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Data Sources
Company Identifiers
Search Capabilities
Quirks & Gotchas
Mappings
Data Availability
Example API Responses

Data Sources

Company data comes from three official registers, one per jurisdiction. Bosnia and Herzegovina has no single national company register: registration is devolved to the two entities and the Brčko District, and each runs its own.

Registar poslovnih subjekata BiH (BiH Business Entity Register): operated by the Federal Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary Commission of District Brčko BiH, accessible at bizreg.pravosudje.ba. It serves Federation BiH companies.
Brčko District Business Register (e-Registar): operated by the Judiciary Commission of the Brčko District, accessible at bizreg.osbd.ba. It serves Brčko District companies, including every registration made since 2021, and backs company search for the district.
Republika Srpska Business Register: operated under the Government of Republika Srpska, accessible at bizreg.esrpska.com. It serves Republika Srpska companies.

A company lookup with a register-qualified id (RS 3-35-00 4402503100008, FBiH 3-70) goes to that register only. A lookup with a bare number asks the Brčko District register first and uses the BiH Business Entity Register when Brčko District has no record of it.

Republika Srpska covers companies only, for now. Sole traders (samostalni preduzetnici) and associations are held in separate parts of the Republika Srpska register that are not yet integrated, so search does not return them.A bare number is never resolved to a Republika Srpska company by /v2/company. Search first and pass back the qualified id (RS 3-35-00 4402503100008).

What the register provides per entity

Register page	Content
Basic data	MBS, legal name, abbreviation, address, legal form, status, JIB (tax number), customs number
Founders (page 21)	Individual and corporate founders with capital contributions and share count
Board and management (page 22)	Federation management and governance persons appear on one register page. The position and authorisation fields are free text. The published role catalogue covers known and observed titles rather than a complete official codelist.

Representation follows the actual register and entity context. Federation company management represents the company under Companies Act articles 23–24, within registered powers. Brčko’s authorised-person roster and Republika Srpska’s authorised-person and procura rosters establish representation independently of title. Supervisory, audit, assembly and ownership appointments do not themselves establish a separate representation mandate.

Local position	Classification	Standardized role
Direktor / Direktorica	Legal representative	Director
Generalni direktor / generalni direktor-član uprave	Legal representative	Managing Director
Izvršni direktor / V.D. Izvršni direktor	Legal representative	Executive Director
Prokurist / Prokurista	Legal representative	Authorized Signatory
Predsjednik Uprave	Legal representative in registered management or authorised roster; otherwise other key person	Chairman of the Board
Član uprave	Legal representative in registered management or authorised roster; otherwise other key person	Board Member
Predsjednik / Član nadzornog odbora	Other key person unless a distinct representation grant is recorded	Supervisory Board Member
Osnivač — actual sole trader	Legal representative	Owner
Osnivač — ownership alone in a company	Other key person	Other
Likvidator	Legal representative	Liquidator
Stečajni upravnik	Legal representative	Receiver
Revizor	Other key person unless a distinct representation grant is recorded	Auditor
Sekretar	Other key person unless a distinct representation grant is recorded	Secretary
Knjigovođa / Računovođa / assembly office	Other key person unless a distinct representation grant is recorded	Other
Unknown title — authorised roster or positive representation grant	Legal representative	Authorized Signatory
Unknown title — no recorded representation evidence	Other key person	Other

A separate representation grant on an oversight holder is returned as Authorized Signatory, preserving the filed title and powers. A sole trader’s owner remains available under legalRepresentatives; the shareholders datapoint is not applicable to that entity type.

Signatory Modes

The register’s actual authorisation text is preserved in signingPowers.localText. Sole or joint mode is returned only when that text states how signatures operate.

Authorisation text	Published mode
`samostalno` / `pojedinačno`	Sole
`zajedno sa` / additional or co-signature wording	Joint, with the source condition preserved
`bez ograničenja` without explicit signing wording	Unspecified; source scope preserved
Monetary limit or statute reference	Unspecified; source restriction preserved
Missing authorisation text	Unspecified

Shareholders

Founders of d.o.o. companies are returned as shareholders, with individual and corporate founders both supported. Capital contribution amounts in BAM (Bosnian Convertible Mark) are included when the register provides them. For d.d. companies, individual shareholders are not listed in the public register. Only a reference to the separately maintained share register is available. The shareholders datapoint is therefore not populated for d.d. entities.

