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Overview

Registry

UR (Uzņēmumu reģistrs)Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia
Latvia’s Register of Enterprises (Uzņēmumu reģistrs) is the official registry for all legal entities in Latvia. It is maintained by the Ministry of Justice and provides comprehensive company data including registration details, shareholders, and management information.

Company Identifiers

Registration Number Patterns

The first two digits indicate the entity type:
  • 40 - Commercial companies (SIA, AS)
  • 50 - Non-profit organisations
  • 90 - State and municipal institutions

VAT Number Details

VAT data includes:
  • VAT number
  • Active status (current VAT status)
  • Registration date

Search Capabilities

Data Availability

SIA = Limited Liability Company, AS = Public Limited Company, IK = Sole Trader

Status Codes

Activity Codes

Latvia uses NACE Rev. 2 (Saimniecisko darbību statistiskā klasifikācija) for classifying business activities.
Older companies may have activity codes from NACE Rev. 1 or 1.1. These are mapped to NACE Rev. 2 where possible.

Address Format

Latvian addresses use a component-based structure. Example formats: Standard format:
With apartment number:

Address Components

Implementation Notes

Currency history: Latvia adopted the Euro (EUR) on January 1, 2014. Historical capital records may show amounts in Latvian Lats (LVL). The exchange rate was fixed at 1 EUR = 0.702804 LVL.
Founders vs Shareholders: In Latvian company law, “founders” (dibinātāji) become shareholders (dalībnieki) upon company registration. The data returned represents current shareholdings, not founding roles. The “Founded.from/to” dates in the source data track share acquisition and disposal, not governance appointments.
Shareholder data availability: Shareholder information is only available for commercial companies (SIA and AS). Other entity types such as sole traders (IK), partnerships, and non-profits do not have shareholder data in the registry.

Capital Types

Representatives

Latvian companies have officials (Valde members) who serve as the management board: