Cambodia company search: Online Business Registration (moc.gov.kh)

TL;DR. Cambodia’s official business registry is the Online Business Registration (OBR) system operated by the Ministry of Commerce. obr.businessregistration.gov.kh no longer resolves, and moc.gov.kh served a maintenance notice instead of the site when last checked. No fee in USD, payment method or turnaround time is published, 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 Cambodia is not named on that monitoring list; confirm at source.

What is the official Cambodia business registry?

The official business registration authority in Cambodia is the Ministry of Commerce, which operates the Online Business Registration (OBR) system. The named OBR host obr.businessregistration.gov.kh no longer resolves. The Ministry site moc.gov.kh served a maintenance notice instead of the site when last checked, so there was no OBR search behind it, and this guide names no replacement OBR host.

The statutory authority for business registration in Cambodia derives from the Law on Commercial Enterprises (2005, as amended) and the Law on Investment (2021). The Ministry of Commerce acts as registrar for commercial entities. The General Department of Taxation under the Ministry of Economy and Finance maintains a parallel taxpayer identification system.

The OBR covers:

• Private Limited Companies (Sahakor Khetdam Morokkas Nioam)
• Public Limited Companies
• General Partnerships and Limited Partnerships
• Sole Proprietorships
• Non-Governmental Organizations (with a separate registration pathway)
• Branch Offices and Representative Offices of Foreign Companies

The Cambodia Securities Exchange Commission (CSEC) maintains a separate register of listed companies and licensed securities firms. The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) at nbc.gov.kh maintains registration records for financial institutions, microfinance institutions, and payment service providers.

What can you search?

Nothing, on either host: the OBR address no longer resolves, and moc.gov.kh served a maintenance notice. The company-name, BRN and director fields the OBR offers could not be confirmed, and no turnaround time is published; confirm at source.

No beneficial ownership fields could be confirmed; confirm at source.

How much does it cost?

No fee figures in USD are published, because the OBR host does not resolve and moc.gov.kh served a maintenance notice, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source. No payment method and no turnaround time could be confirmed either.

Do you need a local account or ID?

Optional. Account and local-ID rules could not be confirmed, because the OBR host does not resolve and moc.gov.kh served a maintenance notice. Foreign users have been reported as able to register with a passport number; confirm at source.

Is the website in English?

Partial. English coverage could not be confirmed, because the OBR host does not resolve and moc.gov.kh served a maintenance notice. The OBR has been reported as offering an English option; confirm at source.

The National Bank of Cambodia website (nbc.gov.kh) provides English coverage for financial institution licensing information. That is a separate register from the OBR.

What’s the turnaround time?

Unknown. The OBR host does not resolve, and moc.gov.kh served a maintenance notice; confirm at source.

Is there an API?

No public API is available from the OBR for third-party compliance or data integration purposes.

What you legally cannot do

The Law on Commercial Enterprises prohibits systematic commercial exploitation of registry data without authorization from the Ministry of Commerce.

Cambodia enacted the Law on Telecommunications (2015) and the Sub-Decree on Electronic Commerce (2019) as the primary digital law framework. A standalone Personal Data Protection Law was in parliamentary review in early 2026. In the interim, data processors handling Cambodia entity and director data are subject to existing civil liability provisions and sectoral data regulations under the NBC and CSEC frameworks.

For compliance and KYC use cases, Cambodia company data obtained from the OBR for documented counterparty due diligence purposes falls within generally permitted commercial use where an official search exists. FATF Recommendation 25 on legal arrangements is the reference point for recording the lawful purpose of each query.

Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers

• The OBR host no longer resolves. obr.businessregistration.gov.kh returns nothing.
• moc.gov.kh served a maintenance notice. There was no OBR search behind it.
• No turnaround time and no payment method are published.
• Use the Business Registration Number (BRN) as the anchor identifier when a working official record is obtained.
• FATF lists. The FATF “Black and grey” lists page and the Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring list of 13 February 2026 both load, and Cambodia is not named on that monitoring list; confirm at source.
• Check NBC licensing for financial sector counterparties. Banks, microfinance institutions, forex bureaus, and payment service providers require NBC licenses. Verify at nbc.gov.kh in addition to the commercial register check.
• Branch offices require separate registration. Foreign companies operating in Cambodia must register their branch or representative office separately with the Ministry of Commerce.

Alternatives if you cannot access the OBR directly

• OpenCorporates indexes some Cambodian company filings but coverage lags official data and certified document retrieval is not possible through OpenCorporates. Suitable for initial name-checking only.
• Local legal and accounting firms: Cambodian law firms and Big Four affiliates in Phnom Penh routinely conduct company searches and retrieve certified documents as part of legal due diligence services for foreign clients, which matters while the OBR host does not resolve.

Local data suppliers

• Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC) (creditinfo.com.kh). The sole licensed credit bureau in Cambodia, operated under a concession agreement with the National Bank of Cambodia. Provides individual and commercial credit reports for NBC-licensed financial institutions. CBC membership is required for direct access; foreign institutions use CBC through local bank correspondent arrangements.

Use the OBR for registry-based entity verification once its host resolves again. Use CBC when you need payment behavior or credit history for an entity with bank relationships in Cambodia.

FAQ

Can a foreign company access the Cambodia registry directly?

Not through the OBR, whose host no longer resolves, and not through moc.gov.kh, which served a maintenance notice instead of the site; confirm at source.

What is the Business Registration Number (BRN) in Cambodia?

The Business Registration Number (BRN) is assigned by the Ministry of Commerce at the time of registration. It is the primary unique identifier for all commercial entities registered in Cambodia. The BRN appears on all official Ministry of Commerce documents.

What entity types are registered with the OBR?

The OBR covers private limited companies, public limited companies, general and limited partnerships, sole proprietorships, and foreign company branch offices and representative offices. Non-governmental organizations and associations have a separate registration pathway with the Ministry of Interior. Financial institutions are supervised by the National Bank of Cambodia (nbc.gov.kh) and may have dual registration.

Does Cambodia have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?

No beneficial ownership search could be confirmed, because the OBR host does not resolve and moc.gov.kh served a maintenance notice. UBO data has been reported as held by financial institutions and the FIU at the NBC rather than in a searchable public database; confirm at source.

How current is the data in the OBR?

Not stated. The OBR host does not resolve, so nothing there says how current its data is.

Is Cambodia on the FATF grey list?

Cambodia is not named on the FATF increased-monitoring list of 13 February 2026. FATF updates its lists periodically; confirm at source.

What is the difference between the OBR and tax registration in Cambodia?

The OBR handles commercial entity registration under the Ministry of Commerce. Tax registration is handled separately by the General Department of Taxation (GDT) under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which issues the Tax Identification Number (TIN). No working OBR search could be reached for this guide.

Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: obr.businessregistration.gov.kh, which no longer resolves, and moc.gov.kh, which served a maintenance notice. No fees, payment methods or turnaround time are published. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.