List of official business registers

The following is an incomplete list of company registers by country:

Afghanistan

• Afghanistan Investment Support Agency - Company Verification
• Minister of Commerce and Industries - Central Business Registry

Albania

• National Registration Center

Algeria

• National Commercial Registry Center (CNRC) Template:Fr icon
• National Commercial Registry Center (CNRC) Template:Fr icon

Andorra

• Oficina de Marques

Angola

• Ministry of Justice and Human Rights - Central Register of Business Names (Ficheiro Central de Denominações Sociais) (not searchable) Template:Pt icon
• Ministry of Finance - Registry of State Suppliers (registration required) Template:Pt icon

Anguilla

• Anguilla Financial Services - Anguilla Commercial Online Registration Network (ACORN) (registration required)

Antigua and Barbuda

• Financial Services Regulatory Commission (not searchable)

Argentina

• Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Template:Es icon
• Official Gazette (Click on "Sociedades") Template:Es icon
• Federal Administration of Public Revenue - tax identification number (CUIT) check Template:Es icon
• National Securities Commission - Issuers
• National Procurement Office - Providers Template:Es icon
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship - Directory of Importers/Exporters Template:Es icon

Armenia

• Ministry of Justice - State Register of the Legal Entities
• Tax Service - Taxpayers
• Central Bank of Armenia - Listed Companies Template:Hy icon

Aruba

• Aruba Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Australia

• Australian Securities and Investments Commission - Search ASIC Registers
• Australian Securities and Investments Commission - Datasets
• Australian Business Register - Australian Business Number Lookup
• Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations - Search Corporations

Austria

• Firmenbuch Template:De icon Information on accessing the official corporate registry
• Wiener Zeitung - Firmenmonitor (company notices) Template:De icon
• Financial Market Authority - Supervised Companies

Azerbaijan

• Ministry of Taxes - State Register of Business Entities Template:Az icon
• Ministry of Taxes - Businesses engaged in production Template:Az icon

Bahamas

• Registrar General's Department

Bangladesh

• Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms

Bahrain

• Ministry of Industry & Commerce
• Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry - Members Search
• Central Bank of Bahrain - CBB Register

Barbados

• Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office - Registrants

Belarus

• Ministry of Justice - Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs

Belgium

• Central Enterprise Databank
• Federal Public Service Justice - Enterprise Search Template:Fr icon
• National Bank of Belgium - Central Balance Sheet Office
• Financial Services and Markets Authority - Public companies register (STORI)

Belize

• International Business Companies Registry of Belize (subscription required)

Benin

• Ministry of Industry, Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises - Business Registry (GUFE) Template:Fr icon
• Ministry of Industry, Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises - Company Announcements Template:Fr icon
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Directory of Businesses Template:Fr icon

Bermuda

• Registrar of Companies

Bhutan

• Ministry of Economic Affairs (not searchable)

Bolivia

• Registry of Commerce (Fundempresa) Template:Es icon

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Registers of Business Entities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Registers of Business Entities in the Republic of Srpska
• Republika Srpska - Central Registry of Securities - Issuers
• Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Registry of Securities

Botswana

• Ministry of Trade and Industry

Brazil

• BM&F Bovespa - Listed Companies
• Ministry of Finance - Federal Revenue - Legal entity tax identification number (CNPJ) search Template:Pt icon

State registries

• Department of Business Registration and Integration (DREI) - Map of commercial registries (juntas comerciais) Template:Pt icon

State/District	Searchable
Acre	No
Alagoas	Yes
Amapá	Yes
Amazonas	No
Bahia	Yes
Ceará	No
Distrito Federal	Yes
Espírito Santo	Yes
Goiás	No
Maranhão	No
Mato Grosso	Yes
Mato Grosso do Sul	No
Minas Gerais	Yes
Pará	Yes
Paraíba	No
Paraná	Yes
Pernambuco	Yes
Piauí	No
Rio de Janeiro	No
Rio Grande do Norte	No
Rio Grande do Sul	Yes
Rondônia	Yes
Roraima	Yes
Santa Catarina	Yes
São Paulo	Yes
Sergipe	Yes
Tocantins	No

British Virgin Islands

• Financial Services Commission - Registry of Corporate Affairs (not searchable)

Brunei

• Brunei Attorney General's Chamber

Bulgaria

• Bulgarian trade register Template:Bg icon
• Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Trade Register

Burkina Faso

• House of Enterprises (Maison de l'Entreprise) - Company search Template:Fr icon
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry Template:Fr icon

