Official Business Registers

A directory of official public company registers, compiled by Lexbit. For each jurisdiction we list the main government or official register and link directly to its own website. Link status was last checked automatically on 14 October 2026: “Link OK” means the site responded; “Online · bot-protected” means the site is up but blocks automated requests; “Link not reached” means our check could not connect (often because of geo-restrictions), so please try it directly. Registers change their addresses from time to time; if a link no longer works, contact us and we will update it.

Tiers are Lexbit’s own classification, intended as a quick orientation, not a rating of any country:

• Tier 1 — OECD or EU member states: major onshore jurisdictions with strong reputation and broad banking access.
• Tier 2 — other reputable international business centres, G20 economies and special-regime jurisdictions (e.g. Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE, Gibraltar, Monaco, Mauritius, Georgia, Serbia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uruguay).
• Tier 3 — offshore or zero/low-tax jurisdictions (e.g. Cayman Islands, BVI, Bermuda, Bahamas, Seychelles, Belize, Panama, Channel Islands, Isle of Man). These also carry the “Offshore” label.
• Not tiered — all other jurisdictions, plus anything sanctioned or on the FATF black list.

FATF status follows the official FATF lists published 19 June 2026: “High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action” (black list) and “Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring” (grey list). Source: FATF — black and grey lists. FATF updates these lists three times a year.

Sanctions flag marks jurisdictions under comprehensive or extensive country-wide programmes: Russia (UK, EU, US), Belarus (UK, EU, US), Iran (UN, UK, EU, US), North Korea (UN, UK, EU, US) and Cuba (US embargo). Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine (Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk and others) are also subject to comprehensive restrictions. Syria is not flagged: the US removed its comprehensive Syria programme from 1 July 2025 and the EU and UK lifted most economic sanctions in 2025, although targeted listings remain. Many other countries have targeted (list-based) sanctions that are not shown here — always screen parties individually. Sources: UK sanctions regimes (FCDO/OFSI) · EU Sanctions Map · US OFAC sanctions programs · UN Security Council sanctions. Checked 14 October 2026.