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In Latvia, the company registry is the Register of Enterprises, free to search on info.ur.gov.lv.

Official company register
Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas Uzņēmumu reģistrs)
Free online search
Yes
Company identifier
Registration number (reģistrācijas numurs)
Who can see beneficial owners
Public
Data access for developers
Bulk data only
Company search
info.ur.gov.lv
Checked on

Search Latvian companies free on info.ur.gov.lv, run by the Register of Enterprises; after login, historical data, annual reports, participants and beneficial owners are also free. An official certificate (izziņa) costs €9.00. Beneficial owner data is public, shown in the register and published daily as open data. Companies are identified by their registration number.

Region
Europe
Run by
Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia
Registry website
ur.gov.lv
Visible for free
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 and fees
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
Beneficial ownership register
Beneficial owners (patiesie labuma guvēji) in the Register of Enterprises
Beneficial ownership access in detail
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.
Beneficial ownership register website
data.gov.lv
API or data service
Bulk data: https://data.gov.lv/dati/eng/dataset/patiesie-labuma-guveji
Search interface languages
Latvian, English
What to know before a KYB check
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
PageURL
UR - Receive information from the registershttps://www.ur.gov.lv/en/services/receive-information-registers-held-register
UR - Informācija e-pakalpojumā info.ur.gov.lvhttps://www.ur.gov.lv/lv/informacija-e-pakalpojuma-infourgovlv
UR - Izziņa (fee)https://www.ur.gov.lv/lv/izzina-0
UR - Izziņashttps://www.ur.gov.lv/lv/sanem-informaciju/maksas-pakalpojumi/izzinas/
data.gov.lv - Patiesie labuma guvēji datasethttps://data.gov.lv/dati/eng/dataset/patiesie-labuma-guveji
e-Justice - Business registers: Latviahttps://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/lv_en
Verification
Some fields unverified

Questions

Is Latvian company data free?
Yes. After login, historical data, annual reports, participants and beneficial owners are also free on info.ur.gov.lv.
How much is a Latvian izziņa?
An official certificate (izziņa) costs €9.00.
Are beneficial owners public in Latvia?
Yes. They are shown in the register and published daily as open data.

Sources: each listing is compiled from the registry’s own website, the government body that runs it, official fee schedules and legislation, and the EU e-Justice portal. Every source is linked on the listing with the date it was checked. How we compile this reference

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