{"catalog":{"title":"Company registry search by country and UBO registers","path":"/company-registries","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T06:24:46.251Z","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":"asia-pacific","title":"Asia-Pacific","path":"/company-registries/category/asia-pacific"},"entries":[{"slug":"australia","name":"Australia","path":"/company-registries/australia","category":{"slug":"asia-pacific","title":"Asia-Pacific"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:51:07.762Z","fields":{"region":"Asia-Pacific","registry_name":"ASIC Companies Register (ASIC Connect / ASIC company search)","operator":"Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)","search_url":"https://service.asic.gov.au/companysearch/","registry_url":"https://asic.gov.au/","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"Company name, type, ACN/ABN/ARBN/ARSN, registration date, next review date, suburb, state and postcode of the registered office, and list of documents lodged.","paid_documents":"Current company extract $10; current and historical company extract $20; roles and relationship extract $23; certificate of registration $23; document copy $20 (under 10 pages) or $50 (10 pages or more), with $43 and $73 variants also listed (AUD). These are the amounts on ASIC's registers fee page; an older ASIC Connect help page still shows $9 and $18 extracts and $18 and $36 document copies.","company_number":"ACN, 9 digits (e.g. 123 456 789); ABN, 11 digits, for companies usually the ACN with a two-digit prefix (e.g. 36 123 456 789).","ubo_register":"None (planned public Commonwealth beneficial ownership register for unlisted companies)","ubo_access":"No central register","ubo_note":"Australia has no beneficial ownership register. Treasury announced on 15 October 2025 that it will proceed directly to a public, Commonwealth-operated register for unlisted companies, with policy development scheduled to begin in early 2027.","ubo_url":"https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2025/media-releases/improving-transparency-true-owners-companies","api":"Free API","api_note":"https://abr.business.gov.au/Tools/WebServices (ABN Lookup web services, free, GUID registration required); ASIC Company Dataset bulk download at https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/asic-companies","languages":"English","kyb_documents":"Current company extract: organization details (name, ACN, ABN, status, type and class, registration date), registered office, principal place of business and contact address, directors and secretaries with appointment dates, external administrators, appointed auditor, ultimate holding company, share structure, members (top twenty for proprietary companies), financial reports, pre-2012 charges, documents lodged and annual return document list.","notes":"ASIC extracts no longer show officeholder addresses (ASIC cites privacy and identity-theft concerns), so residential addresses must be verified from other sources. Security interests registered since 30 January 2012 are on the PPSR, not the ASIC extract.","sources":"ASIC – Search ASIC registers · https://asic.gov.au/online-services/search-asic-s-registers/\nASIC – Company and organisation registers (free data and fees) · https://www.asic.gov.au/online-services/search-asic-registers/company-and-organisation-registers\nASIC Connect – Fees and examples of paid products · https://connectonline.asic.gov.au/OPH/HelpLandingPages/TH_PurchasingSearchItems/SCH_TH_FEES_PAID_PRODUCTS\nASIC – Australian Company Number (ACN) · https://www.asic.gov.au/for-business-and-companies/companies/register-a-company/australian-company-number-acn\nASIC – Guide to reading company extracts (PDF, 13 Mar 2026) · https://download.asic.gov.au/media/trcclasp/user-guide_guide-to-reading-asic-company-extracts-20260313.pdf\nABR – ABN Lookup web services · https://abr.business.gov.au/Tools/WebServices\nTreasury Ministers – Improving transparency of the true owners of companies (15 Oct 2025) · https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/andrew-leigh-2025/media-releases/improving-transparency-true-owners-companies","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"All fields verified"}},{"slug":"hong-kong","name":"Hong Kong","path":"/company-registries/hong-kong","category":{"slug":"asia-pacific","title":"Asia-Pacific"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:56:41.325Z","fields":{"region":"Asia-Pacific","registry_name":"Companies Register (Companies Registry e-Services Portal)","operator":"Companies Registry (HKSAR Government)","search_url":"https://www.e-services.cr.gov.hk/","registry_url":"https://www.cr.gov.hk/","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"Company name search (partial