🇱🇻How to verify a supplier in Latvia
To verify a supplier in Latvia, look the company up for free in the official Uzņēmumu reģistrs (Latvian Enterprise Register) and confirm it is registered and currently active. The registry returns registered name, 11-digit registration number, legal form (SIA/AS/IK), registration date, registered address, and register type (commercial vs association).
The official registry
- Registry
- Uzņēmumu reģistrs (Latvian Enterprise Register)
- Company ID
- registration number (11 digits) / PVN (VAT)
- Cost
- Free basic lookup
- Active status
- A live company has an empty "terminated" field; a struck-off one carries a termination or liquidation date.
- The whole register is one free CC0 open-data CSV (data.gov.lv, dataset Uzņēmumu reģistrs), so active-vs-liquidated status is checkable in bulk, not one lookup at a time.
- Two companion open datasets add risk checks: maksatnespejas procesi (insolvency) and sankciju riski (sanctions).
Verify it in four steps
1. Open the Uzņēmumu reģistrs (Latvian Enterprise Register)
Uzņēmumu reģistrs (Latvian Enterprise Register) is the official government record of companies in Latvia. Basic name or number search is free.
2. Search the exact legal name or ID
Search the supplier's registered name or its registration number (11 digits) / PVN (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
A live company has an empty "terminated" field; a struck-off one carries a termination or liquidation date.
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 Latvia 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 Latvia suppliers, not just the loudest.
Questions
Is checking a Latvia supplier free?
Yes. A basic name or number lookup in the Uzņēmumu reģistrs (Latvian Enterprise Register) is free. Some full official extracts are paid, but confirming a company exists and is active costs nothing.
What ID does a Latvia company have?
Its registration number (11 digits) / PVN (VAT). Ask the supplier for it, then confirm it in the Uzņēmumu reģistrs (Latvian Enterprise Register) and check the registered name matches.
How do I know a Latvia 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. The whole register is one free CC0 open-data CSV (data.gov.lv, dataset Uzņēmumu reģistrs), so active-vs-liquidated status is checkable in bulk, not one lookup at a time.