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Local court in Kiel – commercial register

The local court in Kiel maintains the commercial register for the Kiel region. ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and German Naval Yards (GNY) make Kiel a central location for naval shipbuilding and submarines. Its port is also one of Germany’s largest ferry ports; the city hosts IfW Kiel (world economy research) and Christian Albrecht University.

Kiel as a business location

Kiel is Germany’s leading naval and submarine shipbuilding location. ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS, Type 212 submarines and F125 frigates), German Naval Yards Kiel (the former HDW yard) and Lürssen shape the maritime economy. Other major employers include Provinzial Nord insurance, Stadtwerke Kiel, ZG Raiffeisen Schleswig-Holstein and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), one of Europe’s leading economic research institutes. Scandinavian ferries (Color Line, Stena Line) and Kiel Week, the world’s largest sailing event, connect logistics with tourism. Christian Albrecht University and the local university of applied sciences support innovation.

Address & contact

Local court in Kiel, commercial register
Deliusstraße 22, 24114 Kiel
Telephone: 0431 604-0

Opening and consultation hours

Register department: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:00; afternoons by appointment.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Kiel 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). Schleswig-Holstein’s capital and a leading naval shipbuilding centre is an important registration location. HRB Kiel records TKMS (submarine shipyard with foreign shareholdings), German Naval Yards, Stadtwerke Kiel and shipping companies serving Scandinavia.

How does ordering work?

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

Common uses in Kiel

• Credit checks on shipyards and shipbuilding suppliers
• Evidence for contracts with shipping companies and ferry operators
• Documents for maritime security and defence technology
• Apostilles for Scandinavian business relationships

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.