Portugal (PT)
Overview of Portuguese company data coverage, registers, and legal forms
Overview
Portugal maintains the Registo Comercial (Commercial Register), managed by the Institute of Registries and Notary Affairs (Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado - IRN). The register records the legal status of companies including incorporation, changes, and dissolution.
Register
Registo Comercial — Portugal's official commercial register, managed by the Institute of Registries and Notary Affairs (IRN). It records incorporation, changes and dissolution.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Registo Comercial |
| Managing authority | Institute of Registrars and Notaries (IRN) / Ministry of Justice |
Identifiers
Portuguese companies are identified by their NIPC (tax number):
| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
nipc | Legal person tax number | 501234567 |
matricula | Registration number | 12345 |
conservatoria | Registry office | Lisboa |
Legal Forms
Corporations
| Legal Form | Full Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lda. | Sociedade por Quotas | Private limited company (most common) |
| S.A. | Sociedade Anónima | Public limited company |
| Unipessoal Lda. | Sociedade Unipessoal por Quotas | Single-member private limited company |
| SE | Societas Europaea | European company |
Partnerships
| Legal Form | Full Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S.N.C. | Sociedade em Nome Coletivo | General partnership |
| S.C.S. | Sociedade em Comandita Simples | Limited partnership |
| S.C.A. | Sociedade em Comandita por Ações | Partnership limited by shares |
Other
| Legal Form | Full Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| E.I. | Estabelecimento Individual | Sole proprietorship |
| ACE | Agrupamento Complementar de Empresas | Complementary grouping of enterprises |
| AEIE | Agrupamento Europeu de Interesse Económico | European economic interest grouping |
| Cooperativa | - | Cooperative |
| Fundação | - | Foundation |
| Associação | - | Association |
Other data sources
Company data in every jurisdiction is also spread across sources outside the commercial register — the central bank, the official gazette, the financial supervisor's authorisation registers, the statistical office and the tax authority among them. Kausate draws only on the sources described on this page; when you need something the API does not carry, those are where to look.
Coverage
- All Portuguese companies registered with Registo Comercial
- Sole proprietorships when registered
- Branches of foreign companies
- Cooperatives, foundations, and associations
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