UID Register: What is it?

The publicly accessible UID register provides detailed information about companies, including name, location, and tax data.

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UID Register: What is it?
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The UID register is publicly accessible and contains information from various registers, such as the commercial register, cantonal lawyer registries, or the value-added tax register.

UID (Company Identification Number)

Core features included in the register are the name of the company, its seat, the UID, as well as notes on registration in the commercial or value-added tax register. Additionally, the following core features are publicly accessible: The translation of the name according to HReg, the VAT number, the start and end of the VAT obligation, and the status of the entry in the VAT register.

In the UID register, a search can be initiated in various ways. This retrieves and displays different information from various databases. By double-clicking on the search result, the core features of the UID entity are displayed (status, seat or domicile address, commercial register data, and the VAT data).

Another search option is provided by the commercial register (central company index). This also contains various information.

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