Handelsregister einsehen

If you need information on specific companies, you can search for them in the Joint Register Portal of the federal states or in the Business Register itself and inspect the entries and documents submitted.

You can view the commercial registers online via the "Common Register Portal of the Federal States". Here you will find information on

• Corporations, for example, limited liability companies (GmbH), stock corporations (AG), partnerships limited by shares (KGaA)
• Commercial partnerships, for example general partnerships (OHG), limited partnerships (KG)
• Sole traders (e.K.)

The Joint Commercial Register Portal of the federal states provides information on facts and legal relationships that are of significance for legal transactions in connection with companies registered there. The commercial register contains, for example, the names of persons authorized to represent a company in business dealings.

You can view information free of charge on the Joint Commercial Register Portal of the German federal states. In addition, you can view free of charge

• view the documents submitted
• download a printout as a PDF.

It is also possible to view the commercial register via the Business Register, which was introduced on 01.01.2007. In addition to the data from the Commercial Register, other information such as annual financial statements of corporations or company announcements are published in the Business Register.

There are no costs involved.

Common register portal of the countries:

• Access the Common Register Portal of the Länder.
• Click either "Normal Search" or "Advanced Search" in the menu and enter corresponding keywords and data.
• Click on "Search."
• Now the entries you are looking for will be displayed and you can retrieve documents.
• Select the desired document

You can find further help in the register portal.

Business register:

• Call up the company register.
• In the quick search, enter the company name you are looking for and optionally an area.
• Now the entries you are looking for will be displayed.

You can view the data immediately.

There is no deadline.

• Inspecting the Commercial Register
• Inspection of the Commercial Register online at any time via the Joint Register Portal of the Federal States
• Retrieval of electronic copies online
• Commercial register provides information on specific
  • Corporations, for example, limited liability companies (GmbH), stock corporations (AG), partnerships limited by shares (KgaA))
  • partnerships, for example general partnerships (OHG), limited partnerships (KG)
  • Sole traders (e.K.)
• responsible: Local court as register court
• Data can also be viewed online via the company register
• Business register offers, for example, insight into:
  • Annual financial statements of corporations
  • Company announcements

Online services available: Yes