Business verification sources

Learn about business verification sources.

This page lists the supported countries and their respective verification data sources. Sumsub currently offers five different levels of data coverage. All these levels can be combined together as required:

Local & Regional — local integrations in particular countries that can be used for conducting Automated KYB or Expert-assisted KYB, and coverage for regions that have specific terms and prices.
Basic — cached, normalized company registration data for over than 200 countries, complemented by business size estimations and contact details.
Advanced — provides advanced coverage for more than 100+ countries for using with Automated KYB.
Global — offers the best coverage for Automated KYB available for company data, including company structure and ownership insights, with 200+ countries covered.
Manual — sources are used by our compliance officers for manual KYB verification.

Corporate registry pack:

Country (State)	Local & Regional	Basic	Advanced	Global	Manual
Afghanistan	-	Afghan Central Business Registry (ACBR)	-	-	Minister of Commerce and Industries (Central Business Registry)
Alabama (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Alaska (US)	-	State Business Register	Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development	Department of Commerce	Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
Albania	-	National Business Center (QKB)	-	National Business Center	National Business Center
Algeria	National Centre of the Trade Register (CNRC)	Centre National du Registre du Commerce (CNRC)	-	The National Center of The Trade Register	The National Center of The Trade Register (Centre National du Registre du Commerce (CNRC))
Andorra	-	Registre de Societats Mercantils	-	-	Trade mark register
Angola	-	Guiché Único da Empresa (GUE)	-	-	Government of Angola Ministry of Finances
Anguilla	-	-	-	-	Commercial Registry
Antigua and Barbuda	-	Intellectual Property & Companies Office (ABIPCO) – Companies Registry	-		Intellectual Property & Commerce Office
Arizona (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Corporation Commission	Corporation Commission
Argentina	-	Inspección General de Justicia (IGJ)	-	National Registry of Companies Tax Authority (AFIP)	Official Gazette Federal Administration of Public Revenue tax identification number (CUIT) check
Arkansas (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State	Certification Verification
Armenia	-	State Register of Legal Entities	-	Agency for State Register of Legal Entities	Ministry of Justice State Register of the Legal Entities
Aruba	-	-	Chamber of Commerce and Industry	-	Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australia	Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)	Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) – Australian Business Register	Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)	Securities and Investments Commission Registers	Securities and Investments Commission Search ASIC Registers Business Register-Business Number Lookup Australian Taxation Office: Super Fund Lookup
Austria	Firmenbuch (Companies Register) GISA (Trade and Business Register) Vereinsregister / ZVR (Associations Register)	Firmenbuch (Companies Register)	Manz	Ministry of Justice Commercial Register Ministry of Economics and Digitalization—Commercial licenses	Wiener Zeitung Central Register of Associations GISA Gewerbeinformationssystem (Sole proprietor search) Die österreichische justiz
Azerbaijan	-	State Register of Commercial Legal Entities – Tax Service	Ministry of Taxes	State Tax Service	Ministry of Taxes – State Register of Business Entities
Bahamas	-	Registrar General's Department – Companies Registry	-	-	-
Bahrain	Commercial Registration System	Sijilat – Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Sijilat Commercial Registration Portal	Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism	Ministry of Industry & Commerce
Bangladesh	-	Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC)	-	Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC)	Registrar General's Department
Barbados	-	Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO)	Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office	-	Corporate Affairs and ntellectual Property Office
Belarus	-	Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs	Ministry of Justice - Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs	Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs	Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs Ministry of taxes and fees
Belgium	BCE / Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises (Crossroads Bank for Enterprises) Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (Crossroads Bank for Enterprises)	Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises / Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (BCE/KBO)	Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO)	Business Register KBO	Central Balance Sheet Office Crossroads Bank for Enterprises Enterprise Search Public companies register (STORI)
Belize	-	Belize Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry	-	-	International Business Companies Registry Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry
Benin	-	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)	-	-	Ministry of Industry, Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises
Bermuda	-	-	-	-	Registrar of Companies
Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	Register of Business Entities	Registers of Business Entities	Registers of Business Entities Joint e-registry of associations and foundations	Chamber of Economy Registers of Business Entities
Bolivia	-	Registro de Comercio – FUNDEMPRESA	-	-	Plurinational Commercial Registry Service (SEPREC)
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	-	-	-	-	Bonaire Commercial Register Sint Eustatius and Saba Commercial Register
Botswana	-	Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA)	-	-	Companies and Intellectual Property Authority
Bhutan	-	Department of Trade – Business Registry	-	-	Corporate Regulatory Authority of Bhutan
Brazil	Receita Federal – Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ)	Receita Federal – Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ)	National registry	Receita Federal	Ministry of Finance Verify Sole Proprietor
British Virgin Islands	BVI FSC (British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission)	-	-		Registry of Corporate Affairs
Brunei Darussalam	-	Registry of Companies and Business Names (ROCBN)	-	-	Ministry of finance and economy
Bulgaria	Търговски регистър (Trade Register) data.egov.bg (Open Data Portal)	Commercial Register & Register of Non-Profit Legal Entities (Registry Agency)	-	Department of Justice Registry Agency Commercial Register and Register of Non-Profit	Trade Register
Burkina Faso	-	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)	-	-	-
Burundi	-	Agence de Promotion des Investissements – Registre du Commerce	-	-	-
California (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State	Secretary of State Trademark Search Certification Verification Verification of Trademark Certificate or Certified Copy
Cambodia	-	Business Registration Department – Ministry of Commerce	Ministry of Commerce Online Business Registration	-	Ministry of Commerce
Cameroon	-	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)	-	-	-
Canada	-	Corporations Canada – Federal Corporations Database	The individual provincial registries, and the federal registry	Corporations (Federal) Ministry of Service Alberta British Columbia Ministry of Citizens' Services Government of Saskatchewan Corporate Registry Manitoba Companies Office Corporate Registry of New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Registry of Companies Northwest Territories Corporate Registries Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies Nunavat—Inuit Firm Registry Prince Edward Island Corporate Registry Ontario Business Registry Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity Department of Community Services—Corporate Affairs	Corporations– Search for a Federal Corporation Business Registries Fintrac (MSB search) Service Alberta (licensed businesses only) Alberta Corporations - Open Database (unofficial source) British Columbia New Brunswick - Corporate Affairs Registry Database Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia - Corporate Registry Nunavut - Corporate Registries https://nni.gov.nu.ca/business/search/name https://inuitfirm.tunngavik.com/search-the-registry/ Ontario Business Registry Prince Edward Island - Department of Environment, Labor and Justice Québec - Registraire des entreprises Québec Yukon - Corporate Registry
Cape Verde/Cabo Verde	-	Registo Comercial – Casa do Cidadão	-	-	Official Gazette
Cayman Islands	-	-	-	-	Monetary Authority Online General Registry
Central African Republic	-	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)	-	-	-
Chad	-	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)	-	-	-
Chile	-	Registro de Empresas y Sociedades (RES)	-	Servicios de Impuestos Internos (SII)	Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo Internal Revenue Service Registry of Commerce of Santiago
China	National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System China Judgements Online China Law Enforcement Information Online China National Intellectual Property Administration National Copyright Administration Trademark Office of National Intellectual Property	National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (NECIPS)	National Enterprise Credit Management System (NECIPS)	State Administration for Market Regulation	Baidu National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System
Colombia	-	Registro Único Empresarial y Social (RUES)	RUES - Registro Unico Empresarial y Social Camaras de Comercio/Superintendency of Corporations – SIREM	57 independent Chambers of Commerce	Unified Commercial and Social Registry Superintendency of Corporations Certificate Verification
Colorado (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State Certification Verification
Comoros	-	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)	-	-	Mwali Island—Mwali International Services Authority
Congo	-	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)	-	-	-
Democratic Republic of the Congo	-	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)	-	-	Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Business Registry
Connecticut (US)	-	State Business Register	The Office of Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	Registry Services Entity search Ministry of Justice
