Workflow checklist
- Identify the registry. rccm.ohada.org
- Check access requirements. Account required: Optional. 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: 15 Sept 2026. Confirm current pricing at the official registry before submitting.
TL;DR. Mauritania is not an OHADA member. OHADA’s published member-state list names 17 countries; Mauritania is not among them. The address stored on this page is the OHADA federated RCCM portal, and it is not Mauritania’s living national register. Confirm the Mauritanian commercial-register path at source. APIM is the named investment-promotion agency, not a company search. Fees are unknown rather than free; confirm at source. This page does not prescribe enhanced due diligence.
What is the official Mauritania business registry?
Mauritania maintains a commercial register under national law. It is not an OHADA member state. OHADA’s published member-state list names 17 countries and does not include Mauritania; confirm that list at source.
The URL stored on this page is https://rccm.ohada.org, the OHADA federated RCCM portal. That portal serves OHADA members. It is not Mauritania’s living registry membership, and this page does not treat it as the Mauritanian search path. Confirm the national register, operator, and public search address at source.
APIM (Agence de Promotion des Investissements en Mauritanie) is the named investment-promotion agency. Confirm current access at source. APIM is not a company-register search.
Arabic is the official national language; French is used in commerce and administration. The Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU) is the currency.
What can you search?
No Mauritanian commercial-register search screen is confirmed here. Searching by corporate name, trade name or a national registration number is therefore not confirmed; confirm at source.
How much does it cost?
| Item | Cost (MRU) | Cost (USD, approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| National register search | Unknown | Unknown |
| Physical registry search | Unknown | Unknown |
| Certified extract | Unknown | Unknown |
No tariff could be read from a confirmed Mauritanian register page, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source.
Do you need a local account or ID?
Account and local-ID rules for a Mauritanian register search are not confirmed here; confirm at source.
Is the website in English?
Partial. English on a national search form is unconfirmed; confirm at source.
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. No turnaround time could be read from a confirmed Mauritanian register page; confirm at source.
Is there an API?
No public API is documented for a Mauritanian commercial-register search.
What you legally cannot do
Bulk automated scraping of a commercial register is typically restricted. The national register’s own terms could not be read here; confirm at source.
Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers
- Mauritania is not an OHADA member. The OHADA RCCM portal is not Mauritania’s national register.
- Confirm the national path at source. The Ministry named as operator on this page is the starting point for a Nouakchott search, not a live form.
- APIM is not a search. The Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania is not a company lookup. Confirm at source.
- FATF. Whether Mauritania appears on a FATF monitoring list is not confirmed here. Confirm at the FATF source. This page does not prescribe a screening workflow.
Alternatives if you cannot access the national register directly
- Local legal firms in Nouakchott: the practical route while no public search path is confirmed here.
- APIM: named investment-promotion agency, not a register search. Confirm at source.
Local data suppliers
No major international credit bureau with a Mauritania-specific retail product has been confirmed.
FAQ
Can a foreign company access the Mauritania registry directly?
Not confirmed here. Mauritania is not an OHADA member, so the OHADA RCCM portal is not the national search path. Confirm the Mauritanian register at source.
What entity types are registered in Mauritania?
Entity types under Mauritanian commercial law are not confirmed from a live register page; confirm at source. OHADA forms are not treated as applicable here, because Mauritania is not an OHADA member.
Does Mauritania have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?
No public beneficial ownership search could be reached; confirm at source.
Is Mauritania on the FATF grey list?
Not confirmed here. Confirm at the FATF source. This page does not prescribe enhanced due diligence.
What’s the difference between the commercial register and the NIF?
The commercial register records formation and statutory changes. Tax uses the NIF at the tax administration. Neither system offered a search that could be confirmed here; confirm at source.
Last verified: 2026-09-15. Mauritania is not among the 17 OHADA member states. The stored portal address is not treated as Mauritania’s living registry. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.