Business verification sources
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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 Auto KYB or Full KYB and coverage for regions that have specific terms and prices.
- Advanced — provides advanced coverage for more than 100+ countries for using with Auto KYB 1.0 or 2.0.
- Global — offers the best coverage for Auto KYB 2.0. 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.
Country (State) | Local & Regional | Advanced | Global | Manual |
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Abu Dhabi(UAE) | - | - | - |
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Alabama (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Alaska (US) | - | Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development | Department of Commerce | Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development |
Albania | - | - | National Business Center | National Business Center |
Algeria | - | - | The National Center of The Trade Register | The National Center of The Trade Register (Centre National du Registre du Commerce (CNRC)) |
Andorra | - | - | - | Trade mark register |
Angola | - | - | - | Government of Angola |
Antigua and Barbuda | - | - | Intellectual Property & Commerce Office | |
Arizona (US) | - | Corporation Commission | Corporation Commission | Corporation Commission |
Argentina | - | - |
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Arkansas (US) | - | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Armenia | - | - | 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) | Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) | Securities and Investments Commission Registers |
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Austria | - | Manz |
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Azerbaijan | - | Ministry of Taxes | State Tax Service | Ministry of Taxes – State Register of Business Entities |
Bahrain | - | Sijilat Commercial Registration Portal | Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism | Ministry of Industry & Commerce |
Bangladesh | - | - | Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) | - |
Barbados | - | Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office | - | Corporate Affairs and ntellectual Property Office |
Belarus | - | - | Ministry of Justice - Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs | Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs |
Belgium | - | Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO) | Business Register KBO |
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Belize | - | - | - | International Business Companies Registry |
Benin | - | - | - | Ministry of Industry, Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises |
Bermuda | - | - | - | Registrar of Companies |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | Registers of Business Entities |
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Registers of Business Entities |
Bolivia | - | - | - | Registro de Comercio |
Botswana | - | The Companies and Intellectual Property Authority | - | Companies and Intellectual Property Authority |
Brazil | - | National registry | Receita Federal | Ministry of Finance |
Brunei Darussalam | - | - | - | The Companies Registry |
Bulgaria | Ministry of Justice Registry Agency | - | Department of Justice Registry Agency Commercial Register and Register of Non-Profit | Trade Register |
California (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
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Cambodia | - | Ministry of Commerce Online Business Registration | - | Ministry of Commerce |
Canada | - | The individual provincial registries, and the federal registry |
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Cape Verde/Cabo Verde | - | - | - | Official Gazette |
Cayman Islands | - | - | - |
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Chile | - | - | Servicios de Impuestos Internos (SII) |
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China |
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National Enterprise Credit Management System (NECIPS) | State Administration for Market Regulation |
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Colombia | - | RUES - Registro Unico Empresarial y Social Camaras de Comercio/Superintendency of Corporations – SIREM | 57 independent Chambers of Commerce |
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Colorado (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | - | - | - | Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Business Registry |
Connecticut (US) | - | The Office of Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Cook Islands | - | - | - | Registry Services Entity search |
Croatia | - | The Register of Business Entities |
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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 and Official Receiver | Department of Companies and Intellectual Property—Companies Sector |
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Czech Republic | Public Register, Ministry of Justice | The Ministry of Justice |
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Delaware (US) | - | State of Delaware, Division of Corporations | Department of State | Secretary of State |
Denmark | - | Commerce and Companies Agency (DCCA) | Business Authority | Central Business Register |
District of Columbia (US) | - | - | Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs | - |
Dominica | - | - | - | Companies and Intellectual Property Office |
Dominican Republic | - | General Directorate of Internal Taxes (Dirección General de Impuestos Internos) | - | - |
Estonia | e-Business Register | Centre of Registers and Information Systems | e-Business Register (Centre of Registers and Information Systems) | Central Commercial Register |
Egypt | - | - | General Authority for Investment and Commercial Registration | - |
Faroe Islands | - | - | Register (Skráseting Føroya) | - |
Finland | - | Kauppalehti Oy Information Services |
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Florida (US) | - | Department of State, Division of Corporations | Secretary of State Division of Corporations | Secretary of State |
France | - | Infogreffe | INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) |
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French Guiana | - | - | - | Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE) |
Georgia | National Agency of Public Registry | Public Registry | Business Registry | Public Registry |
Georgia (US) | - | - | Secretary of State Corporations Division | Secretary of State |
Germany | Common Register Portal | Bundesanzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft mbH/Common register portal of the federal states |
