How to search for a company in Italy
The Registro Imprese is Italy's official register of businesses, kept by the Chambers of Commerce and managed through InfoCamere. It records each company's legal details, directors, shareholders of limited companies and filed financial statements. Basic search is free; official extracts (visura camerale) and documents are charged.
What it publishes
- Company name, tax code and VAT number, registered office, legal form and status.
- Directors, statutory auditors and, for limited companies, shareholders.
- Filed annual financial statements of companies.
- Insolvency and liquidation records.
Key datasets
- Registro Imprese
Free basic search and paid official extracts and documents.
When it publishes
The register is updated as businesses file changes.
How to use it to check a claim
- Identify a company by its tax code or REA number.
- Check the date of the visura; directors and status change.
- Financial statements are filed after approval, usually some months after the year end.
Common mistakes
- Relying on unofficial sites that copy register data without dates.
Is the Italian business register free?
A basic search is free. The official visura camerale and documents such as accounts carry fees set by the Chambers of Commerce.
What is a visura catastale?
A property record from the land registry kept by the Agenzia delle Entrate, which is separate from the business register.
Questions answered using this source
Links checked 14 October 2026. This page describes what the source publishes and gives no verdict on any claim.