Workflow checklist
- Identify the registry. www.arubachamber.com
- 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. Aruba’s official company registry is the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Aruba (Kamer van Koophandel en Nijverheid, KvK Aruba). The older kvkaruba.com address no longer resolves. The chamber site at https://www.arubachamber.com is online, titled Home | Aruba Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The search path https://my.arubachamber.com/register/zoeken is online under the title Portal, but it builds its search in the browser, so the search screen cannot be read from the page as delivered. No florin fees are published, so fees in this guide are unknown rather than free; confirm at source. Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and it is not on the FATF grey list.
What is the official Aruba business registry?
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Aruba (Kamer van Koophandel en Nijverheid Aruba, KvK Aruba) is the government-mandated authority responsible for maintaining the Trade Register (Handelsregister) of Aruba. The KvK Aruba operates under the Trade Register Ordinance (Landsverordening Handelsregister) and is the Aruban equivalent of the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK.nl), though legally distinct as Aruba is a separate constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Aruba became an autonomous constituent country (land) within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 1 January 1986, following its separation from the Netherlands Antilles. Aruba has its own constitution, parliament, and legal system, heavily influenced by Dutch civil law. Company law in Aruba is governed primarily by Book 2 of the Aruban Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek van Aruba), with company types closely mirroring Dutch and Netherlands Antilles structures.
The registry covers: naamloze vennootschap (NV, equivalent to a public limited company), besloten vennootschap (BV, equivalent to a private limited company), eenmanszaak (sole trader), vennootschap onder firma (VOF, general partnership), commanditaire vennootschap (CV, limited partnership), and foundations (stichting) and associations (vereniging). Aruba also has an established offshore financial services sector, including the Exempt NV (EVN) and the Active NV structures.
The KvK Aruba office is located in Oranjestad. The chamber site is https://www.arubachamber.com, titled Home | Aruba Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The older kvkaruba.com address no longer resolves.
What can you search?
https://my.arubachamber.com/register/zoeken is online under the title Portal, but it builds its search in the browser, so the search screen cannot be read from the page as delivered. Whether it offers company-name, KvK-number or owner-name fields is therefore not confirmed here; confirm at source.
No beneficial ownership fields could be confirmed either.
How much does it cost?
| Item | Cost (AWG) | Cost (USD, approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Chamber home / zoeken Portal search | Unknown | Unknown |
| Certified extract (uittreksel) | Unknown | Unknown |
No florin fees are published on either page, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source. The Aruban florin (AWG) is pegged to the USD at AWG 1.79 = USD 1.00, which is a currency fact and not a fee.
Do you need a local account or ID?
Account rules could not be confirmed, because the Portal search builds in the browser. https://my.arubachamber.com/register/account exists as a linked path from the chamber site, but it is an account page rather than a search; confirm at source.
Is the website in English?
Partial. The chamber site is titled in English: Home | Aruba Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Official languages are Papiamento and Dutch, and formal registry documents are issued in Dutch. The zoeken path is titled Portal.
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. The zoeken path publishes no turnaround time; confirm at source.
Is there an API?
No public API is published on the chamber site or the Portal search. Unlike KVK.nl in the European Netherlands, the Aruban chamber does not offer programmatic access on those pages.
What you legally cannot do
Aruba’s data protection framework is governed by the Personal Data Protection Ordinance (Landsverordening Bescherming Persoonsgegevens, LBP), which is broadly aligned with Dutch data protection law. The KvK Aruba terms of use and the LBP prohibit:
- Automated bulk scraping or harvesting of KvK Aruba trade register records for commercial redistribution without authorisation
- Using personal data from registry records (director names, addresses) for unsolicited marketing or profiling
- Misrepresenting uncertified online lookups as certified official extracts for legal or regulatory submissions
Aruba’s AML/CFT framework is governed by the State Ordinance on the Reporting of Unusual Transactions (MOT Ordinance) and supervised by the Aruba Financial Intelligence Unit (MOT) and the Central Bank of Aruba (CBA). Centrale Bank van Aruba (cbaruba.org) is the prudential regulator.
For cross-border due diligence principles, see the Global Business Due Diligence Guide.
Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers
- AWG is pegged to USD. The Aruban florin (AWG, sometimes written Afl.) is fixed at AWG 1.79 = USD 1.00. That peg does not tell you what an extract costs.
- Kingdom of the Netherlands context. Aruba is a constituent country (land) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, alongside the Netherlands, Curacao, and Sint Maarten. It has its own legal system and government, but Dutch nationality applies and the Kingdom’s international obligations cover Aruba.
- NV vs. EVN. The Naamloze Vennootschap (NV) is the standard public limited company for operating businesses. The Exempt NV (EVN) is an offshore structure designed for non-resident owners. Knowing the structure type tells you whether your counterparty is an operating company or an offshore holding vehicle.
- Beneficial ownership is not public. No public UBO search is available.
- FATF status: not grey-listed. Aruba is not on the FATF list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring. See fatf-gafi.org for current status.
- Central Bank of Aruba (CBA) for financial services. If your counterparty holds a banking, insurance, or trust licence in Aruba, check the CBA register at cbaruba.org.
- kvkaruba.com no longer resolves. Use arubachamber.com and the Portal zoeken path instead.
Alternatives if you cannot access the KvK Aruba directly
- OpenCorporates: May index some Aruba KvK data; coverage is limited and lags official records. Use for indicative name checks only.
- Local trust companies and law firms: Licensed trust offices in Oranjestad (listed on the CBA register) are the primary intermediary for KvK extract requests and due diligence inquiries on Aruban entities.
Local data suppliers
No major independent commercial credit bureau operates specifically in Aruba. The Central Bank of Aruba (CBA) maintains supervisory data on licensed financial institutions. For trade credit risk on Aruban operating companies, the most practical approach is to engage a Caribbean-focused law firm or a global trade credit insurer with regional coverage.
FAQ
Can a foreign company access the Aruba KvK registry directly?
The chamber site is arubachamber.com, titled Home | Aruba Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The zoeken Portal builds its search in the browser, so this guide does not walk through a screen it could not read. kvkaruba.com no longer resolves.
What is an Exempt NV (EVN) in Aruba?
The Exempt NV (Vrijgestelde NV, or EVN) is an offshore holding and investment vehicle registered under Aruban company law. It is exempt from Aruban profit tax and dividend withholding tax on non-Aruban income. EVNs cannot conduct business within Aruba and must maintain their economic substance outside Aruba.
Does Aruba have a public beneficial ownership registry?
No public beneficial ownership search appears on the chamber site or the Portal; confirm at source.
What is Papiamento and does it affect registry documents?
Papiamento (also spelled Papiamentu in some territories) is the predominant language in Aruba and is co-official with Dutch. Official government documents, including KvK extracts, are issued in Dutch. For foreign compliance buyers, translations of Dutch-language documents are readily available from bilingual local agents.
Is Aruba on the FATF grey list?
No. Aruba is not on the FATF list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring. Verify current FATF status at fatf-gafi.org.
Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: arubachamber.com (titled Home | Aruba Chamber of Commerce and Industry); my.arubachamber.com/register/zoeken (titled Portal, which builds its search in the browser); kvkaruba.com, which no longer resolves; Central Bank of Aruba (cbaruba.org); FATF (fatf-gafi.org). For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.