Information from the trade register

If you would like to receive information about a business in Munich, please apply here.

Description

​​​​​​​​​The basic trade register enquiry provides you with the following information:

  • Name
  • Business name
  • Business address
  • Business activity

To obtain additional information, you must be able to demonstrate a legitimate interest (extended business register enquiry).

Note for public authorities: Please continue to contact us via the usual email address to obtain the information.

How the online enquiry service works:

  1. Start your application
  2. Enter your personal details or log in directly using BundID/BayernID
  3. Enter details of the business you are searching for
  4. Select the type of information
  5. Receive the information and invoice online
Important note

Important note

You would like information about

  • administrative decisions
  • fines
  • criminal convictions

relating to a business, please use the online form to request information from the Central Business Register of the Federal Office of Justice.

Duration and costs

Processing time

You can speed up the processing time by using our online application.

Fees

  • Single extract from the Trade Register: 15 euros
  • Collective enquiries: 15 euros for the first enquiry, plus 7.50 euros for each additional enquiry

Please note: The fee is payable even if the business you are looking for cannot be identified, the address provided is already known, or it is not possible to provide the information for legal reasons.

Available payment methods

Questions & Answers

To do so, you must demonstrate a legitimate interest.

Examples of a legitimate interest:

  • Asserting legal claims
  • In relation to services provided by the trader
  • Granting of credit to the trader.

Relevant supporting documents, such as copies of contract documents, invoices and debt or enforcement orders, must be submitted.

No, you can access the information without registering.

It’s quicker with a BundID/BayernID: all you need is a simple registration with a username and password. You do not need to identify yourself using your identity card, an ID app or a card reader.

The Trade Register Office can only provide information on the data recorded in its system.

No guarantee can be given as to the accuracy and completeness of the data in the Trade Register.

Yes, provided that the business was deregistered no more than ten years ago.

Contact

Gewerbeamt

Postal address

Gewerbeamt

Ruppertstraße 19
80466 München

Address

Implerstraße 11
81371 München

Related services

Information from the Central Trade Register - Legal entities, associations of persons

The central trade register is kept at the Federal Office of Justice and contains administrative decisions or decisions imposing fines in connection with the trade.

Provision of statistics

The Statistical Office provides statistical information for all important areas of life in Munich in a chronological and regional comparison.