Public registers

e-information – access trade information online

Berlin is the first major German city to offer comprehensive online information from the trade register. You may freely search the basic data held for Berlin companies.

Commercial register – shared register portal of the states

Electronic commercial, co-operative and partnership register and, to some extent, also association register of all federal states in Germany as well as announcements for the register (publications).

Commercial central register

Commercial central register broken down into natural and legal persons containing the following: entries, administrative decisions, waivers, fining decisions, criminal offence convictions.

Register of companies

Search for important company data requiring publication and access to the electronic registers of companies, cooperatives and partnerships.

Announcements concerning the insolvency proceedings

The insolvency courts of the Federal Republic of Germany publish announcements on this site that should be made if insolvency proceedings have been applied for before court.

German Federal Bar – nationwide official directory of lawyers

Search for all lawyers registered in Germany, European lawyers as well as practicing lawyers from different states.

Chimney sweep register

Electronic register of persons who fulfil the requirements for the independent exercise of chimney sweep work.