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Local court in Braunschweig – commercial register

The local court in Braunschweig maintains the commercial register for the Braunschweig region. Braunschweig is home to Volkswagen Financial Services, Volkswagen component plants (powertrain development), the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and several DLR institutes. With the Technical University of Braunschweig and more than 35 research institutions, the region is one of Europe’s most research-intensive areas.

Braunschweig as a business location

After Munich and Berlin, Braunschweig is Germany’s most research-intensive region. The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB, national metrology institute), DLR Braunschweig (transport and aviation research), the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), the Julius Kühn Institute (successor to BBA) and the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute are part of a concentration of over 35 research institutions. Volkswagen Financial Services (the central VW bank), Volkswagen’s Braunschweig component plants (powertrain development), Salzgitter AG (headquartered in nearby Salzgitter) and Öffentliche Versicherung Braunschweig dominate the economy. The Technical University of Braunschweig provides a further academic anchor.

Address & contact

Local court in Braunschweig, commercial register
An der Martinikirche 8, 38100 Braunschweig
Telephone: 0531 488-1000

Opening and consultation hours

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

Jurisdiction

The local court in Braunschweig 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 DLR/PTB research institutions and Volkswagen Financial Services make the city an important registration location. HRB Braunschweig records Volkswagen Financial Services AG (the central VW finance company), Volkswagen component plants, DLR institutes and measurement and testing laboratories.

How does ordering work?

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

Common uses in Braunschweig

• Credit checks on automotive suppliers in the VW network
• Documentation for research and university partnerships with the Technical University
• Documents for measurement, testing and calibration technology (PTB-related)
• Apostilles for international research consortia (DLR, EU projects)

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.