Tuvalu company search: Registrar of Corporations (finance.gov.tv)

TL;DR. Tuvalu’s Registrar of Corporations sits under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in Funafuti. There is no self-service company-search portal. https://www.tuvalugovernment.tv and https://tuvalugovernment.tv no longer resolve, and neither do https://www.gov.tv, https://gov.tv, https://www.tuvalu.gov.tv or https://tuvalu.gov.tv. No replacement register could be found. Australian dollar fees are unknown rather than free; confirm at source. A .tv domain is not evidence of Tuvalu incorporation.

What is the official Tuvalu business registry?

The Registrar of Corporations operates under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. Company registration is governed by the Companies Act (Cap. 10). The address in this guide remains https://www.tuvalugovernment.tv, which no longer resolves, and no replacement government address could be found.

Tuvalu is a small atoll state. The formal commercial sector is limited. .tv ccTLD licensing is a government revenue source. It is not the companies register.

What can you search?

There is no public search to use, because the government domains no longer resolve. Status letters, names, numbers, directors, annual-return fields and beneficial ownership therefore cannot be confirmed; confirm at source.

Written requests to the Registrar in Funafuti remain the practical path. There is no online form for it.

How much does it cost?

No Australian dollar figures are published anywhere that could be reached, so the table above reads unknown rather than free. Tuvalu uses the Australian dollar. Confirm any fee with the ministry when a channel is open.

Do you need a local account or ID?

There is no online account system, because the government domains no longer resolve. An account is shown as required because there is no anonymous self-service search to use instead. Whether a Tuvaluan ID is needed could not be confirmed; confirm at source.

Is the website in English?

English is the statutory language of administration. The cited government domain no longer resolves, so no interface could be seen.

What’s the turnaround time?

Unknown. The government domain no longer resolves and no turnaround time is published. Expect slow official correspondence if a written request is used.

Is there an API?

No. No digital search function was reached.

What you legally cannot do

Do not redistribute certified registry data without authorisation, and document the purpose of each request. The full terms could not be read; confirm at source.

Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers

• The government domain is gone. tuvalugovernment.tv no longer resolves.
• No replacement. gov.tv and tuvalu.gov.tv do not resolve either.
• .tv is branding. A streaming company on a .tv domain is almost certainly not incorporated in Tuvalu.
• FATF. The FATF country page for Tuvalu loads, but it states no grey-list placement or removal date; confirm at source.
• Fiji intermediaries remain the practical remote path. No vendor list is confirmed here.

Alternatives if you cannot access the Tuvalu registry directly

• Fiji-based Pacific professionals as intermediaries to Funafuti.
• PacLII (https://www.paclii.org) for the Companies Act.
• Direct company disclosure.
• OpenCorporates: no meaningful Tuvalu coverage.

Local data suppliers

No retail credit bureau for Tuvalu company data could be confirmed.

FAQ

Can a foreign company verify a Tuvalu business remotely?

Not through tuvalugovernment.tv, which no longer resolves. Use a written request or a Fiji-based intermediary.

What entity types are registered in Tuvalu?

Domestic companies under the Companies Act (Cap. 10). No register page could be reached to confirm that list.

Does Tuvalu have a beneficial ownership registry?

No public beneficial-ownership search could be reached; confirm at source.

Is Tuvalu on the FATF grey list?

The FATF country page for Tuvalu loads, but it states no grey-list placement or removal date; confirm at source.

What is the .tv domain and does it mean a company is based in Tuvalu?

No. .tv is Tuvalu’s ccTLD, licensed widely for media branding. It is not a company-register identifier.

What currency does Tuvalu use?

Australian dollar (AUD). No fees are published; confirm at source.

Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: tuvalugovernment.tv, gov.tv and tuvalu.gov.tv, none of which resolve. No replacement register was found and no Australian dollar tariff is published. The FATF country page for Tuvalu loads. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.