Request a commercial register extract for Hamburg online
Commercial register Hamburg: the local court in Hamburg maintains section A (HRA — partnerships) and section B (HRB — corporations) for companies registered in Hamburg.
Need a commercial register extract for a company in Hamburg? Our service lets you request current, chronological and historical extracts online. Depending on the document, delivery is digital as a PDF or by post for officially certified copies and apostilles.
- Current commercial register extract
- Chronological commercial register extract
- Other documents (e.g. articles of association, lists of shareholders and more)
- Official certification available
- Apostille / legalisation available for use abroad
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.
Current commercial register extract
The current version of all entries in the commercial register maintained by the local court in Hamburg.
Chronological commercial register extract
All entries and changes in chronological order.
Historical commercial register extract
Deleted entries and the company’s complete historical record.
Articles of association
The company’s memorandum or articles of association filed with the commercial register.
List of shareholders
The current list of shareholders filed with the commercial register, including all shareholders.
Company entity data
An overview of the company entity’s basic data held by the register court.
Latest published annual financial statements – balance sheet
The company’s most recently disclosed annual financial statements (balance sheet).
Insolvency check
A check for insolvency announcements relating to the company.
In addition to standard commercial register extracts, we offer official certification and apostilles for international use — for example, setting up companies abroad, opening bank accounts or tender procedures.
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