🇵🇱How to verify a supplier in Poland
To verify a supplier in Poland, look the company up for free in the official KRS (National Court Register) + CEIDG for sole traders and confirm it is registered and currently active. The registry returns registered name, KRS number, address, management board, and status; sole traders are in CEIDG (ceidg.gov.pl) instead.
The official registry
- Registry
- KRS (National Court Register) + CEIDG for sole traders
- Company ID
- KRS number / NIP (VAT) / REGON
- Cost
- Free basic lookup
- Active status
- Companies are in KRS, one-person firms in CEIDG, check the right one. Validate the NIP via the free EU VIES validator.
Verify it in four steps
1. Open the KRS (National Court Register) + CEIDG for sole traders
KRS (National Court Register) + CEIDG for sole traders is the official government record of companies in Poland. Basic name or number search is free.
2. Search the exact legal name or ID
Search the supplier's registered name or its KRS number / NIP (VAT) / REGON. 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
Companies are in KRS, one-person firms in CEIDG, check the right one. Validate the NIP 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 Poland 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 Poland suppliers, not just the loudest.
Questions
Is checking a Poland supplier free?
Yes. A basic name or number lookup in the KRS (National Court Register) + CEIDG for sole traders is free. Some full official extracts are paid, but confirming a company exists and is active costs nothing.
What ID does a Poland company have?
Its KRS number / NIP (VAT) / REGON. Ask the supplier for it, then confirm it in the KRS (National Court Register) + CEIDG for sole traders and check the registered name matches.
How do I know a Poland 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.