Workflow checklist
- Identify the registry. rccm.ohada.org
- Check access requirements. Account required: No. Local ID required: No.
- Plan budget. Price range: USD 0.00. Payment methods: Not published; confirm at source.
- Anticipate friction. Captcha / 2FA: Unknown. English UI: Partial.
- Plan turnaround. Expected: Unknown.
- Verify recency. Last verified: 4 Sept 2026. Confirm current pricing at the official registry before submitting.
TL;DR. Mauritania’s commercial registry is the RCCM (Registre du Commerce et du Credit Mobilier). https://rccm.ohada.org did not respond when last checked: the connection forwarded to its secure address and then timed out. The domain still resolves. https://www.apim.gov.mr does load, landing on https://apim.gov.mr/ with the title Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania - APIM, but that is the investment-promotion agency site rather than an RCCM search form. Fees are therefore unknown rather than free; confirm at source.
What is the official Mauritania business registry?
Mauritania’s commercial registry is the RCCM under OHADA’s Uniform Act Relating to General Commercial Law. The search host is https://rccm.ohada.org. It did not respond when last checked, and no successor address is published; confirm at source.
https://www.apim.gov.mr loads, titled Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania - APIM, and lands on https://apim.gov.mr/. That is the Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania site: it is not an RCCM search form and is not a replacement for the register. Its only forms search the site’s own content.
Arabic is the official national language; French is used in commerce and administration. The Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU) is the currency. Those are background facts rather than anything the RCCM pages state, since those pages could not be reached.
What can you search?
No OHADA RCCM search screen could be reached. Searching by corporate name, trade name or RCCM number is therefore not confirmed; confirm at source.
How much does it cost?
| Item | Cost (MRU) | Cost (USD, approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| OHADA portal search | Unknown | Unknown |
| Physical registry search | Unknown | Unknown |
| Certified RCCM extract | Unknown | Unknown |
No tariff could be read, because the portal did not respond, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source.
Do you need a local account or ID?
The APIM home page carries only site-search forms, with no user ID, password or RCCM login field, and no local-ID field. That says nothing about the RCCM search itself, which could not be reached; confirm at source.
Is the website in English?
Partial. APIM declares English and carries an English title (Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania - APIM), with English, French and Arabic language options. The OHADA RCCM portal could not be reached; confirm at source.
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. No turnaround time could be read, because the portal did not respond; confirm at source.
Is there an API?
No public API is documented on either host.
What you legally cannot do
OHADA registries typically prohibit bulk automated scraping. The portal’s own terms could not be read, because it did not respond; confirm at source.
Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers
- The portal did not respond. rccm.ohada.org is unreachable until it comes back; confirm at source.
- APIM is not a search. www.apim.gov.mr is the Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania site, landing on https://apim.gov.mr/. It is not a company lookup.
- FATF. Mauritania’s FATF status is not stated here; see fatf-gafi.org.
Alternatives if you cannot access the RCCM directly
- OHADA RCCM portal (rccm.ohada.org): did not respond when last checked.
- APIM (apim.gov.mr): the Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania home page, landing on https://apim.gov.mr/. Not an RCCM search.
- Local legal firms in Nouakchott: still the practical route when the federated portal does not return.
Local data suppliers
No major international credit bureau with a Mauritania-specific retail product has been confirmed.
FAQ
Can a foreign company access the Mauritania registry directly?
Not at present. rccm.ohada.org did not respond when last checked, and no RCCM search form could be reached.
What entity types are registered with the RCCM in Mauritania?
OHADA forms (SA, SARL, SNC, GIE, traders, foreign branches) apply. How they appear in the RCCM search could not be confirmed; confirm at source.
Does Mauritania have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?
No public beneficial ownership search could be reached; confirm at source.
Is Mauritania on the FATF grey list?
Not stated here. See fatf-gafi.org.
What’s the difference between the RCCM and the NIF?
The RCCM is commercial registration. Tax uses the NIF at the tax administration. Neither system offered a search that could be reached here; confirm at source.
Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: rccm.ohada.org, which did not respond; www.apim.gov.mr, the Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania site, which lands on https://apim.gov.mr/ and carries only a site search. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.