🇲🇩How to verify a supplier in Moldova
To verify a supplier in Moldova, look the company up for free in the official Registrul de stat al unitatilor de drept (State Register of Legal Entities) and confirm it is registered and currently active. The registry returns IDNO, registration date, whether the company is liquidated, full legal name and locality. The tax service adds legal form, current director, VAT (TVA) registration number and whether the company owes tax arrears today.
The official registry
- Registry
- Registrul de stat al unitatilor de drept (State Register of Legal Entities)
- Company ID
- IDNO (13 digits, doubles as the fiscal code)
- Cost
- Free basic lookup
- Active status
- The state register shows "Liquidated: NO" for a live company; the tax service shows "Statut: Activ". A company that is liquidated or radiat is struck off.
- The free state lookup is limited to 5 queries a day and asks for a CAPTCHA, no login or e-signature is needed, and the interface has an English mode.
- Check the same 13 digits at the State Tax Service (sfs.md, Despre contribuabil / About the taxpayer): it shows the current director, the VAT registration number and, importantly, whether the company has tax arrears today.
- The state register alone does not show insolvency, so the tax-arrears line at sfs.md is the closest free early warning.
- Official signed extracts are paid and contract-only through ASP, no free official PDF exists, so screenshot both free results with the date.
Verify it in four steps
1. Open the Registrul de stat al unitatilor de drept (State Register of Legal Entities)
Registrul de stat al unitatilor de drept (State Register of Legal Entities) is the official government record of companies in Moldova. Basic name or number search is free.
2. Search the exact legal name or ID
Search the supplier's registered name or its IDNO (13 digits, doubles as the fiscal code). 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 state register shows "Liquidated: NO" for a live company; the tax service shows "Statut: Activ". A company that is liquidated or radiat is struck off.
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.
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 Moldova 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 Moldova suppliers, not just the loudest.
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Questions
Is checking a Moldova supplier free?
Yes. A basic name or number lookup in the Registrul de stat al unitatilor de drept (State Register of Legal Entities) is free. Some full official extracts are paid, but confirming a company exists and is active costs nothing.
What ID does a Moldova company have?
Its IDNO (13 digits, doubles as the fiscal code). Ask the supplier for it, then confirm it in the Registrul de stat al unitatilor de drept (State Register of Legal Entities) and check the registered name matches.
How do I know a Moldova 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 free state lookup is limited to 5 queries a day and asks for a CAPTCHA, no login or e-signature is needed, and the interface has an English mode.