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Local court in Hamburg – commercial register

The local court in Hamburg maintains the commercial register for one of Europe’s leading business cities. As Germany’s largest port and an international trading centre, it has thousands of registered companies across all sectors.

Address & contact

Local court in Hamburg, commercial register
Sievekingplatz 1, 20355 Hamburg
Telephone: 040 42843-0

Opening hours

Monday–Friday: 09:00–15:00

Jurisdiction

The local court in Hamburg is responsible for entries in and maintenance of the commercial and cooperative registers within the city. It maintains HRA entries for sole traders, OHGs and KGs, and HRB entries for GmbHs, AGs and other corporations.

How does ordering work?

Enter the company name or commercial register number in our form. Our staff obtain the extract directly from the local court in Hamburg and forward it by email as a PDF or, if required, by post.

Common uses in Hamburg

• Checks on suppliers and business partners in import/export
• Documentation for port authorities and logistics companies
• Evidence for international trade financing
• Apostilles for use abroad

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.