Workflow checklist
- Identify the registry. economy.gov.ly
- Check access requirements. Account required: Optional. Local ID required: Optional.
- 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. https://economy.gov.ly is the site of the Ministry of Economy and Trade, titled الرئيسية - وزارة الاقتصاد والتجارة. It covers daily prices, trademarks and foreign-company filings rather than offering a company-register search. The homepage links منظومة السجل التجاري at http://cr.economy.gov.ly/, which did not load when last checked, at either its plain or its secure address. https://me.eidc.gov.ly, a related economic information service, was showing a scheduled maintenance page titled مركز المعلومات والتوثيق الاقتصادي | الصيانة الدورية. Fees are therefore unknown rather than free; confirm at source.
What is the official Libya business registry?
The host that answers is https://economy.gov.ly, and www forwards to it. It is the Government of National Unity’s Ministry of Economy and Trade site, in Arabic, with an EN control in the navigation. It lists ministerial services and does not present a public company-name search form.
The same page links a commercial-register system, منظومة السجل التجاري, at http://cr.economy.gov.ly/. That link is published by the ministry itself. The system did not load when last checked, at either its plain or its secure address, so no search screen, identifier format or fee could be confirmed behind it; confirm at source.
A related e-service host, me.eidc.gov.ly, was showing a scheduled maintenance page titled مركز المعلومات والتوثيق الاقتصادي | الصيانة الدورية, and its plain address did not respond.
The split between the Tripoli government and the eastern administration is political context; no separate eastern search portal is published.
What can you search?
No public company-register search form appears on economy.gov.ly, and the commercial-register system it links at cr.economy.gov.ly did not load when last checked. Searching by name, by registration number or by director is therefore not available through either; confirm at source.
The ministry pages that do load, such as the one on foreign-company representation office filings, are service descriptions rather than a register search.
How much does it cost?
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| economy.gov.ly ministry homepage | Unknown | Not a priced search |
| cr.economy.gov.ly commercial-register system | Unknown | Did not load |
| Certified extract | Unknown | Not published |
No fees are published on the ministry site, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source.
Do you need a local account or ID?
Unknown. The commercial-register system did not load, so any account, national-ID or advocate-only requirement could not be confirmed; confirm at source.
Is the website in English?
Partial. The ministry homepage is in Arabic with an EN control in the navigation. The commercial-register system could not be read at all.
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. No turnaround time is published on the ministry site; confirm at source.
Is there an API?
No public API is documented, and the linked register system did not load.
What you legally cannot do
Sanctions screening is separate from this registry check. OFAC’s Libya program, EU restrictive measures, and the UN arms embargo apply to designated parties. Those lists are published separately from the registry, and a register search is not a substitute for checking them.
Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers
- economy.gov.ly is the ministry site. Not a register search form.
- cr.economy.gov.ly is the منظومة السجل التجاري the ministry links to, and it did not load. No search screen is reachable there.
- me.eidc.gov.ly was showing a scheduled maintenance page when last checked.
- FATF status is not stated on this site; confirm at source.
Alternatives if you cannot reach the register system
- Ministry site: https://economy.gov.ly
- Linked commercial-register host: did not load
- Specialist due-diligence firms are not covered here
Local data suppliers
No commercial credit bureau has been confirmed for Libya.
FAQ
Can a foreign company search Libyan companies online?
No. The ministry site has no search form, and the commercial-register system it links to did not load.
Where does cr.economy.gov.ly come from?
It is linked from the ministry site itself as منظومة السجل التجاري. It did not load when last checked.
Does Libya have a public UBO register on these hosts?
Not confirmed; confirm at source.
Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: https://economy.gov.ly, the ministry site; http://cr.economy.gov.ly/, which did not load; me.eidc.gov.ly, which was showing a maintenance page. No fees are published on any of them. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.