Burundi

• Investment Promotion Authority (not searchable)

Cambodia

• Ministry of Commerce - Company Search (registration required)

Cameroon

• Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Crafts (CCIMA) - Company Directory Template:Fr icon
• Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Crafts (CCIMA) - Database of Industrial Enterprises Template:Fr icon
• Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Regional Development - Business Directory (Annuaire des entreprises)
• National Institute of Statistics - List of companies Template:Fr icon

Canada

• Corporations Canada - Search for a Federal Corporation
• Industry Canada - Canadian Company Capabilities

Provincial and territorial registries

Province/Territory	Freely searchable
Alberta	Yes
British Columbia	No
Manitoba	No
New Brunswick	Yes
Newfoundland and Labrador	Yes
Northwest Territories	Yes
Nova Scotia	Yes
Nunavut	Yes
Nunavut	No
Nunavut	Yes
Ontario	No
Prince Edward Island	Yes
Quebec	Yes
Saskatchewan	No
Yukon	No
Yukon	Yes

Cape Verde

• Official Gazette (subscription required) Template:Pt icon

Cayman Islands

• General Registry (subscription required)
• Cayman Islands Monetary Authority - Search for Entities

Central African Republic

• Ministry of Commerce and Industry Template:Fr icon
• Ministry for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises Template:Fr icon

Chile

• Registry of Commerce of Santiago Template:Es icon
• Official gazette Template:Es icon
• Securities and Insurance Supervisor Template:Es icon
• Ministry of Finance - Directory of Providers Template:Es icon

China, People's Republic of

• State Administration for Industry and Commerce - Enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
• Credit China Template:Zh icon
• Ministry of Commerce - Corporate Credit Rating System Template:Zh icon
• State Administration of Taxation - Corporate credit rating inquiry Template:Zh icon

Provincial, sub-provincial and municipal registries

• Anhui Province - Anhui Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
  • Hefei - Hefei Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Beijing - Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Chongqing - Chongqing Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Chongqing - Chongqing enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
• Fujian Province - Fujian Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Fujian Province - Fujian enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
  • Fuzhou - Fuzhou enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
  • Xiamen - Xiamen enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
• Gansu Province - Gansu Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Guangdong Province - Guangdong Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
  • Guangzhou - Guangzhou Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
  • Guangzhou - Guangzhou Commercial Registration Information Template:Zh icon
  • Shenzhen - Market Supervision Administration of Shenzhen Municipality Template:Zh icon
  • Shenzhen - Shenzhen enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
• Guangxi Province - Guangxi Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Guizhou Province - Guizhou Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Guizhou Province - Guizhou enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
  • Guiyang - Guiyang Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Hainan Province - Hainan Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Hebei Province - Hebei Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Heilongjiang Province - Heilongjiang Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Heilongjiang Province - Heilongjiang enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
  • Harbin - Harbin enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
• Henan Province - Henan Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Hubei Province - Hubei Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
  • Wuhan - Wuhan Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Hunan Province - Hunan Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Hunan Province - Hunan enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
• Inner Mongolia - Inner Mongolia Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Inner Mongolia - Inner Mongolia enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
• Jiangsu Province - Jiangsu Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
  • Wuxi - Wuxi enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
• Jiangxi Province - Jiangxi Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Jilin Province - Jilin Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Liaoning Province - Liaoning Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Liaoning Province - Liaoning enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
  • Dalian - Dalian Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
  • Dandong - Dandong Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
  • Shenyang - Shenyang Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region - Ningxia Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Qinghai Province - Qinghai Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Shaanxi Province - Shaanxi Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Shaanxi Province - Shaanxi enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
  • Xi'an - Xi'an Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Shandong Province - Shandong Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
  • Dongying - Dongying enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
  • Qingdao - Qingdao Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
  • Weihai - Weihai Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Shanghai - Shanghai Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Shanxi Province - Shanxi Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Sichuan Province - Sichuan Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Sichuan Province - Sichuan enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
  • Chengdu - Chengdu Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Tianjin - Tianjin City Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
  • Binhai - Binhai company search Template:Zh icon
• Tibet Autonomous Region - Tibet Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region - Xinjiang Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Yunnan Province - Yunnan Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
  • Kunming - Kunming Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Zhejiang Province - Zhejiang Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
• Zhejiang Province - Zhejiang enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon
  • Hangzhou - Hangzhou Administration for Industry and Commerce Template:Zh icon
  • Hangzhou - Hangzhou enterprise credit information system Template:Zh icon

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS)
• Inland Revenue Department - Business Registration Number Enquiry
• Securities and Futures Commission - Public Register of Licensed Persons and Registered Institutions

