Workflow checklist
- Identify the registry. moci.gov.lr
- Check access requirements. Account required: Optional. Local ID required: No.
- Plan budget. Price range: USD 0.00. Payment methods: Not published on the live moci.gov.lr HTML.
- Anticipate friction. Captcha / 2FA: Unknown. English UI: Yes.
- Plan turnaround. Expected: Unknown.
- Verify recency. Last verified: 4 Sept 2026. Confirm current pricing at the official registry before submitting.
TL;DR. https://moci.gov.lr returns HTTP 200 with title Home | Ministry of Commerce & Industry (Drupal 10). That page is a ministry site, not a company-register search form. www.moci.gov.lr is the same 200. A homepage link to https://lbr.gov.lr resolves in DNS then TLS/connect timeout (curl 000, also with -k and on HTTP). Do not invent a live LBR search behind that wall. USD 25-100 fees and Instant are not live-cited. priceMax 0 means Unknown. lastVerifiedUtc is 2026-09-04 because this live check was recorded.
What is the official Liberia business registry?
The live host in this check is https://moci.gov.lr (HTTP 200, title Home | Ministry of Commerce & Industry). English UI. The fetched HTML is ministry navigation (departments, publications, import procedures). It is not a working company-name search form.
The homepage HTML includes a useful-links href https://lbr.gov.lr. A live GET of that host timed out on TLS and on HTTP (DNS 88.99.235.219). That is a wall, not a documented working successor search: the DEC-055 Dual harness (curl_cffi Chrome, Direct and SOCKS, run by Ara on 2026-09-04 and posted on this PR) returned 000 on Direct and 000 on SOCKS for lbr.gov.lr, and Direct 200 / SOCKS 200 for moci.gov.lr. Do not invent Liberia Business Registry UI, fees, or result fields from a 000 host.
LISCR (Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry) is a separate offshore/shipping register in older copy. liscr.com was not the registryUrl live-checked in this batch. Do not treat LISCR as the MoCI domestic search path.
What can you search?
No company-register search form was observed on the moci.gov.lr homepage HTML. Do not invent name, registration-number, or registered-agent field lists as a live MoCI path.
lbr.gov.lr was not reachable (timeout). Do not invent search UI past that wall.
How much does it cost?
| Item | Cost (USD) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| MoCI homepage | Unknown | Ministry site, not a priced search |
| Company status certificate | Unknown | Not on the fetched HTML |
| Certified extract | Unknown | Not on the fetched HTML |
| lbr.gov.lr search | Unknown | Host timed out |
USD 25-100 figures are not on the live moci.gov.lr HTML and are dropped. priceMax 0 means Unknown, not verified free. Instant is not live-cited.
Do you need a local account or ID?
Unknown. The fetched MoCI homepage is not a register login and not a public search form. Do not invent account rules.
Is the website in English?
Yes. Title and body on moci.gov.lr are English (Content-language: en).
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. 5-15 business day extract times are not on the fetched HTML.
Is there an API?
No public API is live-cited on https://moci.gov.lr.
What you legally cannot do
MoCI terms of use for a register search were not observed, because no register search was observed. Do not scrape. LISCR terms were not fetched in this check.
Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers
- moci.gov.lr is the ministry homepage, not a live company search.
- lbr.gov.lr timed out. Do not invent a successor UI.
- MoCI vs LISCR remains a scoping question (domestic operator vs offshore/shipping register) but LISCR is the offshore register: https://www.liscr.com Direct GET with a Chrome UA on 2026-09-04 returned HTTP 200, title The Liberian Registry, 98,888 bytes; the DEC-055 Dual harness (curl_cffi Chrome, Direct and SOCKS, run by Ara on 2026-09-04 and posted on this PR) returned Direct 200 / SOCKS 200.
- FATF grey-list status was not live-cited from this HTML.
Alternatives if you cannot use a register search
- Live ministry site: https://moci.gov.lr
- lbr.gov.lr: wall (timeout)
- OpenCorporates (https://opencorporates.com): Direct GET with a Chrome UA on 2026-09-04 returned HTTP 200, title OpenCorporates, 194,727 bytes; the per-jurisdiction listing path returned an HAProxy Challenge page (200, 1,536 bytes); the DEC-055 Dual harness (curl_cffi Chrome, Direct and SOCKS, run by Ara on 2026-09-04 and posted on this PR) returned Direct 200 / SOCKS 200 for opencorporates.com. Non-official aggregator; coverage not verified here.
Local data suppliers
No local bureau was live-checked in this batch.
FAQ
Can a foreign company search Liberian companies on moci.gov.lr?
Not on the fetched homepage. That HTML is a ministry site without a register search form.
What happened to lbr.gov.lr?
DNS resolves. TLS and HTTP timed out in this check (curl 000). Not a live-citable search path.
Does Liberia have a public UBO register on this host?
Not live-cited. Do not invent one.
Last verified: 2026-09-04. Live GET of https://moci.gov.lr returned HTTP 200 ministry homepage. lbr.gov.lr 000 on both Direct and SOCKS in the DEC-055 Dual harness on this PR. Fees and search fields were not on the fetched HTML. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.