or exact) with CR No., document index (description, filing date, status), register of charges index and disqualification orders index.","paid_documents":"Company Particulars Search HK$22 per company; Directors Index Search (company-based) HK$11 per company; document image download HK$21 (prospectus, charges, accounts), HK$16 (annual returns) or HK$9 (other documents); certifying fee HK$130 (Price Guide PAM 3E, May 2025).","company_number":"Company Registration Number (CR No.); since 27 December 2023 also the Unique Business Identifier (UBI), which is the Business Registration Number (first 8 digits of the Business Registration Certificate number).","ubo_register":"Significant Controllers Register (kept by each company)","ubo_access":"No central register","ubo_note":"Each company keeps its own Significant Controllers Register, which is not filed with the Registry. It is open to inspection only by specified law enforcement officers (CR, C&ED, HKMA, Police, ImmD, IRD, IA, ICAC, SFC).","ubo_url":"https://www.cr.gov.hk/en/legislation/scr/faq.htm","api":"Bulk data only","api_note":"https://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-cr-crdata-list-addr","languages":"English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese","kyb_documents":"Company Particulars Report; image records of registered documents (annual returns, accounts, charges); certified copies; Certificate of Continuing Registration","notes":"Directors and shareholders appear in the paid Company Particulars report and in annual return images, not in the free name search. Use the Registry's CR No. to BRN mapping when matching older records to the UBI.","sources":"How to obtain company information · https://www.cr.gov.hk/en/services/obtain-company-info.htm\nElectronic Search Services leaflet · https://www.cr.gov.hk/en/electronic/docs/services-e.pdf\nPrice Guide to Main Services (PAM 3E, May 2025) · https://www.cr.gov.hk/en/publications/docs/3-e.pdf\nFAQs on e-Services – Electronic Search · https://www.cr.gov.hk/en/electronic/e-servicesportal/faq/e-search.htm\ne-Search services · https://www.cr.gov.hk/en/electronic/e-servicesportal/e-search.htm\nSignificant Controllers Register FAQ · https://www.cr.gov.hk/en/legislation/scr/faq.htm\nUBI flyer · https://www.cr.gov.hk/en/publications/docs/UBI_Flyer-e.pdf\nDATA.GOV.HK – registered office addresses dataset · https://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-cr-crdata-list-addr","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"All fields verified"}},{"slug":"india","name":"India","path":"/company-registries/india","category":{"slug":"asia-pacific","title":"Asia-Pacific"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:56:46.334Z","fields":{"region":"Asia-Pacific","registry_name":"MCA21 Registry (Registrar of Companies) – Master Data Services","operator":"Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Registrars of Companies)","search_url":"https://www.mca.gov.in/content/mca/global/en/mca/master-data/MDS.html","registry_url":"https://www.mca.gov.in/","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"CIN, company name, ROC, registration number, date of incorporation, email, registered address, listing status, category and class, authorized and paid-up capital, date of last AGM and balance sheet, company status, directors and signatories (DIN, designation, appointment date), index of charges.","paid_documents":"Inspection of documents kept by the Registrar (s.399(1)(a)) Rs 100; copy of Certificate of Incorporation Rs 100; copy or extract of other documents Rs 25 per page (Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014).","company_number":"Corporate Identity Number (CIN), 21 characters; LLPs use the LLPIN. The MCA Find CIN service also accepts the 6-digit registration number.","ubo_register":"Register of significant beneficial owners (Form BEN-3, kept by company); declarations filed with RoC in Form BEN-2 (s.90 Companies Act 2013)","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Companies keep a register of significant beneficial owners (Form BEN-3) and file declarations with the RoC in Form BEN-2. Under s.90(3) and SBO Rules r.5 any member of the company may inspect the register for a fee of up to Rs 50; the MCA portal has no public beneficial ownership search.","ubo_url":"https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1362/simple-search?query=Companies+%28Significant+Beneficial+Owners%29+Rules%2C+2018.