Macau

• Government Printing Bureau
• Directorate of Justice Affairs Services (not searchable)

China, Republic of (Taiwan)

• Ministry of Economic Affairs - Company Registration Enquiry Template:Zh icon
• Ministry of Economic Affairs - Business registration lists Template:Zh icon
• Ministry of Economic Affairs - Business registration lists (by municipality) Template:Zh icon
• Ministry of Economic Affairs - List of Taiwanese companies in mainland China Template:Zh icon
• Ministry of Economic Affairs - List of Taiwanese companies doing business outside of Taiwan Template:Zh icon
• Ministry of Economic Affairs - List of non-Taiwanese companies registered in Taiwan Template:Zh icon
• Taiwan Stock Exchange - Market Observation Post System

Colombia

• Unified Commercial and Social Registry (RUES) Template:Es icon
• Superintendency of Corporations - Business Check Template:Es icon
• Superintendency of Corporations - Business Check Template:Es icon (additional company details)
• Superintendency of Corporations - SIREM Company Search Template:Es icon
• Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia - Comprehensive Stock Market Information System (SIMEV) Template:Es icon

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

• Ministry of Justice and Human Rights - Business Registry (Guichet unique) Template:Fr icon
• Steering Committee for Business Climate and Investment Improvement (not searchable) Template:Fr icon

Congo, Republic of the

• National Center for Statistics and Economic Studies Template:Fr icon - Click on "Base de données"
• Official gazette Template:Fr icon

Cook Islands

• Financial Supervisory Commission - Registrar's Office (not searchable)

Costa Rica

• National Registry (registration required) Template:Es icon
• General Directorate Of Taxation (DGT) - Company check Template:Es icon
• Government Procurement System - Provider search Template:Es icon

Côte d'Ivoire

• Center for Investment Promotion - Company search Template:Fr icon

Croatia

• Croatian Company Directory (Biznet)
• Ministry of Justice - Business Register Template:Hr icon
• Chamber of Economy - Export Directory Template:Hr icon

Cuba

• National Office of Statistics - Registries Template:Es icon

Curaçao

• Curaçao Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Cyprus

• Department of the Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver

Czech Republic

• Ministry of Justice - Business register search Template:Cz icon
• Ministry of Finance - Register of economic entities
• Ministry of Industry and Trade - Trade Licensing Register Template:En icon (Czech version has additional detail)

Denmark

• Central Business Register
• Financial Supervisory Authority - Enterprises under supervision

Danish realm

• Faroe Islands - Company Registration Authority
• Greenland - Greenland Business Register (GER) Template:Da icon
• Greenland - Greenland Business Register (GER) Template:Da icon

Djibouti

• Office of Industrial Property and Commerce (ODPIC) - Official Bulletin Template:Fr icon

Dominica

• Companies and Intellectual Property Office - Name Search

Dominican Republic

• Generate Directorate of Internal Revenue (DGII) - Tax-paying companies search Template:Es icon
• Generate Directorate of Internal Revenue (DGII) - Companies without operations Template:Es icon
• National Office of Industrial Property (ONAPI) - Trade name search Template:Es icon
• General Directorate of Public Procurement - Provider search Template:Es icon
• Santo Domingo - Santo Domingo Chamber of Commerce and Production Template:Es icon

Ecuador

• Superintendency of Companies Template:Es icon
• Internal Revenue Service (SRI) - Company check Template:Es icon
• National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) - Business Directory Template:Es icon
• National Secretariat of Policy Management - Directory of Social Organizations Template:Es icon
• Official Public Procurement System - Provider search Template:Es icon

Egypt

• Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade - Egyptian International Trade Point
• General Authority for Free Zones and Investment

El Salvador

• National Center of Registries - List of registered businesses Template:Es icon
• Official Gazette search Template:Es icon
• Salvadoran Institute of Social Security - Solvent companies Template:Es icon
• Public Procurement Unit (UNAC) - List of providers Template:Es icon

Eritrea

• Ministry of Information - Official journal (Haddas Ertra) Template:Ti icon

Estonia

• Estonian Centre of Registers
• Financial Supervision Authority - Supervised Entities

Ethiopia

• Ministry of Trade

Fiji

• Fiji Government - Companies and Business Registration (registration required)

Finland

• Finnish Trade Register - Company Search
• BIS Information Service
• Åland - Åland Online - Companies, Organizations and Associations

