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:

Basic — offers moderate coverage across 80+ countries that can be used for conducting Auto KYB or supplementing Full KYB.
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.
Local — provides local integration in particular countries that can be used for conducting Auto KYB or supplementing Full KYB.
Manual — sources are used by our compliance officers for manual KYB verification.

Corporate registry pack:

Country (State)	Local	Basic	Advanced	Global	Manual
Abu Dhabi(UAE)	-	Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Online Commercial Directory	Chamber of Commerce and Industry	-	Department of Economic Development Business Center–Business License Search
Alabama (US)	-	Secretary of State's Government Records	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Alaska (US)	-	Department of Commerce	Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development	Department of Commerce	Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
Albania	-	National Registration Center	Qendra Kombetare e Biznesit	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	Corporation Commission
Argentina	-	-	-	National Registry of Companies Tax Authority (AFIP)	Official Gazette Federal Administration of Public Revenue tax identification number (CUIT) check
Arkansas (US)	-	Business & Commercial Services	Secretary of State	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 Registry	Chamber of Commerce and Industry	-	Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australia	-	Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC)	Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)	Securities and Investments Commission Registers	Securities and Investments Commission Search ASIC Registers Business Register-Business Number Lookup
Austria	-	-	Manz	Ministry of Justice Commercial Register Ministry of Economics and Digitalization—Commercial licenses	Wiener Zeitung FirmenABC (semi official source) Central Register of Associations GISA Gewerbeinformations system (Sole proprietor search)
Azerbaijan	-	-	Ministry of Taxes	State Tax Service	Ministry of Taxes – State Register of Business Entities
Bahamas	-	Registrar General's Department	-	-	-
Bahrain	-	Ministry of Industry & Commerce	Sijilat Commercial Registration Portal	Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism	Ministry of Industry & Commerce
Bangladesh	-	Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms	Government of the People's, Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC)	Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC)	-
Barbados	-	Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office	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	-	Ministry of Justice - Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs	Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs
Belgium	-	Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie	Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO)	Business Register KBO	Central Balance Sheet Office Crossroads Bank for Enterprises Enterprise Search
Belize	-	IBCR - International Business Companies Registry	-	-	International Business Companies Registry
Benin	-	-	-	-	Ministry of Industry, Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises
Bermuda	-	Registrar of Companies	-	-	Registrar of Companies
Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	-	Registers of Business Entities	Registers of Business Entities Joint e-registry of associations and foundations	Registers of Business Entities
Bolivia	-	Trade Register	-	-	Registro de Comercio
Botswana	-	-	The Companies and Intellectual Property Authority	-	Companies and Intellectual Property Authority
Brazil	-	Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica	National registry	Receita Federal	Ministry of Finance
British Columbia (Canada)	-	Corporate Registry	-	-	-
British Virgin Islands	-	-	-	-	-
Brunei Darussalam	-	-	Registries Division Attorney General's Chambers	-	The Companies Registry
Bulgaria	Ministry of Justice Registry Agency	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	Secretary of State	Secretary of State Trademark Search
Cambodia	-	Ministry of Commerce	Ministry of Commerce Online Business Registration	-	Ministry of Commerce
Canada	-	Corporations	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	-	-	-	-	Official Gazette
Cayman Islands	-	-	General Registry	-	Monetary Authority Online General Registry
Chile	-	-	-	Servicios de Impuestos Internos (SII)	Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo Registry of Commerce of Santiago
China	-	-	National Enterprise Credit Management System (NECIPS)	State Administration for Market Regulation	Baidu National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System
Colombia	-	-	RUES - Registro Unico Empresarial y Social Camaras de Comercio/Superintendency of Corporations – SIREM	57 independent Chambers of Commerce	Unified Commercial and Social Registry Certificate Verification
Colorado (US)	-	Business Division of the Secretary of State’s office & Information Marketplace	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Democratic Republic of the Congo	-	-	-	-	Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Business Registry
