Company check
Check a company and VAT number before paying
VerifyBeforeBuy extracts company identifiers from your evidence and compares them with available official sources for the relevant country.
What to submit
Evidence that improves the result
- Company, VAT, SIREN/SIRET, CRO, LEI or another registration number
- The business name, address, website and contacts
- The offer, invoice or payment instructions
What we check
Signals evaluated together
- The entity's existence, status and core identity
- Name, address, account and contact consistency
- Adverse states when the relevant official source publishes them
Country coverage
Choose where the company is registered
Each page lists the exact official sources, identifiers and current limitations.
Czech Republic
ARES, Czech VAT Register and Insolvency Register
ActiveSlovakia
Register of Legal Entities (RPO)
ActiveFrance
Annuaire des Entreprises
ActiveUnited Kingdom
Companies House
ActivePoland
Polish VAT taxpayer list (Biała lista)
ActiveNorway
Brønnøysundregistrene
ActiveFinland
Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)
ActiveIreland
Companies Registration Office (CRO) open data
PartialNetherlands
VIES; KVK API not yet connected
PartialBelgium
VIES; CBE/KBO Open Data not yet connected
PartialEstonia
VIES; e-Business Register API not yet connected
PartialDenmark
VIES; CVR system-to-system not yet connected
PartialSpain
VIES; Registro Mercantil not yet connected
PartialItaly
VIES; Registro Imprese not yet connected
PartialPortugal
VIES; Registo Comercial not yet connected
PartialGreece
VIES; GEMI not yet connected
PartialSweden
VIES; Bolagsverket API not yet connected
PartialHungary
VIES; e-cégjegyzék not yet connected
PartialRomania
VIES; ONRC/RECOM Online not yet connected
PartialCroatia
VIES; Sudski registar not yet connected
PartialSlovenia
VIES; AJPES ePRS not yet connected
PartialGermany
VIES; limited Unternehmensregister coverage
PartialAustria
VIES; limited Firmenbuch coverage
PartialLithuania
VIES; Centre of Registers not yet connected
PartialLatvia
VIES; Enterprise Register Open Data not yet connected
PartialLuxembourg
VIES; Luxembourg Business Registers not yet connected
PartialBulgaria
VIES; Registry Agency Commercial Register not yet connected
PartialCyprus
VIES; Cyprus Registrar eSearch not yet connected
PartialMalta
VIES; Malta Business Registry BAROS not yet connected
What the result means
Coverage depends on the country and registry availability. The coverage page lists the currently active official sources.