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Local court in Duisburg – commercial register

The local court in Duisburg maintains the commercial register for the Duisburg region. Duisburg is the logistics heart of the Ruhr region and, through duisport, home to Europe’s largest inland port. ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, the Haniel group and numerous logistics and steel businesses are headquartered here.

Duisburg as a business location

The economy of Duisburg revolves around two sectors: the inland port, with duisport, Krohne, Imperial Logistics and Klöckner & Co, and the steel industry around ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe (Europe’s largest steelworks) and the Haniel group. As the terminus of the Yuxinou rail connection and the New Silk Road, Duisburg is a central hub for Chinese–European freight. The Krupp Mannesmann legacy, KSB, GMVA and HKM steelworks also shape its industrial profile, alongside the University of Duisburg-Essen and a growing hydrogen and steel innovation cluster.

Address & contact

Local court in Duisburg, commercial register
König-Heinrich-Platz 1, 47051 Duisburg
Telephone: 0203 9928-0

Opening and consultation hours

Monday to Friday: 08:30–12:30; also Tuesday: 14:00–15:00.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Duisburg 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). Europe’s largest inland port and the city’s long steelmaking tradition make it an important registration location. Registered companies include numerous port logistics, freight-forwarding and steel-trading businesses, as well as Chinese branches at the terminus of the New Silk Road.

How does ordering work?

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

Common uses in Duisburg

• Checks on suppliers and freight businesses around the inland port
• Evidence for international logistics and container contracts
• Credit enquiries on steel and recycling businesses
• Documents for Chinese–European trade relations (New Silk Road terminus)

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.