Connecticut (US)	-	Secretary of the State's Commercial Recording Division	The Office of Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Costa Rica	-	-	-	-	-
Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	Registry Services Entity search
Croatia	-	Chamber of Commerce	The Register of Business Entities	Court Register Proprietorships Register Register of Associations	HGK Hrvatska gospodarska komora Business Register
Curaçao	-	Chamber of Commerce & Industry	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 Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver	Department of Companies and Intellectual Property—Companies Sector	Department of the Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Confirmation of Authenticity of Certificates and Certified Copies (use the documents record number)
Czech Republic	Public Register, Ministry of Justice	Division of Corporations, Department of State	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)	-	Division of Corporations, Department of State	State of Delaware, Division of Corporations	Department of State	Secretary of State
Denmark	-	Central Business Register, Business Authority	Commerce and Companies Agency (DCCA)	Business Authority	Central Business Register
District of Columbia (US)	-	Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs	-	Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs	-
Dominica	-	-	-	-	Companies and Intellectual Property Office
Dominican Republic	-	National Office of Industrial Property	General Directorate of Internal Taxes (Dirección General de Impuestos Internos)	-	-
Dubai (UAE)	-	Chamber of Commerce and Industry- Commercial Directory	-		-
Ecuador	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	Business Information System	Kauppalehti Oy Information Services	Patent and Registration Office The Business Information System	Trade Register BIS Search
Florida (US)	-	Department of Corporations	Department of State, Division of Corporations	Secretary of State Division of Corporations	Secretary of State
France	-	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)	Infogreffe	INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)	Trade and Companies Register- (including information about UBOs) Sirene Official Bulletin of Civil and Commercial Announcements Journal officiel (associations search) Paris Registry
French Guiana	-	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)	-	-	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	State of Georgia, Corporations Division	Secretary of State Corporations Division	Secretary of State
Germany	Common Register Portal	Common Register Portal	Bundesanzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft mbH/Common register portal of the federal states	Business & Commercial Registers Transparency Register	Commercial Register Business Register System Open Database (unofficial source)
Ghana	-	-	-	-	-
Gibraltar	-	Companies House	Companies House	Companies House	-
Greece	-	General Electronic Commercial Registry	-	G.E.MI. (General Commercial Business Registry)	General Commercial Registry
Greenland	-	The Business Register	-	The Danish Commerce Agency Central Business Register—CVR	-
Guadeloupe	-	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)	-	-	-
Guernsey	-	Registry	Registry	Registry	Registry
Hawaii (US)	-	Business Express (HBE), Information Consortium, LLC	State of Hawaii, Business Registration Division, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Business Registration Division, Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs	Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA)
Hong Kong	-	ICRIS CSC Companies Registry	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
Hungary	Ministry of Justice	-	-	Ministry of Justice—Court of Company Registration	Court of Company Registration
Iceland	-	Directorate of Internal Revenue - Company Directory	Directorate of Internal Revenue (Ríkisskattstjóri, RSK)	Revenue & Customs	Company Directory
Idaho (US)	-	Business Services, Secretary of State	Secretary of State's Office	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Illinois (US)	-	Business Services, Office of the Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
India	-	Ministry of Corporate Affairs - Company/LLP Master Data	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 & Medium Enterprises https://udyamregistration.gov.in/UA/UA_VerifyUAM.aspx https://udyamregistration.gov.in/Udyam_Verify.aspx
Indiana (US)	-	Business Services Division, Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Indonesia	-	-	Kementerian Perindustrian	Ministry of Justice and Human Right	Ministry of Industry – Industrial Company Directory
Iowa (US)	-	Business Services Division, Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Iran	-	Legal Entities' National ID Portal	-	-	-
Ireland	-	Companies Registration Office, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation	Companies Registration Office (CRO)	Companies Registration Office	Companies registration office Parthership search
Isle of Man	-	Companies Registry	Online Services Government	Companies Registry	Companies Registry
Israel	-	Corporations Authority, Department of Justice	Corporations Authority	Registrar of Companies	Justice Ministry – Corporations Authority The Companies Registry
Italy	-	-	Chambers of Commerce via InfoCamere	Chambers of Commerce National Business Register	Business Register (only verification of the existence and address) Companies Registry Verify Document Code
Jamaica	-	Companies Office	Companies Office	-	Office of the Registrar of Companies
Japan	-	National Tax Agency	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry	National Tax Agency	National Tax Agency
Jersey	-	JFSC Companies Registry	Financial Service Commission (JFSC)	Financial Services Commission Companies Registry	JFSC Companies Registry
Jordan	-	-	-	-	Companies Control Department
Kansas (US)	-	Business Center	Secretary of State	Secretary of State Business Services Division	Secretary of State
Kazakhstan	-	-	-	Ministry of Justice Ministry of National Economy	State Revenue Commuttee–Legal entities Business Licenses Astana Financial Services Authority
Kentucky (US)	-	Business Services, Office of the Secretary of State	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	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	Commercial Register of the Principality	Commercial Register	Commercial Register
Lithuania	-	-	State Enterprise Centre of Register	State Enterprise Centre of Registers	Register of Legal Entities Temporarily entered name search
Louisiana (US)	-	Corporations Section, Office of the Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Luxembourg	-	Registry of Trade and Companies	Business Registers	Business Register	Business Register Official Gazette (Legilux)
Madagascar	-	-	-	-	L’Economic Development Board (EDBM)
Macedonia (FYR)	-	-	Central Register	-	Central Registry
Maine (US)	-	Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions, Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Department of the Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Department of Secretary of State Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions	Secretary of State
Malaysia	-	Companies Commission	Companies Commission	Companies Commission	Companies Commission Company Search (only verification of the existence) Labuan FSA
Maldives	-	-	-	-	Ministry of Economic Development
Malta	-	Registry of Companies, Financial Services Authority	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)	-	-	institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Maryland (US)	-	State Department of Assessments and Taxation	State Department of Assessments and Taxation	Secretary of State	State Department of Assessments and Taxation
Massachusetts (US)	-	Corporations Division, Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office	Secretary of the Commonwealth	Secretary of State	Secretary of the Commonwealth
Mauritius	-	Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Companies Division - Companies and Businesses Registration Integrated System	Corporate and Business Registration Department (CBRD)	-	Ministry of Finance and Economic Development – Corporate and Business Registration Department The Financial Services Commission, License search
Mayotte	-	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)	-	INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Mexico	-	Business Information System, Ministry of the Economy	-	Ministry of the Economy Public Registry (Siger)	-
Michigan (US)	-	Corporations Division, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs	Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs	Secretary of State Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs	Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs State License Search
Minnesota (US)	-	Office of the Secretary of State Business & Lien system	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Mississippi (US)	-	Business Services, Office of the Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Missouri (US)	-	Secretary of State - RegSys	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Moldova	-	Public Services Agency	-	Public Services Agency	Public Services Agency Taxable entity search
Monaco	-	-	Consulter le Repertoire du Commerce et de L'industrie	Trade & Industry Registry	Registry of Commerce and Industry
Montana (US)	-	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Montenegro	-	Central Register of Business Entities	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 - Company Department	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration	-	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration
Namibia	-	-	-	-	Business and Intellectual Property Authority
Nebraska (US)	-	Business Services, Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Nepal	-	-	Office of the Company Registrar	-	Entity check
Netherlands	-	Kamer van Koophandel (KvK)	Kamer van Koophandel	Chamber of Commerce KVK	Kamer van Koophandel (KvK) St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Nevada (US)	-	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
New Brunswick (Canada)	-	Corporate Registry	-	-	-
New Caledonia	-	-	-	Statistics and Economic Studies Institute Trade & Industry Registry	-
New Hampshire (US)	-	Corporation Division, Secretary of State's Office	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
New Jersey (US)	-	Business Records Service, Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services	Department of the Treasury	Secretary of State Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services	Department of the Treasury
