Request information about traders
Description
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 obtain information about the business registration data collected upon request. The consent of the person concerned is not required for their data to be passed on.
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 demonstrate a legal interest - for example, to assert legal claims or to grant credit to the trader.
- For simple information: no requirements
- For extended information: legal interest
- for example debt instruments, copies of contracts, invoices or similar
none
- Appeal if necessary
- Administrative court action
Please contact the public order office of your municipality.
- Submit the application for information on business registration data to the responsible office.
- 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 information about the business registration data and a fee notice.
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
05.02.2024
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
