View entry in the commercial register

Which entries can you see

The entry in the commercial register makes the business practices of traders and companies visible to other entrepreneurs. This enables you to obtain important information about possible business partners.

• The commercial register is public and can be viewed by everyone.

• By inspecting the commercial register, you will receive important information such as the current place of business or the Place of business of the owner, the purpose of the company as well as the amount of capital and the power of representation.

• This transparency helps you! You can also find out whether a company is still solvent or whether bankruptcy proceedings are already in progress.

• You can view the commercial register at any time.


Commercial register: finding out numbers made easy

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Extract from the commercial register: this is how it works

The inspection of the commercial register makes business practice easier for you, because there you will find many important entries about a company. You can apply for an extract from the local court, commercial register department, or you can order it online.

• You can view the commercial register at the local court free of charge.

• You can then apply for an extract from the commercial register there in person, in writing or by fax. However, the move costs something.

• The fee for a current statement is 13 euros. If you have the excerpt certified, it will cost 35 euros.

• The commercial register has existed in electronic form since 2007. You can therefore also obtain an official excerpt from the commercial register on-line order.

• What makes business practice much easier? You can also obtain company information from this address, because there you have access to the commercial registers of all federal states.