New Mexico (US)	-	Office of the Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Public Regulation Commission	Secretary of State	Public Regulation Commission
New York (US)	-	Corporation and Business Entity Database, Division of Corporations, State Records and UCC, Department of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State, Division of Corporations	Secretary of State
Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)	-	Registry of Companies, Department of Government Services	-	-	-
New Zealand	-	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration - Company Department	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration	-	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration
Nicaragua	-	-	Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade (MIFIC)	-	-
Nigeria	Corporate Affairs Commission	-	-	Corporates Affairs Commission (CAC)	Corporate Affairs Commission
Niue	-	-	-	-	Companies Office
North Carolina (US)	-	Corporations Division, Department of the Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
North Dakota (US)	-	Secretary of State - FirstStop	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Norway	-	Entity Registry, Brønnøysund Register Centre	Brønnøysund Register Centre (BRC)	Brønnøysund Register	Brønnøysund Register Centre
Nova Scotia (Canada)	-	Registry of Joint Stock Companies	Corporate Registry	-	-
Nunavut (Canada)	-	Department of Justice - Corporate Registries	-	-	-
Ohio (US)	-	Corporation Database, Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Oklahoma (US)	-	Business Filing Department, Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Oman	-	-	National registry	-	Ministry of Commerce and Industry Search Company Listings
Ontario (Canada)	-	Registry	-	-	-
Oregon (US)	-	Corporation Division, Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State Corporation Division	Secretary of State
Pakistan	-	Securities and Exchange Commission	Securities and Exchange Commission	Securities and Exchange Commission (SECP)	Securities and Exchange Commission Company Name Search
Palestine	-	-	-	-	Ministry of National Economy Companies Registry
Panama	-	Public Registry	Registro Público	-	-
Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	Investment Promotion Authority Entity Search
Paraguay	-	-	-	-	Ministry of Finance Taxable entity search
Pennsylvania (US)	-	Department of State	Secretary of the Commonwealth	Secretary of State	Secretary of the Commonwealth
Peru	-	-	National Superintendency of Tax Administration (SUNAT)	National Superintendency of Public Registries — Registered Legal Entities	National Superintendency of Tax Administration (SUNAT)
Philippines	-	-	Business Registry: Department of Trade And Industry: Securities and Exchange Commission – SEC i-Register	Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)	Department of Trade and Industry Business Name Registration System
Poland	-	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) Central Statistical Office (GUS) – National Official Business Registe UBO Register
Portugal	-	-	Portal da Justica	Institute of Registries and Notaries	Ministry of Justice – Entity Search
Prince Edward Island (Canada)	-	Corporate/Business Names Registry	-	-	-
Puerto Rico	-	PR Department of State - Register of Corporations and Institutions	-	-	Department of State
Qatar	-	-	Financial Centre Regulatory Authority	Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI)	-
Quebec (Canada)	-	Registraire des entreprises	-	-	-
Rhode Island (US)	-	Division Of Business Services, Office of the Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Romania	-	National Trade Register Office, Ministry of Justice	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	-	National Trade Register Office, Ministry of Justice	Federal Tax Service - Unified State Register of Legal Entities	Federal Tax Service	Federal Tax Service – Unified State Register of Legal Entities
Rwanda	-	Office of the Registrar General: Information services	-	-	-
Réunion	-	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)	-	-	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Saint Barthélemy	-	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 Martin (French part)	-	Registraire des entreprises	-	-	-
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	-	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)	-	INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)	-
Saint Vincent & The Grenadines	-	-	-	-	Vincent & The Grenadines Financial Services Authority
Samoa	-	-	Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Labour	-	Business Registry Business Registry Director and Shareholder Search Verify Document Code
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	Business Registers Agency Central Securities Depository and Clearing House
Seychelles	-	-	-	-	Seychelles Business Register (onshore companies only)
Singapore	-	Directory of Registered Entities	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	-	Business Register, Ministry of Justice	Business Register	Ministry of Justice Statistical Business Register Trade Licensing Register (The Ministry of Interior)	-
Slovenia	-	ePRS Business Register	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	Companies and Intellectual Property Commission	-
