{"catalog":{"title":"Company registry search by country and UBO registers","path":"/company-registries","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T11:52:47.921Z","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":"europe","title":"Europe","path":"/company-registries/category/europe"},"entries":[{"slug":"austria","name":"Austria","path":"/company-registries/austria","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-18T10:40:49.922Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Firmenbuch","operator":"Regional courts acting as Firmenbuch courts, under the Federal Ministry of Justice; UBO register: Federal Ministry of Finance","search_url":"https://justizonline.gv.at/jop/web/firmenbuchabfrage","registry_url":"https://justizonline.gv.at","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"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":"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","company_number":"Firmenbuchnummer: digits followed by a check letter","ubo_register":"Register der wirtschaftlichen Eigentümer (WiEReG)","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"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.","ubo_url":"https://www.bmf.gv.at/services/wiereg/berechtigtes-Interesse.html","api":"Free API","api_note":"HVD interface through JustizOnline: https://justizonline.gv.at/jop/web/iwg","languages":null,"kyb_documents":null,"notes":"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":"justiz.gv.at - Firmenbuchabfrage · https://www.justiz.gv.at/service/datenbanken/firmenbuch/firmenbuchabfrage.2c9484852308c2a601240b693e1c0860.de.html\njustiz.gv.at - Firmenbuch · https://www.justiz.gv.at/service/datenbanken/firmenbuch.36f.de.html\nBMJ - Weiterverwendung von Informationen (HVD) · https://www.bmj.gv.at/service/weiterverwendung-von-informationen.html\nBMF - Einsicht bei berechtigtem Interesse (WiEReG) · https://www.bmf.gv.at/services/wiereg/berechtigtes-Interesse.html\nAustrian government USP - Firmenbuch (access and official fees) · https://www.usp.gv.at/themen/betrieb-und-umwelt/laufender-betrieb/firmenbuch.html","checked":"2026-10-18","confidence":"All fields verified"}},{"slug":"belgium","name":"Belgium","path":"/company-registries/belgium","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:55:08.175Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO / BCE / CBE)","operator":"FPS Economy (SPF Economie / FOD Economie)","search_url":"https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/zoeknummerform.html","registry_url":"https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Name, enterprise number, registered office address, legal form, founders and persons with a legal function (directors), status; establishment units","paid_documents":"Annual account copies from the National Bank of Belgium's Central Balance Sheet Office: €5 per document by email (PDF); €0.25 per page by post, plus postage","company_number":"Enterprise number assigned by the CBE; older numbers start with 0, numbers issued since September 2023 start with 1","ubo_register":"UBO register (FPS Finance)","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Since the CJEU ruling of 22 November 2022, the public can access UBO data only if one of three alternative conditions is met. Requests can be sent to ubobelgium@minfin.fed.be while FPS Finance completes its IT changes.","ubo_url":"https://financien.belgium.be/nl/E-services/Ubo-register","api":"Bulk data only","api_note":"CBE Open Data CSV files (full and daily update files), after registration and acceptance of the terms of use: https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises/services-everyone/public-data-available-reuse/cbe-open-data. CBE Web Services are also available.","languages":"Dutch, French, German, English (English is an unofficial translation)","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"Annual accounts are held by the National Bank of Belgium (consult.cbso.nbb.be), not the CBE. The English version of Public Search is an unofficial translation with no legal value.","sources":"FPS Economy - CBE Public Search · https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises/services-everyone/consultation-and-research-data/cbe-public-search\nFPS Economy - Crossroads Bank for Enterprises · https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises\nKBO Public Search (EN) · https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/zoeknummerform.html?lang=en\nFPS Economy - CBE Open data · https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises/services-everyone/public-data-available-reuse/cbe-open-data\nFOD Financiën - UBO-register · https://financien.belgium.be/nl/E-services/Ubo-register\nFPS Finance - FAQ UBO register · https://finance.belgium.be/en/faq-ubo-register\nNBB - Consultation of data · https://www.nbb.be/en/central-balance-sheet-office/consultation-data\nNBB - Ordering copies of annual accounts · https://www.nbb.be/en/central-balance-sheet-office/consultation/consult/ordering-copies-annual-accounts","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"cyprus","name":"Cyprus","path":"/company-registries/cyprus","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:55:44.643Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property (DRCOR), Companies Section","operator":"Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property, Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism","search_url":"https://efiling.drcor.mcit.gov.cy/DrcorPublic/SearchForm.aspx","registry_url":"https://www.companies.gov.cy/en/","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Name, registration date, organization type, status, registered office address, current directors and secretary (or partners/owner), preview of pending services and filed documents, last annual report filing date","paid_documents":"Detailed search of the entity's electronic file €10; certified copy or certificate €20 each; certified memorandum and articles €40 (copy provided) or €50 (no copy provided); accelerated procedure €20 extra","company_number":"Registration number","ubo_register":"Register of Beneficial Owners","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"Public access has been suspended since the CJEU ruling. Competent and supervisory authorities have access, and obliged entities can request data through an approved e-request at €3.50 per legal entity.","ubo_url":"https://www.companies.gov.cy/en/services/451","api":null,"api_note":null,"languages":"English, Greek","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"The UBO register holds only current beneficial owners and no data from before 12 March 2021. Shareholders are not in the free search; they require a certificate or the paid detailed search.","sources":"DRCOR - eSearch in Business Entity's Registry · https://www.companies.gov.cy/en/21-eservices/esearch-in-business-entity-s-registry\nDRCOR - eServices · https://www.companies.gov.cy/en/21-eservices\nDRCOR - Form for obtaining certified copies (fees) · https://www.companies.gov.cy/en/knowledgebase/forms-fees/companies-forms-and-fees/form-for-obtaining-certified-copies-certificates/form-for-obtaining-certified-copies\nDRCOR - FAQ UBOs: e-Search · https://www.companies.gov.cy/en/knowledgebase/faq-s-ubo-s/e-search\nEuropean e-Justice: Business registers - Cyprus · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/cy_en","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"All fields verified"}},{"slug":"czech-republic","name":"Czech Republic","path":"/company-registries/czech-republic","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:55:50.946Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Public Register and Collection of Deeds (Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin), Commercial Register (obchodní