Schmidt & Schmidt provides extracts from the commercial register of Bermuda with a translation and an apostille.

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory, located in the Atlantic Ocean to the east of the United States of America. This is a self-governing territory with its own constitution and government, but with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state. The Queen is represented here by the Governor of Bermuda. Local currency is the Bermudian dollar. Official language is English.

Bermuda’s economy stands on two pillars: tourism and offshore financial services. There are about 15000 economic entities registered in Bermuda.

Bermuda is “largely compliant” by OECD classification of countries by tax cooperation. As for the European Union, they have placed Bermuda in the “grey area” of jurisdictions that have expressed commitment to align their tax legislation with EU standards.

Business activities in Bermuda are regulated by the 2006 Companies Act and other laws.

Commercial register of Bermuda was created by the 1981 Companies Act. It is managed by the Registrar – a special governmental office subsidiary to Ministry of Economic Development. The register can be accessed via the official website of the Government of Bermuda.

Current extract from commercial register of Bermuda

The main type of extract available from the Bermudian business register is a company profile, called Bermuda company search report.

Extract from commercial register of Bermuda contains following information:

• Name of the company
• Registration number, date, and details
• Type of business
• Information about the local agent
• Registrar’s name and contact information
• Registered capital
• Other available information

You can also get the following documents:

Certificate of Good Standing is an official document that confirms a company’s solvency, reliability, and right to do business in Bermuda. This certificate is only issued to companies that fully comply with the requirements in terms of taxation and financial reports submission.

Certificate of Incorporation confirms company’s registration in Bermuda.

Search in the register is not free of charge. Search results are sent to you within 3-5 days after request submission.

To get a required document, we will need the following information about a company:

• Full legal name

Alphabetical search is possible too.

Inquiries are processed from 30 minutes.

Service	Price incl. German VAT 19%	Price excl. VAT
Price for an Electronic Extract	from 83,30 €	from 70,00 €
Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping	from 595,00 €	from 500,00 €

Main types of businesses in Bermuda

• Bermuda Local Company Limited by Shares
• Bermuda 'Permit' Company
• Bermuda Exempt Partnership
• Bermuda Limited Partnership
• Bermuda Overseas Partnership
• Bermuda Trusts
• Bermuda Segregated Accounts Companies

There is an automatic exchange of tax information functioning between Bermuda and the United Kingdom.

An extract from the business register of Bermuda can be used in order to:

• Obtain detailed information about potential business partners
• Negotiate foreign trade agreements
• File legal claims

Apostille for extracts from Bermuda

Bermuda acceded to the The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents on 24 February 1965, as a part of the United Kingdom.

Therefore, the documents issued in Bermuda are subject to a simplified apostilling procedure, thus the documents gain full legal value in Convention member states after notarised translation.

In addition, you can order notarised translation from English.

We provide extracts from the register in strict compliance with the legislation of Bermuda, the United Kingdom, and the General Data Protection Regulation.

Inquiries are processed within one working day. Courier delivery of apostilled documents is paid separately by courier service tariffs.

You can order free preliminary availability check of required information on our website.