Inspect the commercial register
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Unternehmensstart und Gewerbezulassung
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Register und Kataster
Procedure
The joint register portal of the federal states is available on the Internet for inspection of the commercial register. There you can search for registered companies by entering keywords. If you register, the contents of the register can also be accessed online as a PDF document (subject to a fee).
In addition, you can still view the commercial register during business hours at the registry court (free of charge) and have a printout or copy made there (subject to a fee).
Legal bases
More information
Electronic Commercial Register
Since January 1, 2007, the commercial register has been maintained exclusively electronically. Data from the following public registers is available on the joint Internet portal of the German register courts:
- Commercial Register
- Register of Cooperatives
- Partnership register
- Register of associations (in part)
