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Local court in Munich – commercial register

The local court in Munich is one of Germany’s largest register courts and maintains the commercial register for companies based in Munich and parts of the surrounding area.

Address & contact

Local court in Munich, commercial register
Pacellistraße 5, 80333 München
Telephone: 089 5597-0

Opening hours

Monday to Friday: 08:00–16:00 (public appointments by arrangement).

Jurisdiction

The local court in Munich 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). Among the best-known registered businesses are numerous DAX groups, medium-sized companies and start-ups.

How does ordering work?

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

Common uses in Munich

• Credit checks before doing business with Munich companies
• Evidence of authority to represent a company when signing contracts
• Documents for banks, public authorities and international partners
• Due diligence for company acquisitions
• Apostilles for use abroad (e.g. forming a company in the USA or UAE)

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.