South Carolina (US)	-	Business Filings database, Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
South Dakota (US)	-	Secretary of State	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	-	Mercantile Registry	Registradores, Registro Mercantil Central, BORME	Central Trade Register	National Securities Market Commission Registradores (mostly for Barselona)
Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	Department of Registrar of Companies
Sweden	-	Companies Registration Office	Bolagsverket	Companies Registration Office Statistics	Companies Registration Office Financial Supervisory Authority
Switzerland	-	Central Business Names Index	Zefix – Zentraler Firmenindex	Central Business Names Index Official Gazette of Commerce	Central Business Names Index (Zefix) Commercial Gazette (SHAB)
Taiwan	-	-	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 and Individual Entrepreneurs	-	Tax Committee of the Government	Department of Registrar of Companies
Tanzania	-	Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)	-	-	-
Tennessee (US)	-	Business Entity Database	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Texas (US)	-	Comptroller of Public Accounts	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Thailand	-	Department of Business Development	Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce	Department of Business Development	Ministry of Commerce – Department of Business Development
Tonga	-	Companies Office	Business Registries Office	-	-
Trinidad & Tobago	-	-	Registrar General's Department - Companies Registry	-	Companies Registry Securities and Exchange Commission – Registered Companies, Individuals & Securities
Tunisia	-	Commercial Register	Registre de Commerce	National Business Register	Registry of Commerce
Turkey	-	-	TÜRKİYE TİCARET SİCİLİ GAZETESİ	The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchange	Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges Chamber of Commerce Adana Chamber of Commerce Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Search for Member Companies Mersin – Mersin Chamber of Commerce
U.S Virgin Islands	-	-	Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs	-	Office ofthe Lieutenant Governor
Uganda	-	Registration Service Bureau (URSB)	Registration Service Bureau	-	-
Ukraine	-	Ministry of Justice	-	Ministry of Justice	Unified Register of Civic Organizations Open Database (unofficial source)
United Arab Emirates	-	-	National Economic Register	National Economic Register	Unified Commercial Registration System Ministry of Economy Abu Dhabi – Department of Economic Development Abu Dhabi Business Center – Business License Search 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 Verify a document
United Kingdom	Companies House	Companies House	Companies House	Companies House	Companies House Charity search VAT number check
Uruguay	-	-	Dirección Nacional de Industrias - SISTEMA DE REGISTRO DE EMPRESAS	-	-
Utah (US)	-	Division of Corporations & Commercial Code, Department of Commerce	Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Secretary of State, Division of Corporations	Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Uzbekistan	-	-	-	State Statistic Committee	-
Vanuatu	-	Financial Services Commission	Financial Services Commission	-	Financial Services Commission
Venezuela	-	-	-	-	SENIAT company tax identification code (RIF) check
Vermont (US)	-	Corporations Division, Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Vietnam	-	Ministry of Planning and Investment - Department of Business Registration - Company Register	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	State Corporation Commission	Secretary of State	State Corporation Commission
Wallis and Futuna Islands	-	-	-	Official Gazette Trade & Industry Registry	-
Washington (US)	-	Corporations Division, Office of the Secretary of State	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	Secretary of State
Wisconsin (US)	-	Corporation Section, Division of Corporate & Consumer Services, Department of Financial Institutions	Department of Financial Institutions	Secretary of State	Department of Financial Institutions
Wyoming (US)	-	Business Division, Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State	Secretary of State

Country	Verification sources
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
Nigeria	Corporate Affairs Commission
South Africa	Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
United Kingdom	Companies House

Country	Verification sources
Abu Dhabi(UAE)	Chamber of Commerce and Industry- Online Commercial Directory
Alabama (US)	Secretary of State's Government Records
Alaska (US)	Department of Commerce
Arizona (US)	Corporation Commission
Arkansas (US)	Business & Commercial Services
Aruba	Chamber of Commerce Registry
Australia	Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC)
Albaina	National Registration Center
Bahamas	Registrar General's Department
Bahrain	Ministry of Industry & Commerce
Bangladesh	Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms
Barbados	Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office
Belarus	Ministry of Justice - Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs
Belgium	Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie
Belize	IBCR - International Business Companies Registry
Bermuda	Registrar of Companies
Bolivia	Trade Register
Brazil	Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica
British Columbia (Canada)	Corporate Registry
Bulgaria	Ministry of Justice Registry Agency
California (US)	Secretary of State
Cambodia	Ministry of Commerce
Canada	Corporations
Colorado (US)	Business Division of the Secretary of State’s office & Information Marketplace
Connecticut (US)	Secretary of the State's Commercial Recording Division
Croatia	Chamber of Commerce
Curaçao	Curaçao Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Cyprus	Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver
Czech Republic	Public Register, Ministry of Justice
Delaware (US)	Division of Corporations, Department of State
Denmark	Central Business Register, Business Authority
District of Columbia (US)	Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Dominican Republic	National Office of Industrial Property
Dubai (UAE)	Chamber of Commerce and Industry- Commercial Directory
Finland	Business Information System
Florida (US)	Department of Corporations
France	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
French Guiana	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Georgia (US)	Secretary of State Corporations Division
Germany	Common Register Portal
Gibraltar	Companies House
Greece	General Electronic Commercial Registry
Greenland	The Business Register
Guadeloupe	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Guernsey	Registry
Hawaii (US)	Business Express (HBE), Information Consortium, LLC
Hong Kong	ICRIS CSC Companies Registry
Iceland	Directorate of Internal Revenue - Company Directory
Idaho (US)	Business Services, Secretary of State
Illinois (US)	Business Services, Office of the Secretary of State
India	Ministry of Corporate Affairs - Company/LLP Master Data
Indiana (US)	Business Services Division, Secretary of State
Iowa (US)	Business Services Division, Secretary of State
Iran	Legal Entities' National ID Portal
Ireland	Companies Registration Office, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Isle of Man	Companies Registry
Israel	Corporations Authority, Department of Justice
Jamaica	Companies Office
Japan	National Tax Agency
Jersey	JFSC Companies Registry
Kansas (US)	Business Center
Kentucky (US)	Business Services, Office of the Secretary of State
Latvia	Register of Enterprises
Liechtenstein	Commercial Register
Louisiana (US)	Corporations Section, Office of the Secretary of State
Luxembourg	Registry of Trade and Companies
Maine (US)	Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions, Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Department of the Secretary of State
Malaysia	Companies Commission
Malta	Registry of Companies, Financial Services Authority
Martinique	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Maryland (US)	State Department of Assessments and Taxation
Massachusetts (US)	Corporations Division, Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office
Mauritius	Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Companies Division - Companies and Businesses Registration Integrated System
Mayotte	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Mexico	Business Information System. Ministry of the Economy
Michigan (US)	Corporations Division, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Minnesota (US)	Office of Secretary of State Business & Lien system
Mississippi (US)	Business Services, Office of the Secretary of State
Missouri (US)	Secretary of State - RegSys
Moldova	Public Services Agency
Montana (US)	Secretary of State
Montenegro	Central Register of Business Entities
Myanmar	Directorate of Investment and Company Administration - Company Department
Nebraska (US)	Business Services, Secretary of State
Netherlands	Kamer van Koophandel (KvK)
Nevada (US)	Secretary of State
New Brunswick (Canada)	Corporate Registry
New Hampshire (US)	Corporation Division, Secretary of State's Office
New Jersey (US)	Business Records Service, Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services
New Mexico (US)	Office of the Secretary of State, Business Services Division
New York (US)	Corporation and Business Entity Database, Division of Corporations, State Records and UCC, Department of State
New Zealand	Companies Office
Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)	Registry of Companies, Department of Government Services
North Carolina (US)	Corporations Division, Department of the Secretary of State
North Dakota (US)	Secretary of State - FirstStop
Norway	Entity Registry, Brønnøysund Register Centre
Nova Scotia (Canada)	Registry of Joint Stock Companies
Nunavut (Canada)	Department of Justice - Corporate Registries
Ohio (US)	Corporation Database, Secretary of State
Oklahoma (US)	Business Filing Department, Secretary of State
Ontario (Canada)	Registry
Oregon (US)	Corporation Division, Secretary of State
Pakistan	Securities and Exchange Commission
Panama	Public Registry
Pennsylvania (US)	Department of State
Poland	National Court Register
Prince Edward Island (Canada)	Corporate/Business Names Registry
Puerto Rico	PR Department of State - Register of Corporations and Institutions
Quebec (Canada)	Registraire des entreprises
Rhode Island (US)	Division Of Business Services, Office of the Secretary of State