Costa Rica	-	Registro Nacional – Sección Mercantil	-	-	Ministry of Finance National Registry
Côte d'Ivoire	-	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)	-	-	Center for Investment Promotion
Croatia	Sudski registar / Sudreg (Court Register)	Sudski registar (Court Register)	The Register of Business Entities	Court Register Proprietorships Register Register of Associations	Business Register
Curaçao	-	-	Chamber of Commerce and Industry	-	Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Cyprus	Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver	Department of Registrar of Companies & IP (DRCIP)	Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver	Department of Companies and Intellectual Property—Companies Sector	Department of the Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver
Czech Republic	ARES / Administrativní registr ekonomických subjektů (Administrative Register of Economic Subjects) Obchodní rejstřík / VR (Commercial Register) Živnostenský rejstřík / RZP (Trade Licensing Register)	Obchodní rejstřík (Commercial Register)	The Ministry of Justice	Public Register—resp. Commercial Register (The Ministry of Justice)—provided via ARES (Ministry of Finance) Statistical Business Register (The Statistical Office) Trade Licensing Register (The Ministry of Industry and Trade)	Public register Sole proprietor verification: https://apl.czso.cz/irsw/ https://wwwinfo.mfcr.cz/ares/ares_es.html.en https://www.rzp.cz/cgi-bin/eng/aps_cacheWEB.sh?VSS_SERV=ZVWSBJFND Register of beneficial owners Trade Licensing Register
Delaware (US)	-	State Business Register	State of Delaware, Division of Corporations	Department of State	Secretary of State
Denmark	CVR / Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister (Central Business Register)	Danish Business Authority – Central Business Register (CVR)	Commerce and Companies Agency (DCCA)	Business Authority	Central Business Register
District of Columbia (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs	-
Djibouti	-	Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés	-	-	-
Dominica	-	Companies and Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)	-	-	Companies and Intellectual Property Office
Dominican Republic	-	Registro Mercantil – Cámara de Comercio y Producción	General Directorate of Internal Taxes (Dirección General de Impuestos Internos)	-	-
Ecuador	-	Superintendencia de Compañías, Valores y Seguros (Supercias)	-	-	National Secretariat of Policy Management – Directory of Social Organizations RUC consultation
Egypt	Commercial Registry	General Authority for Investment (GAFI) – Commercial Registry	-	General Authority for Investment and Commercial Registration	-
El Salvador	-	Centro Nacional de Registro (CNR) – Registro de Comercio	-	-	Governmental Commercial Register
Equatorial Guinea	-	Registro Mercantil	-	-	-
Eritrea	-	Business Licensing Office – Ministry of Trade & Industry	-	-	-
Estonia	Äriregister / RIK (Business Register)	e-Äriregister (e-Business Register)	Centre of Registers and Information Systems	e-Business Register (Centre of Registers and Information Systems)	Central Commercial Register E-Business Register License register
Eswatini	-	Registrar of Companies – Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Trade	-	-	-
Ethiopia	-	Ministry of Trade – Commercial Registration	-	-	e-Trade Online Trade Registration & License System
Faroe Islands	-	-	-	Register (Skráseting Føroya)	-
Fiji	-	Registrar of Companies – Ministry of Justice	-	-	-
Finland	VIRRE / Kaupparekisteri (Trade Register)	Patent and Registration Office (PRH) – Trade Register	Kauppalehti Oy Information Services	Patent and Registration Office The Business Information System	Trade Register BIS Search
Florida (US)	-	State Business Register	Department of State, Division of Corporations	Secretary of State Division of Corporations	Secretary of State Certificate of Status Authentication
France	RNE / Registre National des Entreprises (National Business Register)	Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés (RCS)	Infogreffe	INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)	Trade and Companies Register - (including information about UBOs) Official Bulletin of Civil and Commercial Announcements Journal officiel (associations search) Paris Registry Data INPI Pappers enterprises L’Annuaire des Entreprises
Gabon	-	Registre du Commerce – Guichet Unique	-	-	-
Gambia	-	Registrar General's Department – Companies Registry	-	-	-
Georgia	National Agency of Public Registry	National Agency of Public Registry (NAPR) – Entrepreneurs Register	Public Registry	Business Registry	Public Registry
Georgia (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State Corporations Division	Secretary of State
Germany	Unternehmensregister (Company Register) Handelsregister (Commercial Register)	Handelsregister (Commercial Register)	Bundesanzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft mbH/Common register portal of the federal states	Business & Commercial Registers Transparency Register	Handelsregister - Commercial Register Unternehmensregister - Company Register Business Register System
Gibraltar	-	-	-	Companies House	-
Ghana	-	Registrar General's Department (RGD)	-	-	Ministry of Justice and Attorney General
Greece	ΓΕΜΗ / GEMI (General Commercial Registry)	General Commercial Registry (GEMI)	-	G.E.MI. (General Commercial Business Registry)	General Commercial Registry
Grenada	-	Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO)	-	-	-
Greenland	-	-	-	The Danish Commerce Agency Central Business Register—CVR	-
Guatemala	-	Registro Mercantil General de la República	-	-	Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (Superintendency of Tax Administration) Portal Sat - Constancia de Inscripción (Proof of Registration)
Guernsey	-	-	Registry	Registry	Entity search: Guernsey Registry
Guinea-Bissau	-	Conservatória dos Registos – Registro Comercial	-	-	-
Guinea	-	Deeds and Commercial Registry Authority	-	-	Agence de Promotion des Investissements Privés (APIP Guinée)
Guyana	-	Deeds and Commercial Registry Authority	-	-	-
Haiti	-	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)	-	-	-
Hawaii (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Business Registration Division, Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs	Business Registration Division, Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Honduras	-	Registro Mercantil (Cámara de Comercio)	-	-	-
Hong Kong	Company Registry (CR)	-	Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS)	The Government of Special Administrative Region Companies Registry The Government of Special Administrative Region Business Registration Office	Gov HK Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS) – Companies Register Public Register of Licensed Persons and Registered Institutions (Securities and Futures Commission)
Hungary	Ministry of Justice	Company Information Service (e-cegjegyzek)	-	Ministry of Justice—Court of Company Registration	Court of Company Registration
Iceland	-	Registers Iceland – Company Register	Directorate of Internal Revenue (Ríkisskattstjóri, RSK)	Revenue & Customs	Company Directory
Idaho (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State's Office	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Illinois (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
India	Ministry Corporate Affairs & Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises	Ministry of Corporate Affairs – Registrar of Companies	Ministry of Corporate Affairs	Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Goods and Service Tax (GST)	Ministry of Corporate Affairs Masters (sole proprietor search - GST) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Indiana (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Indonesia	Administrasi Hukum Umum (AHU)	AHU Online – Directorate-General of Legal Administrative Affairs	Kementerian Perindustrian	Ministry of Justice and Human Right	Ministry of Industry – Industrial Company Directory
Iowa (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Iran	Companies Registration Office	Organization for Registration of Companies & Industrial Property	-	-	-
Iraq	Companies Registration Department (CRD)	Companies Registration Department – Ministry of Trade	-	-	-
Ireland	-	Companies Registration Office (CRO)	Companies Registration Office (CRO)	Companies Registration Office	Companies registration office
Isle of Man	Companies Registry	Online Services Government	Companies Registry	Companies Registry
Israel	Registrar of Companies	Registrar of Companies – Corporations Authority	Corporations Authority	Registrar of Companies	Justice Ministry – Corporations Authority The Companies Registry
Italy	Registro Imprese (Business Register)	Registro delle Imprese (Chambers of Commerce)	Chambers of Commerce via InfoCamere	Chambers of Commerce National Business Register	Business Register (only verification of the existence and address) Companies Registry
Jamaica	-	Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ)	-	-	Office of the Registrar of Companies
Japan	National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site EDINET Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications	Legal Affairs Bureau Corporate Registry / Corporate Number System	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry	National Tax Agency	National Tax Agency
Jersey	JFSC Registry (Jersey Financial Services Commission Registry) JFSC Entity Profile Report (Jersey FSC Entity Profile Report)	-	Financial Service Commission (JFSC)	Financial Services Commission Companies Registry	JFSC Companies Registry
Jordan	Companies Control Department (CCD)	Companies Control Department – Ministry of Industry, Trade & Supply	-	-	Companies Control Department
Kansas (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State Business Services Division	Secretary of State
Kazakhstan	-	State Register of Legal Entities – Ministry of Justice	-	Ministry of Justice Ministry of National Economy	State Revenue Commuttee–Legal entities Business Licenses Astana Financial Services Authority
Kentucky (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Kenya	-	Business Registration Service (BRS)	-	-	Business Registration Service (BRS)
Kiribati	-	Registrar of Companies – Ministry of Commerce	-	-	-
Korea, Rep of	-	Corporate Register – Supreme Court / National Tax Service	-	Business Register	-
Kosovo	-	-	Ministry of Trade and Industry – Business Registration Agency	Ministry of Trade and Industry – Business Registration Agency	Ministry of Trade and Industry – Business Registration Agency
