Bulgaria company search: Targovski Registar (registryagency.bg)

TL;DR. Bulgaria’s official company register is the Targovski Registar (Commercial Register), operated by the Registry Agency. https://portal.registryagency.bg is online and titled EPZEU / ЕПЗЕУ, and https://portal.registryagency.bg/home-cr is the register’s own page, titled Targovski registur… / Търговски регистър и регистър на юридическите лица с нестопанска цел - ЕПЗЕУ. Both pages arrive complete rather than building in the browser. No extract fee in BGN, card payment method or turnaround time is published there, so fees in this guide read unknown rather than free; confirm at source. The FATF “Black and grey” lists page and the Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring list of 13 February 2026 both load, and Bulgaria is named on that monitoring list; confirm at source.

What is the official Bulgaria business registry?

Bulgaria’s commercial registration system is administered by the Registry Agency (Agentsiya po Vpisvaniyata), a government body subordinate to the Ministry of Justice. The Registry Agency maintains the Targovski Registar (Commercial Register). https://portal.registryagency.bg is online and titled EPZEU, and https://portal.registryagency.bg/home-cr is the register’s own page, titled Targovski registur…, delivered complete rather than built in the browser. The older brra.bg address is not the register’s current search page.

The statutory basis for the Commercial Register is the Commercial Act (Targovski zakon) of 1991, as amended, and the Commercial Register and Register of Non-Profit Legal Entities Act (Zakon za Targovskiya Registar i Registara na Yuridicheskite Litsa s Nestopanska Tsel) of 2006.

The Targovski Registar covers all commercial entities in Bulgaria: druzhestvo s ogranichena otgovornost (OOD, private limited), enolichno druzhestvo s ogranichena otgovornost (EOOD, single-member private limited), aktsionerno druzhestvo (AD, joint-stock), komandintno druzhestvo (KD, limited partnership), sabiratelno druzhestvo (SD, general partnership), klonove na chuzhdesrani lica (branches of foreign companies), and European company (SE) forms.

The same agency also maintains the Registar na Yuridicheskite Litsa s Nestopanska Tsel (Register of Non-Profit Legal Entities), covering associations, foundations, and other non-commercial entities.

The Registry Agency took over commercial registration from the district courts in 2008. Bulgaria participates in the EU Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS).

What can you search?

The /home-cr page arrives complete. Links on it include: navbar search (sKey / Търси), Справка по физическо или юридическо лице (Reference by natural person or legal entity), Актуално състояние, Списък на запазени фирми/наименования, Права върху фирма/наименование, Вписвания, заличавания и обявявания, Справка за вписано обстоятелство или обявен акт, По входящ номер на заявление, and Справка несъстоятелност. It is a hub of links rather than a single search that returns a record; confirm at source.

The fields on paid certified extracts (udostoverenie za aktualnosut, istoriya) and their prices in BGN are not published on that page; confirm at source.

No beneficial ownership fields appear on the register’s page; confirm at source.

How much does it cost?

No fee figures in BGN are published, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source. No turnaround time and no card payment method are named there. /home-cr does publish bank account details (TOKUDA BANK AD / IBAN), which is a payment route rather than a price.

The Bulgarian lev is pegged to the euro at BGN 1.9558 per EUR, which is a currency fact and not a fee.

Do you need a local account or ID?

The /home-cr page shows a navbar search form with no forced login wall, alongside Вход / Log in and Регистрация / Registration links. Account rules for paid extracts are not published there; confirm at source.

Is the website in English?

Partial. The register’s page is in Bulgarian, with an en - English control leading to https://portal.registryagency.bg/en/home-cr, titled Commercial register and register of non-profit legal entities - EPZEU. Company records themselves appear in Bulgarian (Cyrillic script).

The EU BRIS portal provides English-language access to basic Bulgarian company data (name, EIK, status) in a cross-border format.

What’s the turnaround time?

Unknown. The register’s page is a hub of links and publishes no turnaround time; confirm at source.

Is there an API?

No public API is available for the Targovski Registar.

The National Revenue Agency (NRA, nra.bg) provides a VAT number validation tool for Bulgarian VAT numbers (DDS numbers). That tool is separate from the Commercial Register.