France

• Register of Commerce (Infogreffe) Template:Fr icon
• INSEE - Company search (Sirene) Template:Fr icon
• French Greffe of the Tribunal de Commerce of Paris
• Journal officiel de la République française - Bulletin of Obligatory Legal Announcements Template:Fr icon
• Official Bulletin of Civil and Commercial Notices (Bodacc) Template:Fr icon
• Autorité des marchés financiers - Decisions and financial disclosures database (BDIF)

Gabon

• Investment Promotion Agency (Centre de Développement des Entreprises) (not searchable) Template:Fr icon

Gambia

• iCommerce Registry (registration required)

Georgia

• Public Registry Template:Ka icon

Germany

• German Trade Register - Company Search
• Bundesanzeiger - Company Register
• Federal Financial Supervisory Authority - Listed companies Template:De icon

Ghana

• Registrar General's Department
• Public Procurement Authority - Registered Suppliers and Contractors

Gibraltar

• Companies House Gibraltar (subscription required)

Greece

• General Commercial Registry (Γενικό Εμπορικό Μητρώο) Template:Gr icon
• Official gazette - Company search Template:Gr icon
• Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry (EBEA)

Grenada

• Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property (not searchable)

Guatemala

• Mercantile Registry (subscription required) Template:Es icon
• State Procurement System - Provider search Template:Es icon

Guernsey, Channel Islands

• Guernsey Registry

Guinea

• Investment Promotion Agency Template:Fr icon

Guyana

• Ministry of Legal Affairs - Deeds Registry (not searchable)
• The Official Gazette of Guyana
• Georgetown - Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry - Directory of Members

Haiti

• Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Electronic Commerce Registry Template:Fr icon

Honduras

• Chamber of Commerce and Industry Template:Es icon
• Executive Directorate of Income - company tax identification code (RTN) check Template:Es icon
• State Office Procurement (ONCAE) - Provider search Template:Es icon

Hungary

• Ministry of Public Administration and Justice - Company Information and Electronic Company Registration Service Template:Hu icon
• Ministry of Public Administration and Justice - Company Information and Electronic Company Registration Service Template:Hu icon
• Hungarian National Bank - Market participants

Iceland

• Directorate of Internal Revenue - Company Directory Template:Is icon

India

• Ministry of Corporate Affairs - Find Company/LLP

Indonesia

• Ministry of Law and Human Rights - Company information Template:Id icon
• Ministry of Industry - Industrial Company Directory Template:Id icon
• Ministry of Trade - Corporate Directory
• Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) Template:Id icon

Iran

• Legal Entities National ID Portal Template:Fa icon
• Official Journal (RRK) Template:Fa icon
• Official Journal (Dastour) Template:Fa icon
• Official Journal Template:Fa icon - For older gazette filings
• Tehran - Tehran Chamber of Commerce and Industries and Mines - Trade Directory Template:Fa icon

Iraq

• Ministry of Trade - Iraq Registrar of Companies
• Baghdad - Chamber of Commerce - Companies Search Template:Ar icon
• Erbil - Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Companies List

Ireland

• Companies Registration Office - Company Search
• Companies Registration Office - Registry of Friendly Societies

Isle of Man

• Isle of Man Companies Registry

Israel

• Justice Ministry - Israeli Corporations Authority Template:He icon
• Justice Ministry - Israeli Corporations Authority Template:He icon - Additional details available in company extract
• Israel Export Institute - Catalogue of Member Companies
• Israel Securities Authority - List of Public Companies
• Ministry of Construction - Contractors Registrar

Italy

• Business Register of the Italian Chambers of Commerce
• Infoimprese Template:It icon
• Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa - Listed Companies

Jamaica

• Office of the Registrar of Companies
• National Contracts Commission - Registered Contractors

Japan

• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - Company Search (registration required) Template:Jp icon

Jersey, Channel Islands

• Jersey Financial Services Commission - Companies Registry

Jordan

• Companies Control Department Template:Ar icon
• Ministry of Industry and Trade - Trade Names
• Securities Depository Center - Public Shareholding Companies

Kazakhstan

• Ministry of Justice - Database of legal entities
• State Revenue Committee - Legal entities
• Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance - Legal entities Template:Ru icon
• Business Licenses

Kenya

• State Law Office - Registrar General (not searchable)
• National Construction Authority - Registered Contractors

Kiribati

• Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (not searchable)

Kosovo

• Ministry of Trade and Industry - Business Registration Agency

Kuwait

• Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Company Search Template:Ar icon
• Kuwait Stock Exchange - Listed Companies