Romania	National Trade Register Office, Ministry of Justice
Russia	Unified State Register of Legal Entities
Rwanda	Office of the Registrar General: Information services
Réunion	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Saint Barthélemy	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Saint Martin (French part)	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Singapore	Directory of Registered Entities
Slovakia	Business Register, Ministry of Justice
Slovenia	ePRS Business Register
South Africa	Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
South Carolina (US)	Business Filings database, Secretary of State
South Dakota (US)	Secretary of State
Spain	Mercantile Registry
Sweden	Companies Registration Office
Switzerland	Central Business Names Index
Tajikistan	State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs
Tanzania	Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA)
Tennessee (US)	Business Entity Database
Texas (US)	Comptroller of Public Accounts
Thailand	Department of Business Development
Tonga	Companies Office
Tunisia	Commercial Register
Uganda	Registration Service Bureau (URSB)
Ukraine	Ministry of Justice
United Kingdom	Companies House
Utah (US)	Division of Corporations & Commercial Code, Department of Commerce
Vanuatu	Financial Services Commission
Vermont (US)	Corporations Division, Secretary of State
Vietnam	Ministry of Planning and Investment - Department of Business Registration - Company Register
Virginia (US)	State Corporation Commission
Washington (US)	Corporations Division, Office of the Secretary of State
West Virginia (US)	Secretary of State
Wisconsin (US)	Corporation Section, Division of Corporate & Consumer Services, Department of Financial Institutions
Wyoming (US)	Business Division, Secretary of State

Country	Verification sources
Abu Dhabi(UAE)	Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Alabama (US)	Secretary of State
Alaska (US)	Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
Albania	Qendra Kombetare e Biznesit
Arizona (US)	Corporation Commission
Arkansas (US)	Secretary of State
Aruba	Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australia	Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Austria	Manz
Azerbaijan	Ministry of Taxes
Bahrain	Sijilat Commercial Registration Portal
Bangladesh	Government of the People's, Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC)
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
Brunei Darussalam	Registries Division Attorney General's Chambers
California (US)	Secretary of State
Cambodia	Ministry of Commerce Online Business Registration
Canada	The individual provincial registries, and the federal registry
Cayman Islands	General 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
Georgia (US)	State of Georgia, Corporations Division
Germany	Bundesanzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft mbH/Common register portal of the federal states
Gibraltar	Companies House
Guernsey	Registry
Hawaii (US)	State of Hawaii, Business Registration Division, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Hong Kong	Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS)
Iceland	Directorate of Internal Revenue (Ríkisskattstjóri, RSK)
Idaho (US)	Secretary of State's Office
Illinois (US)	Secretary of State
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
Jamaica	Companies Office
Japan	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Jersey	Financial Service Commission (JFSC)
Kansas (US)	Secretary of State
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
Luxembourg	Business Registers
Macedonia (FYR)	Central Register
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
Massachusetts (US)	Secretary of the Commonwealth
Mauritius	Corporate and Business Registration Department (CBRD)
Michigan (US)	Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Minnesota (US)	Secretary of State
Mississippi (US)	Secretary of State
Missouri (US)	Secretary of State
Monaco	Consulter le Repertoire du Commerce et de L'industrie
Montana (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
Nebraska (US)	Secretary of State
Nepal	Office of the Company Registrar
Netherlands	Kamer van Koophandel
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
Nicaragua	Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade (MIFIC)
North Carolina (US)	Secretary of State
North Dakota (US)	Secretary of State
Norway	Brønnøysund Register Centre (BRC)
Nova Scotia (Canada)	Corporate Registry
Ohio (US)	Secretary of State
Oklahoma (US)	Secretary of State
Oman	National registry
Oregon (US)	Secretary of State
Pakistan	Securities and Exchange Commission
Panama	Registro Público
Pennsylvania (US)	Secretary of the Commonwealth
Peru	National Superintendency of Tax Administration (SUNAT)
Philippines	Business Registry: Department of Trade And Industry: Securities and Exchange Commission – SEC i-Register
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
Thailand	Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce
Tonga	Business Registries Office
Trinidad & Tobago	Registrar General's Department - Companies Registry
Tunisia	Registre de Commerce
Turkey	TÜRKİYE TİCARET SİCİLİ GAZETESİ
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