Kuwait	Commercial Registry	Department of Companies – Ministry of Commerce and Industry	-	-	Chamber of Commerceand Industry – Company Search
Kyrgyzstan	-	Single Window State Registration – Tax Service	-	Ministry of Justice National Registry	Ministry of Justice – Register of Legal Entities
Laos	-	Enterprise Registry – Ministry of Industry & Commerce	-	-	Ministry of Industry and Commerce – Registered nterprises
Latvia	UR / Uzņēmumu reģistrs (Enterprise Register) data.gov.lv (Latvia Open Data)	Register of Enterprises (Uzņēmumu reģistrs)	Lursoft, distributor for The Register of Enterprises	The Register of Enterprises	Republikas Uzņēmumu reģistrs
Lebanon	Commercial Registry	Commercial Registry – Ministry of Justice	-	-	Ministry of Justice, Commercial Register
Lesotho	-	One Stop Business Facilitation Centre (OBFC) – Registrar of Companies	-	-	Ministry of Trade, Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing
Liberia	-	Liberia Business Registry (LBR)	-	-	Business registry
Libya	Commercial Registry Authority	General Commercial Registry Authority	-	-	Libyan Commercial Registry
Liechtenstein	Handelsregister / Amt für Justiz (Commercial Register)	Öffentliches Register (Public Registry)	Commercial Register of the Principality	Commercial Register	Commercial Register
Lithuania	-	Register of Legal Entities – Centre of Registers	State Enterprise Centre of Register	State Enterprise Centre of Registers	Register of Legal Entities
Louisiana (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Luxembourg	Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés (Register of Commerce and Companies)	Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés (RCS)	Business Registers	Business Register	Business Register Official Gazette (Legilux) RESA Search
Madagascar	-	Registre du Commerce – Economic Development Board of Madagascar	-	-	L’Economic Development Board (EDBM)
Macedonia (FYR)	-	-	-	-	Central Registry
Maine (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Department of Secretary of State Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions	Secretary of State
Malawi	-	Registrar General Department – Companies & Business Names	-	-	-
Malaysia	Companies Commission(SSM)	Companies Commission(SSM)	Companies Commission	Companies Commission	Companies Commission Company Search (only verification of the existence) Labuan FSA
Maldives	-	Business Registration – Ministry of Economic Development	-	-	Ministry of Economic Development
Mali	-	Registre du Commerce – Guichet Unique	-	-	-
Malta	-	Malta Business Registry (MBR)	-	Malta Registry of Companies	Business Registry (information about UBOs inthe section “Involved Parties”) Gaming Authority (License search)
Marshall Islands	-	Registrar of Corporations – Trust Company of the Marshall Islands	International Registries Inc.	-	Maritime & Corporate Administrators
Martinique	-	-	-	-	institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Maryland (US)	-	State Business Register	State Department of Assessments and Taxation	Secretary of State	State Department of Assessments and Taxation
Massachusetts (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State	Secretary of the Commonwealth
Mauritania	-	Registre du Commerce – Agence de Promotion des Investissements (APIM)	-	-	-
Mauritius	-	Corporate and Business Registration Department (CBRD)	-	-	Ministry of Finance and Economic Development – Corporate and Business Registration Department The Financial Services Commission, License search
Mayotte	-	-	-	INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)	-
Mexico	Mexican federal tax authority (SAT)	Registro Público de Comercio / Registro Federal de Contribuyentes (RFC)	-	Ministry of the Economy Public Registry (Siger)	Tax Administration service Government of Mexico (verify name)
Michigan (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs	Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs State License Search
Minnesota (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Mississippi (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Missouri (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Moldova	-	State Register of Legal Entities – Public Services Agency	-	Public Services Agency	Taxable entity search
Monaco	RCI / Répertoire du Commerce et de l'Industrie (Trade and Industry Register)	Répertoire du Commerce et de l’Industrie	-	Trade & Industry Registry	Registry of Commerce and Industry
Mongolia	-	General Authority for State Registration	-	-	-
Montana (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Montenegro	-	Central Registry of Business Entities (CRPS)	Central Register of Business Entities	Central Register of Economic Entities	Central Registry of Business Entities
Morocco	-	Office Marocain de la Propriété Industrielle et Commerciale (OMPIC) – Registre du Commerce	Office de la Propriété Industrielle et Commerciale (OMPIC)	Office of Industrial and Commercial Property	Central Trade Registry
Mozambique	-	Registo das Entidades Legais – Balcão de Atendimento Único	-	-	-
Myanmar	-	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA)	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration	-	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration
Namibia	-	Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA)	-	-	Business and Intellectual Property Authority
Nauru	-	Corporations and Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)	-	-	-
Nebraska (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Nepal	-	Office of the Company Registrar (OCR)	-	-	Entity check
Netherlands	KVK / Kamer van Koophandel (Chamber of Commerce Register)	Kamer van Koophandel (KvK) – Trade Register	Kamer van Koophandel	Chamber of Commerce KVK	Kamer van Koophandel (KvK) St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Nevada (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State	Сertificate Validation Secretary of State
New Caledonia	-	-	Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Statistics and Economic Studies Institute Trade & Industry Registry	-
New Hampshire (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
New Jersey (US)	-	State Business Register	Department of the Treasury	Secretary of State Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services	Department of the Treasury
New Mexico (US)	-	State Business Register	Public Regulation Commission	Secretary of State	Public Regulation Commission
New York (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State, Division of Corporations	Secretary of State
New Zealand	Companies Office	Companies Office – New Zealand Business Number (NZBN)	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration	-	Companies Office Business Registers
Nicaragua	-	Registro Público Mercantil	-	-	Public Registry
Niger	-	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)	-	-	-
Nigeria	Corporate Affairs Commission	Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)	-	Corporates Affairs Commission (CAC)	Corporate Affairs Commission Federal Inland Revenue Service
Niue	-	-	-	-	Companies Office
North Carolina (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State Certificate verification
North Dakota (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
North Macedonia	-	Central Registry of the Republic of North Macedonia	-	-	-
Norway	Brønnøysundregistrene (Brønnøysund Register Centre)	Brønnøysundregistrene – Enhetsregisteret	Brønnøysund Register Centre (BRC)	Brønnøysund Register	Brønnøysund Register Centre
Ohio (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Oklahoma (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Oman	Commercial Register	Commercial Registry – Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Investment Promotion	National registry	-	Ministry of Commerce and Industry Search Company Listings
Oregon (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State Corporation Division	Secretary of State
Pakistan	-	Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)	Securities and Exchange Commission	Securities and Exchange Commission (SECP)	Securities and Exchange Commission Company Name Search Federal Board of Revenue
Palestine	Companies Controller	-	-	-	Ministry of National Economy Companies Registry
Palau	-	Registrar of Corporations – Bureau of Revenue & Taxation	-	-	-
Panama	-	Registro Público de Panamá	-	-	Ministry of Economy and Finance Public Registry
Papua New Guinea	-	Companies Office – Investment Promotion Authority	-	-	Investment Promotion Authority Entity Search
Paraguay	-	Dirección General de los Registros Públicos – Registro de Comercio	-	-	Ministry of Finance Taxable entity search
Pennsylvania (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of the Commonwealth	Secretary of State	Secretary of the Commonwealth
Peru	-	SUNARP – Registro de Personas Jurídicas	-	National Superintendency of Public Registries — Registered Legal Entities	National Superintendency of Tax Administration (SUNAT)
Philippines	Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)	-	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)	Department of Trade and Industry Business Name Registration System
Poland	KRS (National Court Register) CEIDG (Central Registration and Information on Business)	Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy (KRS) – National Court Register	National Register of the Ministry of Justice	Ministry of Justice National Court Register	Ministry of Development (MR) – Central Registration and Information on Business (CEIDG) National Court Register (KRS) Statistical Information Centre (GUS) Central Register of Ultimate Beneficiaries (CRBR)
Portugal	Publicações do Registo Comercial (Publications of the Commercial Register)	Conservatória do Registo Comercial / RNPC	Portal da Justica	Institute of Registries and Notaries	Ministry of Justice – Entity Search
Puerto Rico	-	-	-	-	Department of State
Qatar	Commercial Registration System	Commercial Registry – Ministry of Commerce and Industry	Financial Centre Regulatory Authority	Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI)	-
Rhode Island (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Romania	ONRC Portal / myportal.onrc.ro (National Trade Register Office Portal) ONRC Open Data (National Trade Register Office Open Data)	Oficiul Naţional al Registrului Comerţului (ONRC)	Ministry of Justice - The National Trade Register Office (ONRC)	Ministry of Justice National Trade Register Office	Ministry of Public Finance Business search (use codul unic de identificare for search)