Kyrgyzstan

• Ministry of Justice - Register of Legal Entities Template:Ru icon

Laos

• Ministry of Industry and Commerce - Registered Enterprises

Latvia

• Register of Enterprises
• Database of all companies registered in Latvia

Lebanon

• Investment Development Authority of Lebanon

Lesotho

• Ministry of Trade, Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing

Liberia

• Liberia Business Registry

Liechtenstein

• Office of Justice - Commercial Register Template:De icon

Lithuania

• Register of Legal Entities

Luxembourg

• Trade and Companies Register Template:Fr icon
• Official Gazette (Legilux) Template:Fr icon
• Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier - Supervised entities

Macedonia

• Central Registry Template:Mk icon
• Securities and Exchange Commission - Registry of joint stock companies

Madagascar

• Economic Development Board of Madagascar - List of companies
• General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) - Taxable entity search (registration required) Template:Fr icon

Malta

• Malta Financial Services Authority - Registry of Companies

Malawi

• Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs - Registrar General (not searchable)

Malaysia

• Companies Commission of Malaysia - Company search (subscription required)
• Labuan - Labuan Financial Services Authority (registration required)

Maldives

• Ministry of Economic Development

Mali

• Investment Promotion Agency Template:Fr icon

Marshall Islands

• Marshall Islands Maritime & Corporate Administrators

Mauritania

• Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture (Click on "Répertoires des entreprises") Template:Fr icon

Mauritius

• Ministry of Finance and Economic Development - Companies Division
• Ministry of Finance and Economic Development - Companies Division

Mexico

• Secretariat of Economy - National Business Information Registry (SIEM) Template:Es icon
• Secretariat of Economy - Company name search Template:Es icon
• Secretariat of Economy - Integrated System of Registry Management (SIGER) - list of all state and municipal commercial registries Template:Es icon
• Mexican Institute of Industrial Property - Trade name search Template:Es icon
• Registry of Suppliers and Contractors (RUPC) Template:Es icon
• ProMéxico - Directory of Exporters Template:Es icon

State registries

State/District	Searchable
Aguascalientes	No
Baja California	No
Baja California Sur	No
Campeche	No
Chiapas	No
Chihuahua	Yes
Coahuila	Yes
Colima	No
Federal District	No
Durango	No
Guanajuato	Yes
Guerrero	No
Hidalgo	No
Jalisco	Yes
Mexico State	No
Michoacán	No
Morelos	No
Nayarit	No
Nuevo León	No
Oaxaca	No
Puebla	No
Querétaro	Yes
Quintana Roo	No
San Luis Potosí	No
Sinaloa	No
Sonora	No
Tabasco	No
Tamaulipas	No
Tlaxcala	No
Veracruz	No
Yucatán	No
Zacatecas	No

Micronesia, Federated States of

• Registrar of Companies - Listing of FSM Corporations

Moldova

• Licensing Chamber
• Ministry of Justice - State Registration Chamber Template:Ro icon
• Ministry of Justice - State Register of Non-Profit Organizations Template:Ro icon
• State Tax Service - Taxable entity search Template:Ro icon - search by Unique State Identification Number (IDNO)
• State Tax Service - List of taxable entities Template:Ro icon

Monaco

• Registry of Commerce and Industry Template:Fr icon

Mongolia

• General Authority for State Registration - Legal Entity Search Template:Mn icon

Montenegro

• Central Registry of Business Entities
• Montenegro Stock Exchange - Company search

Montserrat

• Financial Services Commission (not searchable)

Morocco

• Central Trade Registry (OMPIC) (subscription required) Template:Fr icon
• Central Trade Registry (OMPIC) Template:Fr icon
• Financial Markets Authority (CDVM) - Listed Companies
• Casablanca - Register of Commerce Template:Fr icon
• Casablanca - Register of Commerce Template:Fr icon
• Fès - Register of Commerce Template:Fr icon
• Marrakech - Register of Commerce Template:Fr icon
• Meknès - Register of Commerce Template:Ar icon
• Oujda - Register of Commerce Template:Ar icon
• Rabat - Register of Commerce Template:Fr icon
• Salé - Register of Commerce Template:Fr icon
• Tangier - Register of Commerce Template:Fr icon

Mozambique

• Bulletin of the Republic Template:Pt icon

Myanmar

• Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (Click on "Company Search")

Namibia

• Ministry of Trade and Industry (not searchable)
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Member Directory (registration required)