Activity Code Mapping

Bosnia and Herzegovina uses KD BiH 2010 (Klasifikacija djelatnosti BiH 2010), the official BiH harmonisation of NACE Rev. 2, established by the Official Gazette of BiH no. 47/10 and in force since January 1, 2011. Codes use the same XX.YY four-digit format as NACE Rev. 2.

KD BiH 2010 (register code, NACE Rev. 2) → NACE Rev. 2.1 → ISIC Rev. 5

Key	Classification	Example	AI Inferred?
`KD_BIH_2010`	KD BiH 2010, as declared in the register	`62.01`	No (official code from register)
`NACE`	NACE Rev. 2.1, converted from the register’s Rev. 2 code	`62.10`	No (formal correspondence)
`ISIC`	ISIC Rev. 5, derived from NACE Rev. 2.1	`621`	No (formal correspondence)

The register’s own code is returned under KD_BIH_2010. Because it is a NACE Rev. 2 code, it is converted to NACE Rev. 2.1 before it is published under NACE, so the digits under KD_BIH_2010 and NACE can differ. See Activity Codes for how the conversion works. Not all companies have registered activities; banks and some large joint-stock companies have none.

Data Availability

Data Availability Matrix

Data Type	BiH Business Register	Notes
Company Profile	✅	Legal name, MBS, JIB, address, legal form, status, capital
Legal Representatives	✅	Directors, executive directors, procurists
Other Key Persons	✅	Governance-only, supervisory, audit and administrative appointments
Shareholders	⚠️ Conditional	d.o.o. founders only, not available for d.d. (see Quirks)
Ultimate Beneficial Owners	❌	No public UBO register in BiH
Establishments / Branches	✅	Branch offices when registered (page 31)
Activity Codes	⚠️ Conditional	KD BiH 2010 / NACE + ISIC, absent for banks and some large d.d.

Legend: ✅ Available | ❌ Not Available | ⚠️ Conditionally Available

Documents

Document	API Category	Format	Availability	Notes
Trade Register Extract	`tradeRegisterExtract`	PDF	⚠️ Listed for every company	Printed PDF of the company detail page, all 8 sections in one document

The Trade Register Extract is a printed PDF of the BiH Business Entity Register company detail page, covering basic data, founders, board and management, capital, activities, branch offices, foreign trade authorisation, and notes. It is bundled with the company data.

The extract comes from the BiH Business Entity Register only. That register holds no Brčko District registration made after 2021, so ordering the extract for one of those companies returns a not-found error, even though their company data is available.

Example API Responses

All examples use placeholder data. Query: POST /v2/company with { "id": "<register> <mbs>", "countryCode": "BA", "dataPoints": ["company", "legalRepresentatives"] }, e.g. "Brčko 1-369", or "RS 3-35-00 4402503100008" for Republika Srpska. A bare <mbs> is accepted too, but see the note above on what it does when a number exists in two registers.

Active d.o.o. (Limited Liability Company), Federation BiH

{
  "company": {
    "id": "FBiH 65-01-0001-10",
    "countryCode": "BA",
    "identifiers": {
      "mbs": "65-01-0001-10",
      "jib": "4200000000001"
    },
    "legalName": "PRIMJER d.o.o. Sarajevo",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Nije u stečaju/likvidaciji (Active)",
      "active": true
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "DRUŠTVO SA OGRANIČENOM ODGOVORNOŠĆU",
      "englishTranslation": "Limited Liability Company",
      "standardized": "Limited Liability Company"
    },
    "capital": { "amount": 50000, "currency": "BAM" },
    "activities": {
      "KD_BIH_2010": [
        { "code": "62.01", "description": "Računarsko programiranje", "isAIInferred": false }
      ],
      "NACE": [
        { "code": "62.10", "description": "Computer programming activities", "isAIInferred": false }
      ],
      "ISIC": [
        { "code": "621", "description": "Computer programming activities", "isAIInferred": false }
      ]
    },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "ul. Džemala Bijedića br. 1",
      "city": "Sarajevo",
      "countryCode": "BA"
    }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "type": "individual",
      "role": {
        "localName": "Direktor",
        "englishTranslation": "Director",
        "standardized": "Director"
      },
      "representationMode": { "mode": "sole" },
      "individual": {
        "name": {
          "fullName": "PRIMJER, EMIR",
          "lastName": "PRIMJER",
          "firstName": "EMIR"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "entityId": "person_002",
      "type": "individual",
      "role": {
        "localName": "Prokurista",
        "englishTranslation": "Procurist (Authorized Signatory)",
        "standardized": "Authorized Signatory"
      },
      "representationMode": {
        "mode": "joint",
        "particularity": "zajedno sa bilo kojim članom Uprave"
      },
      "individual": {
        "name": {
          "fullName": "PRIMJER, AMRA",
          "lastName": "PRIMJER",
          "firstName": "AMRA"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Active d.d. (Joint-Stock Company), Federation BiH