rejstřík)","operator":"Registry courts (regional courts) under the Ministry of Justice; entries also by notaries","search_url":"https://or.justice.cz/ias/ui/rejstrik","registry_url":"https://or.justice.cz/ias/ui/rejstrik","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Full and partial extracts (including certified electronic extracts) and documents in the collection of deeds; search by name, identification number or file number","paid_documents":"Paper copies: CZK 70 per page or part-page","company_number":"Identification number (IČO)","ubo_register":"Register of Beneficial Owners (Evidence skutečných majitelů, ESM)","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Since 17 December 2025 the public part and open data of the ESM have been closed. Registering entities and privileged users, including AML-obliged persons through remote access, keep access; the public can get information only by proving a legitimate interest before a court.","ubo_url":"https://esm.justice.cz/ias/issm/rejstrik","api":"Bulk data only","api_note":"Bulk data: https://dataor.justice.cz/","languages":"Czech","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"The gov.cz service page for the ESM still describes partial public access, but the Ministry of Justice press release of 16 December 2025 announced the closure. Court printouts from the ESM cost CZK 70 per page and CZK 50 per data carrier.","sources":"e-Justice - Business registers: Czechia · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/cz_en\nMinistry of Justice - ESM public part closed from 17 December 2025 · https://msp.gov.cz/en/web/msp/-/ministerstvo-spravedlnosti-znep%C5%99%C3%ADstupn%C3%AD-17.-prosince-2025-ve%C5%99ejnou-%C4%8D%C3%A1st-evidence-skute%C4%8Dn%C3%BDch-majitel%C5%AF-esm-1\ngov.cz - Získání údajů z evidence skutečných majitelů · https://portal.gov.cz/sluzby-vs/ziskani-udaju-zevidence-skutecnych-majitelu-S15850\nOpen data of the public registers · https://dataor.justice.cz/","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"denmark","name":"Denmark","path":"/company-registries/denmark","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:55:54.018Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister (CVR)","operator":"Erhvervsstyrelsen (Danish Business Authority)","search_url":"https://datacvr.virk.dk","registry_url":"https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/det-centrale-virksomhedsregister-cvr","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Current and historical information on all Danish businesses","paid_documents":"The registry does not publish document fees online.","company_number":"CVR number","ubo_register":"Reelle ejere (beneficial owners) in CVR","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Since 1 September 2025 (CVR Act s.18a), access is limited to competent authorities, obliged entities and persons with a legitimate interest, such as journalists, civil-society organizations, prospective business partners and researchers; the general public has no access. Digital access is through MitID or eID with a declaration.","ubo_url":"https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/vejledning-adgang-til-oplysninger-om-reelle-ejere","api":null,"api_note":"Datafordeler HentCVRData REST service: https://datafordeler.dk/dataoversigt/det-centrale-virksomhedsregister-cvr/hentcvrdata/","languages":null,"kyb_documents":null,"notes":"The register can also be searched at CVR.dk. Beneficial owner data in the CVR has not been public since 1 September 2025, so KYB users must register under an access category.","sources":"Erhvervsstyrelsen - Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister (CVR) · https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/det-centrale-virksomhedsregister-cvr\nErhvervsstyrelsen - Adgang til oplysninger om reelle ejere · https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/vejledning-adgang-til-oplysninger-om-reelle-ejere\nDatafordeler - HentCVRData · https://datafordeler.dk/dataoversigt/det-centrale-virksomhedsregister-cvr/hentcvrdata/","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"estonia","name":"Estonia","path":"/company-registries/estonia","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:55:58.809Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"e-Business Register (e-Äriregister) / Commercial Register","operator":"Centre of Registers and Information Systems (RIK); entries made by the registration department of Tartu County Court","search_url":"https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng","registry_url":"https://www.rik.ee/en/e-business-register/e-business-register-portal","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Registry card data (name, registry code, legal form, status, address, board members), historical data, shareholders, annual reports, articles and other documents, commercial pledges, business bans","paid_documents":"All data has been free since 1 October 2022, except documents in the public files of non-profit associations (€2 per document)","company_number":"Registry code (registrikood)","ubo_register":"Beneficial owners data in the e-Business Register (TEKSA)","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Only authenticated users in three categories can view beneficial owner data: competent authorities, obliged entities and persons with a legitimate interest, with the visible data depending on the category (RIK help, updated 3 July 2026).","ubo_url":"https://abiinfo.rik.ee/e-ariregistri-paringud/tegelikud-kasusaajad/tegelike-kasusaajate-andmete-vaatamine","api":"Free API","api_note":"Free: https://avaandmed.ariregister.rik.ee/en","languages":"Estonian, English","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"Beneficial owner data moved from fully public to tiered legitimate-interest access in 2026 (Ministry of Finance blog, 17 June 2026); older English help pages still describe it as public. Daily open-data files have omitted personal ID codes since 1 November 2024, and XML and API query services require a contract with RIK.","sources":"RIK - E-Business Register portal · https://www.rik.ee/en/e-business-register/e-business-register-portal\nRIK - Business register queries · https://www.rik.ee/en/e-business-register/business-register-queries\nRIK Abiinfo - e-Business Register data now free · https://abiinfo.rik.ee/en/uudised/e-business-register-data-now-available-everyone-free-charge\nRIK Abiinfo - Tegelike kasusaajate andmete vaatamine · https://abiinfo.rik.ee/e-ariregistri-paringud/tegelikud-kasusaajad/tegelike-kasusaajate-andmete-vaatamine\nRahandusministeerium blog - BO data access changes · https://fin.ee/blogi/tegelike-kasusaajate-andmed-ei-kao-kuhugi-muutub-neile-ligipaas\ne-Business Register open data - downloading · https://avaandmed.ariregister.rik.ee/en/downloading-open-data\ne-Business Register search · https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng\ne-Justice - Business registers: Estonia · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/ee_en","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"finland","name":"Finland","path":"/company-registries/finland","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:56:03.492Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Trade Register (Kaupparekisteri), Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)","operator":"Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)","search_url":"https://www.virre.fi","registry_url":"https://www.prh.fi/en/kaupparekisteri.html","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Basic details and the Trade Register extract (current registered details), free to download in Virre; basic company data (name, Business ID) in YTJ","paid_documents":"Trade Register extract free in Virre; ordered paper extract €15 plus €6.50 invoicing fee and €5.50 postage; translated Trade Register extract €10.67; articles of association (rules) €5.02; financial statement €5.02; notification documents €5.02","company_number":"Business ID (Y-tunnus): seven digits, a hyphen and a check digit, e.g. 1234567-8","ubo_register":"Beneficial owner information in the Trade Register (Beneficial Owner Information Service)","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Access is limited to purposes set out in the Finnish Anti-Money Laundering Act: the company's own representatives, the beneficial owners themselves, and authorized professionals such as attorneys, auditors, persons authorized by authorities, banks and financial firms, and real-estate agents.","ubo_url":"https://www.prh.fi/en/companiesandorganisations/tietopalvelut/beneficial-owner-extract.html","api":"Free API","api_note":"Free: https://avoindata.prh.fi/en","languages":"Finnish, Swedish, English","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"Virre was relaunched on 27 August 2026; basic details and Trade Register extracts are now free, while financial statements still cost €5.02. The beneficial owner service login is in Finnish and Swedish, and extracts download in English, Finnish or Swedish.","sources":"PRH - Virre Information Service revamped (announcement) · https://www.prh.fi/en/presentation_and_duties/uutislistaus/announcements/2026/virreinformationservicerevamped-easieraccesstoregistereddetailsofcompaniesandfoundations.html\nPRH - Trade Register extract · https://www.prh.fi/en/companiesandorganisations/tietopalvelut/trade_register_extract.html\nPRH - Virre price list · https://www.prh.fi/Virre_price_list\nPRH - Beneficial owner extract · https://www.prh.fi/en/companiesandorganisations/tietopalvelut/beneficial-owner-extract.html\nPRH - PRH open data · https://www.prh.fi/en/companiesandorganisations/tietopalvelut/prhopendata.html\nYTJ - Business ID · https://www.ytj.fi/en/index/businessid.html\ne-Justice - Business registers: Finland · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/fi_en","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"france","name":"France","path":"/company-registries/france","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-16T08:25:17.775Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Registre national des entreprises (RNE) / DATA INPI; Registre du commerce et des sociétés (RCS) at the greffes","operator":"INPI for the RNE; commercial court registries (greffes) issue Kbis extracts","search_url":"https://data.inpi.fr","registry_url":"https://www.inpi.fr/ressources/formalites-dentreprises/registre-national-entreprises","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"RNE public data free on DATA INPI; filed deeds (actes, PDF) and annual accounts (comptes annuels, JSON or PDF) through the free RNE API","paid_documents":"Paris commercial court registry (Greffe du tribunal des activités économiques de Paris), prices including VAT: Kbis extract €3.10 on screen, €4.00 by post, €9.87 by courier; articles of association (statuts) €9.28 on screen; annual accounts €9.28 on screen","company_number":"SIREN, 9 digits; the ninth digit is a check digit","ubo_register":"Registre des bénéficiaires effectifs (RBE)","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Since 31 July 2024, access is limited to control authorities, AML-obliged entities (art. L.561-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code) and persons or organizations with a legitimate interest, who apply to INPI with a signed form. Access is free.","ubo_url":"https://www.inpi.fr/ressources/formalites-dentreprises/beneficiaires-effectifs","api":"Free API","api_note":"RNE API on DATA INPI covering formalities, deeds and annual accounts, plus SFTP bulk access: https://data.inpi.fr/content/editorial/Acces_API_Entreprises","languages":"French, English","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"The RNE has centralized company registration since 1 January 2023, replacing the RNCS, RM and RAA, and its data is free on DATA INPI. Certified Kbis extracts still come from the greffes; the prices shown are the Paris greffe's and can differ by ordering channel.","sources":"INPI - Le Registre national des entreprises · https://www.inpi.fr/ressources/formalites-dentreprises/registre-national-entreprises\nDATA INPI home · https://data.inpi.fr/\nDATA INPI - Accès aux API Entreprises · https://data.inpi.fr/content/editorial/Acces_API_Entreprises\nINPI - Bénéficiaires effectifs · https://www.inpi.fr/ressources/formalites-dentreprises/beneficiaires-effectifs\nINPI FAQ (BE access) · https://www.inpi.fr/faq/107\nINSEE - définition numéro SIREN · https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/definition/c2047\nGreffe TAE Paris - informations et tarifs TTC des commandes internet · https://commandes.greffe-tc-paris.fr/fr/7501/informations-et-tarifs-ttc-des-commandes-internet","checked":"2026-10-16","confidence":"All fields verified"}},{"slug":"germany","name":"Germany","path":"/company-registries/germany","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-16T08:24:12.657Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Handelsregister (Gemeinsames Registerportal der Länder) / Unternehmensregister","operator":"Local register courts (Registergerichte); joint portal run by North Rhine-Westphalia's Ministry of Justice; Unternehmensregister run by Bundesanzeiger Verlag","search_url":"https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/normalesuche/welcome.xhtml","registry_url":"https://www.handelsregister.de","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Register entries (current, chronological and historical prints), electronically filed documents such as shareholder lists and articles, and register announcements; accounting documents in the Unternehmensregister","paid_documents":"Electronic register extracts and individual filed documents on the register portal are free because the former EUR 4.50 and EUR 1.50 access fees ceased on 1 August 2022. Certified copies requested from the competent register court may carry a fee. Accounting documents in the Unternehmensregister are free; microenterprise balance sheets may cost EUR 1.00.","company_number":"Register number with a register-type prefix (HRA, HRB, GnR, PR, VR, GsR), always cited with the register court that keeps it","ubo_register":"Transparenzregister","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Members of the public get restricted inspection only by showing a legitimate interest (berechtigtes Interesse), for example journalists and NGOs working on money laundering or terrorist financing, or for self-inspection (register quick guide, November 2024).","ubo_url":"https://www.transparenzregister.de","api":null,"api_note":null,"languages":"DE, EN, ES, FR, IT","kyb_documents":"Current print (aktueller Abdruck), chronological print and historical print; filed documents such as the shareholder list and articles of association","notes":"Company searches, register prints and filed documents on handelsregister.de are free; electronic-access fees ceased on 1 August 2022. Certified copies requested from the competent register court may still carry a fee. Beneficial owners are held separately in the Transparenzregister.","sources":"Handelsregister portal home · https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/welcome.xhtml\nHandelsregister normal search (register types) · https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/normalesuche/welcome.xhtml\nHandelsregister Impressum (operator) · https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/impressum.xhtml\nJustizportal: Gemeinsames Registerportal der Länder · https://www.justiz.de/onlinedienste/registerportal_der_laender/index.php\nEuropean e-Justice: Business registers - Germany · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/de_en\nUnternehmensregister (EN) · https://www.unternehmensregister.de/en\nTransparenzregister quick guide: inspection for members of the public (PDF) · https://www.transparenzregister.de/connector/api/file/6276b4c5-5dc4-456d-bb98-0251818ba8a6","checked":"2026-10-16","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"greece","name":"Greece","path":"/company-registries/greece","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:56:31.737Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"General Commercial Registry (Γενικό Εμπορικό Μητρώο, G.E.MI.)","operator":"G.E.MI. Central Service at the Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce (KEEE)","search_url":"https://publicity.businessportal.gr/","registry_url":"https://www.businessportal.gr/","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Company name, legal form, registered office, G.E.MI. number, EUID, website, status, business object, director particulars, EU branch information","paid_documents":"Certified copies and extracts: EUR 5.00, paid in advance","company_number":"G.E.MI. number (Αριθμός Γ.