Nauru

• Registrar of Corporations

Nepal

• Office of Company Registrar

Netherlands

• Trade Register - Company search (subscription required) Template:Nl icon

Caribbean Netherlands

• Bonaire Commercial Register
• Sint Eustatius and Saba Commercial Register

New Zealand

• Companies Office - Search for companies, company directors or shareholders

Nicaragua

• Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade Template:Es icon
• General Revenue Service (DGI) - Business search Template:Es icon
• General Directorate of State Procurement - Provider search Template:Es icon

Niger

• National Institute of Statistics - Directory of Companies Template:Fr icon

Nigeria

• Corporate Affairs Commission - Company Registration Portal (registration required)
• Bureau of Public Procurement - Registered Contractors

Niue

• Companies Office of Niue

Norway

• Brønnøysund Register Centre - Company Register Template:No icon
• Brønnøysund Register Centre - Company Announcements
• Agency for Public Management and eGovernment - List of companies Template:No icon
• Financial Supervisory Authority - Registry of supervised entities

Oman

• Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Search Company Listings
• Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Trade Directory

Pakistan

• Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan - Company Name Search

Palau

• Office of the Attorney General - Registrar of Corporations (not searchable)

Palestinian territories

• Ministry of National Economy - Companies Registry

Panama

• Public Registry of Panama (registration required) Template:Es icon
• Panadata Template:Es icon

Papua New Guinea

• Investment Promotion Authority - Entity Search

Paraguay

• Ministry of Finance - Taxable entity search Template:Es icon
• Undersecretary of State Taxation (SET) - company tax identification number (RUC) check Template:Es icon
• National Directorate of Public Procurement - Provider search Template:Es icon

Peru

• National Superintendency of Public Registries (SUNARP) Template:Es icon
• National Superintendency of Tax Administration (SUNAT) Template:Es icon
• Supervisory Agency for State Contracts (OSCE) - Provider search Template:Es icon

Philippines

• Department of Trade and Industry - Philippine Business Registry
• Department of Trade and Industry - Business Name Search
• Securities and Exchange Commission - Search Reserved/Registered Company Names

Poland

• Ministry of Justice - National Court Register Template:Pl icon
• Ministry of Development - Central Registration and Information on Business
• Central Statistical Office - National Official Business Register Template:Pl icon

Portugal

• Citizen Portal - Company search Template:Pt icon
• Ministry of Justice - Entity Search

Qatar

• Ministry of Business and Trade - Companies Control Department (Hukoomi) (registration required)
• Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Business Directory
• Qatar Financial Centre Authority - Public Register

Romania

• Ministry of Public Finance - Business search Template:Ro icon
• Ministry of Justice - The National Trade Register Office (ONRC) (registration required) Template:Ro icon
• Ministry of Justice - The National Trade Register Office Template:Ro icon
• Financial Supervisory Authority Template:Ro icon
• Bucharest Stock Exchange - Companies directory

Russian Federation

• Federal Tax Service - Unified State Register of Legal Entities Template:Ru icon
• National Classifier of Enterprises and Organizations Template:Ru icon

Rwanda

• Office of the Registrar General (ORG)
• Rwanda Revenue Authority - VAT Registered Taxpayers

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Financial Services Regulatory Commission - Registrar of Companies (registration required)
• Nevis Financial Regulatory Services Commission

Saint Lucia

• Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property (ROCIP)
• Registry of International Business Companies and International Trusts (Pinnacle)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Commerce and Intellectual Property Office (subscription required)

Samoa

• Samoa Company Registry

San Marino

• Trade Register

São Tomé and Príncipe

• Ministry of Justice - Company Registry

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Commerce and Industry Template:Ar icon
• Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority - License Search Template:Ar icon
• Riyadh - Riyadh Chamber of Commerce & Industry Template:Ar icon
• Jeddah - Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry - Business Directory

Senegal

• Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts - Trade Point Senegal Template:Fr icon
• Industry Observatory of Senegal (OBS) Template:Fr icon

Serbia

• The Serbian Business Registers Agency Template:Sr icon
• Central Securities Depository and Clearing House
• Securities Commission - Public Company Register Template:Sr icon
• National Bank of Serbia - Lists of Providers of Financial Services

Seychelles

• Seychelles Business Register (onshore companies only)
• Seychelles Financial Services Authority (not searchable)

Sierra Leone

• Office of the Administrator and Registrar General

Singapore

• Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority - Entity search (subscription required)
• Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore - GST Registered Business Search
• Monetary Authority of Singapore - Financial Institutions Directory