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Gibraltar | - | - | Companies House | - |
Greece | - | - | G.E.MI. (General Commercial Business Registry) | General Commercial Registry |
Greenland | - | - | The Danish Commerce Agency Central Business Register—CVR | - |
Guernsey | - | Registry | Registry | Registry |
Hawaii (US) | - | - | Business Registration Division, Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs | Business Registration Division, Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs |
Hong Kong | Company Registry (CR) | Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS) |
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Hungary | Ministry of Justice | - | Ministry of Justice—Court of Company Registration | Court of Company Registration |
Iceland | - | Directorate of Internal Revenue (Ríkisskattstjóri, RSK) | Revenue & Customs | Company Directory |
Idaho (US) | - | Secretary of State's Office | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Illinois (US) | - | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
India | Ministry Corporate Affairs & Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises | Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
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Indiana (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Indonesia | Administrasi Hukum Umum (AHU) | Kementerian Perindustrian | Ministry of Justice and Human Right | Ministry of Industry – Industrial Company Directory |
Iowa (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Ireland | - | Companies Registration Office (CRO) | Companies Registration Office |
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Isle of Man | - | Online Services Government | Companies Registry | Companies Registry |
Israel | - | Corporations Authority | Registrar of Companies |
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Italy | - | Chambers of Commerce via InfoCamere | Chambers of Commerce National Business Register |
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Jamaica | - | - | - | Office of the Registrar of Companies |
Japan |
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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | National Tax Agency | National Tax Agency |
Jersey | - | Financial Service Commission (JFSC) | Financial Services Commission Companies Registry | JFSC Companies Registry |
Jordan | - | - | - | Companies Control Department |
Kansas (US) | - | - | Secretary of State Business Services Division | Secretary of State |
Kazakhstan | - | - |
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Kentucky (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Kenya | - | - | - | Business Registration Service (BRS) |
Korea, Rep of | - | - | 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 | - | - | - | Chamber of Commerceand Industry – Company Search |
Kyrgyzstan | - | - | Ministry of Justice National Registry | Ministry of Justice – Register of Legal Entities |
Laos | - | - | - | Ministry of Industry and Commerce – Registered nterprises |
Latvia | Register of Enterprises | Lursoft, distributor for The Register of Enterprises | The Register of Enterprises | Republikas Uzņēmumu reģistrs |
Lebanon | - | - | - | Ministry of Justice, Commercial Register |
Lesotho | - | The Ministry of Trade & Industry | - | Ministry of Trade, Industry, Cooperatives and Marketing |
Libya | - | - | - | Libyan Commercial Registry |
Liberia | - | - | - | Business registry |
Liechtenstein | - | Commercial Register of the Principality | Commercial Register | Commercial Register |
Lithuania | - | State Enterprise Centre of Register | State Enterprise Centre of Registers |
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Louisiana (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Luxembourg | - | Business Registers | Business Register |
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Madagascar | - | - | - | L’Economic Development Board (EDBM) |
Macedonia (FYR) | - | - | - | Central Registry |
Maine (US) | - | Secretary of State | Department of Secretary of State Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions | Secretary of State |
Malaysia | Companies Commission(SSM) | Companies Commission | Companies Commission |
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Maldives | - | - | - | Ministry of Economic Development |
Malta | - | Registry of Companies | - | Business Registry (information about UBOs inthe section “Involved Parties”) |
Marshall Islands | - | International Registries Inc. | - | Maritime & Corporate Administrators |
Martinique | - | - | - | institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE) |
Maryland (US) | - | State Department of Assessments and Taxation | Secretary of State | State Department of Assessments and Taxation |
Massachusetts (US) | - | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of the Commonwealth |
Mauritius | - | Corporate and Business Registration Department (CBRD) | - |
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Mayotte | - | - | INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) | Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE) |
Mexico | - | - |
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Michigan (US) | - | - | Secretary of State Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs |
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Minnesota (US) | - | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Mississippi (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Missouri (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Moldova | - | - | Public Services Agency |
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Monaco | - | - | Trade & Industry Registry | Registry of Commerce and Industry |
Montana (US) | - | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Montenegro | - | Central Register of Business Entities | Central Register of Economic Entities | - |
Morocco | - | Office de la Propriété Industrielle et Commerciale (OMPIC) | Office of Industrial and Commercial Property | Central Trade Registry |
Myanmar | - | Directorate of Investment and Company Administration | - | Directorate of Investment and Company Administration |
Namibia | - | - | - | Business and Intellectual Property Authority |
Nebraska (US) | - | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Nepal | - | - | - | Entity check |
Netherlands | - | Kamer van Koophandel | Chamber of Commerce KVK |
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Nevada (US) | - | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
New Caledonia | - | Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
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New Hampshire (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
New Jersey (US) | - | Department of the Treasury | Secretary of State Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services | Department of the Treasury |
New Mexico (US) | - | Public Regulation Commission | Secretary of State | Public Regulation Commission |
New York (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State, Division of Corporations | Secretary of State |
New Zealand | Companies Offce | Directorate of Investment and Company Administration | - | Directorate of Investment and Company Administration |
Nigeria | Corporate Affairs Commission | - | Corporates Affairs Commission (CAC) | Corporate Affairs Commission |
Niue | - | - | - | Companies Office |
North Carolina (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
North Dakota (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Norway | - | Brønnøysund Register Centre (BRC) | Brønnøysund Register | Brønnøysund Register Centre |
Ohio (US) | - | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Oklahoma (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Oman | - | National registry | - | Ministry of Commerce and Industry Search Company Listings |
Oregon (US) | - | - | Secretary of State Corporation Division | Secretary of State |
Pakistan | - | Securities and Exchange Commission | Securities and Exchange Commission (SECP) | Securities and Exchange Commission Company Name Search |
Palestine | - | - | - | Ministry of National Economy Companies Registry |
Papua New Guinea | - | - | - | Investment Promotion Authority Entity Search |
Paraguay | - | - | - | Ministry of Finance Taxable entity search |
Pennsylvania (US) | - | Secretary of the Commonwealth | Secretary of State | Secretary of the Commonwealth |
Peru | - | - | National Superintendency of Public Registries — Registered Legal Entities | National Superintendency of Tax Administration (SUNAT) |
Philippines |
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- | Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) | Department of Trade and Industry Business Name Registration System |
Poland | - | National Register of the Ministry of Justice | Ministry of Justice National Court Register |
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Portugal | - | Portal da Justica | Institute of Registries and Notaries | Ministry of Justice – Entity Search |
Puerto Rico | - | - | - | Department of State |
Qatar | - | Financial Centre Regulatory Authority | Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI) | - |
Rhode Island (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Romania | - | 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 | - | Federal Tax Service - Unified State Register of Legal Entities | Federal Tax Service | Federal Tax Service – Unified State Register of Legal Entities |
Réunion | - | - | - | Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE) |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | - | - | Verify Certificate |
Saint Lucia | - | - | - |
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon | - | - | INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) | - |
Saint Vincent & The Grenadines | - | - | - | Vincent & The Grenadines Financial Services Authority |
Samoa | - | Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Labour | - |
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San Marino | - | - | Registry of Companies | Trade Register |
Saudi Arabia | - | - | Ministry of Commerce | - |
Senegal | - | Business Creation Support Bureau | - | Business Creation Support Bureau |
Serbia | - | The Business Registers Agency | The Business Registers Agency |
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Seychelles | - | - | - | Seychelles Business Register (onshore companies only) |
Singapore | Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) | Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) | Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) |
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Slovakia | - | Business Register |
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Slovenia | - | Agency for Public Legal Records and Related Services | Business Register | Business Register (ePRS) |
Solomon Islands | - | The Company Haus - Business Registry | - | Business Registry |
South Africa | Companies and Intellectual Property Commission | Companies and Intellectual Property Commission | Companies and Intellectual Property Commission | - |
South Carolina (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
South Dakota (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
South Korea | - | - | Supreme Court Registry Office | Financial Supervisory Service – Repository of Korea s Corporate Filings |
Spain | - | Registradores, Registro Mercantil Central, BORME | Central Trade Register |
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Sri Lanka | - | - | - | Department of Registrar of Companies |
Sweden | - | Bolagsverket |
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Switzerland | - | Zefix – Zentraler Firmenindex |
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Taiwan | Ministry of Economic Affairs,R.O.C. | Business Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
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Ministry of Economic Affairs Company Registration Enquiry |
Tajikistan | - | - | Tax Committee of the Government | Department of Registrar of Companies |
Tennessee (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Texas (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Thailand | Department of Business Development Ministry of Commerce | - | Department of Business Development | Ministry of Commerce – Department of Business Development |
Tonga | - | Business Registries Office | - | - |
Trinidad & Tobago | - | Registrar General's Department - Companies Registry | - |
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Tunisia | - | - | National Business Register | Registry of Commerce |
Turkey | - | - | The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchange |
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U.S Virgin Islands | - | Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs | - | Office ofthe Lieutenant Governor |
Uganda | - | Registration Service Bureau | - | - |
Ukraine | - | - | Ministry of Justice |
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United Arab Emirates | - | National Economic Register | National Economic Register |
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United Kingdom | Companies House | Companies House | Companies House |
