Workflow checklist
- Identify the registry. www.registromercantil.gob.gt
- Check access requirements. Account required: Yes. Local ID required: No.
- Plan budget. Price range: USD 0.00. Payment methods: Credit card (tarjeta de credito, per ePagos), Debit card (tarjeta de debito, per ePagos).
- Anticipate friction. Captcha / 2FA: Captcha. English UI: No.
- Plan turnaround. Expected: Unknown.
- Verify recency. Last verified: 4 Sept 2026. Confirm current pricing at the official registry before submitting.
TL;DR. Guatemala’s commercial registry is the Registro Mercantil General de la Republica, under the Ministerio de Economia. https://www.registromercantil.gob.gt redirects to https://principal.registromercantil.gob.gt/, which is online. eRegistros at https://eregistros.registromercantil.gob.gt opens on a login page asking for Correo and Clave, with a CAPTCHA. Sede Virtual at https://sedevirtual.registromercantil.gob.gt/sedevirtual is online as a services hub. None of those pages publishes a fee, so quetzal figures in this guide are unknown rather than free; confirm at source. ePagos says payments use a tarjeta de credito o debito with an ePortal user and password, and names no card brand.
What is the official Guatemala business registry?
The Registro Mercantil General de la Republica is Guatemala’s commercial registry, adscribed to the Ministerio de Economia. The live principal site states it registers, certifies and gives legal certainty to mercantile acts of individuals and legal persons, including national and foreign companies, legal representatives, mercantile enterprises, individual merchants and their modifications. It dates the function to 1971.
Two digital channels were fetched:
- eRegistros: login hub (Correo, Clave, CAPTCHA, Crear Cuenta, Olvido la Contrasena, Consulta de Tramites). Not a no-account search form.
- Sede Virtual: hub copy for tramites, consultas, certificaciones and correspondencia. ePagos is described as the electronic wallet. e-Portal is described as dynamic forms for mercantile tramites.
The principal site is Spanish. NIT, CUI and SAT cross-checks are not offered as search screens there; confirm at source.
What can you search?
eRegistros is a login and CAPTCHA page. Search fields (company name, NIT, expediente, merchant name) and result columns sit behind that login and are not described here; confirm at source.
Sede Virtual shows section labels Consultas y Busquedas, Descarga de Documentos and Certificaciones. Those are hub labels rather than a results table.
No public beneficial ownership register appears on those pages; confirm at source.
How much does it cost?
| Item | Cost (GTQ) | Cost (USD, approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Online company search (eRegistros login hub) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Certified extract (certificacion) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Individual merchant registration | Unknown | Unknown |
| Company registration government fee | Unknown | Unknown |
The principal, eRegistros and Sede Virtual pages publish no quetzal fees, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source. No exchange rate is published on them either.
Do you need a local account or ID?
Yes for eRegistros (login) and for ePagos (ePortal user and password, per Sede Virtual). The eRegistros login page asks for no Guatemalan identity document, and it carries a CAPTCHA.
Is the website in English?
No. The principal, eRegistros and Sede Virtual pages are in Spanish.
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. None of those pages publishes a turnaround time; confirm at source.
Is there an API?
No. Those pages are web hubs, not an API.
What you legally cannot do
eRegistros links Terminos y Condiciones de Uso. Automated bulk extraction is not granted by the login page. Personal data in registry records should be limited to a stated due diligence purpose.
Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers
- eRegistros is not a free no-account search. It opens on a login page.
- Sede Virtual is a hub, including ePagos (credit or debit card; ePortal password) and e-Portal tramites. The search screens inside those applications sit behind login.
- NIT result fields are not described here. The SAT portal at portal.sat.gob.gt is a separate site and is not covered by this guide.
- FATF status is not covered by this guide; confirm at source.
For LatAm CDD context see Global Business Due Diligence Guide.
Alternatives if you cannot access the Registro Mercantil directly
- Aggregator search (indicative only): OpenCorporates may index some Guatemala filings.
- Sede Virtual and eRegistros are the official digital paths, both behind login.
Local data suppliers
- CompanyDiligence (companydiligence.com/guatemala). Formatted reports; not the official register.
Use the Registro Mercantil for the legal filing record when you can log in. Use a commercial provider for a packaged report.
FAQ
Can a foreign company search without an account?
Not through eRegistros. That page is a login with a CAPTCHA.
What is the NIT?
Numero de Identificacion Tributaria, Guatemala’s taxpayer identifier, issued by SAT. The registry pages offer no NIT lookup screen.
What entity types does the principal site name?
National and foreign companies, legal representatives, mercantile enterprises, individual merchants and modifications. Specific code labels (S.A., S.R.L., EIRL) are not offered as search filters.
Does Guatemala have a public UBO registry?
Not on those pages; confirm at source.
Is Guatemala on the FATF grey list?
Not covered by this guide; confirm at source.
Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: registromercantil.gob.gt, which redirects to the principal site; eRegistros, a login page with a CAPTCHA; and Sede Virtual. No quetzal fees and no card brands are published on those pages.