Paraguay company search: Registro Unificado Nacional (run.gov.py)

TL;DR. Paraguay’s commercial registry function now sits with the Registro Unificado Nacional (RUN). https://www.dgrp.gov.py forwards to https://run.gov.py/, titled Bienvenido al Portal del RUN, which is a news and institutional portal rather than a company name search. https://sigre.run.gov.py does not present a complete certificate, and behind that it is the Sistema de Gestion Registral, with no working company search on it. https://ruc.com.py blocks automated access. Consulta Entradas MES at https://run.gov.py/mes/consulta_entradas.php looks up filings by entry number, not by company name. The statistics office directory at https://www.ine.gov.py/dirge is titled DIRGE - DIRECTORIO GENERAL DE EMPRESAS Y ESTABLECIMIENTOS. No fees are published, so they are unknown rather than free; confirm at source.

What is the official Paraguay business registry?

Paraguay’s commercial and civil registries were administered by the Direccion General de los Registros Publicos (DGRP), a body under the Corte Suprema de Justicia (Supreme Court of Justice). The current portal is RUN (Registro Unificado Nacional) at https://run.gov.py. The RUN historia page cites Ley N 7.424/2025, “Que crea el Sistema Nacional Unificado Registral y Catastral, y el Registro Unificado Nacional (RUN)”. https://www.dgrp.gov.py forwards to run.gov.py.

The DGRP name still appears on the MES consulta page (“Direccion General de los Registros Publicos”). Commercial companies (Sociedad Anonima, Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada, and others) are registered through notarization, inscription, and publication. RUN publishes no company-name search address.

Paraguay’s economy includes a large informal sector and a material maquila (export manufacturing) industry. Maquila companies are separately registered under the Consejo Nacional de las Industrias Maquiladoras de Exportacion (CNIME) in addition to registry inscription.

What can you search?

The RUN home page is not a company name search. The paths it offers are:

• Consulta Entradas MES at https://run.gov.py/mes/consulta_entradas.php, titled MES | Consultas Entradas: an entry lookup (“CONSULTA DE ENTRADA”), not a company name search.
• SIGRE, linked from RUN as https://sigre.run.gov.py: it does not present a complete certificate, and behind that it is titled SIGRE - Sistema de Gestion Registral, with no working company search on it.
• ruc.com.py: blocks automated access, so nothing on it could be confirmed.
• DIRGE at https://www.ine.gov.py/dirge, titled DIRGE - DIRECTORIO GENERAL DE EMPRESAS Y ESTABLECIMIENTOS: the page describes DIRGE as a listing of empresas and establecimientos (identification, principal activity, size, geographic location), updated in 2026 against a 2025 reference year. Its site search filters the site’s own content rather than the register.

The DGRP field lists (corporate name, inscription number, registered agent, capital) could not be confirmed as a working company-name form on RUN; confirm at source.

How much does it cost?

No fee schedule and no payment methods are published on the RUN home page, 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 the RUN home page carries no company-name search form and ruc.com.py blocks automated access. Certified copies have been reported as requiring in-person attendance or a local attorney; confirm at source.

Is the website in English?

No. The RUN home page and the MES consulta page are in Spanish, and no English version is published.

What’s the turnaround time?

Unknown. Certified extracts have been reported as taking 3 to 7 business days; confirm at source.

Is there an API?

No. RUN publishes no API for registry data access, and ruc.com.py blocks automated access.

What you legally cannot do

DGRP/RUN terms of service and Paraguayan law prohibit bulk extraction or automated scraping of registry data. Registry records may be used for legitimate commercial and legal due diligence purposes. Redistribution of registry data commercially without authorization is not permitted.

Paraguay does not yet have a general data protection law equivalent to GDPR in force. Personal data of directors and shareholders in registry records should be handled in accordance with the receiving party’s applicable data protection obligations and stated processing purposes.

Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers

• RUN is the current portal. dgrp.gov.py forwards to run.gov.py.
• Consulta Entradas MES is not a company name search. It looks up mesa-de-entrada filings by entry reference.
• RUC. The RUC (Registro Unico de Contribuyente) is Paraguay’s taxpayer identifier, managed by the DNIT. ruc.com.py blocks automated access, and no successor address is published.
• Maquila companies have dual registration. A Paraguayan maquila entity will be registered at both the commercial registry and at CNIME.
• FATF. FATF publishes its black and grey lists at fatf-gafi.org, and the increased-monitoring list of 19 June 2026 does not name Paraguay; confirm at source.
• Beneficial ownership. No public beneficial ownership register appears on the RUN home page; confirm at source.

Alternatives if you cannot access RUN directly

• Aggregator search (indicative only): OpenCorporates indexes some Paraguayan company filings. Coverage is limited.
• ruc.com.py: blocks automated access.
• DIRGE (https://www.ine.gov.py/dirge): the statistics office’s directory of empresas y establecimientos. Not a substitute for a RUN company-name search.

Local data suppliers

• Info-Clipper (info-clipper.com). International commercial data provider offering company reports for Paraguayan entities sourced through local registry networks.

Use RUN for the authoritative legal registration record when a company-name search form is reachable. Use a commercial data provider when you need ready-formatted reports.

FAQ

Can a foreign company access the Paraguay registry directly?

The published path is run.gov.py, which dgrp.gov.py forwards to. The RUN home page is not a company name search. Certified documents have been reported as requiring a local legal representative; confirm at source.

What is the RUC number in Paraguay?

The RUC (Registro Unico de Contribuyente) is Paraguay’s taxpayer identifier for both individuals and legal entities, administered by the DNIT. For companies, the RUC is typically 8 digits plus a check digit. ruc.com.py blocks automated access.

What entity types are registered?

The Registro de Personas Juridicas registers: Sociedad Anonima (S.A.), Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (S.R.L.), Sociedad en Comandita Simple, Sociedad en Nombre Colectivo, branches of foreign companies, civil associations, foundations, and cooperatives.

Does Paraguay have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?

No public beneficial ownership database appears on the RUN home page; confirm at source.

How current is the data?

Not stated. Inscription requires notarized instruments, filing, and gazette publication.

Is Paraguay 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 Paraguay; confirm at source.

What is the difference between the registry and tax/financial filings?

RUN/DGRP holds the legal registration of corporate entities. The DNIT holds RUC registration and tax return data. Annual financial statements for Paraguayan companies are submitted to the DNIT for tax purposes and are not publicly accessible through the registry system.

Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: dgrp.gov.py, which forwards to run.gov.py (Bienvenido al Portal del RUN); the RUN portal and its mes/consulta_entradas.php entry lookup; sigre.run.gov.py; ruc.com.py, which blocks automated access; ine.gov.py/dirge (DIRGE - DIRECTORIO GENERAL DE EMPRESAS Y ESTABLECIMIENTOS); the FATF black and grey lists as of 19 June 2026. Ley 7.424/2025 is cited on the RUN historia page. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.