Poland company search: KRS and CEIDG (prs.ms.gov.pl)

TL;DR. Poland runs two state registers: KRS for companies and CEIDG for sole traders. https://ekrs.ms.gov.pl lands on https://prs.ms.gov.pl/krs, titled Portal Rejestrow Sadowych, which loads an empty application frame with no search form on it. The older path https://ekrs.ms.gov.pl/web/wyszukiwarka-krs/strona-glowna/index.html redirects to wyszukiwarka-krs.ms.gov.pl and denies access. CEIDG at https://www.ceidg.gov.pl loads as Strona Glowna | Ceidg.gov.pl, but its linked Wyszukiwarka firm at Search.aspx denies access too. No fees, no card brands and no working beneficial ownership search could be confirmed, so fees read unknown rather than free; confirm at source.

What is the official Poland business registry?

Poland splits company registration across two systems.

Krajowy Rejestr Sadowy (KRS), under the Ministry of Justice, is the court register for corporate and partnership entities: spolka z o.o., S.A., partnerships, cooperatives, and foreign branches. https://ekrs.ms.gov.pl lands on https://prs.ms.gov.pl/krs, titled Portal Rejestrow Sadowych, which loads an empty application frame with no form on it, so the fields it offers could not be confirmed. https://portal.prs.pl no longer resolves and is not the extract portal.

CEIDG (Centralna Ewidencja i Informacja o Dzialalnosci Gospodarczej), under the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, covers sole traders. The home at https://www.ceidg.gov.pl redirects to https://aplikacja.ceidg.gov.pl/CEIDG/Index.aspx. The home links Wyszukiwarka firm to Search.aspx, which denies access. https://www.biznes.gov.pl/pl/wyszukiwarka-firm is titled Wyszukiwarka firm, but it too loads an empty application frame with no form on it.

What can you search?

No working KRS search form could be reached. The PRS krs page loads an empty application frame, and the legacy wyszukiwarka-krs path denies access.

No working CEIDG firm-search form could be reached either: Search.aspx denies access, and the biznes.gov.pl firm search loads an empty frame.

The fields those searches would offer could not be confirmed; confirm at source.

How much does it cost?

No fee schedule and no payment methods are published on the PRS or CEIDG pages, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source.

Do you need a local account or ID?

Account rules could not be confirmed, because no search form loads. The CEIDG home carries Konto przedsiebiorcy and login controls; the PRS page carries no login form. No Polish PESEL requirement is published on either page.

Is the website in English?

Partial. The CEIDG home page offers Change language to English, but its title and body remain Polish, and the PRS title is Polish too. Company records have historically been in Polish; the KRS interface itself could not be reached.

What’s the turnaround time?

Unknown. No download timing is published on the PRS or CEIDG pages; confirm at source.

Is there an API?

No public API is published on the PRS or CEIDG pages.

What you legally cannot do

• Automated bulk harvesting of KRS or CEIDG records is not authorised under portal terms.
• Director and sole-trader personal data is subject to GDPR as implemented in Polish law. Registry data is not a marketing list.
• Certified extracts, when obtainable, are not for commercial redistribution without the source acknowledged.

Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers

• KRS number is the company identifier when you already have it. Its format rules are not restated here; confirm at source.
• CEIDG Search.aspx denies access. It is not a working firm search.
• portal.prs.pl no longer resolves. It is not a source of extracts.
• FATF status is not published on the PRS or CEIDG pages. See fatf-gafi.org.

Alternatives if you cannot access the registry directly

• Aggregator search (indicative only): OpenCorporates indexes some KRS filings. Not for compliance-grade verification.
• EU BRIS: the EU Business Registers Interconnection System; confirm at source.
• CEIDG Search.aspx denies access and is not an alternative.

Local data suppliers

• Dun and Bradstreet Poland (dnb.com)
• Coface Poland (coface.com/pl)
• InfoCredit (infocredit.pl)

Use KRS and CEIDG for the statutory record when a search form is reachable.

FAQ

Can a foreign company search Poland’s KRS without a Polish identity?

The PRS krs page is reachable, but it loads an empty application frame with no search form, and the CEIDG Search.aspx path denies access. Neither offers an open anonymous search; confirm at source.

What is the KRS number in Poland?

The KRS number is the National Court Register identifier assigned at first entry. Its format rules are not published on the PRS page; confirm at source.

What entity types are registered with KRS?

Statutory coverage has included companies, partnerships, cooperatives, associations, foundations, and foreign branches. Sole traders sit in CEIDG; confirm at source.

Does Poland have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?

https://crbr.podatki.gov.pl is titled Portal Podatkowy Uslugi - ADCRBR, but it loads an almost empty page with no public beneficial ownership search form on it; confirm at source.

How current is the KRS data?

Not published; confirm at source.

Is Poland on the FATF grey list?

FATF status is not published on the PRS or CEIDG pages. See fatf-gafi.org.

What is the difference between KRS and CEIDG in Poland?

KRS is the court register for companies and similar forms. CEIDG is the sole-trader register. The KRS page loads an empty application frame, and the CEIDG firm-search path denies access.

Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: ekrs.ms.gov.pl, which lands on prs.ms.gov.pl/krs and loads an empty application frame; the legacy wyszukiwarka-krs path and CEIDG Search.aspx, both of which deny access; ceidg.gov.pl; portal.prs.pl, which no longer resolves; crbr.podatki.gov.pl. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.