Slovakia

• Ministry of Justice - Business Register

Slovenia

• Slovenian Business Register (registration required)
• Financial Administration - List of taxable legal entities Template:Sl icon
• Central Securities Clearing Corporation
• Securities Market Agency - List of public companies

Solomon Islands

• Company Haus of Solomon Islands

South Africa

• Companies and Intellectual Property Commission

South Korea

• Start-Biz Online Template:Ko icon
• Small and Medium Business Administration Template:Ko icon
• Supreme Court - Registry Template:Ko icon
• Financial Supervisory Service - Repository of Korea's Corporate Filings

South Sudan

• Ministry of Justice - Business Registry (not searchable)

Spain

• Central Mercantile Register (RMC) (subscription required)
• Association of Spanish Property & Commercial Registers (subscription required)
• Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores - Search by entity Template:Es icon

Sri Lanka

• Department of Registrar of Companies

Sint Maarten

• St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (not searchable)

Sudan

• Ministry of Justice - Commercial Registrations Department Template:Ar icon

Suriname

• Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Swaziland

• Registrar of Companies (not searchable)

Sweden

• Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket)
• Financial Supervisory Authority - Listed company search (Börsinformation)
• Financial Supervisory Authority - Company register

Switzerland

• Federal Commercial Registry Office - Central Business Names Index (Zefix)
• Official Gazette of Commerce

Tajikistan

• Tax Committee - Register of Legal Entities Template:Ru icon

Tanzania

• Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)

Thailand

• Ministry of Commerce - Department of Business Development (Additional company details available in Thai version)

Timor-Leste

• Institute for Business Support - Enterprises
• Service Registry and Company Verification (not yet searchable) Template:Pt icon
• Official Gazette Template:Pt icon

Tonga

• Business Registries Office

Togo

• Business Start-up Center Template:Fr icon

Tunisia

• Registry of Commerce Template:Fr icon
• Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - Directory of industrial enterprises

Turkey

• Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey - Turkish Trade Registry Gazette
• Central Registration System (MERSİS) (registration required) Template:Tr icon
• Turkish Standards Institution - Company Search
• Adana - Adana Chamber of Commerce - Trade Name Search
• Aksaray - Aksaray Chamber of Commerce Template:Tr icon
• Bursa - Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Search for Member Companies
• Gaziantep - Gaziantep Chamber of Commerce - Member Search Template:Tr icon
• Istanbul - Istanbul Chamber of Commerce - Company Search
• Konya - Konya Chamber of Commerce - Company Directory Template:Tr icon
• Mersin - Mersin Chamber of Commerce Template:Tr icon

Turks and Caicos Islands

• Financial Services Commission - Companies Registry (not searchable)

Trinidad & Tobago

• Companies Registry
• Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission - Registered Companies, Individuals & Securities

Uganda

• Uganda Registration Services Bureau
• Register of Providers

Ukraine

• State Enterprise Information Resource Centre Template:Uk icon
• State Fiscal Service - Business Search Template:Uk icon
• State Fiscal Service - Register of VAT payers Template:Uk icon
• State Commission for Regulation of Financial Services Markets - Integrated Information System Template:Uk icon
• State Commission for Regulation of Financial Services Markets - Other registers Template:Uk icon
• Ministry of Justice - Unified Register of Civic Organizations Template:Uk icon

United Arab Emirates

• Ministry of Economy - Business Name Search
• Securities and Commodities Authority - Company Details
• Abu Dhabi - Department of Economic Development - Trade Name Search
• Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Business Center - Business License Search
• Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Commercial Directory
• Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange - Listed Companies
• Ajman - Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Commercial Search
• Ajman - Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Industrial Search
• Ajman - Ajman Free Zone - Directory
• Dubai - Department of Economic Development - Trade Name Search
• Dubai - Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Commercial Directory
• Dubai - Dubai Financial Market - Listed Companies
• Dubai - Dubai Financial Services Authority - Public Register
• Dubai - Dubai International Financial Centre - Client Directory
• Dubai - Dubai Airport Freezone - Directory
• Dubai - Jebel Ali Free Zone - Client Directory
• Dubai - Dubai Internet City - Partners Directory
• Dubai - Dubai Knowledge Village - Partners Directory
• Dubai - NASDAQ Dubai - Listed Companies
• Fujairah - Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Business Directory
• Fujairah - Fujairah Free Zone - Company Listing
• Ras Al Khaimah - Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority
• Sharjah - Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Business Directory
• Sharjah - Hamriyah Free Zone - Directory
• Sharjah - Sharjah Airport International Free Zone - Investor Directory
• Umm al-Quwain - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Template:Ar icon