Utah (US)	Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Vanuatu	Financial Services Commission
Vermont (US)	Secretary of State
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
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
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
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
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	Official Gazette Federal Administration of Public Revenue tax identification number (CUIT) check
Arkansas (US)	Secretary of State
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
Austria	Wiener Zeitung FirmenABC (semi official source) Central Register of Associations GISA Gewerbeinformations system (Sole proprietor search)
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	Central Balance Sheet Office Crossroads Bank for Enterprises Enterprise Search
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)	Secretary of State Trademark Search
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 Registry of Commerce of Santiago
China	Baidu National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System
Colombia	Unified Commercial and Social Registry Certificate Verification
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	HGK Hrvatska gospodarska komora Business Register
Curaçao	Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Cyprus	Department of the Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver Confirmation of Authenticity of Certificates and Certified Copies (use the documents record number)
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
Denmark	Central Business Register
Dominica	Companies and Intellectual Property Office
Estonia	Central Commercial Register
Finland	Trade Register BIS Search
Florida (US)	Secretary of State
France	Trade and Companies Register- (including information about UBOs) Sirene Official Bulletin of Civil and Commercial Announcements Journal officiel (associations search) Paris Registry
French Guiana	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Georgia	Public Registry
Georgia (US)	Secretary of State
Germany	German Commercial Register Business Register System Open Database (unofficial source)
Greece	General Commercial Registry
Guernsey	Registry
Hawaii (US)	Business Registration Division, Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Hong Kong	Gov HK Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS) – Companies Register
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 & Medium Enterprises https://udyamregistration.gov.in/UA/UA_VerifyUAM.aspx https://udyamregistration.gov.in/Udyam_Verify.aspx
Indiana (US)	Secretary of State
Indonesia	Ministry of Industry – Industrial Company Directory
Iowa (US)	Secretary of State
Iran	-
Ireland	Companies registration office Parthership search
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 Verify Document Code
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 Temporarily entered name search
Louisiana (US)	Secretary of State
Luxembourg	Business Register Official Gazette (Legilux)
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”)
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
Mayotte	Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
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	Public Services Agency Taxable entity search
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	Kamer van Koophandel (KvK) St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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	Ministry of Development (MR) – Central Registration and Information on Business (CEIDG) National Court Register (KRS) Central Statistical Office (GUS) – National Official Business Registe UBO Register
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	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
Samoa	Business Registry Business Registry Director and Shareholder Search Verify Document Code
San Marino	Trade Register
Senegal	Business Creation Support Bureau
Serbia	Business Registers Agency Central Securities Depository and Clearing House
Seychelles	Seychelles Business Register (onshore companies only)
Singapore	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority – Entity search Inland Revenue Authority – GST Registered Business Search
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	National Securities Market Commission Registradores (mostly for Barselona)
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
Tennessee (US)	Secretary of State
Texas (US)	Secretary of State
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	Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges Chamber of Commerce Adana Chamber of Commerce Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Search for Member Companies Mersin – Mersin Chamber of Commerce
U.S Virgin Islands	Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Ukraine	Unified Register of Civic Organizations Open Database (unofficial source)
United Arab Emirates	Unified Commercial Registration System Ministry of Economy Abu Dhabi – Department of Economic Development Abu Dhabi Business Center – Business License Search 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 Verify a document
United Kingdom	Companies House Charity search VAT number check
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