Russia	-	Unified State Register of Legal Entities – Federal Tax Service	Federal Tax Service - Unified State Register of Legal Entities	Federal Tax Service	Federal Tax Service
Réunion	-	-	-	-	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Rwanda	-	Rwanda Development Board – Office of the Registrar General	-	-	-
Saint Kitts and Nevis	-	Registrar of Companies – Ministry of Justice	-	-	Verify Certificate
Saint Lucia	-	Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property (ROCIP)	-	-	Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property (ROCIP) Registry of International Business Companies and International Trusts
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	-	-	-	INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)	-
Saint Vincent & The Grenadines	-	Commerce and Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)	-	-	Vincent & The Grenadines Financial Services Authority Government of Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
Samoa	-	Registry of Companies – Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Labour	Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Labour	-	Business Registry
San Marino	-	Registro delle Società – Ufficio Attività Economiche	-	Registry of Companies	Economic Development Agency – Chamber of Commerce
Sao Tome and Principe	-	Conservatória dos Registos – Registo Comercial	-	-	-
Saudi Arabia	Commercial Register	Commercial Registration – Ministry of Commerce	-	Ministry of Commerce	-
Senegal	-	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)	-	-	Business Creation Support Bureau
Serbia	-	Business Registers Agency (APR)	The Business Registers Agency	The Business Registers Agency	Business Registers Agency
Seychelles	-	Registrar of Companies – Financial Services Authority	-	-	Business Register (onshore companies only) Revenue comission
Sierra Leone	-	Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC-SL)	-	-	-
Singapore	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority – Entity search Inland Revenue Authority – GST Registered Business Search
Slovakia	-	Obchodný register (Business Register)	Business Register	Ministry of Justice Statistical Business Register Trade Licensing Register (The Ministry of Interior)	Business Register Ministry of Interior, Section of Public Administration
Slovenia	AJPES ePRS / Poslovni register (Business Register)	Slovenian Business Register (AJPES)	Agency for Public Legal Records and Related Services	Business Register	Business Register (ePRS)
Solomon Islands	-	Company Haus – Solomon Islands Business Registry	The Company Haus - Business Registry	-	Business Registry
Somalia	-	Ministry of Commerce and Industry – Company Registry	-	-	-
South Africa	Companies and Intellectual Property Commission	Companies and Intellectual Property Commission	-	Companies and Intellectual Property Commission	Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
South Carolina (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
South Dakota (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
South Sudan	-	Business Registry – Ministry of Justice	-	-	-
South Korea	Supreme Court of Korea (Commercial Registry) National Tax Service (NTS)	-	-	Supreme Court Registry Office	Financial Supervisory Service – Repository of Korea s Corporate Filings
Spain	-	Registro Mercantil Central (RMC)	Registradores, Registro Mercantil Central, BORME	Central Trade Register	National Securities Market Commission Registradores (mostly for Barcelona) Central Commercial Registry Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado Verify a document with “Código Seguro de Verificación”: Tax Agency Corporate register
Sri Lanka	-	Registrar of Companies (ROC)	-	-	Department of Registrar of Companies
Sudan	Commercial Registry	Commercial Registration Department – Ministry of Justice	-	-	-
Suriname	-	Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Trade Register (KvK)	-	-	-
Sweden	Bolagsverket (Swedish Companies Registration Office)	Bolagsverket (Companies Registration Office)	Bolagsverket	Companies Registration Office Statistics	Companies Registration Office Financial Supervisory Authority
Switzerland	-	Swiss Commercial Register (Zefix)	Zefix – Zentraler Firmenindex	Central Business Names Index Official Gazette of Commerce	Central Business Names Index (Zefix) Commercial Gazette (SHAB)
Syrian Arab Republic	Commercial Registry	Commercial Registry – Ministry of Internal Trade	-	-	-
Taiwan	Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.	-	Business Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs	Department of Commerce Ministry of Finance	Ministry of Economic Affairs Company Registration Enquiry
Tajikistan	-	State Register of Legal Entities – Tax Committee	-	Tax Committee of the Government	Department of Registrar of Companies
Tanzania	-	Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)	-	-	Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)
Tennessee (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Texas (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State Certificate verification
Thailand	Department of Business Development Ministry of Commerce	Department of Business Development (DBD)	-	Department of Business Development	Ministry of Commerce – Department of Business Development
Timor-Leste	-	Serviço de Registos e Notariado – Registo Comercial	-	-	-
Togo	-	Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE) – Registre du Commerce	-	-	-
Tonga	-	Business Registries – Ministry of Commerce & Labour	Business Registries Office	-	-
Trinidad & Tobago	-	Companies Registry – Ministry of the Attorney General	Registrar General's Department - Companies Registry	-	Companies Registry Securities and Exchange Commission – Registered Companies, Individuals & Securities
Tunisia	National Business Register (RNE)	Registre National des Entreprises (RNE)	-	National Business Register	Registry of Commerce
Turkey	-	MERSİS – Central Trade Registry System	-	The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchange	Trade Registry Gazette of Turkey Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Adana Chamber of Commerce Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Search for Member Companies
Turkmenistan	-	Unified State Register of Legal Entities – Ministry of Finance	-	-	-
Tuvalu	-	Financial Services Commission – Companies Registry	-	-	-
U.S Virgin Islands	-	-	Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs	-	Office ofthe Lieutenant Governor
Uganda	-	Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)	Registration Service Bureau	-	Government of the Republic of Uganda (Uganda Registration Services Bureau)
Ukraine	ЄДР / EDR (Unified State Register)	Unified State Register of Legal Entities – Ministry of Justice	-	Ministry of Justice	Unified Register of Civic Organizations Unified register of debtors
United Arab Emirates	Unified Commercial Registration System (UCR)	National Economic Register – Ministry of Economy	-	National Economic Register	Unified Commercial Registration System Ministry of Economy Abu Dhabi – Department of Economic Development Abu Dhabi Business Center – Business License Search Abu Dhabi Global Market Department of Economic Development Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Business Directory Creative City Free Zone Authority (only a license verification) Umm AI Quwain Free Zone Authority (only a license verification) Ajman Media City Free Zone Authority Register of DMCC Entities Documents verification
United Kingdom	Companies House	Companies House	Companies House	Companies House	Companies House Charity search VAT number check
Uruguay	-	Registro Nacional de Comercio – Dirección General de Registros	Dirección Nacional de Industrias - SISTEMA DE REGISTRO DE EMPRESAS	-	Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas
Utah (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State, Division of Corporations	Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Uzbekistan	-	Unified State Register of Enterprises & Organizations (USREO)	-	State Statistic Committee	-
Vanuatu	-	Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC)	Financial Services Commission	-	Financial Services Commission
Venezuela	-	Registro Mercantil – SAREN	-	-	SENIAT company tax identification code (RIF) check
Vermont (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Vietnam	Ministry of Planning and Investment	National Business Registration Portal – Ministry of Planning & Investment	-	Ministry of Planning and Investment—Agency for Business Registration	Ministry of Planning and Investmen
Virginia (US)	-	State Business Register	State Corporation Commission	Secretary of State	State Corporation Commission
Wallis and Futuna Islands	-	-	-	Official Gazette Trade & Industry Registry	-
Washington (US)	-	State Business Register	-	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Washington DC (US)	-	State Business Register	Office of the Secretary of State of the District of Colombia	-	Department of Small and Local Business Development
West Virginia (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Wisconsin (US)	-	State Business Register	Department of Financial Institutions	Secretary of State	Department of Financial Institutions
Wyoming (US)	-	State Business Register	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State Certificate Validation
Yemen	Commercial Registry	Commercial Registry – Ministry of Industry & Trade	-	-	-
Zambia	-	Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA)	-	-	Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA)
Zimbabwe	-	Registrar of Companies – Companies & Other Business Entities Registry	-	-	-

Country	Verification sources
Asia pack
Australia	Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)
China	National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System Judgements Online Law Enforcement Information Online National Intellectual Property Administration National Copyright Administration Trademark Office of National Intellectual Property
Hong Kong	Company Registry (CR)
India	Ministry Corporate Affairs & Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Indonesia	Administrasi Hukum Umum (AHU)
Japan	National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site EDINET Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Malaysia	Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM)
New Zealand	Companies Offce
Philippines	Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Singapore	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
South Korea	Supreme Court of Korea (Commercial Registry) National Tax Service (NTS)
Taiwan	Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.
