Trinidad and Tobago company search: CROS (rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt)

TL;DR. Trinidad and Tobago’s Companies Registry is at the Registrar General’s Department. https://rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt did not respond when last checked: its secure connection failed, and a retry returned a service-unavailable page. The registry hub at https://legalaffairs.gov.tt/electronicreg.php is online, titled Companies Registry, under the Ministry of Land and Legal Affairs - Office of the Registrar General. That hub links a CROS Login back to rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt. The CROS page at /ttCompaniesRegistry loads only an empty application frame, and /compreg lands on a Non-Profit Organisation and Beneficial Owner Register login. No Trinidad and Tobago dollar fees are published on the hub, so fees in this guide are unknown rather than free; confirm at source.

What is the official Trinidad and Tobago business registry?

The Companies Registry is run by the Registrar General’s Department. The hub that loads is https://legalaffairs.gov.tt/electronicreg.php. The operator named on that page is the Ministry of Land and Legal Affairs, Office of the Registrar General, not the older “Ministry of Legal Affairs” label.

Statutory frame: Companies Act Chapter 81:01 and Registration of Business Names Act Chapter 82:85.

CROS (Companies Registry Online System) is linked from that hub as https://rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt/ttCompaniesRegistry. That host’s secure connection fails, and the page behind it loads only an empty application frame rather than a search form. https://www.legalaffairs.gov.tt behaves the same way.

https://ttbizlink.gov.tt redirects to https://info.ttbizlink.gov.tt/, titled Home - Trinidad & Tobago Trade and Business Portal. That is a trade portal with a Sign In, not CROS search.

What can you search?

No working CROS search form could be reached. The hub lists CROS Centre, Companies Registry Accounts, Approvals, Associations, Agents, e-Signatures, strike-off pages, and External companies. Those are navigation labels, not a results table.

The CROS page loads only an empty application frame. Field lists such as name, number, officers and annual returns cannot be confirmed from it; confirm at source.

The hub links NPO & BO Register to https://rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt/compreg. That address lands on /compreg/login, titled Companies Registry - Non-Profit Organisation and Beneficial Owner Register, asking for an email address and password. It is a login page, not a public beneficial-ownership search.

How much does it cost?

The hub publishes no Trinidad and Tobago dollar tariff, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source. No payment method is published there either.

Do you need a local account or ID?

Yes. The hub points to CROS Login, register, and a Companies Registry Account (CRA) at https://rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt/ttRegisterIdentity, which sits on the same host that did not respond. Whether a passport or a local ID is accepted for that account could not be confirmed; confirm at source.

Is the website in English?

Yes. The hub is in English.

What’s the turnaround time?

Unknown. No turnaround time is published, and CROS could not be reached; confirm at source.

Is there an API?

No public API is documented on the registry hub.

What you legally cannot do

The hub links Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy PDFs. Do not scrape CROS. The Data Protection Act 2011 applies to personal data. The full terms were not read for this guide; confirm at source.

Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers

• The CROS host is the official address. rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt did not respond when last checked. The page that does load is the Companies Registry hub already linked in this guide.
• CROS loads only an empty application frame. It is not a free, no-account lookup.
• The beneficial-owner register is behind a login. There is no public search.
• FATF. The FATF country page for Trinidad and Tobago carries the 21 February 2020 increased-monitoring publication: “Trinidad and Tobago is no longer subject to monitoring.” Confirm at source.
• EU tax list. A February 2026 removal has been reported; confirm at source.

Alternatives if you cannot access CROS directly

• Companies Registry hub: https://legalaffairs.gov.tt/electronicreg.php.
• TTBizLink info portal: online after a redirect. Not CROS search.
• OpenCorporates: lagging. Name-check only.

Local data suppliers

• mybiztt.com (mybiztt.com). Private CROS-adjacent service. Confirm with a certified RGD extract when the official host is reachable.

FAQ

Can a foreign company access the Trinidad and Tobago registry directly?

The registry hub loads. CROS itself did not, and no search could be run.

What is the company registration number in Trinidad and Tobago?

Assigned at incorporation. No result row could be reached to show its format; confirm at source.

What entity types are registered with the Companies Registry?

Companies, business names, external companies and associations, as labelled in the hub navigation. That is a menu, not a results schema.

Does Trinidad and Tobago have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?

The NPO & BO Register link leads to a login page. There is no public beneficial-ownership search.

How current is the data in the Companies Registry?

Not confirmed, because CROS could not be reached; confirm at source.

Is Trinidad and Tobago on the FATF grey list?

The FATF country page for Trinidad and Tobago carries the 21 February 2020 increased-monitoring publication: “Trinidad and Tobago is no longer subject to monitoring.” Confirm at source.

What’s the difference between the Companies Registry and the BIR?

RGD is companies. BIR is tax. BIR was not checked for this guide.

Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: the Companies Registry hub at legalaffairs.gov.tt/electronicreg.php, which loads; rgd.legalaffairs.gov.tt, which did not respond; the CROS page, which loads an empty application frame; and the beneficial-owner register login. No Trinidad and Tobago dollar tariff is published there. The FATF country page for Trinidad and Tobago also loads. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.