Israel company search: Companies Registrar (ica.justice.gov.il)

TL;DR. Israel’s official company registry is the Companies Registrar (Rasham HaChavarot), run by the Israel Corporations Authority under the Ministry of Justice. The government hub at https://www.gov.il/en/departments/israel_corporations_authority builds its page in the browser, so no ordering screen could be read from it. The official search is https://ica.justice.gov.il/GenericCorporarionInfo/SearchCorporation?unit=8, titled in Hebrew “Online information and services - Corporations ONLINE” and headed Israeli Corporations Authority. The form has company name and company number fields and no login. Its help text says producing a Nesach extract costs 12.00 ILS, and no other tariff is published there.

What is the official Israel business registry?

The official registry for Israeli companies is the Companies Registrar (Rasham HaChavarot), operated by the Israel Corporations Authority (ICA) under the Ministry of Justice. The ICA administers registration, regulation, and dissolution of companies, partnerships, cooperative societies, and foreign companies operating in Israel.

The government hub at https://www.gov.il/en/departments/israel_corporations_authority is online, but it builds its page in the browser, so no English ordering screen could be read from it.

The official search is https://ica.justice.gov.il/GenericCorporarionInfo/SearchCorporation?unit=8, and the bare https://ica.justice.gov.il address forwards to it. The path spelling GenericCorporarionInfo is the host’s own, not a typo. The header carries Israeli Corporations Authority and the Hebrew “Taagidim ONLINE”, and the form labels are Hebrew.

The legal foundation is the Israeli Companies Law (1999) (Hok HaChavarot). Companies are assigned a unique company number (Mispar Chevra) at registration. All registered companies, including foreign companies registered to operate in Israel, appear in the registry.

The ICA also maintains separate registers for partnerships, nonprofit associations, cooperatives, and benefit companies. For compliance purposes, the main Companies Registrar is the relevant source for standard commercial entities.

What can you search?

The ICA search form (no login on the form):

• Company name (Hebrew label: shem chevra)
• Company number (Hebrew label: mispar chevra)

The page also carries buttons for ordering documents and producing a company extract (Nesach), with help text saying a Nesach costs 12.00 ILS. The result fields, including status codes, directors and shareholders, sit behind a submitted search and are not described here; confirm at source.

Listed companies: The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Maya platform is separate from the Companies Registrar and is not covered here.

How much does it cost?

The ICA search page says in Hebrew, next to the extract button, that “producing a Nesach involves a cost of 12.00 ILS”, and its RateCompanyExtract field carries the same 12.00. That is the extract price; the search itself carries no published price and is not confirmed as free. No US dollar conversion and no payment method appears on the form; confirm at source.

A RateYearlyToll value of 1777.00 appears on the same page. It is not a search-document price.

Do you need a local account or ID?

The SearchCorporation form carries no login fields, and an Israeli identity number (Teudat Zehut) is not required to load the search page. Account rules for paying the 12.00 ILS Nesach sit behind the form and are not described here; confirm at source.

Is the website in English?

Partial. The header includes the English “Israeli Corporations Authority” and “ONLINE”. Search labels and help text are Hebrew. Certified extracts (Nesach) have been reported as issued in Hebrew; confirm at source. For workflows where the buyer does not read Hebrew, a local data supplier (BDI Coface or D&B Israel) is the practical path to English documentation.

What’s the turnaround time?

Turnaround is not published. The search form works, but result timing was not measured, and email delivery of a Nesach in 1-3 business days has been reported rather than confirmed; confirm at source.

Is there an API?

No public API is described on the ICA search page. Document ordering and company searches are available through the ica.justice.gov.il web interface. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Maya system has been reported as providing an API for listed company filings; confirm at source.

For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.

What you legally cannot do

The Israel Companies Law and the ICA’s terms of use apply the following restrictions, which are reported rather than confirmed on the gov.il department page:

• Systematic bulk downloading of company records from the registry portal for the purpose of building a competing database is not permitted.
• Certified company extracts (Nesach Musdak) are issued as official documents. Reproducing or altering certified documents is a criminal offense under Israeli law.
• Company data obtained from the registry may not be used for unsolicited commercial solicitation in a manner that violates Israel’s Spam Law (Amendment No. 40 to the Communications Law, 2008).
• Privacy restrictions apply to personal data about individuals appearing in company filings. Israel’s Privacy Protection Law (1981) and its regulations impose obligations on any entity that processes such data commercially.