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Uruguay | - | Dirección Nacional de Industrias - SISTEMA DE REGISTRO DE EMPRESAS | - | - |
Utah (US) | - | - | Secretary of State, Division of Corporations | Division of Corporations and Commercial Code |
Uzbekistan | - | - | State Statistic Committee | - |
Vanuatu | - | Financial Services Commission | - | Financial Services Commission |
Venezuela | - | - | - | SENIAT company tax identification code (RIF) check |
Vermont (US) | - | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Vietnam | Ministry of Planning and Investment | Ministry of Planning and Investment - National Business Registration Portal | Ministry of Planning and Investment—Agency for Business Registration | Ministry of Planning and Investmen |
Virginia (US) | - | State Corporation Commission | Secretary of State | State Corporation Commission |
Wallis and Futuna Islands | - | - |
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Washington (US) | - | Office of the Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Washington DC (US) | - | Office of the Secretary of State of the District of Colombia | - | Department of Small and Local Business Development |
West Virginia (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Wisconsin (US) | - | Department of Financial Institutions | Secretary of State | Department of Financial Institutions |
Wyoming (US) | - | Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Secretary of State |
Country | Verification sources |
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Local pack |
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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 |
United Kingdom | Companies House |
Africa |
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Nigeria | Corporate Affairs Commission |
South Africa | Companies and Intellectual Property Commission |
Asia |
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Australia | Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) |
China |
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Hong Kong | Company Registry (CR) |
India | Ministry Corporate Affairs & Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises |
Indonesia | Administrasi Hukum Umum (AHU) |
Japan |
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Malaysia | Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) |
New Zealand | Companies Offce |
Philippines |
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Singapore | Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) |
Taiwan | Ministry of Economic Affairs,R.O.C. |
Thailand | Department of Business Development Ministry of Commerce |
Vietnam | Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Country | Verification sources |
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Alabama (US) | Secretary of State |
Alaska (US) | Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development |
Arizona (US) | Corporation Commission |
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 |
Botswana | The Companies and Intellectual Property Authority |
Brazil | National registry |
California (US) | Secretary of State |
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 |
Lesotho | The Ministry of Trade & Industry |
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 |
Malta | Registry of Companies |
Marshall Islands | International Registries Inc. |
Maryland (US) | State Department of Assessments and Taxation |
Mauritius | Corporate and Business Registration Department (CBRD) |
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 |
Senegal | Business Creation Support Bureau |
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 Africa | Companies and Intellectual Property Commission |
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 Arab Emirates | National Economic Register |
United Kingdom | Companies House |
Uruguay | Dirección Nacional de Industrias - SISTEMA DE REGISTRO DE EMPRESAS |
Vanuatu | Financial Services Commission |
Vietnam | Ministry of Planning and Investment - National Business Registration Portal |
Virginia (US) | State Corporation Commission |
Washington (US) | Office of the Secretary of State |
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 |
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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 |
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Arkansas (US) | Secretary of State |
Armenia | Agency for State Register of Legal Entities |
Australia | Securities and Investments Commission Registers |
Austria |
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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 |
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Brazil | Receita Federal |
Bulgaria | Department of Justice Registry Agency Commercial Register and Register of Non-Profit |
California (US) | Secretary of State |
Canada |
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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 |
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Cyprus | Department of Companies and Intellectual Property—Companies Sector |
Czech Republic |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Hungary | Ministry of Justice—Court of Company Registration |
Iceland | Revenue & Customs |
Idaho (US) | Secretary of State |
Illinois (US) | Secretary of State |
India |
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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 |
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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 |
Massachusetts (US) | Secretary of State |
Mayotte | INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) |
Mexico |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Switzerland |
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Taiwan |
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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 |
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Washington (US) | Secretary of State |
West Virginia (US) | Secretary of State |
Wisconsin (US) | Secretary of State |
Wyoming (US) | Secretary of State |
Country | Verification sources |
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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 |
Antigua and Barbuda | Intellectual Property & Commerce Office |
Arizona (US) | Corporation Commission |
Argentina |
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Arkansas (US) | Secretary of State |
Armenia | Ministry of Justice State Register of the Legal Entities |
Aruba | Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
Australia |
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Austria |
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Azerbaijan | Ministry of Taxes – State Register of Business Entities |