United Kingdom

• Companies House - Search for Companies
• Financial Conduct Authority - Financial Services Register

United States

• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - Search for Company Filings

State registries

State	Department/Agency
Alabama	Secretary of State of Alabama
Alaska	Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
Arizona	Arizona Corporation Commission
Arkansas	Secretary of State of Arkansas
California	Secretary of State of California
Colorado	Secretary of State of Colorado
Connecticut	Secretary of the State of Connecticut
Delaware	Secretary of State of Delaware
Florida	Secretary of State of Florida
Georgia	Secretary of State of Georgia
Hawaii	Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA)
Idaho	Secretary of State of Idaho
Illinois	Illinois Secretary of State
Indiana	Secretary of State of Indiana
Iowa	Iowa Secretary of State
Kansas	Secretary of State of Kansas
Kentucky	Secretary of State of Kentucky
Louisiana	Secretary of State of Louisiana
Maine	Secretary of State of Maine
Maryland	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
Michigan	Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Minnesota	Minnesota Secretary of State
Mississippi	Secretary of State of Mississippi
Missouri	Missouri Secretary of State
Montana	Secretary of State of Montana
Nebraska	Secretary of State of Nebraska
Nevada	Secretary of State of Nevada
New Hampshire	New Hampshire Secretary of State
New Jersey	New Jersey Department of the Treasury
New Mexico	New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
New York	Secretary of State of New York
North Carolina	North Carolina Secretary of State
North Dakota	North Dakota Secretary of State
Ohio	Ohio Secretary of State
Oklahoma	Oklahoma Secretary of State
Oregon	Oregon Secretary of State
Pennsylvania	Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Rhode Island	Secretary of State of Rhode Island
South Carolina	Secretary of State of South Carolina
South Dakota	Secretary of State of South Dakota
Tennessee	Tennessee Secretary of State
Texas	Secretary of State of Texas
Texas	Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Texas	Office of the Governor of Texas
Utah	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Vermont	Secretary of State of Vermont
Virginia	State Corporation Commission
Washington	Secretary of State of Washington
West Virginia	Secretary of State of West Virginia
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions
Wyoming	Secretary of State of Wyoming

District/Territorial registries

• District of Columbia - Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs - Corporations Division (registration required)
• Guam - Department of Revenue and Taxation - General Licensing and Registration Branch (not searchable)
• Northern Mariana Islands - Department of Commerce - Registrar of Corporation (not searchable)
• Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Department of State - Corporations Search
• United States Virgin Islands - Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs

Uruguay

• Agency for Development of Electronic Government and Society of Information and Knowledge (AGESIC) - Incorporated businesses (e-Diario) Template:Es icon
• Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining - Directory of Industrial Enterprises Template:Es icon
• National Institute of Statistics - Directory of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Template:Es icon
• Official Gazette search Template:Es icon (registration required)
• State Purchasing and Contracting Agency - Provider search Template:Es icon
• Investment and Export Promotion Institute - Directory of Exporters Template:Es icon

Uzbekistan

• State Tax Committee - VAT payers Template:Uz icon

Vanuatu

• Vanuatu Financial Services Commission

Venezuela

• National Procurement Service (RNC) - Registered government contractor search Template:Es icon
• SENIAT - company tax identification code (RIF) check Template:Es icon
• Supreme Tribunal of Justice - Official Gazette Template:Es icon
• Autonomous Registries and Notaries Service (not searchable) Template:Es icon

Vietnam

• Ministry of Planning and Investment - Agency of Business Registration
• Ministry of Planning and Investment - Agency of Business Registration Template:Vi icon
• Ministry of Planning and Investment - E-gazette search
• Ministry of Finance - General Department of Taxation - Taxpayer Directory Template:Vi icon

Yemen

• Ministry of Industry and Trade Template:Ar icon

Zambia

• Patents and Companies Registration Agency
• Zambia Revenue Authority - Taxpayer Search (Click on "Other e-Services")

Zimbabwe

• Department of Deeds, Companies & Intellectual Property

See also

• Corporate Registers Forum
• European business register
• OpenCorporates
• List of financial regulatory authorities by country
• List of offshore financial centres
• List of stock exchanges

External links

• OpenCorporates - All company registers
• Open Data Census - Company Register
• Investigative Dashboard - External Databases
• European Commission - Business registers in Member States