&searchradio=rules","api":"Free API","api_note":"https://www.data.gov.in/catalog/company-master-data","languages":"English","kyb_documents":"Master data (company information, index of charges, director and signatory details); public documents filed with the RoC, such as the certificate of incorporation and annual filings, via View Public Documents.","notes":"Master data is free, but filed documents (MoA/AoA, annual returns, financial statements, BEN-2) require a paid inspection through a portal login. The data.gov.in master data is a periodic snapshot, not live status.","sources":"MCA Master Data Services · https://www.mca.gov.in/content/mca/global/en/mca/master-data/MDS.html\nMCA Master Company Info (fields) · https://www.mca.gov.in/content/mca/global/en/mca/master-data/MDS/company-master-info.html\nMCA – About Master Data · https://www.mca.gov.in/mca/html/mcav2_en/home/mcaservice/masterdata/aboutmasterdata/aboutmasterdata.html\nMCA – View Public Documents V3 · https://www.mca.gov.in/content/mca/global/en/mca/document-related-services/view-public-documents-v3.html\nMCA – Enquire Fees · https://www.mca.gov.in/content/mca/global/en/mca/fo-llp-services/enquire-fees.html\nMCA – Find CIN · https://www.mca.gov.in/content/mca/global/en/mca/fo-llp-services/findCinFinalSingleCom.html\nCompanies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 (gazette text, thc.nic.in) · https://thc.nic.in/Central%20Governmental%20Rules/Companies%20(Registration%20Offices%20and%20Fees)%20Rules,%202014.pdf\nIndia Code – Companies Act s.90 / SBO Rules · https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1362/simple-search?query=Companies+%28Significant+Beneficial+Owners%29+Rules%2C+2018.&searchradio=rules\ndata.gov.in – Company Master Data · https://www.data.gov.in/catalog/company-master-data\nMCA Corporate Data Management portal · https://www.mcacdm.nic.in/company-master-details","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"indonesia","name":"Indonesia","path":"/company-registries/indonesia","category":{"slug":"asia-pacific","title":"Asia-Pacific"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:56:51.227Z","fields":{"region":"Asia-Pacific","registry_name":"AHU Online – Daftar Perseroan (Directorate General of General Legal Administration)","operator":"Directorate General of General Legal Administration (Ditjen AHU), Ministry of Law","search_url":"https://ahu.go.id/pencarian/profil-pt","registry_url":"https://ahu.go.id/","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"Company name and address in search results; the full or latest profile is paid.","paid_documents":"Government Regulation (PP) 30/2026: full company data download Rp500,000 per document per company; latest company data download Rp100,000; package of 100 records Rp5,000,000. The AHU user guide, written before 2026, still lists the full profile at Rp500,000 and the latest profile at Rp50,000.","company_number":"AHU registration (SK) number for the legal entity; business identity number NIB (Nomor Induk Berusaha), issued through OSS.","ubo_register":"Beneficial ownership (Pemilik Manfaat) information held by Ditjen AHU (Perpres 13/2018)","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Under Presidential Regulation (Perpres) 13/2018, any person may request beneficial ownership information from the competent authority under public information disclosure law (Art. 29), and AML reporting parties can obtain access through cooperation (Art. 28).","ubo_url":"https://setkab.go.id/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Perpres-Nomor-13-Tahun-2018.pdf","api":"No API","api_note":"No","languages":"Indonesian","kyb_documents":"Profil Lengkap Perseroan Terbatas (full profile); Profil Terakhir (latest profile)","notes":"PP 30/2026, enacted 2 July 2026, revised Ministry of Law fees and raised the latest-profile download to Rp100,000. Records of companies not yet adapted to Law 40/2007 must be requested manually from Ditjen AHU.","sources":"AHU – Profil Perusahaan · https://ahu.go.id/pencarian/profil-pt\nPanduan AHU – Pencarian Profil Perseroan Terbatas · https://panduan.ahu.go.id/doku.php?id=perseroan\nPP 30/2026 (JDIH BPK PDF) · https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Download/415168/PP%20Nomor%2030%20Tahun%202026.pdf\nJDIH Kemenkeu – PP 30/2026 · https://jdih.kemenkeu.go.id/dok/pp-30-tahun-2026\nMatriks PNBP Ditjen AHU PP 28/2019 · https://portal.ahu.go.id/uploads/324489_Matriks%20Jenis%20dan%20Tarif%20PNBP%20Ditjen%20AHU%20PP%2028%202019.pdf\nPerpres 13/2018 (Setkab) · https://setkab.go.id/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Perpres-Nomor-13-Tahun-2018.pdf\nDisnakertrans Banten – Cek legalitas perusahaan di AHU · https://disnakertrans.bantenprov.go.id/berita/cek-legalitas-perusahaan-di-ahu-online","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"japan","name":"Japan","path":"/company-registries/japan","category":{"slug":"asia-pacific","title":"Asia-Pacific"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-19T06:24:46.251Z","fields":{"region":"Asia-Pacific","registry_name":"Commercial and Corporate