Workflow checklist
- Identify the registry. www.apr.gov.rs
- 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: No.
- Plan turnaround. Expected: Unknown.
- Verify recency. Last verified: 4 Sept 2026. Confirm current pricing at the official registry before submitting.
TL;DR. Serbia’s official business registry is the Serbian Business Registers Agency (APR), at https://www.apr.gov.rs / https://apr.gov.rs, titled Агенција за привредне регистре | Почетна. The Претраге menu links to https://pretraga.apr.gov.rs, and Претрага привредних друштава to https://pretraga.apr.gov.rs/search. The box on the home page itself is a keyword search of the website (Унесите кључну реч…), not a company-number form. No dinar tariff appears on the home page, so extract costs read as unknown rather than free; confirm at source.
What is the official Serbia business registry?
APR (Агенција за привредне регистре) is Serbia’s central registry authority. Its home page, titled Агенција за привредне регистре | Почетна, lists registers including Привредна друштва, Предузетници, Финансијски извештаји, and Централна евиденција стварних власника. The search screens sit on a separate address linked from that page. pretraga.apr.gov.rs did not respond when last checked, which is a fact about that connection rather than about APR itself.
What can you search?
What the home page links to, rather than what a search returns:
- Nav Претраге to https://pretraga.apr.gov.rs
- Претрага привредних друштава to https://pretraga.apr.gov.rs/search
- Other register searches (entrepreneurs, names, tourism, chambers) also point at pretraga.apr.gov.rs paths
- A site search box on the home page itself, labelled Унесите кључну реч…, which searches the website’s own pages
Result columns, MB and PIB field labels, and any beneficial-ownership search form are not on the home page; confirm at source.
How much does it cost?
| Item | Cost (RSD) | Cost (USD, approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Basic company profile | Unknown | Unknown |
| Financial statements | Unknown | Unknown |
| UBO registry search | Unknown | Unknown |
| Certified extract | Unknown | Unknown |
The home page links Накнаде (fees) pages, but no dinar amounts appear on the home page itself, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source.
Do you need a local account or ID?
No. The home page presents no login form. Electronic beneficial-ownership extracts are linked to sso.apr.gov.rs (еИзводи и потврде из Централне евиденције стварних власника), which is for ordering documents rather than for reading the site.
Is the website in English?
No. The home page title and menus are Serbian in Cyrillic, with no English or Latin-script toggle on that page.
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. APR does not publish a turnaround time on its home page; confirm at source.
Is there an API?
No public API is published on the home page, and https://data.apr.gov.rs no longer resolves.
What you legally cannot do
APR’s full terms are not on the home page. Record the purpose of any search, and do not bulk-scrape.
Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers
- The APR home page is reachable. It is titled Агенција за привредне регистре | Почетна.
- Company search is not the site keyword box. Use Претраге / Претрага привредних друштава.
- The Накнаде links are not a tariff table. No amounts appear on the home page.
- APR does not publish FATF or MONEYVAL status. Check fatf-gafi.org.
Other sources besides the APR home
- Aggregator search (indicative only): OpenCorporates. Not for compliance-grade verification.
- Local counsel in Belgrade for a certified extract if a search host is unreachable from your IP.
Local data suppliers
- Commercial bureaus (historically Bisnode / D&B Serbia) are not substitutes for APR.
FAQ
Can a foreign company access the Serbia APR registry directly?
The APR home page is reachable, and it links the search to pretraga.apr.gov.rs. That search address did not respond when last checked; confirm at source.
What is the MB number in Serbia?
MB (Matični broj) is Serbia’s entity registration number. Its format is not published on the home page; confirm at source.
What entity types are registered with APR?
The home page lists Привредна друштва, Предузетници, and many other registers (associations, leasing, media, tourism, beneficial ownership, and others). Their detail pages are not covered here.
Does Serbia have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?
The home page names Централна евиденција стварних власника and links paper and electronic extracts. No public beneficial-ownership search form appears there; confirm at source.
How current is the data in APR?
The home page does not say how current the data is; confirm at source.
Is Serbia on the FATF grey list?
APR does not publish FATF status. See fatf-gafi.org.
What’s the difference between APR and Serbia’s tax administration?
APR is the legal registry. The Tax Administration, which issues the PIB, is separate, and PIB fields do not appear on the APR home page.
Last verified: 2026-09-04. Source: the APR home page at www.apr.gov.rs / apr.gov.rs, titled Агенција за привредне регистре | Почетна. data.apr.gov.rs no longer resolves. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.