{
  "company": {
    "id": "FBiH 65-02-0001-10",
    "countryCode": "BA",
    "identifiers": {
      "mbs": "65-02-0001-10",
      "jib": "4200000000002"
    },
    "legalName": "PRIMJER BANKA d.d. Sarajevo",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Nije u stečaju/likvidaciji (Active)",
      "active": true
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "DIONIČKO DRUŠTVO",
      "englishTranslation": "Joint-Stock Company",
      "standardized": "Corporation"
    },
    "capital": { "amount": 10000000, "currency": "BAM" },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "Trg Bosne i Hercegovine br. 1",
      "city": "Sarajevo",
      "countryCode": "BA"
    }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "type": "individual",
      "role": {
        "localName": "Generalni direktor",
        "englishTranslation": "Director",
        "standardized": "Director"
      },
      "representationMode": { "mode": "sole" },
      "individual": {
        "name": {
          "fullName": "PRIMJER, EMIR",
          "lastName": "PRIMJER",
          "firstName": "EMIR"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "otherKeyPersons": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_002",
      "type": "individual",
      "role": {
        "localName": "Predsjednik nadzornog odbora",
        "englishTranslation": "Supervisory Board Chair",
        "standardized": "Supervisory Board Member"
      },
      "individual": {
        "name": {
          "fullName": "PRIMJER, AMRA",
          "lastName": "PRIMJER",
          "firstName": "AMRA"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Note: d.d. companies do not return shareholders. Individual shareholders are not listed in the public register. The otherKeyPersons array carries supervisory board members when registered.

Active d.o.o. with a short MBS

{
  "company": {
    "id": "Brčko 1-0001",
    "countryCode": "BA",
    "identifiers": {
      "mbs": "1-0001",
      "jib": "4000000000001"
    },
    "legalName": "PRIMJER d.o.o. Brčko",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Nije u stečaju/likvidaciji (Active)",
      "active": true
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "DRUŠTVO SA OGRANIČENOM ODGOVORNOŠĆU",
      "englishTranslation": "Limited Liability Company",
      "standardized": "Limited Liability Company"
    },
    "capital": { "amount": 2000, "currency": "BAM" },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "ul. Bulevar mira br. 1",
      "city": "Brčko",
      "countryCode": "BA"
    }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "type": "individual",
      "role": {
        "localName": "Direktor",
        "englishTranslation": "Director",
        "standardized": "Director"
      },
      "representationMode": { "mode": "sole" },
      "individual": {
        "name": {
          "fullName": "PRIMJER, ALEKSANDAR",
          "lastName": "PRIMJER",
          "firstName": "ALEKSANDAR"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Note: the short MBS format N-XXXX / NN-XXXX carries no canton code and no year suffix. It reflects an older registration rather than a particular jurisdiction, and appears in the Federation and Brčko registers alike.

Republika Srpska d.o.o. with founders and beneficial owners

Query:

{ "id": "RS 1-1234-00 4400000000001", "countryCode": "BA", "dataPoints": ["company", "legalRepresentatives", "shareholders", "ultimateBeneficialOwners"] }

{
  "company": {
    "id": "RS 1-1234-00 4400000000001",
    "countryCode": "BA",
    "identifiers": {
      "mbs": "1-1234-00",
      "jib": "4400000000001"
    },
    "legalName": "\"PRIMJER\" d.o.o. Banja Luka",
    "status": { "localName": "Registrovan (Registered)", "active": true },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "d.o.o.",
      "englishTranslation": "Limited Liability Company",
      "standardized": "Limited Liability Company"
    },
    "capital": { "amount": 2000, "currency": "BAM", "formatted": "BAM 2,000" },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "Ulica Kralja Petra I broj 1",
      "city": "Banja Luka",
      "countryCode": "BA"
    },
    "activities": {
      "NACE": [{ "code": "62.10", "description": "Computer programming activities" }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6211", "description": "Computer programming activities", "isAIInferred": false }]
    }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "type": "individual",
      "role": { "localName": "Direktor", "englishTranslation": "Director", "standardized": "Director" },
      "representationMode": { "mode": "sole" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Marko Primjer", "firstName": "Marko", "lastName": "Primjer" } }
    }
  ],
  "shareholders": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "type": "individual",
      "sharePercentage": 60,
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Marko Primjer" } },
      "nominalCapitalHeld": { "amount": 1200, "currency": "BAM", "formatted": "BAM 1,200" }
    },
    {
      "entityId": "company_001",
      "type": "company",
      "sharePercentage": 40,
      "company": { "legalName": "\"PRIMJER HOLDING\" d.o.o." },
      "nominalCapitalHeld": { "amount": 800, "currency": "BAM", "formatted": "BAM 800" }
    }
  ],
  "ultimateBeneficialOwners": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "name": { "fullName": "Marko Primjer" },
      "control": {
        "types": ["ownership-of-shares"],
        "details": [{ "type": "shares", "percentageValue": 84, "nature": null }]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Note: the id carries the JIB because the Republika Srpska register can give one MBS to two companies. Shareholders come from the register’s current data overview, with their subscribed amount and share. Beneficial owners come from the register’s beneficial ownership register: natural persons only, each with an overall share that includes holdings through other companies (here 60 % directly, plus 24 % through the holding company he owns 60 % of).