What you legally cannot do

The portal terms of use and Bulgarian and EU law place the following limits on data reuse:

• Automated bulk scraping is prohibited.
• GDPR constraints on personal data: Directors, shareholders, and partners appearing in register entries are natural persons protected under EU GDPR as implemented in Bulgarian law (Personal Data Protection Act). Reusing their data for marketing is not a valid legal basis.
• Certified extract authenticity: Electronic and paper-certified extracts carry Registry Agency authentication.
• Non-commercial use restriction for bulk data: Bulk data extraction for commercial database purposes requires a data sharing agreement with the Registry Agency.

For a broader framework on using multiple registries in international due diligence, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.

Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers

• The register’s pages arrive complete. portal.registryagency.bg is titled EPZEU and /home-cr is Targovski registur…; neither has to build itself in the browser before you can read it.
• No card payment method is published on the register’s pages.
• EIK is the anchor identifier. The EIK (Edinyen Identifikatsionen Kod, 9-digit for companies, 13-digit for branches) is the primary identifier. VAT number = “BG” + EIK.
• Cyrillic name handling. For compliance documentation, record both the Cyrillic form and the transliterated Latin form. The authoritative version of any Bulgarian company name is the Cyrillic form.
• FATF grey list context. The FATF “Black and grey” lists page and the Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring list of 13 February 2026 both load, and Bulgaria is named on that monitoring list; confirm at source.
• EU BRIS for initial screening. The EU BRIS portal in English provides a faster initial check on Bulgarian company name, EIK, and status. That is not the Commercial Register itself.

Alternatives if you cannot access the registry directly

• EU BRIS portal: Basic company name, status, and EIK for Bulgarian companies available in English through the European Business Register network. Does not deliver certified extracts.
• NRA VAT validation (nra.bg): a VAT number validation tool, not a Commercial Register search; its cost and turnaround are not published.
• Aggregator search: OpenCorporates indexes Bulgarian register data but lags official records. Not suitable for compliance-grade verification.
• State Gazette (Darzhaven Vestnik) (dv.parliament.bg): Official publication for legal notices, including insolvency and dissolution notices.

Local data suppliers

• Coface Bulgaria (coface.bg). Credit insurance and commercial information provider. Covers Bulgarian OOD, AD, and other entities with credit opinions and payment behavior assessments.
• Creditreform Bulgaria (creditreform.bg). Part of the European Creditreform network. Provides Bulgarian company credit reports combining registry data with payment history.

Use the Targovski Registar for the authoritative registry extract where an official search is reachable. Use a commercial credit bureau when you need payment behavior or financial risk scoring.

FAQ

Can a foreign company access Bulgaria’s Commercial Register directly?

Yes. portal.registryagency.bg is online and titled EPZEU, and /home-cr is the register’s own page, titled Targovski registur… No fee in BGN, card payment method or turnaround time is published there; confirm at source.

What is the EIK number in Bulgaria?

The EIK (Edinyen Identifikatsionen Kod) is Bulgaria’s unified identification code assigned to every registered legal entity. For most companies, the EIK is 9 digits. For branches of foreign companies, it is 13 digits. The EIK is used across all Bulgarian government systems and serves as the base for the Bulgarian VAT number (BG + EIK).

What entity types are registered with the Targovski Registar?

The Targovski Registar registers: OOD (private limited), EOOD (single-member private limited), AD (joint-stock), EAD (single-member joint-stock), KD (limited partnership), SD (general partnership), branches of foreign companies, and European company (SE) forms. Sole traders (Ednolichen targovets, ET) are also registered. Non-profit associations and foundations are in the separate Register of Non-Profit Legal Entities.

Does Bulgaria have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?

No beneficial ownership search appears on the register’s pages. A UBO register has been reported under the Measures Against Money Laundering Act (ZMIP), but it is not among the Commercial Register’s fields; confirm at source.

How current is the Targovski Registar data?

Not stated. The register publishes no statement of how current its data is.

Is Bulgaria on the FATF grey list?

Yes. The FATF “Black and grey” lists page and the Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring list of 13 February 2026 both load, and Bulgaria is named on that monitoring list; confirm at source.

What is the difference between the Commercial Register and financial statement filings in Bulgaria?

The Targovski Registar records company formation, legal form, officers, and corporate status. Annual financial statements are filed with the National Statistics Institute (NSI, nsi.bg) and also with the Registry Agency for larger entities. The register’s pages do not publish prices for those filings as extracts.

Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: portal.registryagency.bg, titled EPZEU, and its /home-cr page, titled Targovski registur…, both delivered complete rather than built in the browser. No fees in BGN, card payment methods or turnaround time are published. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.