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Company Search

Our Company Search Element allows searching by company name or registration number.

Searching by company name​

When searching by company name, we will return Companies based on their relevance and current status in their respective national databases.

Note

We return the first 25 Companies matched, by default. If you're using the company_search API endpoint directly, you can change this as per the pagination section in our API reference.

Searching by registration number​

Each country has its own system for identifying companies and uses different identifier formats. Our Company Search Element accepts different company identifiers based on the country where the company is registered.

🇧🇪 Belgium​

  • Registration number: 10 digits
  • VAT Number: BE + Registration number
Example
  • Company name: Amazon
  • Registration number: 0416295096
  • VAT number: BE0416295096

🇫🇷 France​

  • Registration number: 9 digits SIREN
  • SIRET: 14 digits
  • VAT number: FR + XX + SIREN
Example
  • Company name: AMAZON FRANCE LOGISTIQUE SAS
  • SIREN: 428785042
  • SIRET: 42878504200105
  • VAT number: FR00428785042

🇩🇪 Germany​

  • Registration number: Handelsregisternummer
Example
  • Company name: Amazon Distribution GmbH
  • Handelsregisternummer: Leipzig HRB 22572
Note

Handelsregisternummer in Germany are not unique. Our Company Search Element may return multiple matches.

🇮🇹 Italy​

In Italy, our Company Search API accepts search by VAT number as well as by registration number, even though they are different identifiers. In Italy the VAT number is more commonly used to identify companies.

  • Registration number: Province Code + 4-7 digit REA code
  • VAT number: 11 digit number, with an optional IT prefix
Example
  • Company name: COMPANY NAME SPA
  • Registration number: MI2579272
  • VAT number: 12345678901 (or IT12345678901)

🇳🇱 Netherlands​

  • Registration number: 8 digits KVK number
Example
  • Company name: Amazon B.V.
  • KVK number: 37089680

🇪🇸 Spain​

  • Registration number: 9 alphannumeric digits NIF (CIF has been merged into NIF since 2008)
  • VAT number: ES + NIF
Example
  • Company name: AMAZON PHARMA S.L
  • NIF: B81539983
  • VAT number: ESB81539983

🇬🇧 United Kingdom​

  • Registration number: 8 digits Companies House number
Example
  • Company name: Amazon Ltd
  • Companies House number: 10804351

Sole traders​

A sole trader is a self-employed person who owns and runs their own business as an individual. Certain countries require that sole traders be registered, others do not. In countries where sole traders are registered, our Company Search Element directs users to search for Sole Traders. In countries where sole traders are not registered, our Company Search Element directs users to create Sole Traders. The option to create Sole Traders is not available in geographies where sole traders are registered. The breakdown of countries where this occurs is as follows:

CountryIncorporated companiesSole traders
FranceRegisteredRegistered
SpainRegisteredRegistered
GermanyRegisteredSome registered, others not. Depends on the region.
NetherlandsRegisteredRegistered
BelgiumRegisteredRegistered
United KingdomRegisteredNot registered