Registration (Legal Affairs Bureaus) – Registration Information Service; NTA Corporate Number Publication Site","operator":"Ministry of Justice (Legal Affairs Bureaus); National Tax Agency","search_url":"https://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/en/","registry_url":"https://www1.touki.or.jp/","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"Corporate Number, trade name and head office address (the NTA's 'basic three items'), with change history.","paid_documents":"Registration Information Service: full commercial and corporate registration record (商業・法人登記情報 全部事項) ¥330, plus a user registration fee of ¥300 for individuals or ¥740 for corporations. Certificate of registered matters (登記事項証明書), from 1 April 2025: ¥600 by paper request, ¥520 by online request with postal delivery, ¥490 by online request with counter pickup.","company_number":"Corporate Number (法人番号), 13 digits, assigned by the National Tax Agency.","ubo_register":"Beneficial Owner List system (実質的支配者リスト制度), Legal Affairs Bureaus","ubo_access":"No central register","ubo_note":"The Beneficial Owner List system is voluntary: a kabushiki kaisha may file its list with the commercial registry, which issues a certified copy only to the company for it to give to banks. Third parties cannot search it.","ubo_url":"https://www.moj.go.jp/MINJI/minji06_00116.html","api":"Free API","api_note":"https://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/webapi/","languages":"Japanese, English (NTA Corporate Number site only)","kyb_documents":"商業・法人登記情報 (all historical matters for existing companies; closed matters for closed companies); certificate of registered matters (登記事項証明書).","notes":"The online Registration Information Service, run by the Minji Houmu Kyokai (民事法務協会), shows the record for viewing only and carries no official seal; order a 登記事項証明書 where a certified extract is needed. The NTA Web-API needs a free application ID, which takes two weeks to a month to issue; full data is a monthly bulk download.","sources":"登記情報提供サービスとは (Registration Information Service) · https://www1.touki.or.jp/service/index.html\n法務省：登記手数料について · https://www.moj.go.jp/MINJI/TESURYO/\n法務省：実質的支配者リスト制度 · https://www.moj.go.jp/MINJI/minji06_00116.html\nNTA Corporate Number Publication Site (EN) · https://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/en/\nNTA – About Corporate Numbers · https://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/en/setsumei/\nNTA – Web-API · https://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/webapi/\nNTA – Web-API procedures PDF · https://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/documents/k-web-api-tetuduki.pdf\nNTA – Full data download · https://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/download/zenken/\ne-Gov 登記手数料令 · https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/324CO0000000140/20250401_507CO0000000033","checked":"2026-10-19","confidence":"All fields verified"}},{"slug":"new-zealand","name":"New Zealand","path":"/company-registries/new-zealand","category":{"slug":"asia-pacific","title":"Asia-Pacific"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-16T09:27:08.329Z","fields":{"region":"Asia-Pacific","registry_name":"New Zealand Companies Register","operator":"New Zealand Companies Office (MBIE)","search_url":"https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/search","registry_url":"https://companies-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Name, company number, NZBN, incorporation date, status, registered office, address for service and address for records, directors (names, addresses, appointment and cessation dates), shareholders and shareholdings, and registered documents (director consents, annual returns, constitution, insolvency documents).","paid_documents":"The official fee schedule lists only filing fees; it has no search or copy fees.","company_number":"Company number; NZBN, 13 digits (a GS1 Global Location Number).","ubo_register":"None","ubo_access":"No central register","ubo_note":"There is no beneficial ownership register, and MBIE states the Companies Act reform package does not create one; the reforms add unique director identifiers instead.","ubo_url":"https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-employment/business/regulating-entities/companies-act-reforms","api":"Free API","api_note":"https://api.business.govt.nz/api/explore-apis/by-category?tag=Companies-group (MBIE API Explorer); monthly CSV bulk data free of charge via https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/data-services/ways-to-get-our-data/","languages":"English","kyb_documents":"No formal extract; the online company record shows company details, addresses, directors, shareholdings and registered