Taiwan company search: MOEA findbiz (findbiz.nat.gov.tw)

TL;DR. Taiwan’s public company query host is https://findbiz.nat.gov.tw, run by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. It blocks automated checks, but in an ordinary browser it serves the query page 經濟部商工登記公示資料查詢 with a single search box and a set of options: search by 名稱或統一編號或工廠登記編號, 地址, 公司代表人, 公司董事或監察人或經理人, 章程所訂外文公司名稱, 跨域查詢, 舊公司名稱或舊公司統一編號 or 多統編查詢; across 公司, 分公司, 商業, 工廠 and 有限合夥; filtered by 僅顯示核准設立, 其他 or 全部顯示; with a 所營事業 selector and a language button. The word 驗證碼 appears on the page, so a captcha may gate submission. The companion hub https://gcis.nat.gov.tw is the 全國商工行政服務入口網, in English the COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES PORTAL, and its 公司登記查詢 section points 公司及分公司基本資料查詢 at findbiz. No fees are published, so fees here read unknown rather than free; confirm at source.

What is the official Taiwan business registry?

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Business Development Administration maintains the company and business registers under the Company Act and the Business Registration Act. The published query host is https://findbiz.nat.gov.tw. It blocks automated checks but serves the query form to an ordinary browser.

https://gcis.nat.gov.tw/mainNew/ is the administrative hub. Its English toggle lands on https://gcis.nat.gov.tw/mainNew/English/index.jsp, which lists Inquiry Services and Company information. The GCIS 公司登記查詢 section points at:

• https://findbiz.nat.gov.tw/fts/query/QueryBar/queryInit.do as popular company/business/factory query
• https://findbiz.nat.gov.tw/ as 公司及分公司基本資料查詢

That findbiz query address serves the same form as the root in an ordinary browser and blocks automated checks.

The 8-digit Unified Business Number (UBN / 統一編號) is the cross-system identifier. The default option on the search form is 名稱或統一編號或工廠登記編號 (name or UBN or factory registration number).

What can you search?

On the findbiz form: query by name or UBN or factory number, address, representative, director or supervisor or manager, foreign-language company name, cross-domain, old name or old UBN, and multi-UBN, across company, branch, business, factory and limited partnership, filtered by approval status. Result fields such as directors, capital and filing history are not confirmed here; confirm at source.

GCIS lists additional queries: a name reservation helper, case progress, and a credential-gated 公司登記資料檢視. Those forms are not covered here.

data.gov.tw, the 政府資料開放平臺, is an open-data portal rather than the findbiz search.

How much does it cost?

No fees are published. Neither the findbiz form nor the GCIS English hub states a fee for a search or for a certified extract; confirm at source.

Do you need a local account or ID?

The findbiz form is on a public address with no login field, though the word 驗證碼 (captcha) appears on the page, so submission may be captcha-gated. GCIS names the 工商憑證 (MOEACA credential) for some 公司登記資料檢視 items.

Is the website in English?

Partial. GCIS has an English index, the COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES PORTAL. The findbiz form carries a language button; its English rendering is not covered here.

What’s the turnaround time?

Unknown.

Is there an API?

No public API is published. GCIS names a 商工行政資料開放平台, which is not a documented findbiz API.

What you legally cannot do

Taiwan’s Personal Information Protection Act governs director and representative names in an extract. There is no public beneficial ownership register. Taiwan participates in the APG; FATF membership claims in older accounts are not correct, and FATF list status is not covered here.

Practical tips for foreign users

• findbiz blocks automated checks, so an ordinary browser is the route to the form. GCIS points query traffic at findbiz.
• The UBN is the identifier to use when you have it.
• The counts of registered companies and businesses on the gcis.nat.gov.tw English hub are site statistics, not search results.

Alternatives if you cannot access the registry directly

• GCIS hub labels for credentialed views, if you hold 工商憑證.
• data.gov.tw open datasets, which are not company profiles.
• OpenCorporates: indicative only, not an MOEA-grade record.

Local data suppliers

• Taiwan Ratings Corporation (taiwanratings.com): credit opinions on rated issuers.
• GCIS (gcis.nat.gov.tw): the official hub. Certified extracts are an administrative path rather than an online checkout.
• China Credit Information Service (ccis.com.tw): commercial reports; confirm coverage at source.

FAQ

Can a foreign company access the Taiwan MOEA company registry without an account?

findbiz serves its form to an ordinary browser and blocks automated checks. GCIS is reachable and names findbiz as the company query address.

What is the Unified Business Number (UBN)?

An 8-digit identifier for each registered company or business. The findbiz form’s default option accepts it.

Does Taiwan have a beneficial ownership registry?

No public beneficial ownership register is published.

What is the difference between findbiz.nat.gov.tw and gcis.nat.gov.tw?

GCIS is the administrative hub. findbiz is the query host GCIS points at; it serves the query form to an ordinary browser and blocks automated checks.

Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: findbiz.nat.gov.tw, which serves its query form to an ordinary browser and blocks automated checks; gcis.nat.gov.tw/mainNew/ and its English index; the GCIS 公司登記查詢 section, which points at findbiz. For the full global due diligence framework, see the Global Business Due Diligence Guide.