Thailand	Department of Business Development Ministry of Commerce
Vietnam	Ministry of Planning and Investment
Europe pack
Austria	Firmenbuch (Companies Register) GISA (Trade and Business Register) Vereinsregister / ZVR (Associations Register)
Belgium	BCE / Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises (Crossroads Bank for Enterprises) Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (Crossroads Bank for Enterprises)
British Virgin Islands (BVI)	BVI FSC (British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission)
Bulgaria	Търговски регистър (Trade Register) data.egov.bg (Open Data Portal)
Croatia	Sudski registar / Sudreg (Court Register)
Czech Republic	ARES / Administrativní registr ekonomických subjektů (Administrative Register of Economic Subjects) Obchodní rejstřík / VR (Commercial Register) Živnostenský rejstřík / RZP (Trade Licensing Register)
Denmark	CVR / Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister (Central Business Register)
Estonia	Äriregister / RIK (Business Register)
Finland	VIRRE / Kaupparekisteri (Trade Register)
France	RNE / Registre National des Entreprises (National Business Register)
Germany	Unternehmensregister (Company Register) Handelsregister (Commercial Register)
Greece	ΓΕΜΗ / GEMI (General Commercial Registry)
Isle of Man	Companies Registry
Italy	Registro Imprese (Business Register)
Jersey	JFSC Registry (Jersey Financial Services Commission Registry) JFSC Entity Profile Report (Jersey FSC Entity Profile Report)
Latvia	UR / Uzņēmumu reģistrs (Enterprise Register) data.gov.lv (Latvia Open Data)
Liechtenstein	Handelsregister / Amt für Justiz (Commercial Register)
Luxembourg	Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés (Register of Commerce and Companies)
Monaco	RCI / Répertoire du Commerce et de l'Industrie (Trade and Industry Register)
Netherlands	KVK / Kamer van Koophandel (Chamber of Commerce Register)
Norway	Brønnøysundregistrene (Brønnøysund Register Centre)
Poland	KRS (National Court Register) CEIDG (Central Registration and Information on Business)
Portugal	Publicações do Registo Comercial (Publications of the Commercial Register)
Romania	ONRC Portal / myportal.onrc.ro (National Trade Register Office Portal) ONRC Open Data (National Trade Register Office Open Data)
Slovenia	AJPES ePRS / Poslovni register (Business Register)
Sweden	Bolagsverket (Swedish Companies Registration Office)
Ukraine	ЄДР / EDR (Unified State Register)
United Kingdom	Companies HouseScheduled updates (cached)
MENA pack
Algeria	National Centre of the Trade Register (CNRC)
Bahrain	Commercial Registration System
Egypt	Commercial Registry
Iran	Companies Registration Office
Iraq	Companies Registration Department (CRD)
Israel	Registrar of Companies
Jordan	Companies Control Department (CCD)
Kuwait	Commercial Registry
Lebanon	Commercial Registry
Libya	Commercial Registry Authority
Morocco	Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC)
Oman	Commercial Register
Palestine	Companies Controller
Qatar	Commercial Registration System
Saudi Arabia	Commercial Register
Sudan	Commercial Registry
Syrian Arab Republic	Commercial Registry
Tunisia	National Business Register (RNE)
United Arab Emirates	Unified Commercial Registration System (UCR)
Yemen	Commercial Registry

Country	Verification sources
Local pack
Bulgaria	Ministry of Justice Registry Agency
Cyprus	Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver
Czech Republic	Public Register, Ministry of Justice
Estonia	e-Business Register
Georgia	National Agency of Public Registry
Germany	Common Register Portal
Hungary	Ministry of Justice
Latvia	Register of Enterprises
Poland	National Court Register (KRS) Central Registration and Information on Business (CEIDG)
United Kingdom	Companies House
Africa
Nigeria	Corporate Affairs Commission
South Africa	Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
Latin America
Brazil	Receita Federal – Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ)
Mexico	Mexican federal tax authority (SAT)

Country	Verification sources
Afghanistan	Central Business Registry (ACBR)
Albania	National Business Center (QKB)
Algeria	Centre National du Registre du Commerce (CNRC)
Andorra	Registre de Societats Mercantils
Angola	Guiché Único da Empresa (GUE)
Antigua and Barbuda	Intellectual Property & Companies Office (ABIPCO) – Companies Registry
Argentina	Inspección General de Justicia (IGJ)
Armenia	State Register of Legal Entities
Australia	Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) – Australian Business Register
Austria	Firmenbuch (Companies Register)
Azerbaijan	State Register of Commercial Legal Entities – Tax Service
Bahamas	Registrar General's Department – Companies Registry
Bahrain	Sijilat – Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Bangladesh	Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC)
Barbados	Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO)
Belarus	Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs
Belgium	Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises / Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (BCE/KBO)
Belize	Belize Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry
Benin	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)
Bhutan	Department of Trade – Business Registry
Bolivia	Registro de Comercio – FUNDEMPRESA
Botswana	Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Register of Business Entities
Brazil	Receita Federal – Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ)
Brunei	Registry of Companies and Business Names (ROCBN)
Bulgaria	Commercial Register & Register of Non-Profit Legal Entities (Registry Agency)
Burkina Faso	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)
Burundi	Agence de Promotion des Investissements – Registre du Commerce
Cabo Verde	Registo Comercial – Casa do Cidadão
Cambodia	Business Registration Department – Ministry of Commerce
Cameroon	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)
Canada	Corporations Canada – Federal Corporations Database
Central African Republic	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)
Chad	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)
Chile	Registro de Empresas y Sociedades (RES)
China	National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (NECIPS)
Colombia	Registro Único Empresarial y Social (RUES)
Comoros	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)
Congo	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)
Costa Rica	Registro Nacional – Sección Mercantil
Côte d'Ivoire	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)
Croatia	Sudski registar (Court Register)
Cyprus	Department of Registrar of Companies & IP (DRCIP)
Czech Republic	Obchodní rejstřík (Commercial Register)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)
Denmark	Danish Business Authority – Central Business Register (CVR)
Djibouti	Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés
Dominica	Companies and Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Dominican Republic	Registro Mercantil – Cámara de Comercio y Producción
Ecuador	Superintendencia de Compañías, Valores y Seguros (Supercias)
Egypt	General Authority for Investment (GAFI) – Commercial Registry
El Salvador	Centro Nacional de Registro (CNR) – Registro de Comercio
Equatorial Guinea	Registro Mercantil
Eritrea	Business Licensing Office – Ministry of Trade & Industry
Estonia	e-Äriregister (e-Business Register)
Eswatini	Registrar of Companies – Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Trade
Ethiopia	Ministry of Trade – Commercial Registration
Fiji	Registrar of Companies – Ministry of Justice
Finland	Patent and Registration Office (PRH) – Trade Register
France	Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés (RCS)
Gabon	Registre du Commerce – Guichet Unique
Gambia	Registrar General's Department – Companies Registry
Georgia	National Agency of Public Registry (NAPR) – Entrepreneurs Register
Germany	Handelsregister (Commercial Register)
Ghana	Registrar General's Department (RGD)
Greece	General Commercial Registry (GEMI)
Grenada	Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO)
Guatemala	Registro Mercantil General de la República
Guinea	Agence de Promotion des Investissements Privés – Registre du Commerce
Guinea-Bissau	Conservatória dos Registos – Registro Comercial
Guyana	Deeds and Commercial Registry Authority
Haiti	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)
Honduras	Registro Mercantil (Cámara de Comercio)
Hungary	Company Information Service (e-cegjegyzek)
Iceland	Registers Iceland – Company Register
India	Ministry of Corporate Affairs – Registrar of Companies
Indonesia	AHU Online – Directorate-General of Legal Administrative Affairs
Iran	Organization for Registration of Companies & Industrial Property
Iraq	Companies Registration Department – Ministry of Trade
Ireland	Companies Registration Office (CRO)
Israel	Registrar of Companies – Corporations Authority
Italy	Registro delle Imprese (Chambers of Commerce)
Jamaica	Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ)
Japan	Legal Affairs Bureau Corporate Registry / Corporate Number System
Jordan	Companies Control Department – Ministry of Industry, Trade & Supply
Kazakhstan	State Register of Legal Entities – Ministry of Justice
Kenya	Business Registration Service (BRS)
Kiribati	Registrar of Companies – Ministry of Commerce
Kuwait	Department of Companies – Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Kyrgyzstan	Single Window State Registration – Tax Service
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Enterprise Registry – Ministry of Industry & Commerce
Latvia	Register of Enterprises (Uzņēmumu reģistrs)
Lebanon	Commercial Registry – Ministry of Justice
Lesotho	One Stop Business Facilitation Centre (OBFC) – Registrar of Companies
Liberia	Liberia Business Registry (LBR)
Libya	General Commercial Registry Authority
Liechtenstein	Öffentliches Register (Public Registry)
Lithuania	Register of Legal Entities – Centre of Registers
Luxembourg	Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés (RCS)
Madagascar	Registre du Commerce – Economic Development Board of Madagascar
Malawi	Registrar General Department – Companies & Business Names
Malaysia	Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM)
Maldives	Business Registration – Ministry of Economic Development
Mali	Registre du Commerce – Guichet Unique
Malta	Business Registry (MBR)
Marshall Islands	Registrar of Corporations – Trust Company of the Marshall Islands
Mauritania	Registre du Commerce – Agence de Promotion des Investissements (APIM)
Mauritius	Corporate and Business Registration Department (CBRD)
Mexico	Registro Público de Comercio / Registro Federal de Contribuyentes (RFC)
Monaco	Répertoire du Commerce et de l’Industrie
Mongolia	General Authority for State Registration
Montenegro	Central Registry of Business Entities (CRPS)
Morocco	Office Marocain de la Propriété Industrielle et Commerciale (OMPIC) – Registre du Commerce
Mozambique	Registo das Entidades Legais – Balcão de Atendimento Único
