Official source
VIES; limited Unternehmensregister coverage
Accepted identifiers
- German VAT number (USt-IdNr.)
- Name, address, website and contacts
Germany
Partial coverageCheck a German company – current coverage
For Germany, we validate EU VAT numbers through VIES and assess the website, domain, contacts, payment and supplied documents.
Checks performed
What the result can verify
- EU VAT validity through VIES
- Domain, HTTPS, DNS, contacts and payment instructions
- Conflicts across invoices, offers and messages
Country-specific risks
Signals worth checking
- A valid German VAT number is copied onto an unrelated shop or invoice
- The Impressum identifies a different company than the payment recipient
- The seller uses a German address but only foreign messaging and bank details
Before payment
Practical next steps
- Submit the VAT number, full Impressum, URL and payment details
- Compare the VIES result with the legal notice and invoice
- Do not transfer funds until the company-to-account link is clear
Questions and answers
Checking a company in Germany
Does VerifyBeforeBuy automatically search Unternehmensregister?
No. Without an unrestricted official search API, the national register is not reported as checked; VIES and global evidence checks remain active.
What is the most important German website detail to submit?
Include the complete Impressum together with the URL and payment instructions so the legal identity can be compared across the evidence.
Coverage limitation
Automated Unternehmensregister search is not active because no unrestricted public search API is available. This is explicitly partial coverage.