documents.","notes":"Shareholder names and share parcels are public on the register, which partly makes up for the absence of a UBO register. Pending Companies Act reforms will let directors and shareholders replace residential addresses with service addresses.","sources":"Companies Office home · https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/\nCompanies Register – Searching the Companies Register · https://companies-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/help-centre/getting-support-to-use-the-companies-register/searching-the-companies-register/\nCompanies Register – Schedule of fees · https://companies-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/help-centre/managing-your-online-account/schedule-of-fees/\nCompanies Office – Ways to get our data · https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/data-services/ways-to-get-our-data/\nNZBN – About the NZBN · https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/whats-an-nzbn/about/\nMBIE – Companies Act reforms · https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-employment/business/regulating-entities/companies-act-reforms","checked":"2026-10-16","confidence":"All fields verified"}},{"slug":"pakistan","name":"Pakistan","path":"/company-registries/pakistan","category":{"slug":"asia-pacific","title":"Asia-Pacific"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:58:21.695Z","fields":{"region":"Asia-Pacific","registry_name":"SECP Company Registration Office (eServices)","operator":"Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)","search_url":"https://eservices.secp.gov.pk/eServices/CTC_CompanySearch.jsp","registry_url":"https://www.secp.gov.pk/","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"Company name search on SECP eServices.","paid_documents":"Fees are set in the Seventh Schedule to the Companies Act 2017 (updated to 20 April 2026). Since 31 May 2016, certified copies of incorporation documents are issued free on registration, and certified copies of statutory returns free on filing.","company_number":"CUIN (Corporate Unique Identification Number)","ubo_register":"Register of ultimate beneficial owners (section 123A, Companies Act 2017; Form-45 declaration)","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"The UBO register (s.123A, Form-45) is not public: companies keep it and file it with the registrar only on demand. SECP now accepts Form-45 declarations online through eServices but provides no public access.","ubo_url":"https://www.secp.gov.pk/faq/how-the-regulatory-requirements-for-maintenance-of-register-of-members-required-under-section-452-of-the-companies-act-2017-differs-from-the-register-of-ultimate-beneficial-owners/","api":"No API","api_note":"No","languages":"English","kyb_documents":"Certified copies of incorporation documents and statutory returns; register of members (s.452).","notes":"The register of members (s.452) is filed and public, so shareholder data can be obtained from the registrar; UBO information is held by the company and SECP and is not published.","sources":"SECP – FAQ: register of members vs register of UBOs · https://www.secp.gov.pk/faq/how-the-regulatory-requirements-for-maintenance-of-register-of-members-required-under-section-452-of-the-companies-act-2017-differs-from-the-register-of-ultimate-beneficial-owners/\nSECP – Press release: SECP automates Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Form · https://www.secp.gov.pk/media-center/press-releases/secp-automates-ultimate-beneficial-ownership-form-for-companies/\nSECP – Schedule of Fee / Seventh Schedule · https://www.secp.gov.pk/company-formation/fee-calculator/schedule-of-feesixth-schedule/\nSECP – Press release: free certified copies (2016) · https://www.secp.gov.pk/media-center/press-releases/secp-substantially-reduces-its-fee-and-provides-free-certified-copies/\nSECP eServices – Search Company Name · https://eservices.secp.gov.pk/eServices/CTC_CompanySearch.jsp","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"philippines","name":"Philippines","path":"/company-registries/philippines","category":{"slug":"asia-pacific","title":"Asia-Pacific"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:58:31.116Z","fields":{"region":"Asia-Pacific","registry_name":"SEC Company Registry (Check with SEC / eFAST / HARBOR)","operator":"Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Philippines","search_url":"https://checkwithsec.sec.gov.ph/","registry_url":"https://www.sec.gov.ph/","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"SEC registration number, company name and registration status via Check with SEC; the SEC Check App adds company address and reportorial submission records.","paid_documents":"Plain or authenticated copies of filings are ordered through SEC Express. The