Myanmar	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA)
Namibia	Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA)
Nauru	Corporations and Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Nepal	Office of the Company Registrar (OCR)
Netherlands	Kamer van Koophandel (KvK) – Trade Register
New Zealand	Companies Office – New Zealand Business Number (NZBN)
Nicaragua	Registro Público Mercantil
Niger	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)
Nigeria	Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
North Macedonia	Central Registry of the Republic of North Macedonia
Norway	Brønnøysundregistrene – Enhetsregisteret
Oman	Commercial Registry – Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Investment Promotion
Pakistan	Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)
Palau	Registrar of Corporations – Bureau of Revenue & Taxation
Panama	Registro Público de Panamá
Papua New Guinea	Companies Office – Investment Promotion Authority
Paraguay	Dirección General de los Registros Públicos – Registro de Comercio
Peru	SUNARP – Registro de Personas Jurídicas
Philippines	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Poland	Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy (KRS) – National Court Register
Portugal	Conservatória do Registo Comercial / RNPC
Qatar	Commercial Registry – Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Republic of Korea	Corporate Register – Supreme Court / National Tax Service
Republic of Moldova	State Register of Legal Entities – Public Services Agency
Romania	Oficiul Naţional al Registrului Comerţului (ONRC)
Russian Federation	Unified State Register of Legal Entities – Federal Tax Service
Rwanda	Rwanda Development Board – Office of the Registrar General
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Registrar of Companies – Ministry of Justice
Saint Lucia	Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property (ROCIP)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Commerce and Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Samoa	Registry of Companies – Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Labour
San Marino	Registro delle Società – Ufficio Attività Economiche
Sao Tome and Principe	Conservatória dos Registos – Registo Comercial
Saudi Arabia	Commercial Registration – Ministry of Commerce
Senegal	Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier (RCCM)
Serbia	Business Registers Agency (APR)
Seychelles	Registrar of Companies – Financial Services Authority
Sierra Leone	Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC-SL)
Singapore	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
Slovakia	Obchodný register (Business Register)
Slovenia	Slovenian Business Register (AJPES)
Solomon Islands	Company Haus – Solomon Islands Business Registry
Somalia	Ministry of Commerce and Industry – Company Registry
South Africa	Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)
South Sudan	Business Registry – Ministry of Justice
Spain	Registro Mercantil Central (RMC)
Sri Lanka	Registrar of Companies (ROC)
Sudan	Commercial Registration Department – Ministry of Justice
Suriname	Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Trade Register (KvK)
Sweden	Bolagsverket (Companies Registration Office)
Switzerland	Swiss Commercial Register (Zefix)
Syrian Arab Republic	Commercial Registry – Ministry of Internal Trade
Tajikistan	State Register of Legal Entities – Tax Committee
Tanzania	Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)
Thailand	Department of Business Development (DBD)
Timor-Leste	Serviço de Registos e Notariado – Registo Comercial
Togo	Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE) – Registre du Commerce
Tonga	Business Registries – Ministry of Commerce & Labour
Trinidad and Tobago	Companies Registry – Ministry of the Attorney General
Tunisia	Registre National des Entreprises (RNE)
Turkey	MERSİS – Central Trade Registry System
Turkmenistan	Unified State Register of Legal Entities – Ministry of Finance
Tuvalu	Financial Services Commission – Companies Registry
Uganda	Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)
Ukraine	Unified State Register of Legal Entities – Ministry of Justice
United Arab Emirates	National Economic Register – Ministry of Economy
United Kingdom	Companies House
United States of America	State Business Registers
Uruguay	Registro Nacional de Comercio – Dirección General de Registros
Uzbekistan	Unified State Register of Enterprises & Organizations (USREO)
Vanuatu	Financial Services Commission (VFSC)
Venezuela	Registro Mercantil – SAREN
Viet Nam	National Business Registration Portal – Ministry of Planning & Investment
Yemen	Commercial Registry – Ministry of Industry & Trade
Zambia	Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA)
Zimbabwe	Registrar of Companies – Companies & Other Business Entities Registry

Country	Verification sources
Alabama (US)	Secretary of State
Alaska (US)	Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
Aruba	Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australia	Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Austria	Manz
Azerbaijan	Ministry of Taxes
Bahrain	Sijilat Commercial Registration Portal
Barbados	Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office
Belgium	Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Registers of Business Entities
Brazil	National registry
Cambodia	Ministry of Commerce Online Business Registration
Canada	The individual provincial registries, and the federal registry
China	National Enterprise Credit Management System (NECIPS)
Colombia	RUES - Registro Unico Empresarial y Social Camaras de Comercio/Superintendency of Corporations – SIREM
Colorado (US)	Secretary of State
Connecticut (US)	The Office of Secretary of State
Croatia	The Register of Business Entities
Curaçao	Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Cyprus	Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver
Czech Republic	The Ministry of Justice
Delaware (US)	State of Delaware, Division of Corporations
Denmark	Commerce and Companies Agency (DCCA)
Dominican Republic	General Directorate of Internal Taxes (Dirección General de Impuestos Internos)
Estonia	Centre of Registers and Information Systems
Finland	Kauppalehti Oy Information Services
Florida (US)	Department of State, Division of Corporations
France	Infogreffe
Georgia	Public Registry
Germany	Bundesanzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft mbH/Common register portal of the federal states
Guernsey	Registry
Hong Kong	Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS)
Iceland	Directorate of Internal Revenue (Ríkisskattstjóri, RSK)
Idaho (US)	Secretary of State's Office
India	Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Indiana (US)	Secretary of State
Indonesia	Kementerian Perindustrian
Iowa (US)	Secretary of State
Ireland	Companies Registration Office (CRO)
Isle of Man	Online Services Government
Israel	Corporations Authority
Italy	Chambers of Commerce via InfoCamere
Japan	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Jersey	Financial Service Commission (JFSC)
Kentucky (US)	Secretary of State
Kosovo	Ministry of Trade and Industry – Business Registration Agency
Latvia	Lursoft, distributor for The Register of Enterprises
Liechtenstein	Commercial Register of the Principality
Lithuania	State Enterprise Centre of Register
Louisiana (US)	Secretary of State
Maine (US)	Secretary of State
Malaysia	Companies Commission
Marshall Islands	International Registries Inc.
Maryland (US)	State Department of Assessments and Taxation
Minnesota (US)	Secretary of State
Mississippi (US)	Secretary of State
Missouri (US)	Secretary of State
Montenegro	Central Register of Business Entities
Morocco	Office de la Propriété Industrielle et Commerciale (OMPIC)
Myanmar	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration
Netherlands	Kamer van Koophandel
New Caledonia	Chamber of Commerce and Industry
New Hampshire (US)	Secretary of State
New Jersey (US)	Department of the Treasury
New Mexico (US)	Public Regulation Commission
New York (US)	Secretary of State
New Zealand	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration
North Carolina (US)	Secretary of State
North Dakota (US)	Secretary of State
Norway	Brønnøysund Register Centre (BRC)
Oklahoma (US)	Secretary of State
Oman	National registry
Pakistan	Securities and Exchange Commission
Pennsylvania (US)	Secretary of the Commonwealth
Poland	National Register of the Ministry of Justice
Portugal	Portal da Justica
Qatar	Financial Centre Regulatory Authority
Rhode Island (US)	Secretary of State
Romania	Ministry of Justice - The National Trade Register Office (ONRC)
Russia	Federal Tax Service - Unified State Register of Legal Entities
Samoa	Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Labour
Serbia	The Business Registers Agency
Singapore	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
Slovakia	Business Register
Slovenia	Agency for Public Legal Records and Related Services
Solomon Islands	The Company Haus - Business Registry
South Carolina (US)	Secretary of State
South Dakota (US)	Secretary of State
Spain	Registradores, Registro Mercantil Central, BORME
Sweden	Bolagsverket
Switzerland	Zefix – Zentraler Firmenindex
Taiwan	Business Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Tennessee (US)	Secretary of State
Texas (US)	Secretary of State
Tonga	Business Registries Office
Trinidad & Tobago	Registrar General's Department - Companies Registry
U.S Virgin Islands	Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
Uganda	Registration Service Bureau
United Kingdom	Companies House
Uruguay	Dirección Nacional de Industrias - SISTEMA DE REGISTRO DE EMPRESAS
Vanuatu	Financial Services Commission
Virginia (US)	State Corporation Commission
Washington DC (US)	Office of the Secretary of State of the District of Colombia
West Virginia (US)	Secretary of State
Wisconsin (US)	Department of Financial Institutions
Wyoming (US)	Secretary of State

Country	Verification sources
Alabama (US)	Secretary of State
Alaska (US)	Department of Commerce
Albania	National Business Center
Algeria	The National Center of The Trade Register
Arizona (US)	Corporation Commission
Argentina	National Registry of Companies Tax Authority (AFIP)
Arkansas (US)	Secretary of State
Armenia	Agency for State Register of Legal Entities
Australia	Securities and Investments Commission Registers
Austria	Ministry of Justice Commercial Register Ministry of Economics and Digitalization—Commercial licenses
Azerbaijan	State Tax Service
Bahrain	Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
Bangladesh	Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC)
Belarus	Ministry of Justice - Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs
Belgium	Business Register KBO
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Registers of Business Entities Joint e-registry of associations and foundations
Brazil	Receita Federal
British Virgin Islands	Registry of Corporate Affairs
Bulgaria	Department of Justice Registry Agency Commercial Register and Register of Non-Profit
