent the exemptions in the 26 March 2025 interim final rule, so KYB on US-formed entities cannot rely on any federal BOI filing. FinCEN warns that forms labeled 'Form 4022' or 'Form 5102' are fraudulent.","sources":"FinCEN – Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting · https://www.fincen.gov/boi","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"All fields verified"}}]}