SEC website does not list current copy fees.","company_number":"SEC Registration Number","ubo_register":"HARBOR (Hierarchical and Applicable Relations and Beneficial Ownership Registry), SEC MC No. 15, s. 2025","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"HARBOR is not public: its privacy notice limits access to authorized SEC personnel and relevant government agencies. SEC FAQs also describe access for AMLA covered persons and the media through data-sharing agreements.","ubo_url":"https://harbor.sec.gov.ph/privacy-notice","api":"Free API","api_note":"https://portal.sec.gov.ph/home/guides/APISampleResponse.pdf","languages":"English","kyb_documents":"General Information Sheet (GIS), Audited Financial Statements (AFS), Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws (plain or authenticated copies via SEC Express)","notes":"Since 30 January 2026 beneficial ownership declarations are filed separately in HARBOR, so the GIS no longer includes a BO page. The SEC API guide lists a free SEC Number API and further company lookup APIs for subscribers.","sources":"Check with SEC · https://checkwithsec.sec.gov.ph/\nSEC API sample response guide · https://portal.sec.gov.ph/home/guides/APISampleResponse.pdf\nHARBOR privacy notice · https://harbor.sec.gov.ph/privacy-notice\nHARBOR terms of use · https://harbor.sec.gov.ph/terms-of-use\nSEC – Request for a copy of AFS, GIS and other filings · https://appointment.sec.gov.ph/other-services/request-for-a-copy-afs-gis-and-other-company-filings/\nSEC – Schedules of Fees (2018, likely superseded) · https://appointment.sec.gov.ph/forms-and-fees/schedules-of-fees/\nSEC Check App (App Store, published by SEC) · https://apps.apple.com/ph/app/sec-check-app/id1610522299","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"singapore","name":"Singapore","path":"/company-registries/singapore","category":{"slug":"asia-pacific","title":"Asia-Pacific"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T13:00:52.120Z","fields":{"region":"Asia-Pacific","registry_name":"Bizfile (ACRA register of business entities)","operator":"Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)","search_url":"https://www.bizfile.gov.sg/","registry_url":"https://www.bizfile.gov.sg/","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Entity name, UEN, live status, registered address, CSP registration details, industry (SSIC) search, and people search (name and involvement in entities).","paid_documents":"Business Profile S$5.50; Corporate Compliance and Financial Profile (CCFP) S$50; People Profile S$33; extracts, certificates and registers from S$11 each.","company_number":"Unique Entity Number (UEN): 9 characters for businesses (e.g. 12345678A); 10 characters for local companies (e.g. 199012345X) and other entities (e.g. T08LL1234A).","ubo_register":"Central Register of Registrable Controllers (RORC)","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"The Central Register of Registrable Controllers is not public; ACRA states that members of the public cannot view or buy RORC information. Access is limited to the company officers or CSPs who maintain it and to law enforcement agencies.","ubo_url":"https://www.acra.gov.sg/manage/companies/legal-requirements-common-offences/maintaining-local-companys-information-registers/rorc/central-rorc/","api":"Free API","api_note":"https://data.gov.sg/collections/2/view","languages":"English","kyb_documents":"Business Profile: UEN, entity name, date of registration, position holders, business owners or partners. The CCFP adds a financial profile, financial ratios, the audit opinion and directors' opinions.","notes":"The free Bizfile search confirms existence, status and address only; officers and shareholders require a paid Business Profile. ACRA datasets on data.gov.sg are updated monthly and omit some columns for gazetted companies.","sources":"ACRA – Types of information products · https://www.acra.gov.sg/resources/buying-business-information/types-of-acra-information-products/\nACRA – Using Bizfile's search functions · https://www.acra.gov.sg/resources/guides-forms/using-bizfiles-search-functions/\nACRA – Buying business information from Bizfile and other sources · https://www.acra.gov.sg/resources/buying-business-information/bizfile-and-other-sources/\nACRA – Central RORC · https://www.acra.gov.sg/manage/companies/legal-requirements-common-offences/maintaining-local-companys-information-registers/rorc/central-rorc/\ndata.gov.sg – ACRA Information on Corporate Entities · https://data.gov.sg/collections/2/view\nAnnex E – UEN format (Singapore government) · https://isomer-user-content.by.gov.sg/153/17ee6a09-7414-4e9b-ada9-3e6d9a01840e/annexe060808.pdf","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"All fields verified"}}]}