California (US)	Secretary of State
Canada	Corporations (Federal) Ministry of Service Alberta British Columbia Ministry of Citizens' Services Government of Saskatchewan Corporate Registry Manitoba Companies Office Corporate Registry of New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Registry of Companies Northwest Territories Corporate Registries Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies Nunavat—Inuit Firm Registry Prince Edward Island Corporate Registry Ontario Business Registry Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity Department of Community Services—Corporate Affairs
Chile	Servicios de Impuestos Internos (SII)
China	State Administration for Market Regulation
Colombia	57 independent Chambers of Commerce
Colorado (US)	Secretary of State
Connecticut (US)	Secretary of State
Croatia	Court Register Proprietorships Register Register of Associations
Cyprus	Department of Companies and Intellectual Property—Companies Sector
Czech Republic	Public Register—resp. Commercial Register (The Ministry of Justice)—provided via ARES (Ministry of Finance) Statistical Business Register (The Statistical Office) Trade Licensing Register (The Ministry of Industry and Trade)
Delaware (US)	Department of State
Denmark	Business Authority
District of Columbia (US)	Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Estonia	e-Business Register (Centre of Registers and Information Systems)
Egypt	General Authority for Investment and Commercial Registration
Faroe Islands	Register (Skráseting Føroya)
Finland	Patent and Registration Office The Business Information System
Florida (US)	Secretary of State Division of Corporations
France	INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)
Georgia	Business Registry
Georgia (US)	Secretary of State Corporations Division
Germany	Business & Commercial Registers Transparency Register
Gibraltar	Companies House
Greece	G.E.MI. (General Commercial Business Registry)
Greenland	The Danish Commerce Agency Central Business Register—CVR
Guernsey	Registry
Hawaii (US)	Business Registration Division, Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Hong Kong	The Government of Special Administrative Region Companies Registry The Government of Special Administrative Region Business Registration Office
Hungary	Ministry of Justice—Court of Company Registration
Iceland	Revenue & Customs
Idaho (US)	Secretary of State
Illinois (US)	Secretary of State
India	Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Goods and Service Tax (GST)
Indiana (US)	Secretary of State
Indonesia	Ministry of Justice and Human Right
Iowa (US)	Secretary of State
Ireland	Companies Registration Office
Isle of Man	Companies Registry
Israel	Registrar of Companies
Italy	Chambers of Commerce National Business Register
Japan	National Tax Agency
Jersey	Financial Services Commission Companies Registry
Kansas (US)	Secretary of State Business Services Division
Kazakhstan	Ministry of Justice Ministry of National Economy
Kentucky (US)	Secretary of State
Korea, Rep of	Business Register
Kosovo	Ministry of Trade and Industry – Business Registration Agency
Kyrgyzstan	Ministry of Justice National Registry
Latvia	The Register of Enterprises
Liechtenstein	Commercial Register
Lithuania	State Enterprise Centre of Registers
Louisiana (US)	Secretary of State
Luxembourg	Business Register
Maine (US)	Department of Secretary of State Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions
Malaysia	Companies Commission
Maryland (US)	Secretary of State
Malta	Malta Registry of Companies
Massachusetts (US)	Secretary of State
Mayotte	INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)
Mexico	Ministry of the Economy Public Registry (Siger)
Michigan (US)	Secretary of State Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Minnesota (US)	Secretary of State
Mississippi (US)	Secretary of State
Missouri (US)	Secretary of State
Moldova	Public Services Agency
Monaco	Trade & Industry Registry
Montana (US)	Secretary of State
Montenegro	Central Register of Economic Entities
Morocco	Office of Industrial and Commercial Property
Nebraska (US)	Secretary of State
Netherlands	Chamber of Commerce KVK
Nevada (US)	Secretary of State
New Caledonia	Statistics and Economic Studies Institute Trade & Industry Registry
New Hampshire (US)	Secretary of State
New Jersey (US)	Secretary of State Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services
New Mexico (US)	Secretary of State
New York (US)	Secretary of State, Division of Corporations
Nigeria	Corporates Affairs Commission (CAC)
North Carolina (US)	Secretary of State
North Dakota (US)	Secretary of State
Norway	Brønnøysund Register
Ohio (US)	Secretary of State
Oklahoma (US)	Secretary of State
Oregon (US)	Secretary of State Corporation Division
Pakistan	Securities and Exchange Commission (SECP)
Pennsylvania (US)	Secretary of State
Peru	National Superintendency of Public Registries — Registered Legal Entities
Philippines	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Puerto Rico	Registration of Corporations & Entities
Poland	Ministry of Justice National Court Register
Portugal	Institute of Registries and Notaries
Qatar	Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI)
Rhode Island (US)	Secretary of State
Romania	Ministry of Justice National Trade Register Office
Russia	Federal Tax Service
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)
San Marino	Registry of Companies
Saudi Arabia	Ministry of Commerce
Serbia	The Business Registers Agency
Singapore	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
Slovakia	Ministry of Justice Statistical Business Register Trade Licensing Register (The Ministry of Interior)
Slovenia	Business Register
South Africa	Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
South Carolina (US)	Secretary of State
South Dakota (US)	Secretary of State
South Korea	Supreme Court Registry Office
Spain	Central Trade Register
Sweden	Companies Registration Office Statistics
Switzerland	Central Business Names Index Official Gazette of Commerce
Taiwan	Department of Commerce Ministry of Finance
Tajikistan	Tax Committee of the Government
Tennessee (US)	Secretary of State
Texas (US)	Secretary of State
Thailand	Department of Business Development
Tunisia	National Business Register
Turkey	The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchange
Ukraine	Ministry of Justice
United Arab Emirates	National Economic Register
United Kingdom	Companies House
Utah (US)	Secretary of State, Division of Corporations
Uzbekistan	State Statistic Committee
Vermont (US)	Secretary of State
Vietnam	Ministry of Planning and Investment—Agency for Business Registration
Virginia (US)	Secretary of State
Wallis and Futuna Islands	Official Gazette Trade & Industry Registry
Washington (US)	Secretary of State
West Virginia (US)	Secretary of State
Wisconsin (US)	Secretary of State
Wyoming (US)	Secretary of State

Country	Verification sources
Afghanistan	Minister of Commerce and Industries (Central Business Registry)
Alabama (US)	Secretary of State
Alaska (US)	Department of Commerce
Albania	National Business Center
Algeria	The National Center of The Trade Register (Centre National du Registre du Commerce (CNRC))
Andorra	Trade mark register
Angola	Government of Angola Ministry of Finances
Anguilla	Commercial Registry
Antigua and Barbuda	Intellectual Property & Commerce Office
Arizona (US)	Corporation Commission
Argentina	Official Gazette Federal Administration of Public Revenue tax identification number (CUIT) check
Arkansas (US)	Secretary of State Certification Verification
Armenia	Ministry of Justice State Register of the Legal Entities
Aruba	Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australia	Securities and Investments Commission Search ASIC Registers Business Register-Business Number Lookup Australian Taxation Office: Super Fund Lookup
Austria	Wiener Zeitung Central Register of Associations GISA Gewerbeinformationssystem (Sole proprietor search) Die österreichische justiz
Azerbaijan	Ministry of Taxes – State Register of Business Entities
Bahrain	Ministry of Industry & Commerce
Bangladesh	Registrar General's Department
Barbados	Corporate Affairs and ntellectual Property Office
Belarus	Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs Ministry of taxes and fees
Belgium	Central Balance Sheet Office Crossroads Bank for Enterprises Enterprise Search Public companies register (STORI)
Belize	International Business Companies Registry Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry
Benin	Ministry of Industry, Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises
Bermuda	Registrar of Companies
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Chamber of Economy Registers of Business Entities
Bolivia	Plurinational Commercial Registry Service (SEPREC)
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba	Bonaire Commercial Register Sint Eustatius and Saba Commercial Register
Botswana	Companies and Intellectual Property Authority
Bhutan	Corporate Regulatory Authority of Bhutan
Brazil	Ministry of Finance Verify Sole Proprietor
British Virgin Islands	Financial Services Commission
Brunei Darussalam	Ministry of finance and economy
Bulgaria	Trade Register
Cambodia	Ministry of Commerce
Canada	Corporations – Search for a Federal Corporation Business Registries Fintrac (MSB search) Service Alberta (licensed businesses only) Alberta Corporations - Open Database (unofficial source) British Columbia New Brunswick - Corporate Affairs Registry Database Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia - Corporate Registry Nunavut - Corporate Registries https://nni.gov.nu.ca/business/search/name https://inuitfirm.tunngavik.com/search-the-registry/ Ontario Business Registry Prince Edward Island - Department of Environment, Labor and Justice Québec - Registraire des entreprises Québec Yukon - Corporate Registry
Cape Verde/Cabo Verde	Official Gazette
Cayman Islands	Monetary Authority Online General Registry
Chile	Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo Internal Revenue Service Registry of Commerce of Santiago
China	Baidu National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System
Colombia	Unified Commercial and Social Registry Superintendency of Corporations Certificate Verification: Certificate Verification for documents issued by the Camara de Comercio de Cali Certificate Verification for documents issued by the Company register of Barranquilla Certificate Verification for documents issued by Cámara de Comercio de Cúcuta Certificate Verification for documents issued by Cámara de Comercio de Facatativá Certificate Verification for documents issued by Cámara de Comercio de Montería Certificate Verification for documents issued by Cámara de Comercio Aburrá Sur Certificate Verification for documents issued by Cámara de Comercio de Medellín Certificate Verification for documents issued by Cámara de Comercio de Villavicencio Certificate Verification for documents issued by Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
