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Local court in Chemnitz – commercial register

The local court in Chemnitz maintains the commercial register for the Chemnitz region. Chemnitz is Saxony’s centre for mechanical engineering and machine tools, with Niles-Simmons, Schubert & Salzer and the Volkswagen engine plant. As European Capital of Culture 2025, the city combines industrial tradition with a growing IT and creative sector.

Chemnitz as a business location

Chemnitz has long been Saxony’s mechanical engineering centre. Niles-Simmons-Hegenscheidt (machine tools and wheel profiles), Schubert & Salzer Control Systems (industrial valves), the Volkswagen Chemnitz engine plant and KOMSA Kommunikation Sachsen shape its industry. IBA housing construction, eins energie and Stadtwerke Chemnitz are municipal pillars. The Technical University of Chemnitz and Fraunhofer IWU advance research into microproduction and electric mobility. European Capital of Culture 2025 status also stimulates the cultural economy.

Address & contact

Local court in Chemnitz, commercial register
Gerichtsstraße 2, 09112 Chemnitz
Telephone: 0371 453-0

Opening and consultation hours

Monday to Friday: 08:30–12:00; Tuesday: 13:00–17:30; Thursday: 13:00–15:00.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Chemnitz 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 city’s mechanical engineering tradition and Volkswagen engine plant make it an important registration location. HRB Chemnitz records the VW Chemnitz engine plant, Niles-Simmons-Hegenscheidt, Schubert & Salzer Control Systems and a growing IT cluster.

How does ordering work?

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

Common uses in Chemnitz

• Credit checks on machine tool and drive technology specialists
• Evidence for automotive supply contracts (VW component plant)
• Documents for medium-sized IT and software businesses in the region
• Apostilles for Saxon mechanical engineering exports to Eastern Europe and Asia

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.