Compliance buyers conducting CDD, UBO verification, or AML screening using the ICA registry are within the permitted use scope of the public register, provided purpose is documented.

Practical tips for foreign users

• Company number is the reliable identifier. The Mispar Chevra is a stable identifier that does not change when a company changes its name. The search form has a company-number field.
• Check status carefully. Israeli company status codes can include: active (Paila), suspended (Muakevet), in voluntary liquidation, in court-ordered liquidation, and dissolved. Those labels could not be re-read on a result page; confirm at source.
• Annual returns are filing indicators, not financial statements. Israeli private companies are not required to file public financial statements (unlike listed companies). For financial data on a private company, a commercial credit bureau report is the practical option.
• Director search. A paid ICA search by director name has been reported, but no separate form for it appears here; confirm at source.
• Foreign companies registered in Israel. A foreign company that maintains a branch or registered presence in Israel must register as a Chevra Zara with the ICA.
• Company number prefix. Israeli company numbers issued to private companies have typically begun with 51, while public companies have typically begun with 52. These prefixes are observed patterns rather than a rule stated on the form.
• Israel and FATF. Israel completed its FATF Mutual Evaluation in 2018. For current country standing check fatf-gafi.org. A grey-list removal in October 2025 has been reported; confirm at source.
• OECD member since 2010. Israel joined the OECD in 2010 and is a participant in the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.
• Hebrew calendar and business hours. The Israeli business week runs Sunday to Thursday. Friday is a half-day. Jewish holidays result in ICA closures of varying length.

Alternatives if you cannot access the registry directly

The gov.il hub is online but builds its page in the browser. The ICA search form itself is reachable.

• Local data suppliers (see section below): BDI Coface and Dun & Bradstreet Israel both produce packaged company reports in English with registry data, financial indicators, and credit risk scoring.
• TASE Maya platform for listed companies: listed company annual reports and immediate reports at maya.tase.co.il. That platform is not covered here.

Local data suppliers

If you need a packaged report rather than a raw ICA extract, Israel has a set of established providers:

• BDI Coface (bdicoface.co.il). A joint venture between BDI (Business Data Israel) and Coface. Provides company credit reports, payment behavior data, financial analysis, and trade credit insurance for Israeli businesses.
• Dun & Bradstreet Israel (dbisrael.co.il). The Israeli affiliate of Dun & Bradstreet, providing D-U-N-S numbered company profiles, credit risk scores, director and shareholder information, financial benchmarking, and AML compliance screening for Israeli entities.

Use the ICA Companies Registrar for the official filing record. Use BDI Coface or D&B Israel when you need payment behavior, financial data, or credit risk scoring.

FAQ

Can a foreign company access the Israel Companies Registrar without an Israeli identity number?

Yes, within the limits described here. The search at https://ica.justice.gov.il/GenericCorporarionInfo/SearchCorporation?unit=8 loads without an Israeli identity number and without a login form. Account rules for paying the 12.00 ILS Nesach are not described there; confirm at source.

What is the company number (Mispar Chevra) and where do I find it?

The Mispar Chevra is a unique identifier assigned at company registration by the Israel Corporations Authority. It does not change when the company changes its name or address, and the search form has a company-number field.

Where do I find an Israeli company’s directors and shareholders?

Director and shareholder screens sit behind a submitted search and are not described here. Those details have been reported as appearing in a paid Nesach; confirm at source. For listed companies, shareholder disclosures above threshold levels are filed with the TASE Maya system.

Does Israel have a public beneficial ownership register?

No public UBO search appears on the ICA form. Israel’s AML law has been amended to require companies to maintain internal beneficial owner records and report them to the Companies Registrar, which is not the same as a public UBO query.

How current is the registry data?

The ICA registry is updated when companies file changes, which they are legally required to do within 14 days for most changes. Freshness could not be measured on a result page; confirm at source.

Is Israel on the FATF grey list?

For current status, check fatf-gafi.org; confirm at source.

What types of companies are registered in Israel?

The main company types are: private company (Chevra Pratit); public company (Chevra Tzibhurit); foreign company (Chevra Zara); benefit company (Hevra Le’Toelet HaTzibur); and nonprofit association (Amuta, registered separately). Company type could not be re-read on a result row; confirm at source.

Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: the ICA search at https://ica.justice.gov.il/GenericCorporarionInfo/SearchCorporation?unit=8, whose help text prices a Nesach at 12.00 ILS; the gov.il ICA hub, which builds its page in the browser. FATF: fatf-gafi.org. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.