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Local court in Karlsruhe – commercial register

The local court in Karlsruhe maintains the commercial register for the Karlsruhe region. Karlsruhe hosts Germany’s highest courts (the Federal Constitutional Court and Federal Court of Justice) and KIT, a leading technology research centre. It is home to 1&1 Internet, EnBW, dm-drogerie markt and one of Germany’s largest IT clusters.

Important: since 4 October 2006, the commercial, cooperative and partnership registers for the entire Karlsruhe higher regional court district have been centralised at Mannheim local court (L2, 11–13, 68159 Mannheim). We obtain commercial register extracts for companies in Karlsruhe directly from the competent Mannheim register court.

Karlsruhe as a business location

Karlsruhe is Germany’s unofficial “city of law”, home to the Federal Constitutional Court, Federal Court of Justice, Federal Public Prosecutor General and numerous major law firms. Its economy includes 1&1 Internet (United Internet, MDAX), EnBW (energy, a DAX candidate), dm-drogerie markt (market leader), the Pfeiffer Vacuum legacy (Asslar) and Michelin tyre plants. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), FZI Research Center and over 4,000 IT businesses in the local “IT valley” make it a leading German technology location. The palace and fan-shaped city plan also make Karlsruhe a cultural attraction.

Address & contact

Local court in Karlsruhe, commercial register
Schlossplatz 23, 76125 Karlsruhe
Telephone: 0721 926-0

Opening and consultation hours

Public service office: Monday to Friday 09:00–11:00; also Tuesday and Thursday 13:00–15:00.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Karlsruhe 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 city of law and IT, home to the Federal Court of Justice, Federal Constitutional Court and KIT, is an important registration location. Because the register for the higher regional court district is maintained in Mannheim, HRB volume in Karlsruhe itself is low; the city has a strong presence in legal, foundation and federal-court activities.

How does ordering work?

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

Common uses in Karlsruhe

• Credit checks on IT and software companies connected with KIT
• Evidence for contracts with energy suppliers (EnBW-related)
• Documents for legal representation at the federal courts
• Apostilles for drugstore and consumer goods exports (dm network)

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.