🇺🇦How to verify a supplier in Ukraine
To verify a supplier in Ukraine, look the company up for free in the official Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Formations (YeDR), published as an open bulk dataset by the Ministry of Justice and confirm it is registered and currently active. The registry returns the register holds the registered name, the EDRPOU code, the legal address, the activity codes and the officers; the state publishes it as a downloadable dataset rather than a lookup form, and the copy on data.gov.ua carried a last update of 2026-08-04 when checked.
The official registry
- Registry
- Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Formations (YeDR), published as an open bulk dataset by the Ministry of Justice
- Company ID
- EDRPOU code (8 digits) for a legal entity
- Cost
- Free basic lookup
- Active status
- A Ukrainian company in good standing appears in the current YeDR extract with an active registration state; absence of an EDRPOU code from the latest dump means the company is not currently on the state register.
- This is a bulk-dump source, not a per-company API: the dataset ships separate ZIP files for legal entities (UO), sole traders (FOP) and their schemas, so a single check means downloading the current dump and looking the code up in it. The dataset API answered 200 on 2026-08-05.
- The State Tax Service register of VAT payers at https://cabinet.tax.gov.ua/registers is live for a person in a browser (200) but serves a browser check rather than an open lookup, so treat it as a manual second step.
- Wartime caveat: some Ukrainian registry data has been restricted or delayed since 2022, so a missing detail is not automatically a red flag, while a mismatched name or code still is.
Before you sign: five asks no registry can answer
The register proves the company exists and who signs. It says nothing about whether the supplier survives a bad quarter, a fire or a key person leaving. Serious suppliers answer these five asks without friction; hesitation on any of them is information too.
- Business continuity: what happens to your order if their plant loses power, a strike hits or their systems go down? Ask for the plan, not a reassurance.
- Liability insurance: is product or professional liability insured, with which insurer and to what ceiling? A certificate of insurance is a one-page email for a real firm.
- Exit terms: how do you terminate if it goes wrong, what notice and fees apply, and how do you get your tooling, molds or data back?
- Support in numbers: ask for response and resolution times as figures, not adjectives. A supplier who commits to hours in writing has a support process; one who writes fast support does not.
- Named people: who exactly runs production and who owns your account? Continuity of a named team matters more than a polished sales deck, and employee-review sites often show whether that team stays.
General commercial hygiene, not legal advice.
Verify it in four steps
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Open the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Formations (YeDR), published as an open bulk dataset by the Ministry of Justice
Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Formations (YeDR), published as an open bulk dataset by the Ministry of Justice is the official government record of companies in Ukraine. Basic name or number search is free.
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Search the exact legal name or ID
Search the supplier's registered name or its EDRPOU code (8 digits) for a legal entity. 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 Ukrainian company in good standing appears in the current YeDR extract with an active registration state; absence of an EDRPOU code from the latest dump means the company is not currently on the state register.
- 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 Ukraine 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 Ukraine suppliers, not just the loudest.
Ukraine suppliers by sector
Every company on these pages shows what the open record says about it, each fact linked to its free public source.
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Questions
Is checking a Ukraine supplier free?
Yes. A basic name or number lookup in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Formations (YeDR), published as an open bulk dataset by the Ministry of Justice is free. Some full official extracts are paid, but confirming a company exists and is active costs nothing.
What ID does a Ukraine company have?
Its EDRPOU code (8 digits) for a legal entity. Ask the supplier for it, then confirm it in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Formations (YeDR), published as an open bulk dataset by the Ministry of Justice and check the registered name matches.
How do I know a Ukraine 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. This is a bulk-dump source, not a per-company API: the dataset ships separate ZIP files for legal entities (UO), sole traders (FOP) and their schemas, so a single check means downloading the current dump and looking the code up in it. The dataset API answered 200 on 2026-08-05.