Company in Bankruptcy

{
  "company": {
    "id": "FBiH 65-01-0002-05",
    "countryCode": "BA",
    "identifiers": {
      "mbs": "65-01-0002-05",
      "jib": "4200000000003"
    },
    "legalName": "PRIMJER STARI d.o.o. Sarajevo U STEČAJU",
    "status": {
      "localName": "U stečaju (In Bankruptcy)",
      "active": false
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "DRUŠTVO SA OGRANIČENOM ODGOVORNOŠĆU",
      "englishTranslation": "Limited Liability Company",
      "standardized": "Limited Liability Company"
    },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "ul. Ferhadija br. 2",
      "city": "Sarajevo",
      "countryCode": "BA"
    }
  }
}

Note: Status is inferred from the company name suffix. Companies in bankruptcy include U STEČAJU in the registered legal name; companies in liquidation include U LIKVIDACIJI.

Foundation (Fondacija), Brčko District

{
  "company": {
    "id": "Brčko 96-05-0001-15",
    "countryCode": "BA",
    "identifiers": {
      "mbs": "96-05-0001-15",
      "jib": "4600000000001"
    },
    "legalName": "FONDACIJA PRIMJER",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Nije u stečaju/likvidaciji (Active)",
      "active": true
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "FONDACIJA",
      "englishTranslation": "Foundation",
      "standardized": "Nonprofit Organization"
    },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "ul. Bosanska br. 1",
      "city": "Brčko",
      "countryCode": "BA"
    }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "type": "individual",
      "role": {
        "localName": "Direktor",
        "englishTranslation": "Director",
        "standardized": "Director"
      },
      "representationMode": { "mode": "sole" },
      "individual": {
        "name": {
          "fullName": "PRIMJER, EMIR",
          "lastName": "PRIMJER",
          "firstName": "EMIR"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "shareholders": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_002",
      "type": "individual",
      "individual": {
        "name": {
          "fullName": "PRIMJER, AMRA",
          "lastName": "PRIMJER",
          "firstName": "AMRA"
        }
      },
      "nominalCapitalHeld": { "amount": 10000, "currency": "BAM" }
    }
  ]
}

Note: Foundations, associations, cooperatives, and institutions use the -05- MBS sub-code. Their founding members are returned as shareholders (the register records their capital contributions to the founding endowment). The legal form field contains the specific form type (FONDACIJA, UDRUŽENJE, etc.) rather than the umbrella category DRUGO.

Available Documents

Documents are returned when "dataPoints": ["availableDocuments"] is requested.

API Category	Document	Availability
`tradeRegisterExtract`	Trade Register Extract (Izvod iz registra poslovnih subjekata)	Listed for every company; not yet deliverable for Brčko District registrations made after 2021

The Trade Register Extract is a PDF covering all register sections for the company: basic data, founders, board and management, capital, activities, branch offices, foreign trade authorisation, and notes. All sections are assembled into a single document and printed in one pass.

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Data Availability

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Bosnia and Herzegovina coverage, pricing, and sources

​Table of Contents

​Data Sources

​What the register provides per entity

​Signatory Modes

​Shareholders

​Activity Code Mapping

​Data Availability

​Data Availability Matrix

​Documents

​Example API Responses

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Table of Contents

Data Sources

What the register provides per entity

Signatory Modes

Shareholders

Activity Code Mapping

Data Availability

Data Availability Matrix

Documents

Example API Responses