Bahamas | - |
Bahrain | Ministry of Industry & Commerce |
Bangladesh | - |
Barbados | Corporate Affairs and ntellectual Property Office |
Belarus | Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs |
Belgium |
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Belize | International Business Companies Registry |
Benin | Ministry of Industry, Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises |
Bermuda | Registrar of Companies |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Registers of Business Entities |
Bolivia | Registro de Comercio |
Botswana | Companies and Intellectual Property Authority |
Brazil | Ministry of Finance |
Brunei Darussalam | The Companies Registry |
Bulgaria | Trade Register |
California (US) |
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Cambodia | Ministry of Commerce |
Canada |
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Cape Verde/Cabo Verde | Official Gazette |
Cayman Islands |
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Chile |
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China |
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Colombia |
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Colorado (US) | Secretary of State |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Business Registry |
Connecticut (US) | Secretary of State |
Cook Islands | Registry Services Entity search |
Croatia |
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Curaçao | Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
Cyprus |
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Czech Republic |
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Delaware (US) | Secretary of State |
Denmark | Central Business Register |
Dominica | Companies and Intellectual Property Office |
Estonia | Central Commercial Register |
Finland |
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Florida (US) | Secretary of State |
France |
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French Guiana | Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE) |
Georgia | Public Registry |
Georgia (US) | Secretary of State |
Germany |
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Greece | General Commercial Registry |
Guernsey | Registry |
Hawaii (US) | Business Registration Division, Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs |
Hong Kong |
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Hungary | Court of Company Registration |
Iceland | Company Directory |
Idaho (US) | Secretary of State |
Illinois (US) | Secretary of State |
India |
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Indiana (US) | Secretary of State |
Indonesia | Ministry of Industry – Industrial Company Directory |
Iowa (US) | Secretary of State |
Iran | - |
Ireland |
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Isle of Man | Companies Registry |
Israel |
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Italy |
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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 |
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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 |
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Louisiana (US) | Secretary of State |
Luxembourg |
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Madagascar | L’Economic Development Board (EDBM) |
Macedonia (FYR) | Central Registry |
Maine (US) | Secretary of State |
Malaysia |
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Maldives | Ministry of Economic Development |
Malta | Business Registry (information about UBOs inthe section “Involved Parties”) |
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 |
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Mayotte | Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE) |
Michigan (US) |
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Minnesota (US) | Secretary of State |
Missouri (US) | Secretary of State |
Mississippi (US) | Secretary of State |
Moldova |
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Monaco | Registry of Commerce and Industry |
Montana (US) | Secretary of State |
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 |
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Nevada (US) | Secretary of State |
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 |
Nigeria | Corporate Affairs Commission |
Niue | Companies Office |
North Carolina (US) | Secretary of State |
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 |
Palestine | Ministry of National Economy Companies 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 |
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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 – Unified State Register of Legal Entities |
Réunion | Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE) |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Verify Certificate |
Saint Lucia |
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Saint Vincent & The Grenadines | Vincent & The Grenadines Financial Services Authority |
Samoa |
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San Marino | Trade Register |
Senegal | Business Creation Support Bureau |
Serbia |
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Seychelles | Seychelles Business Register (onshore companies only) |
Singapore |
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Slovenia | Business Register (ePRS) |
Solomon Islands | Business Registry |
South Carolina (US) | Secretary of State |
South Dakota (US) | Secretary of State |
South Korea | Financial Supervisory Service – Repository of Korea s Corporate Filings |
Spain |
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Sri Lanka | Department of Registrar of Companies |
Sweden |
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Switzerland |
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Taiwan | Ministry of Economic Affairs Company Registration Enquiry |
Tajikistan | Department of Registrar of Companies |
Tennessee (US) | Secretary of State |
Texas (US) | Secretary of State |
Thailand | Ministry of Commerce – Department of Business Development |
Trinidad & Tobago |
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Tunisia | Registry of Commerce |
Turkey |
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U.S Virgin Islands | Office of the Lieutenant Governor |
Ukraine |
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United Arab Emirates |
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United Kingdom |
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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 |
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