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Local court in Bremen – commercial register

The local court in Bremen maintains the commercial register for the Bremen region. With the Bremen ports (Bremerhaven), Bremen is Germany’s second-largest seaport location and home to Airbus Defence and Space, Mercedes-Benz Bremen, Beck’s brewery and OHB (space technology). The Hanseatic city combines port operations, automotive manufacturing and high technology.

Please note: since 18 July 2022, the Bremen register court has been located at Hans-Böckler-Straße 50, 28217 Bremen (previously Ostertorstraße 25–31). The entrance is at Altonaer Straße 3.

Bremen as a business location

Alongside Hamburg, Bremen is Germany’s most important seaport location. The two Bremen ports, Bremen city port and Bremerhaven, together form Germany’s second-largest seaport by tonnage. Businesses based here include Airbus Defence and Space (headquarters in Bremen, Ariane rocket final assembly), the Mercedes-Benz Bremen plant (E-Class and C-Class production), OHB SE (MDAX space technology), Beck’s brewery (AB InBev), a Hapag-Lloyd branch and Atlas Elektronik. With the University of Bremen (a university of excellence), Fraunhofer IFAM and the Übersee-Museum, the Hanseatic city combines maritime tradition with modern high-tech research.

Address & contact

Local court in Bremen, commercial register
Hans-Böckler-Straße 50, 28217 Bremen
Telephone: 0421 36115957

Opening and consultation hours

Monday to Friday: 09:00–12:30 and by telephone appointment. The compulsory-auction department is also open Monday 12:30–16:00.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Bremen maintains commercial register A (HRA) for sole traders, general partnerships (OHG) and limited partnerships (KG), and commercial register B (HRB) for limited liability companies (GmbH), stock corporations (AG) and European companies (SE). The Hanseatic city, with Germany’s second-largest seaport and businesses including Airbus, Mercedes and Beck’s, is an important registration location. HRB Bremen records an Airbus Defence and Space subsidiary, the Mercedes-Benz Bremen plant, OHB SE (space technology), Beck’s brewery and a large ship register.

How does ordering work?

Enter the company name or registration number (HRA/HRB) of the company in Bremen in our online form. Our staff retrieve the extract directly from the local court in Bremen and email the document to you as a PDF. Officially certified copies and apostilles are sent by post.

Common uses in Bremen

• Credit checks on port, container terminal and freight businesses
• Evidence for aerospace supply contracts
• Documents for automotive plants and supply chains (Mercedes Bremen)
• Apostilles for international shipping and insurance contracts

Processing time

PDF extracts: usually within 1–15 minutes after acceptance of the complete order during our service hours (Monday–Friday 09:00–18:00, Saturday 09:00–15:00, German local time). Outside these hours, processing starts in the next service period. Without a valid request for early performance, processing starts no earlier than the end of the withdrawal period. We confirm the processing start when accepting your order. Official certification: usually 2–4 weeks; apostilles: usually 6 weeks, in each case after acceptance of the complete documents. Postal transit time is additional. Legalisation: processing time on request. Availability and processing by public authorities may delay delivery; these are estimates, not guaranteed deadlines.