Workflow checklist
- Identify the registry. www.crm.com.mk
- 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: Captcha. 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. North Macedonia’s official business registry is the Central Registry (Централен регистар, CRM) at https://www.crm.com.mk. The page loads under the title “Central Registry of North Macedonia”, but no search form appears on it, and the electronic filing portal at https://e-submit.crm.com.mk denies access. No beneficial ownership search and no fee schedule could be confirmed, so fees read unknown rather than free; confirm at source. North Macedonia is an EU candidate country.
What is the official North Macedonia business registry?
The Central Registry of the Republic of North Macedonia (Централен регистар на Република Македонија, CRRNM or CRM) is the sole authority for company registration and commercial registry data in North Macedonia. It was established under the Law on the Central Registry and operates under the oversight of the Government of North Macedonia.
CRM replaced the previous court-based registration system and introduced a one-stop-shop approach: registration, tax enrollment, VAT application, and municipal notification are completed through a single procedure. Standard company formation has been reported as completable within four hours; confirm at source.
The registry’s main public portal is at https://www.crm.com.mk, which loads but shows no search form. CRM also operates an electronic filing portal at https://e-submit.crm.com.mk, which denies access.
CRM covers all legal entity types operating in North Macedonia, including domestic companies, foreign company branches and representative offices, sole traders, non-profit organizations, and cooperatives.
North Macedonia has been an EU candidate country since 2005, following the Prespa Agreement (2018) that resolved the longstanding naming dispute with Greece and opened the path to NATO accession (2020) and renewed EU accession negotiations (2022). The EU accession process drives progressive alignment of company registration, beneficial ownership disclosure, and AML/CFT frameworks with EU standards. No public beneficial ownership search appears on the site.
What can you search?
https://www.crm.com.mk does not present a search form, so the fields such a form would offer (RNS, EMBS, company name, tax number, officer lists, financial statements) could not be confirmed; confirm at source.
Treat the following as the register’s filed contents in law, not as a walkthrough of a public form on crm.com.mk:
- RNS (Registry Number of the Subject): the primary entity identifier assigned at registration
- EMBS (Единствен матичен број на субјект): the unique entity identification number
- Company name, tax number, legal form, registered address, status, activity code (NKD)
No other official search address is published.
How much does it cost?
| Item | Cost (MKD) | Cost (USD, approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Public profile on crm.com.mk | Unknown | Unknown |
| Full electronic extract | Unknown | Unknown |
| Certified extract with apostille | Unknown | Unknown |
No CRM tariff schedule could be read on crm.com.mk, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source.
Do you need a local account or ID?
Account rules could not be confirmed, because no search form loads on crm.com.mk and e-submit.crm.com.mk denies access. The public search has been reported as needing no account; confirm at source.
Is the website in English?
Partial. The site title is in English, but no search interface loads, so the language of the search itself could not be confirmed. Company names in the database are in Macedonian Cyrillic.
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. No download path could be reached on crm.com.mk, and e-submit.crm.com.mk denies access; confirm at source.
Is there an API?
No formal public API is documented for external developer use. A CRM Distribution System and a marketing@crm.org.mk contact have been reported; confirm at source. The crm.org.mk address does not present a certificate matching that name and is not a successor host.
What you legally cannot do
North Macedonia’s data protection is governed by the Law on Personal Data Protection (Закон за заштита на личните податаци, aligned with GDPR principles as part of the EU accession process), supervised by the Directorate for Personal Data Protection (Дирекција за заштита на личните податаци). CRM’s Terms of Use, when reachable, have historically prohibited:
- Bulk automated scraping of the public portal for commercial redistribution
- Using personal data from the registry (director names, addresses) for unsolicited marketing or profiling
- Representing uncertified web extracts as official certified documents in legal or regulatory proceedings
See our Global Business Due Diligence Guide for the broader legal framework applicable to Macedonian entity due diligence.
Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers
- RNS is the anchor identifier. The Registry Number of the Subject (RNS) is the stable identifier assigned at registration with CRM. It is distinct from the EMBS (unique entity number) and the tax number (DB). Collect the RNS from any North Macedonian counterparty.
- Cyrillic names. Company names in North Macedonia are registered in Macedonian Cyrillic script. Latin transliterations vary. Searching by RNS or EMBS bypasses this ambiguity when a search form is reachable.
- EU candidate alignment. North Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations resumed in 2022. Company registration law, corporate governance requirements, and beneficial ownership disclosure obligations are being progressively aligned with EU standards. No public beneficial ownership search could be confirmed.
- Status terminology. “Активно” (Aktivno) means active. “Во стечај” (Vo stecaj) means in bankruptcy. “Во ликвидација” (Vo likvidacija) means in voluntary liquidation. “Бришано” (Brishano) means deregistered.
Alternatives if you cannot access CRM directly
- Aggregator search (indicative only): OpenCorporates has partial North Macedonia coverage indexed from CRM public data. Useful for a preliminary name check; not for compliance-grade verification.
- e-submit.crm.com.mk: denies access. Not a public search substitute.
Local data suppliers
- Bisnode North Macedonia (bisnode.mk). Part of the Dun and Bradstreet regional network. Provides commercial credit reports for North Macedonian entities drawing on CRM registry data and payment behavior indicators. Primary audience: regional banks and suppliers assessing counterparty risk.
Use CRM for the authoritative legal and corporate record when a search form is reachable. Use a commercial data supplier when you need a risk rating or trade payment history alongside the registry filing.
FAQ
Can a foreign company access the North Macedonia CRM registry directly?
https://www.crm.com.mk loads but shows no search form, and e-submit.crm.com.mk denies access. No other official search address is published.
What is the RNS number in North Macedonia?
The RNS (Registry Number of the Subject, Регистарски број на субјект) is the primary company identifier assigned by CRM at registration. The EMBS (Единствен матичен број на субјект) is the universal entity identification number used across government systems. For searches, either the RNS or EMBS works as an anchor identifier when a search form is reachable.
What entity types are registered with CRM?
CRM registers all legal entities operating in North Macedonia: limited liability companies (Друштво со ограничена одговорност, ДОО), joint-stock companies (Акционерско друштво, АД), sole traders (Трговец поединец, ТП), partnerships, cooperatives, foundations, associations, and branches and representative offices of foreign companies.
Does North Macedonia have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?
No public beneficial ownership search appears on crm.com.mk. Statute and MONEYVAL reporting cover the topic; confirm at source.
How current is the data in CRM?
Not confirmed. No public data layer loads on the site.
Is North Macedonia on the FATF grey list?
No. FATF publishes its black and grey lists at fatf-gafi.org, and the increased-monitoring list of 19 June 2026 does not name North Macedonia; confirm at source.
Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: crm.com.mk, which loads without a search form; e-submit.crm.com.mk, which denies access; the FATF black and grey lists as of 19 June 2026. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.