Workflow checklist
- Identify the registry. www.handelsregister.li
- 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: No. 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://www.handelsregister.li forwards to the search at https://www.handelsregister.li/cr-portal/suche/suche.xhtml, titled Firmenindex, Handelsregister des Furstentums Liechtenstein. The page states that you can view a Teilauszug kostenlos (partial extract free of charge) or order a beglaubigten Vollauszug gegen Gebuhr (certified full extract for a fee). No franc amount is published for that fee, so it reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source. An English toggle is present, but the page stayed in German.
What is the official Liechtenstein business registry?
The register search is the Firmenindex of the Handelsregister des Furstentums Liechtenstein at https://www.handelsregister.li, with the search itself at /cr-portal/suche/suche.xhtml. The page heading is Offizielle Handelsregisterinformationen des Furstentums Liechtenstein. The contact block on that page reads Amt / Handelsregister, Postfach 684, 9490 Vaduz, tel +423 236 62 00.
Entity-type dropdown values on the search form include Aktiengesellschaft, GmbH, Anstalt, Eingetragene Stiftung, Treuhanderschaft, and EEA and non-EEA branches, among others. Those are the legal forms the register recognises, not a price list.
The FMA at fma-li.li is the financial regulator rather than the company register, and its licensee search is separate from the Firmenindex; confirm at source.
What can you search?
Search form (no account field, no captcha input):
- Firma text: placeholder “Suche nach Firma, Unternehmensnummer etc.”
- Legal form (Rechtsform) select
- Sitz
- Publikationsdatum / Publikationsnummer
- Checkboxes including search of deleted firms and former names
The page says a partial extract of registered legal subjects is available free, and that a certified full extract is ordered for a fee. What a result row shows is not described there; confirm at source.
The Firmenindex carries no beneficial ownership register screen, so public access to that data is not confirmed here; confirm at source.
How much does it cost?
| Item | Cost (CHF) | Cost (USD, approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Teilauszug (partial extract) | kostenlos (free) | Unknown |
| Beglaubigter Vollauszug | Unknown (gegen Gebuhr, no amount published) | Unknown |
| Gazette / other copies | Unknown | Unknown |
No franc amount is published for the certified full extract, so that row reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source.
Do you need a local account or ID?
The search form has no account field and no captcha. How a certified Vollauszug is ordered is not set out on that page; confirm at source.
Is the website in English?
Partial. The navigation offers Deutsch and English, but requesting the English version still returned the German Firmenindex page.
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. No extract turnaround time is published on the site; confirm at source.
Is there an API?
No public API is documented on the Firmenindex.
What you legally cannot do
The site publishes no separate English terms-of-use page. Do not bulk-scrape it. Its GDPR and DSG position is not set out there; confirm at source.
Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers
- Use the Firmenindex form (Firma / Unternehmensnummer).
- kostenlos applies to the Teilauszug on that page. The Vollauszug is gegen Gebuhr, with no franc amount published.
- German interface. The English toggle did not switch the page.
- Anstalt and Stiftung appear as Rechtsform labels on the form. Beneficial-interest rules for those vehicles are not set out there; confirm at source.
- FATF status is not stated on this site; confirm at source.
Alternatives if you cannot use Firmenindex
- Search: https://www.handelsregister.li/cr-portal/suche/suche.xhtml
- FMA (https://www.fma-li.li): online, titled Finanzmarktaufsicht Liechtenstein. Its licensee register is separate and is not covered here
- OpenCorporates (https://opencorporates.com): the site is online, but its per-jurisdiction listing path returns a challenge page rather than a listing. A non-official aggregator whose Liechtenstein coverage is not confirmed here.
Local data suppliers
No fiduciary firm is listed here as a data supplier for Liechtenstein.
FAQ
Is basic search free?
The page says the Teilauszug is kostenlos. The Vollauszug is gegen Gebuhr, with no amount published.
Is there an English search UI?
An English control is present, but the page remained in German.
Is there a public UBO search on Firmenindex?
No. The Firmenindex carries no beneficial ownership search; confirm at source.
Last verified: 2026-09-04. Source: https://www.handelsregister.li, which forwards to the Firmenindex search. The Teilauszug is stated to be kostenlos, and no franc amounts are published for the certified extract. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.