Europe. Public registers of companies.

In the world of business, information is the key to success. For traders engaged in the wholesale supply of industrial raw materials, reliable data on partners and counterparties is crucial. One of the most reliable sources of such information is the government’s public company registers. These registers provide access to crucial data on registered companies, allowing you to verify their legitimacy, check their financial stability and avoid possible risks.

This article is intended to be an indispensable assistant for businessmen in the Europe region. We have compiled for you a database of all official state public registers of companies available in Europe. With the help of this article you will be able to easily find a link to the registry you are looking for, quickly access information about any company you are interested in and use this data to make informed business decisions.

Whether you are working with local partners in Europe or conducting international transactions, our article will help you stay ahead of the curve by ensuring you have access to reliable information. Use this article as a visual aid in your work so that you can always be confident in the reliability of your business partners and counterparties.

List of all publicly available public registers of companies and organisations in the Europe region:

  1. European Union
  • General search link to search for a company on all public registers of the European Union, official EU website:
  • https://e-justice.europa.eu/489/EN/business_registers__search_for_a_company_in_the_eu
  1. Austria
  • Registry Name: Firmenbuch.
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.justiz.gv.at/html/default/8ab4a8a422985de30122a90fc2ca620b.de.html
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://justizonline.gv.at/jop/web/formulare/gruppe/4/2 or https://firmenbuch.at/
  1. Albania
  • Registry Name: National Registration Center
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.qkr.gov.al
  1. Andorra
  • Registry Name: Registre de Comerç
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.govern.ad
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.e-tramits.ad/tramits/ca
  1. Belarus
  • Registry Name: National Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Belarus
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://egr.gov.by/registr/
  1. Belgium
  • Registry Name: Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://economie.fgov.be/fr/themes/entreprises
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/zoeknummerform.html?lang=fr
  1. Bulgaria
  • Registry Name: Регистър на търговските предприятия
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.registryagency.bg
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://portal.registryagency.bg/CR/Reports/VerificationPersonOrg
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Registry Name: Baza podataka o preduzećima
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.pravosudje.ba
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://bizreg.pravosudje.ba/pls/apex/f?p=186:20:14599042763943::NO::P20_SEKCIJA_TIP,P20_POMOC:PRETRAGA,FALSE
  1. Great Britain
  • Registry Name: Companies House
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.gov.uk
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/
  1. Hungary
  • Registry Name: Hungarian Company Registry
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.e-cegjegyzek.hu/
  1. Germany
  • Registry Name: Handelsregister
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.handelsregister.de
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/welcome.xhtml
  1. Greece
  • Registry Name: Εθνικό Μητρώο Επιχειρήσεων
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.businessportal.gr/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://services.businessportal.gr/
  1. Denmark
  • Registry Name: Erhvervsstyrelsen
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://datacvr.virk.dk/
  1. Ireland
  • Registry Name: Companies Registration Office (CRO)
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://cro.ie/
  1. Iceland
  • Registry Name: Icelandic Company Registry
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.skatturinn.is/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.skatturinn.is/fyrirtaekjaskra/leit
  1. Spain
  • Registry Name: Registro Mercantil
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.rmc.es/Home.aspx
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.registradores.org/registroVirtual/init.do
  1. Italy
  • Registry Name: Registro delle Imprese
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://italianbusinessregister.it/en/home
  1. Cyprus
  • Registry Name: Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.companies.gov.cy/gr/
  1. Latvia
  • Registry Name: Uzņēmumu reģistrs
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.ur.gov.lv/lv/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.ur.gov.lv/lv/sanem-informaciju/
  1. Lithuania
  • Registry Name: “Versli Lietuva” (Business Lithuania)
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.registrucentras.lt/en/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/p_en/
  1. Liechtenstein
  • Registry Name: Handelsregister
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://handelsregister.li/cr-portal/suche/suche.xhtml
  1. Luxembourg
  • Registry Name: Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.lbr.lu
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.lbr.lu/mjrcs/jsp/DisplayConsultDocumentsActionNotSecured.action?FROM_MENU=true&time=1713383896085&currentMenuLabel=menu.item.companyconsultation
  1. Malta
  • Registry Name: Registry of Companies
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://register.mbr.mt/app/home
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://register.mbr.mt/app/query/search_for_company
  1. Moldova
  • Registry Name: Electronic registration and licensing system
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.asp.gov.md/ro
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://eservicii.gov.md/asp/dilud/cerere/cis02
  1. Netherlands
  • Registry Name: “Trade Register” (Handelsregister)
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.kvk.nl
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.kvk.nl/zoeken/
  1. Norway
  • Registry Name: Enhetsregisteret
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.brreg.no/
  1. Poland
  • Registry Name: “National Court Register” (Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy)
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.ceidg.gov.pl or https://prs.ms.gov.pl/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.biznes.gov.pl/en/wyszukiwarka-firm/
  1. Portugal
  • Registry Name: Registo Nacional de Pessoas Coletivas
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://publicacoes.mj.pt/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://publicacoes.mj.pt/Pesquisa.aspx
  1. Russia
  • Registry Name: Unified State Register of Legal Entities
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.nalog.ru
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://ofd.nalog.ru/
  1. Romania
  • Registry Name: Registrul Comerțului
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.onrc.ro/index.php/ro/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://portal.onrc.ro/ONRCPortalWeb/appmanager/myONRC/public?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=login#wlp_login
  1. Northern Macedonia
  • Registry Name: Central Registry of the Republic of North Macedonia
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.crm.com.mk/en
  1. Serbia
  • Registry Name: Serbian Business Registers Agency
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.apr.gov.rs/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://pretraga2.apr.gov.rs/unifiedentitysearch
  1. Slovakia
  • Registry Name: Business Register of Slovakia
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.orsr.sk/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.orsr.sk/search_subjekt.asp
  1. Slovenia
  • Registry Name: “AJPES” (Agencija Republike Slovenije za javnopravne evidence in storitve)
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.ajpes.si/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.ajpes.si/?language=english
  1. Turkey
  • Registry Name: Turkish Trade Registry Gazette
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/gtb-ticari-isletme-ve-sirket-sorgulama
  1. Ukraine
  • Registry Name: Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Organizations
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.minjust.gov.ua
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://usr.minjust.gov.ua/content/free-search
  1. Finland
  • Registry Name: “YTJ” (Yritys- ja yhteisötietojärjestelmä)
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.prh.fi/en/index.html
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/
  1. France
  • Registry Name: Commerce et des Sociétés
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: www.infogreffe.fr; www.actulegales.fr; www.bodacc.fr
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.infogreffe.fr/
  1. Croatia
  • Registry Name: Trgovački sud
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://sudreg.pravosudje.hr
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://sudreg.pravosudje.hr/registar/f?p=150:1
  1. Montenegro
  • Registry Name: Business Registers Agency
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.crps.me/
  1. Czech Republic
  • Registry Name: Obchodní rejstřík
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://justice.cz/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://dataor.justice.cz/
  1. Switzerland
  • Registry Name: Commercial Registry
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.zefix.ch/de/search/entity/welcome
  1. Sweden
  • Registry Name: Bolagsverket
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://verksamt.se/en
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://foretagsinfo.bolagsverket.se/sok-foretagsinformation-web/foretag
  1. Estonia
  • Registry Name: Estonian Business Register
  • Reference to the public authority responsible for the registration of companies and enterprises: https://www.rik.ee/
  • A link to the public register of businesses: https://www.rik.ee/et/e-ariregister

Countries where we are not aware of public registers of enterprises: Vatican City, Monaco, San Marino.

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