Ε.ΜΗ.) and EUID; the tax ID (ΑΦΜ) is also searchable","ubo_register":"Central Register of Beneficial Owners (Κεντρικό Μητρώο Πραγματικών Δικαιούχων, Κ.Μ.Π.Δ.)","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"Public access was suspended in November 2022 and its restart has been postponed repeatedly, to 31 December 2023 and then to 31 December 2024. Competent authorities and obliged persons keep access.","ubo_url":"https://www.gsis.gr/en/citizens-businesses/businesses/real-beneficiaries-register","api":"Free API","api_note":"Free: https://opendata.businessportal.gr/","languages":"Greek","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"The G.E.MI. open-data API requires registration and an API key issued by the G.E.MI. Central Service. The beneficial owner register is run by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance with GSIS (Ministry of Digital Governance); filing is free.","sources":"e-Justice - Business registers: Greece · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/el_en\nG.E.MI. Publicity search · https://publicity.businessportal.gr/\nOpenData G.E.MI. · https://opendata.businessportal.gr/\nGSIS - Real Beneficiaries Register · https://www.gsis.gr/en/citizens-businesses/businesses/real-beneficiaries-register\nMinistry of National Economy and Finance - public access start 31.12.2023 · https://minfin.gov.gr/stis-31-12-2023-i-enarxi-tis-prosvasis-gia-to-evry-koino-sto-kentriko-mitroo-pragmatikon-dikaiouchon/\nGSIS - ΦΕΚ Β' 7180/2023 (postponement to 31.12.2024) · https://www.gsis.gr/sites/default/files/2023-12/%CE%A6%CE%95%CE%9A%207180%20%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AF%20%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%87%CE%BF%CE%B9.pdf\nmitos.gov.gr - Κεντρικό Μητρώο Πραγματικών Δικαιούχων · https://mitos.gov.gr/index.php/%CE%94%CE%94:%CE%9A%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C_%CE%9C%CE%B7%CF%84%CF%81%CF%8E%CE%BF_%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8E%CE%BD_%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%87%CF%89%CE%BD","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"ireland","name":"Ireland","path":"/company-registries/ireland","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:56:55.990Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Companies Registration Office (CRO), CORE online system","operator":"Companies Registration Office (CRO)","search_url":"https://core.cro.ie","registry_url":"https://cro.ie","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Company and business name information and basic submission details on CORE","paid_documents":"Document image €2.50; printout of basic company details €3.50; search of a company's paper file (mostly older documents) €3.50; duplicate certificate €12.00","company_number":"CRO company number","ubo_register":"Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies (RBO)","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Full details are available only to Designated Persons (s.25 CJA 2010) and competent authorities; S.I. 308/2023 restricted access to those with an interest in combating money laundering and terrorist financing, and S.I. 406/2026 introduced Legitimate Interest Access under Directive 2024/1640. The general public sees only limited data (initials, birth year).","ubo_url":"https://rbo.gov.ie","api":"Free API","api_note":"CRO Open Services API with basic company and submission data; terms apply and document images are charged at standard prices: https://services.cro.ie/. Bulk data licenses cost €31,000 a year (daily updates) or €47,520 a year (scanned documents).","languages":null,"kyb_documents":null,"notes":"Bulk data is licensed and paid; CRO also runs an open data portal at opendata.cro.ie. Companies must keep their own internal beneficial ownership register, and RBO filings cannot be viewed after submission.","sources":"CRO - Access to CRO data · https://cro.ie/services-and-help/access-to-cro-data/\nCRO - Company fees · https://cro.ie/publications/fees/company/\nCRO - Bulk data · https://cro.ie/publications/fees/bulk-data/\nRBO - Access to the search facility · https://rbo.gov.ie/faqs/access-to-the-search-facility-on-the-rbo-register/\nRBO - About RBO · https://rbo.gov.ie/about-rbo-2/","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"italy","name":"Italy","path":"/company-registries/italy","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:57:05.299Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Registro delle Imprese","operator":"Chambers of Commerce (Camere di Commercio); portal run by InfoCamere","search_url":"https://www.registroimprese.it","registry_url":"https://www.registroimprese.it","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Company search by name or activity across all provinces, with basic company information in results","paid_documents":"Visura ordinaria: €5.00 for corporations, €3.50 for partnerships, €3.00 for sole proprietorships and others; visura storica: €6.00, €4.50 and €4.00 respectively; history of changes €2.00","company_number":"Codice fiscale (tax code), shown on the visura","ubo_register":"Registro dei titolari effettivi","ubo_access":"Suspended","ubo_note":"Council of State order no. 8248/2024 of 15 October 2024 suspended accreditation of obliged entities and all consultation by authorized persons and those with a legitimate interest. A Chamber of Commerce notice updated 15 January 2026 says the suspension continues, while the portal still accepts filings.","ubo_url":"https://titolareeffettivo.registroimprese.it","api":"Paid API","api_note":"'Banche Dati per Operatori' and Telemaco services through https://www.registroimprese.it","languages":"Italian, English (italianbusinessregister.it)","kyb_documents":"Visura camerale: registration, legal, economic and tax data, including company name, legal form, registered office, tax code, activities, employees, administrators, shareholders, certifications and local units","notes":"Company representatives can get their own visura free through impresa.italia.it with SPID or CIE. The UBO register cannot be used for KYB while the suspension lasts.","sources":"Registro Imprese home · https://www.registroimprese.it/\nRegistro Imprese - Visura camerale ordinaria e storica e certificato · https://www.registroimprese.it/visura-camerale-ordinaria-storica-e-certificato\nCamera di Commercio Pistoia-Prato - Registro dei titolari effettivi · https://www.ptpo.camcom.it/servizi/rimprese/tit-effettivo/registro-tit-effettivi","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"latvia","name":"Latvia","path":"/company-registries/latvia","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:57:26.174Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas