🇬🇷How to verify a supplier in Greece
To verify a supplier in Greece, look the company up for free in the official Γ.Ε.ΜΗ. (GEMI, General Commercial Registry) and confirm it is registered and currently active. The registry returns company name, GEMI number, legal form, registered activity, and publicity status.
The official registry
- Registry
- Γ.Ε.ΜΗ. (GEMI, General Commercial Registry)
- Company ID
- ΓΕΜΗ number / ΑΦΜ (VAT)
- Cost
- Free basic lookup
- Active status
- The publicity portal shows whether the company is active; confirm the ΑΦΜ (VAT) via the free EU VIES validator.
Verify it in four steps
1. Open the Γ.Ε.ΜΗ. (GEMI, General Commercial Registry)
Γ.Ε.ΜΗ. (GEMI, General Commercial Registry) is the official government record of companies in Greece. Basic name or number search is free.
2. Search the exact legal name or ID
Search the supplier's registered name or its ΓΕΜΗ number / ΑΦΜ (VAT). 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
The publicity portal shows whether the company is active; confirm the ΑΦΜ (VAT) via the free EU VIES validator.
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 Greece 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 Greece suppliers, not just the loudest.
Questions
Is checking a Greece supplier free?
Yes. A basic name or number lookup in the Γ.Ε.ΜΗ. (GEMI, General Commercial Registry) is free. Some full official extracts are paid, but confirming a company exists and is active costs nothing.
What ID does a Greece company have?
Its ΓΕΜΗ number / ΑΦΜ (VAT). Ask the supplier for it, then confirm it in the Γ.Ε.ΜΗ. (GEMI, General Commercial Registry) and check the registered name matches.
How do I know a Greece 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.