Colorado (US)	Secretary of State Certification Verification
Comoros	Mwali Island—Mwali International Services Authority
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Business Registry
Connecticut (US)	Secretary of State
Cook Islands	Registry Services Entity search Ministry of Justice
Costa Rica	Ministry of Finance National Registry
Côte d'Ivoire	Center for Investment Promotion
Croatia	Business Register
Curaçao	Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Cyprus	Department of the Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver
Czech Republic	Public register Sole proprietor verification: https://apl.czso.cz/irsw/ https://wwwinfo.mfcr.cz/ares/ares_es.html.en https://www.rzp.cz/cgi-bin/eng/aps_cacheWEB.sh?VSS_SERV=ZVWSBJFND Register of beneficial owners Trade Licensing Register
Delaware (US)	Secretary of State Certificate Validation
Denmark	Central Business Register
Dominica	Companies and Intellectual Property Office
Ecuador	National Secretariat of Policy Management – Directory of Social Organizations RUC consultation
El Salvador	Governmental Commercial Register
Estonia	Central Commercial Register E-Business Register License register
Ethiopia	e-Trade Online Trade Registration & License System
Finland	Trade Register BIS Search
Florida (US)	Secretary of State Certificate of Status Authentication
France	Trade and Companies Register - (including information about UBOs) Official Bulletin of Civil and Commercial Announcements Journal officiel (associations search) Paris Registry Data INPI Pappers enterprises L’Annuaire des Entreprises
Georgia	Public Registry
Georgia (US)	Secretary of State
Germany	Handelsregister - Commercial Register Unternehmensregister - Company Register Business Register System
Ghana	Ministry of Justice and Attorney General
Greece	General Commercial Registry
Guatemala	Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (Superintendency of Tax Administration) Portal Sat - Constancia de Inscripción (Proof of Registration)
Guernsey	Entity search: Guernsey Registry
Guinea	Agence de Promotion des Investissements Privés (APIP Guinée)
Hawaii (US)	Business Registration Division, Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Hong Kong	Gov HK Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS) – Companies Register Public Register of Licensed Persons and Registered Institutions (Securities and Futures Commission)
Hungary	Court of Company Registration
Iceland	Company Directory
Idaho (US)	Secretary of State
Illinois (US)	Secretary of State
India	Ministry of Corporate Affairs Masters (sole proprietor search - GST) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Indiana (US)	Secretary of State
Iowa (US)	Secretary of State
Ireland	Companies registration office
Isle of Man	Companies Registry
Israel	Justice Ministry – Corporations Authority The Companies Registry
Italy	Business Register (only verification of the existence and address) Companies Registry
Jamaica	Office of the Registrar of Companies
Japan	National Tax Agency
Jersey	JFSC Companies Registry
Jordan	Companies Control Department
Kanzas (US)	Secretary of State
Kazakhstan	State Revenue Commuttee – Legal entities Business Licenses Astana Financial Services Authority
Kentucky (US)	Secretary of State
Kenya	Business Registration Service (BRS)
Kosovo	Ministry of Trade and Industry – Business Registration Agency
Kuwait	Chamber of Commerceand Industry – Company Search
Kyrgyzstan	Ministry of Justice – Register of Legal Entities
Laos	Ministry of Industry and Commerce – Registered nterprises
Latvia	Republikas Uzņēmumu reģistrs
Lebanon	Ministry of Justice, Commercial Register
Lesotho	Ministry of Trade, Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing
Libya	Libyan Commercial Registry
Liberia	Business registry
Liechtenstein	Commercial Register
Lithuania	Register of Legal Entities
Louisiana (US)	Secretary of State
Luxembourg	Business Register Official Gazette (Legilux) RESA Search
Madagascar	L’Economic Development Board (EDBM)
Macedonia (FYR)	Central Registry
Maine (US)	Secretary of State
Malaysia	Companies Commission Company Search (only verification of the existence) Labuan FSA
Maldives	Ministry of Economic Development
Malta	Business Registry (information about UBOs inthe section “Involved Parties”) Gaming Authority (License search)
Marshall Islands	Maritime & Corporate Administrators
Martinique	institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Maryland (US)	State Department of Assessments and Taxation
Massachusetts (US)	Secretary of the Commonwealth
Mauritius	Ministry of Finance and Economic Development – Corporate and Business Registration Department The Financial Services Commission, License search
Mexico	Tax Administration service Government of Mexico (verify name)
Michigan (US)	Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs State License Search
Minnesota (US)	Secretary of State
Missouri (US)	Secretary of State
Mississippi (US)	Secretary of State
Moldova	Taxable entity search
Monaco	Registry of Commerce and Industry
Montana (US)	Secretary of State
Montenegro	Central Registry of Business Entities
Morocco	Central Trade Registry
Myanmar	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration
Namibia	Business and Intellectual Property Authority
Nebraska (US)	Secretary of State
Nepal	Entity check
Netherlands	Kamer van Koophandel (KvK) St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Nevada (US)	Сertificate Validation Secretary of State
New Hampshire (US)	Secretary of State
New Jersey (US)	Department of the Treasury
New Mexico (US)	Public Regulation Commission Secretary of State
New York (US)	Secretary of State
New Zealand	Companies Office Business Registers
Nicaragua	Public Registry
Nigeria	Corporate Affairs Commission Federal Inland Revenue Service
Niue	Companies Office
North Carolina (US)	Secretary of State Certificate verification
North Dakota (US)	Secretary of State
Norway	Brønnøysund Register Centre
Ohio (US)	Secretary of State
Oklahoma (US)	Secretary of State
Oman	Ministry of Commerce and Industry Search Company Listings
Oregon (US)	Secretary of State
Pakistan	Securities and Exchange Commission Company Name Search Federal Board of Revenue
Palestine	Ministry of National Economy Companies Registry
Panama	Ministry of Economy and Finance Public Registry
Papua New Guinea	Investment Promotion Authority Entity Search
Paraguay	Ministry of Finance Taxable entity search
Pennsylvania (US)	Secretary of the Commonwealth
Peru	National Superintendency of Tax Administration (SUNAT)
Philippines	Department of Trade and Industry Business Name Registration System
Poland	Ministry of Development (MR) – Central Registration and Information on Business (CEIDG) National Court Register (KRS) Statistical Information Centre (GUS) Central Register of Ultimate Beneficiaries (CRBR)
Portugal	Ministry of Justice – Entity Search
Puerto Rico	Department of State
Rhode Island (US)	Secretary of State
Romania	Ministry of Public Finance Business search (use codul unic de identificare for search)
Russia	Federal Tax Service
Réunion	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Verify Certificate
Saint Lucia	Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property (ROCIP) Registry of International Business Companies and International Trusts
Saint Vincent & The Grenadines	Vincent & The Grenadines Financial Services Authority Government of Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
Samoa	Business Registry
San Marino	Economic Development Agency – Chamber of Commerce
Senegal	Business Creation Support Bureau
Serbia	Business Registers Agency
Seychelles	Business Register (onshore companies only) Revenue comission
Singapore	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority – Entity search Inland Revenue Authority – GST Registered Business Search
Slovakia	Business Register Ministry of Interior, Section of Public Administration
Slovenia	Business Register (ePRS)
Solomon Islands	Business Registry
South Africa	Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
South Carolina (US)	Secretary of State
South Dakota (US)	Secretary of State
South Korea	Financial Supervisory Service – Repository of Korea s Corporate Filings
Spain	National Securities Market Commission Registradores (mostly for Barselona) Central Commercial Registry Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado Verify a document with “Código Seguro de Verificación”: Tax Agency Corporate register
Sri Lanka	Department of Registrar of Companies
Sweden	Companies Registration Office Financial Supervisory Authority
Switzerland	Central Business Names Index (Zefix) Commercial Gazette (SHAB)
Taiwan	Ministry of Economic Affairs Company Registration Enquiry
Tajikistan	Department of Registrar of Companies
Tanzania	Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)
Tennessee (US)	Secretary of State
Texas (US)	Secretary of State Certificate verification
Thailand	Ministry of Commerce – Department of Business Development
Trinidad & Tobago	Companies Registry Securities and Exchange Commission – Registered Companies, Individuals & Securities
Tunisia	Registry of Commerce
Turkey	Trade Registry Gazette of Turkey Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Adana Chamber of Commerce Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Search for Member Companies
U.S Virgin Islands	Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Uganda	Government of the Republic of Uganda (Uganda Registration Services Bureau)
Ukraine	Unified Register of Civic Organizations Unified register of debtors
United Arab Emirates	Unified Commercial Registration System Ministry of Economy Abu Dhabi – Department of Economic Development Abu Dhabi Business Center – Business License Search Abu Dhabi Global Market Department of Economic Development Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Business Directory Creative City Free Zone Authority (only a license verification) Umm AI Quwain Free Zone Authority (only a license verification) Ajman Media City Free Zone Authority Register of DMCC Entities Documents verification Dubai Multi Commodities Centre: Dubai Chambers Abu Dhabi Global Market Ras Al Khaimah: Innovation City (Government of Ras Al Khaimah) Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone RAK International Corporate Centre
United Kingdom	Companies House Charity search VAT number check
Uruguay	Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas
Utah (US)	Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Vanuatu	Financial Services Commission
Venezuela	SENIAT company tax identification code (RIF) check
Vermont (US)	Secretary of State
Vietnam	Ministry of Planning and Investmen
Virginia (US)	State Corporation Division
Washington (US)	Secretary of State
Washington DC (US)	Department of Small and Local Business Development
West Virginia (US)	Secretary of State
Wisconsin (US)	Department of Financial Institutions
Wyoming (US)	Secretary of State Certificate Validation
Zambia	Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA)

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