Uzņēmumu reģistrs)","operator":"Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia","search_url":"https://info.ur.gov.lv/","registry_url":"https://www.ur.gov.lv/en/","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Name, registration number, status, current officials, legal address (no login); after authentication, also free: historical data, public-part documents of the registration file (including annual reports), participants, beneficial owners","paid_documents":"Official certificate (izziņa) on one entity or person €9.00; certificate that no information exists €9.00; certified document copies and non-public documents at price-list rates","company_number":"Registration number (reģistrācijas numurs)","ubo_register":"Beneficial owners (patiesie labuma guvēji) in the Register of Enterprises","ubo_access":"Public","ubo_note":"Current beneficial owner data is shown on info.ur.gov.lv and published daily as open data on data.gov.lv under s.4.10(12) of the Register of Enterprises law.","ubo_url":"https://data.gov.lv/dati/eng/dataset/patiesie-labuma-guveji","api":"Bulk data only","api_note":"Bulk data: https://data.gov.lv/dati/eng/dataset/patiesie-labuma-guveji","languages":"Latvian, English","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"Since 1 August 2021 all commercial register entries and public-part documents are published free on info.ur.gov.lv. Journalists have separate access to the non-public part, and the relationship-network view is paid.","sources":"UR - Receive information from the registers · https://www.ur.gov.lv/en/services/receive-information-registers-held-register\nUR - Informācija e-pakalpojumā info.ur.gov.lv · https://www.ur.gov.lv/lv/informacija-e-pakalpojuma-infourgovlv\nUR - Izziņa (fee) · https://www.ur.gov.lv/lv/izzina-0\nUR - Izziņas · https://www.ur.gov.lv/lv/sanem-informaciju/maksas-pakalpojumi/izzinas/\ndata.gov.lv - Patiesie labuma guvēji dataset · https://data.gov.lv/dati/eng/dataset/patiesie-labuma-guveji\ne-Justice - Business registers: Latvia · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/lv_en","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"lithuania","name":"Lithuania","path":"/company-registries/lithuania","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:57:31.087Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Register of Legal Entities (Juridinių asmenų registras, JAR)","operator":"State Enterprise Centre of Registers (VĮ Registrų centras)","search_url":"https://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/p/index.php","registry_url":"https://www.registrucentras.lt/juridiniai_asmenys/","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"Name and legal entity code through the basic free search (up to 100 searches a day); open data set with code, name and registration date","paid_documents":"Register extracts and documents are charged at fees set by the Government of Lithuania. Beneficial owner extract (JANGIS): €1.50 by own search, €2.93 on request","company_number":"Legal entity code (juridinio asmens kodas), 9 digits","ubo_register":"Beneficial owners sub-system of JADIS (JANGIS)","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"Beneficial owner extracts are available only to the reporting legal entities themselves and to persons who have signed a data-provision contract with the Centre of Registers.","ubo_url":"https://www.registrucentras.lt/paslauga/0320a093-3dc3-49e7-aea7-dad172caee80","api":"Bulk data only","api_note":"Bulk data: https://data.gov.lt/datasets/1484/","languages":"Lithuanian","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"Detailed JAR registration data is paid, through a service contract or the self-service portal. Monthly open data (CC BY 4.0) is published on data.gov.lt, including a storage API endpoint.","sources":"Registrų centras - Neatlygintina paieška JAR · https://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/p/index.php\nRegistrų centras - BO extract (JANGIS) service · https://www.registrucentras.lt/paslauga/0320a093-3dc3-49e7-aea7-dad172caee80\ndata.gov.lt - JAR registered legal entities (RAW data) · https://data.gov.lt/datasets/1484/?resource_version=63\ne-Justice - Business registers: Lithuania · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/lt_en","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"luxembourg","name":"Luxembourg","path":"/company-registries/luxembourg","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:57:35.885Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Registre de commerce et des sociétés (RCS), Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR)","operator":"Luxembourg Business Registers, an economic interest grouping under the Minister of Justice","search_url":"https://www.lbr.lu","registry_url":"https://www.lbr.lu","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Search by name or registration number; RCS file, list of filings and publications; filed documents (PDF) free to consult with an anonymous login","paid_documents":"Extracts, certificates and certified copies are charged according to the LBR tariff grid.","company_number":"RCS registration number","ubo_register":"Registre des bénéficiaires effectifs (RBE)","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"Public access was suspended on 22 November 2022. Only professionals subject to the amended AML law of 12 November 2004 who have signed an agreement with LBR can order RBE extracts (without the owner's address and ID number); registered entities can see their own file.","ubo_url":"https://lbrcontent.public.lu/en/help/help-other.html","api":null,"api_note":null,"languages":null,"kyb_documents":null,"notes":"Documents filed with the RCS are free to consult with an anonymous login. Filings must be made in French, German or Luxembourgish.","sources":"LBR FAQ (EN) · https://lbrcontent.public.lu/en/informations/faq.html\nLBR - RBE: things to know · https://lbrcontent.public.lu/en/help/help-other.html\nLBR - Dossier RCS/RBE consultation · https://lbrcontent.public.lu/fr/help/help-consult/help-consult-registersandfiles/help-consult-registersandfiles-rcsfile.html\nLBR - Commander extraits et certificats · https://lbrcontent.public.lu/fr/help/help-order.html\nEuropean e-Justice: Business registers - Luxembourg · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/lu_en","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"malta","name":"Malta","path":"/company-registries/malta","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:57:40.481Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Malta Business Registry (MBR)","operator":"Malta Business Registry, an autonomous government agency since 2018","search_url":"https://registry.mbr.mt/","registry_url":"https://mbr.mt/","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"Company name, registration number, registered address, date of incorporation, share capital, company officials","paid_documents":"Other documents (registered notifications, status, annual accounts, annual returns) are available 'for a minimal charge'. Statutory fees (Companies Act (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2017): copies €0.50 per sheet; certificate of true copies €5 unbound, €10 bound; certificate on a company's directors €10; any other certificate on request €20 per page","company_number":"Registration number","ubo_register":"Register of Beneficial Owners (companies and commercial partnerships)","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Since 10 July 2026 (LN 184 of 2026) access is tiered. Persons with a legitimate interest, or a presumed one, in combating money laundering and terrorist financing apply in writing to accesstobo@mbr.mt with credentials and a legal-basis