Request information about traders
Public bodies, companies and private individuals can apply for information on business registration data.
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Basic information
Simple information from the local trade register regarding the name, business address and registered activity of a trader can be accessed online or requested from the Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports and Transformation - Trade Registration Office. The trade register is a list kept by the municipal administrations of the tradespeople registered in the municipality who have their registered office in the respective municipality.
Public bodies, companies and private individuals can request information about the business registration data collected. The consent of the person concerned is not required for their data to be passed on.
For information on further data from the trade register, proof of a legal interest and, in the case of online retrieval, registration is required. Extended business information can be provided on the following details:
- Commercial register entry
- Date of registration and deregistration
- Names and private addresses of the management
- Former business address, former managing directors
Business registration data:
- The name of the trader, the business address and the reported activity (basic data) can be made generally accessible.
- For further information on business registration data, you must prove a legal interest - for example, to assert legal claims or to grant credit to the trader.
Requirements
- For simple information: no requirements
- For extended information: legal interest
- for example debt instruments, copies of contracts, invoices or similar
- Registration is also required for extended business information as eInformation.
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Procedure
- Submit the application for information on business registration data online, in writing or in person,
- All businesses currently registered in Bremen can be called up online via eAuskunft. The data of members of the liberal professions such as architects, lawyers and doctors are not stored.
- For extended business information, proof of legal interest and registration are required. You can find the application form under "Forms".
- The responsible office will check your application for completeness and whether you have a legal interest in obtaining information on business registration data.
- If your application is approved, you will receive the information on the business registration data and a fee notice.
More information
Legal remedy
- Appeal if necessary
- Administrative court action
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Necessary Documents
- For extended commercial reports
proof of legitimate interest (e.g. in the case of claims) and registration is required for e-information.
- For extended commercial reports
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Competent Department
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5.03 Gewerbemeldestelle - Die Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Häfen und Transformation
- (0421) 361-88667
- Katharinenklosterhof 3, 28195 Bremen
- gewerbemeldestelle
@wht. bremen. de
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Online Services
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eNews
eMeldung offers you the possibility to submit your applications to the Bremen Trade Registration Office online. Possible are trade registrations, simple trade information and extended trade information.
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Fees / Costs
free of charge: simple business information in the automated procedure
15,00 EUR Extended eDisclosure
For this purpose, the fee notice is sent quarterly.
9,00 EUR simple business information with personal or written application
19,00 EUR extended business information in case of personal or written application
The fee is due immediately. If the information is provided in writing, a fee notice will be sent. -
Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
No information. Please contact the responsible office.
How long does it take to process
No information. Please contact the responsible office.
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 15.04.2026