Guides to checking a European company before you pay it
Practical writing on checking European companies before you do business with them: what the registers publish, what they do not, and how to read what you find.
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How to take down a copycat website: send these notices to its host and domain registrar
A website copies your shop? Send this takedown notice to its host and domain registrar: the exact text, what to attach, and what the DSA obliges them to do next.
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How to check a company in another EU country before you pay it
Learn how to verify a European company, VAT number, registry status and sanctions screening before you pay or sign.
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How to check a Norwegian company in the Brønnøysund register before you pay it
Check a Norwegian company before you pay: find it in Brønnøysund by its 9-digit number, check for bankruptcy and VAT (Norway is not in VIES). Free search.
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How to check a Swedish company in Bolagsverket before you sign a contract
Check a Swedish company before you sign: find it in Bolagsverket by organisation number, match the SE VAT number and check F-tax at Skatteverket. Free search.
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Someone copied your Shopify store: what to do in the next hour
Someone copied your Shopify store? Report it to the domain registrar and the host, not only to Shopify. Find both in five minutes and see what to send.
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How to check a Polish company in the KRS register before you pay it
Check a Polish company before you pay: find it in KRS by NIP or KRS number, match the PL VAT number and check the bank account on the VAT white list. Free search.
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How to check a French company’s SIREN and VAT number before you pay it
Check a French company before you pay: match the SIREN to the VAT number, confirm status in Sirene and search BODACC for insolvency notices. Free search.
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How to verify a German VAT number when VIES shows no company name
Learn how to verify a German VAT number when VIES shows no company name, using registry data, invoices and sanctions screening.
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How to verify a company in Europe before you pay it
Learn how to check a European company’s identity, active status, VAT number and sanctions risk before paying a new supplier.
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How to check a Danish company in the CVR register before you pay it
Check a Danish company in the CVR register before you pay it: match the CVR number, confirm active status and VAT, and spot bankruptcy estates.
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How to check a UK company on Companies House before you pay it
Check a UK company on Companies House before payment. Verify status, filings, ownership, VAT and sanctions with a practical checklist.
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Supplier scam red flags you can check in the company register before you pay
Which supplier scam red flags you can check in the official company register before you pay — and why a valid VAT number alone still proves nothing. Free search.