🇨🇿How to verify a supplier in Czechia
To verify a supplier in Czechia, look the company up for free in the official Verejny rejstrik (justice) + ARES and confirm it is registered and currently active. The registry returns registered name, ICO, registered seat, legal form, and statutory body; ARES (ares.gov.cz) aggregates the same data.
The official registry
- Registry
- Verejny rejstrik (justice) + ARES
- Company ID
- ICO (8 digits)
- Cost
- Free basic lookup
- Active status
- An active entity shows current registration; a dissolved one is flagged. Validate the number as a VAT ID via the free EU VIES check.
Verify it in four steps
1. Open the Verejny rejstrik (justice) + ARES
Verejny rejstrik (justice) + ARES is the official government record of companies in Czechia. Basic name or number search is free.
2. Search the exact legal name or ID
Search the supplier's registered name or its ICO (8 digits). If the name does not match cleanly, treat it as a red flag, it may be a trade name, a different entity, or wrong.
3. Confirm it is active, not struck off
An active entity shows current registration; a dissolved one is flagged. Validate the number as a VAT ID via the free EU VIES check.
4. Check it makes what it sells
A real factory carries a manufacturing activity code and a consistent trade history; a middleman reselling everything is the most common mismatch. For an EU company, also validate the VAT number in the free EU VIES system.
This is a factual pointer to public records, not legal advice. For the full method, see the 7 checks that separate a real supplier from a scam.
We do this check for you
On every Czechia company we list, we show what the open record says, each linked to its free public source so you can re-check it yourself, no paid badge. And we go past the big directories to the local and craft makers who are too small for them but real, then verify and sort them, so you find genuine Czechia suppliers, not just the loudest.
Questions
Is checking a Czechia supplier free?
Yes. A basic name or number lookup in the Verejny rejstrik (justice) + ARES is free. Some full official extracts are paid, but confirming a company exists and is active costs nothing.
What ID does a Czechia company have?
Its ICO (8 digits). Ask the supplier for it, then confirm it in the Verejny rejstrik (justice) + ARES and check the registered name matches.
How do I know a Czechia supplier is a real manufacturer, not a reseller?
The registry's activity code is the tell: a manufacturing code means a real maker, a wholesale or retail code means a trader.