declaration; refusals can be appealed.","ubo_url":"https://www.mbr.mt/post/informative-note-entry-into-force-of-legislation-3","api":"No API","api_note":"No","languages":"English","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"Beneficial ownership of trusts is held separately by the MFSA (TUBOR). A new BO4 declaration form applies, with a six-month transition from July 2026.","sources":"e-Justice - Business registers: Malta · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/mt_en\nMBR - Informative Note, entry into force of legislation (LN 184/2026) · https://www.mbr.mt/post/informative-note-entry-into-force-of-legislation-3\nMBR - Change in Fees (2017) · https://mbr.mt/2017/07/19/registry-of-companies-notice-to-the-public-change-in-fees/\ne-Justice - General information on finding beneficial owners (BORIS) · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/beneficial-ownership-registers-interconnection-system-boris/general-information-finding-beneficial-owners_en","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"netherlands","name":"Netherlands","path":"/company-registries/netherlands","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:58:07.576Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Handelsregister (KVK Business Register)","operator":"KVK (Kamer van Koophandel / Netherlands Chamber of Commerce)","search_url":"https://www.kvk.nl/en/search/","registry_url":"https://www.kvk.nl/en/","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Search by company name, KVK number or keyword","paid_documents":"KVK tariffs from 1 January 2026: online view of a Business Register extract or Corporate History €2.95; digitally certified extract (download) €9.60; paper certified extract €19.20; annual financial statement €3.90 each; filed document (download) €3.90; UBO Register extract (download) €3.10","company_number":"KVK number, 8 digits; each establishment also has its own establishment number","ubo_register":"UBO-register (KVK)","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"Since the CJEU ruling part of the register is closed, and access is tiered (UBOB1 to UBOB3) for obliged professionals such as accountants, lawyers, trust offices, banks and notaries, and for competent authorities including the FIU. Since April 2026 six sectors can order certified UBO extracts online or by API; KVK lists no access route for the general public.","ubo_url":"https://www.kvk.nl/en/ubo/who-has-access-to-ubo-data/","api":"Paid API","api_note":"KVK API pricing: €6.40 monthly subscription; search queries (Zoeken) free; Basisprofiel, Vestigingsprofiel and Naamgeving €0.02 per query. https://developers.kvk.nl/pricing","languages":"Dutch, English","kyb_documents":"KVK Business Register extract: business name, address, registration date, legal structure, company and locations, officials and who is authorized to sign","notes":"A digitally certified extract (PDF) arrives by email within minutes; the order pages are in Dutch only. Bulk access through KVK Dataservice costs a one-time €1,279 plus per-query fees.","sources":"KVK tariffs from 1 January 2026 (PDF) · https://production-site-en.kvk.bloomreach.cloud/binaries/content/assets/kvkwebsite-en/categorie/business-register/0674-kvk-tarievenoverzicht_eng_wr_251218.pdf\nKVK Business Register extract · https://www.kvk.nl/en/ordering-products/kvk-business-register-extract/\nKVK search · https://www.kvk.nl/en/search/\nKVK number: all you need to know · https://www.kvk.nl/en/about-the-business-register/kvk-number-all-you-need-to-know/\nWho has access to UBO data · https://www.kvk.nl/en/ubo/who-has-access-to-ubo-data/\nAccess to UBO Register expanded · https://www.kvk.nl/en/ubo/ubo-access-expanded/\nKVK UBO Register extract · https://www.kvk.nl/en/ordering-products/kvk-ubo-register-extract/\nKVK Developer Portal pricing · https://developers.kvk.nl/pricing\nKVK Dataservice · https://www.kvk.nl/producten-bestellen/kvk-dataservice/","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"norway","name":"Norway","path":"/company-registries/norway","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-12T05:34:20.691Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Brønnøysund Register Centre (Brønnøysundregistrene): Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities (Enhetsregisteret) and Register of Business Enterprises","operator":"Brønnøysund Register Centre (Brønnøysundregistrene)","search_url":"https://virksomhet.brreg.no/en/oppslag/enheter","registry_url":"https://www.brreg.no/en/","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Name, organization number, organization form, status, address and location, industry code, employee count range, roles, annual accounts (free to download)","paid_documents":"A certificate of registration meeting the minimum legal requirements is available in Information on organisations, with a digitally signed PDF. A version with additional information and an English version can be ordered free from the webshop; notarisation or an English product with a translated articles-of-association objective costs NOK 424.","company_number":"Organization number (organisasjonsnummer), 9 digits with no embedded meaning, assigned by Enhetsregisteret","ubo_register":"Register of beneficial owners (Register over reelle rettighetshavere)","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"Access is by API only, for reporting entities under Money Laundering Act s.4 (for customer due diligence), selected public authorities, media under the Media Liability Act, NGOs combating abuse of company structures and higher-education institutions. Filings are exempt from public disclosure.","ubo_url":"https://www.brreg.no/en/use-of-data-from-the-bronnoysund-register-centre/datasets-and-api/data-on-beneficial-owners/","api":"Free API","api_note":"Free: https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api","languages":"Norwegian, English","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"Organisation search, certificates meeting minimum legal requirements and annual accounts are available free. Beneficial-owner data is accessible only through an API to eligible bodies.","sources":"Brønnøysund Register Centre - Home · https://www.brreg.no/en/\nOrganisation search · https://virksomhet.brreg.no/en/oppslag/enheter\nInformation about our products (prices) · https://www.brreg.no/en/how-can-we-help-you/information-about-our-products/\nAbout the Register of Company Accounts · https://www.brreg.no/en/about-us-2/our-registers/about-the-register-of-company-accounts/\nDatasets and API · https://www.brreg.no/en/use-of-data-from-the-bronnoysund-register-centre/datasets-and-api/\nData on beneficial owners · https://www.brreg.no/en/use-of-data-from-the-bronnoysund-register-centre/datasets-and-api/data-on-beneficial-owners/\nBeneficial owners · https://www.brreg.no/en/beneficial-owners/\ndata.norge.no - Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities dataset · https://data.norge.no/en/datasets/68d08f28-a16d-4fab-a953-ed4ab08ce2e2/central-coordinating-register-for-legal-entities","checked":"2026-10-12","confidence":"All fields verified"}},{"slug":"poland","name":"Poland","path":"/company-registries/poland","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T12:59:21.134Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"National Court Register (Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy, KRS)","operator":"Ministry of Justice (registry courts)","search_url":"https://www.gov.pl/web/sprawiedliwosc/wyszukiwarka-krs1","registry_url":"https://prs.ms.gov.pl/krs","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Information equal to the current extract (odpis aktualny) and full extract (odpis pełny, including deleted entries); financial documents through the free financial documents browser (by KRS number); no account needed","paid_documents":"The registry does not publish document fees online.","company_number":"KRS number; entities can also be searched by NIP and REGON","ubo_register":"Central Register of Beneficial Owners (Centralny Rejestr Beneficjentów Rzeczywistych, CRBR)","ubo_access":"Public","ubo_note":"The Ministry of Finance describes the CRBR as open and free of charge ('jawny i nieodpłatny'): anyone can look up a company's beneficial owners at www.podatki.gov.pl/crbr.","ubo_url":"https://www.podatki.gov.pl/crbr/","api":"Free API","api_note":"Free: https://prs.ms.gov.pl/krs/openApi","languages":"Polish","kyb_documents":"odpis aktualny, odpis pełny","notes":"A government AML amendment bill (Ministry of Finance draft v2.0, February 2026) would restrict CRBR access; in mid-2026 it was still at the legislative-commission stage. The CRBR does not contain KRS deletion data.","sources":"Ministry of Justice - Wyszukiwarka KRS · https://www.gov.pl/web/sprawiedliwosc/wyszukiwarka-krs1\nMinistry of Justice - Przeglądarka dokumentów finansowych · https://www.gov.pl/web/sprawiedliwosc/przegladarka-dokumentow-finansowych\nMinistry of Finance - Wyszukiwanie informacji o beneficjentach · https://www.gov.pl/web/finanse/wyszukiwanie-informacji-o-beneficjentach\nKPRM - Projekt ustawy o zmianie ustawy o p.p.p.f.t. · https://www.gov.pl/web/premier/projekt-ustawy-o-zmianie-ustawy-o-przeciwdzialaniu-praniu-pieniedzy-oraz-finansowaniu-terroryzmu2\ne-Justice - Business registers: Poland · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/pl_en","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"portugal","name":"Portugal","path":"/company-registries/portugal","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-18T11:52:47.921Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Registo Comercial (Certidão Permanente), IRN","operator":"Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado (IRN), Ministry of Justice","search_url":"https://publicacoes.mj.pt","registry_url":"https://registo.justica.gov.pt","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"Online publications of company acts (publicacoes.mj.pt) are searchable; a certidão permanente can be viewed online with its access code","paid_documents":"Certidão permanente de registo comercial: €25 (1 year), €40 (2 years), €60 (3 years), €70 (4 years); certidão permanente de registo e documentos: €55 (1 year); certidão permanente de pacto social/estatutos: €20 (1 year)","company_number":"Número de Identificação de Pessoa Coletiva (NIPC).","ubo_register":"Registo Central do Beneficiário Efetivo (RCBE)","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Decreto-Lei n.º 115/2025 of 27 October 2025 opens RCBE information to anyone who shows a legitimate interest; obliged entities (Lei 83/2017) and competent authorities also have access. The older RCBE guide on justica.gov.pt still describes free public consultation of limited data.","ubo_url":"https://rcbe.justica.gov.pt","api":null,"api_note":null,"languages":"Portuguese; permanent commercial registration certificates and annual accounts certificates can also be obtained in English.","kyb_documents":"Certidão permanente de registo comercial (registrations and pending requests); certidão de registo e documentos (adds documents underlying registrations, except accounts filings); certidão de pacto social/estatutos (current articles)","notes":"A certidão permanente access code gives round-the-clock online access to the live registry record for the subscription period and is the standard KYB document. RCBE data does not constitute proof of the entity's legal situation ('não constitui prova da situação jurídica da entidade').","sources":"Registo - Pedir Certidão Permanente · https://registo.justica.gov.pt/Empresas/Pedir-Certidao-Permanente\nRegisto - Consultar Certidão Permanente · https://registo.justica.gov.pt/Empresas/Consultar-Certidao-Permanente/Iniciar\nPublicações online de atos societários · https://publicacoes.mj.pt/\nIRN - RCBE · https://irn.justica.gov.pt/Sobre-o-IRN/Prevencao-e-Combate-ao-Branqueamento-de-Capitais-e-Financiamento-do-Terrorismo/Registo-Central-do-Beneficiario-Efetivo-RCBE\nJustiça - Guia do RCBE · https://justica.gov.pt/Guias/guia-do-registo-central-do-beneficiario-efetivo-rcbe\nRCBE portal · https://rcbe.justica.gov.pt/\nDiário da República - Decreto-Lei n.º 115/2025 (PDF) · https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/10/20700/0002200025.pdf\nIRN - Permanent certificate (English) · https://registo.justica.gov.pt/en/Companies/Request-permanent-certificate\nIRN - Consult company/legal-person card · https://registo.justica.gov.pt/Empresas/Consultar-Cartao-de-Empresa-ou-Pessoa-Coletiva","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"spain","name":"Spain","path":"/company-registries/spain","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T13:01:01.939Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Registro Mercantil / Registro Mercantil Central (RMC)","operator":"Commercial registrars (Registradores Mercantiles, Colegio de Registradores de España) and the Registro Mercantil Central","search_url":"https://sede.registradores.org/site/mercantil","registry_url":"https://www.rmc.es","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"BORME (Section 2) announcements and registry statistics through the RMC; company data itself requires a paid nota informativa","paid_documents":"Nota informativa mercantil €2.103542 base price plus €0.601012 per optional information block; filed accounts (depósito de cuentas) €2.103542 plus €0.601012 per filed document; certification of any entry €1.502530 (plus €0.150253 per page beyond two); taxes not included. 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Electronic access is only through the Ministry's online portal (sede electrónica).","ubo_url":"https://www.mjusticia.gob.es/es/ciudadania/tramites/registro-central-titularidades-reales","api":null,"api_note":null,"languages":"Spanish, English","kyb_documents":"Nota informativa mercantil: company name, NIF, CNAE code, web domains, registered address, corporate purpose, share capital, directors and representatives, BORME acts, filed accounts, legalized books","notes":"Fees are set by the registrars' tariff (Arancel, Decreto 757/1973) and exclude taxes. A certificación, not a nota informativa, is the document with evidentiary value against third parties.","sources":"Sede Registradores - Registro Mercantil · https://sede.registradores.org/site/mercantil?lang=en_EES\nRegistradores - Registro Mercantil Central directory entry · https://www.registradores.org/en/directorio/-/registros/mercantil/madrid/madrid/registro-mercantil-de-mercantil-central\nRegistradores - coste de la información en el Registro Mercantil · https://www.registradores.org/en/-/%C2%BFcua-l-es-el-coste-de-la-informacio-n-\nRMC - Información general · https://www.rmc.es/IntroInfoGeneral.aspx\nMinisterio de Justicia - RCTIR · https://www.mjusticia.gob.es/es/ciudadania/tramites/registro-central-titularidades-reales","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"sweden","name":"Sweden","path":"/company-registries/sweden","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T13:01:06.883Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Bolagsverket (Swedish Companies Registration Office), Näringslivsregistret","operator":"Bolagsverket (Swedish Companies Registration Office)","search_url":"https://bolagsverket.se/","registry_url":"https://bolagsverket.se/","free_search":"Partial","free_data":"Some information free through Bolagsverket's e-services; high-value datasets (organization name, registration date, legal form, address, business description, SNI codes) free through the API","paid_documents":"Bolagsverket charges for documents, payable by invoice or card.","company_number":"Organization number (organisationsnummer)","ubo_register":"Register of beneficial owners (Registret över verkliga huvudmän)","ubo_access":"Legitimate interest","ubo_note":"Since 1 July 2026 (Act 2017:631, as amended by SFS 2026:316), authorities, foreign bodies and self-regulatory bodies have unrestricted access, entities carrying out customer due diligence have electronic access, and everyone else needs a Bolagsverket certificate of legitimate interest, valid for three years.","ubo_url":"https://bolagsverket.se/sjalvservice/etjanster/verklighuvudman/sokverklighuvudman.3084.html","api":"Free API","api_note":"Free high-value datasets API: https://bolagsverket.se/apierochoppnadata/hamtaforetagsinformation/vardefulladatamangder/apiforvardefulladatamangder.5513.html","languages":null,"kyb_documents":null,"notes":"The UBO register was open to public search until 30 June 2026. From 1 July 2026 access requires CDD-obliged status or a legitimate-interest certificate.","sources":"e-Justice - Business registers in EU countries: Sweden · https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/se_en\nRiksdagen - Proposition 2025/26:129 · https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/proposition/utlamnande-av-uppgifter-ur-registret-over-verkliga_hd03129/html/\nRegeringen - Prop. 2025/26:129 · https://www.regeringen.se/rattsliga-dokument/proposition/2026/02/prop.-202526129\nRiksdagen - Betänkande 2025/26:FiU35 (decision 26 March 2026) · https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/betankande/utlamnande-av-uppgifter-ur-registret-over-verkliga_hd01fiu35/\nLag (2017:631) om registrering av verkliga huvudmän · https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/lag-2017631-om-registrering-av-verkliga_sfs-2017-631/\nSCB - Värdefulla datamängder, grundläggande företagsinformation · https://www.scb.se/vara-tjanster/bestall-data-och-statistik/foretagsregistret/vardefulla-datamangder--grundlaggande-foretagsinformation/","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"switzerland","name":"Switzerland","path":"/company-registries/switzerland","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T13:01:11.799Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Commercial Register (Handelsregister / Registre du commerce / Registro di commercio); central index Zefix","operator":"Cantonal commercial register offices; Zefix run by the Federal Commercial Registry Office (Federal Office of Justice)","search_url":"https://www.zefix.admin.ch/","registry_url":"https://www.bj.admin.ch/de/handelsregister-zefix-und-regix","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Central register data via Zefix (name, UID, legal form, seat, status, links to cantonal register data); daily-updated core data on active entities as open data","paid_documents":"Fees set by the federal fee ordinance (GebV-HReg, annex 5.1) and charged by the cantons: certified extract CHF 10 to 120; copies of filings and supporting documents CHF 10 to 120; certificate that an entity is not registered CHF 10 to 120","company_number":"UID (enterprise identification number), format CHE-123.456.789","ubo_register":"Swiss Transparency Register (Schweizerisches Transparenzregister)","ubo_access":"Obliged entities and authorities only","ubo_note":"The Swiss Transparency Register, kept by the Federal Office of Justice under a law in force from 1 October 2026, is not public. Access is limited to the control office, authorities named in the law, and financial intermediaries and advisers, only to fulfill their statutory tasks.","ubo_url":"https://www.transpareg.admin.ch/de/","api":"Free API","api_note":"Free: https://www.zefix.admin.ch/ZefixPublicREST/","languages":"German, French, Italian, English","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"Cantons keep the commercial register; Zefix is the federal index, and cantonal extracts are the reference documents. The Transparency Register starts on 1 October 2026, so most entities have no UBO data in it yet.","sources":"BJ - Handelsregister, Zefix und Regix · https://www.bj.admin.ch/de/handelsregister-zefix-und-regix\nopendata.swiss - Zefix Central Business Name Index · https://opendata.swiss/en/dataset/zefix-zentraler-firmenindex\nBJ - GebV-HReg preprint (fee ordinance) · https://www.bj.admin.ch/dam/it/sd-web/6P-MydxbLmTJ/gebv-hreg.pdf\nBJ - Schweizerisches Transparenzregister · https://www.bj.admin.ch/de/schweizerisches-transparenzregister\nTransparenzregister homepage · https://www.transpareg.admin.ch/de/\nTransparenzregister - Fragen und Antworten · https://www.transpareg.admin.ch/de/fragen-antworten\nESTV - Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer (UID) · https://www.estv.admin.ch/de/unternehmens-identifikationsnummer-uid","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"Some fields unverified"}},{"slug":"united-kingdom","name":"United Kingdom","path":"/company-registries/united-kingdom","category":{"slug":"europe","title":"Europe"},"updatedAt":"2026-10-02T13:01:35.370Z","fields":{"region":"Europe","registry_name":"Companies House","operator":"Companies House, an executive agency of the Department for Business and Trade","search_url":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/","registry_url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house","free_search":"Yes","free_data":"Name, company number, registered address, incorporation date, status, previous names, current and resigned officers, people with significant control, filing history and document images (including filed accounts), charges, insolvency information","paid_documents":"Certified copy of a document (up to 10 pages) by post £22, same day £65; certificate of incorporation by post £22, same day £65, additional certificate for the same company £16; copy of a company document by email £3; hard copy of a document not on microfiche by post £9 (fees as of 25 September 2026)","company_number":"Company number (company registration number)","ubo_register":"People with significant control (PSC) register","ubo_access":"Public","ubo_note":"PSC information is published on the Companies House register free of charge. Individuals can apply to protect their PSC details from publication.","ubo_url":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/","api":"Free API","api_note":"Free: https://developer.company-information.service.gov.uk/","languages":"English","kyb_documents":null,"notes":"The Public Data, Document and Streaming APIs need an API key; bulk products (Free Company Data Product, PSC snapshot, accounts data) are free. The XML Gateway search service costs £4.70 a month plus charges.","sources":"Companies House - GOV.UK organisation page · https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house\nGet information about a company · https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-a-company\nFind and update company information - Search the register · https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/\nCompanies House fees · https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-fees/companies-house-fees\nCompanies House data products · https://www.gov.uk/guidance/companies-house-data-products\nAPI Catalogue - Companies House API · https://www.api.gov.uk/ch/companies-house/\nCompanies House developer hub - Get started · https://developer.company-information.service.gov.uk/get-started\nDeveloper's API suite · https://developer-specs.company-information.service.gov.uk/\nPeople with significant control register comes into force (news) · https://gov.uk/government/news/people-with-significant-control-register-comes-into-force\nPeople with significant control (PSCs) guidance · https://www.gov.uk/guidance/people-with-significant-control-pscs","checked":"2026-09-29","confidence":"All fields verified"}}]}