Mauritius

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This guide contains public integration notes for Mauritius. Use it for identifier formats, search behavior, and country-specific caveats. The live source of truth for coverage, pricing, data sources, documents, legal forms, roles, and status values is the pricing page.

Mauritius coverage, pricing, and sources

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Data Sources

Mauritius uses a single official registry as its data source. There is no multi-source priority chain — all data comes from the CBRD.

CBRD (Corporate and Business Registration Department) — Operated under the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, the CBRD is the central company register for Mauritius. The online search portal provides company search, detailed company profiles, and printable extracts. The system retrieves structured data including company name, legal form, status, registration date, registered address, stated capital, business activity, office bearers, and shareholders.

Performance expectations: Mauritius is slower than most countries. Searches take several seconds, and full company profiles and document generation take about 30 to 60 seconds. The Speed section of the pricing page has the current figures.

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Company Type	Source	Format	Example	Notes
All companies	CBRD	Letter + up to 6 digits (File No.)	`C117853`	The only identifier `/v2/company` accepts

File No. format: /v2/company accepts the CBRD File No. and nothing else — a register track letter (C for companies, P for partnerships) followed by up to 6 digits, matching ^[A-Za-z]\d{2,6}$ (e.g. C117853, C61811). Anything else returns 400 Bad Request with the expected format.The File No. is not the Business Registration Number. The BRN (125473, or C07068818) identifies a business registration under the Business Registration Act, and a company with several registered businesses has several of them — so it is not a per-entity key.Other numbers you may hold — a BRN, a File No. written without its letter prefix (61811), or an FSC global-business licence number (61811 C1/GBL, 217346GBC) — resolve to the File No. through /v2/search. Search first, then call /v2/company with the id it returns.

Identifiers in API Response

Once you retrieve company data, the identifiers object contains all available identifiers for that entity:

Identifier Type	Format	Example	Found In
`brn`	Letter + up to 6 digits	`C117853`	All registered companies — holds the CBRD File No.

The response key is spelled brn for backwards compatibility, but the value it carries is the CBRD File No.

Search Capabilities

Search Type	Pattern	Example	Match Type	Expected Results
By File Number	Letter + up to 6 digits	`C117853`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By BRN	Letter + 8 digits, or numeric	`C24208879`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By licence number or bare File No.	Digits, optionally with a licence category	`61811 C1/GBL`, `217346GBC`, `221058`	Exact	Resolves to the canonical File No. (`C61811`, `C217346`, `C221058`)
By Name	Text string	`"MCB GROUP"`	Fuzzy	Multiple results (up to 20)

Search resolves what /v2/company will not accept. If you hold a BRN or an FSC global-business licence number, search for it and use the returned id — that id is always the CBRD File No.

Mauritius searches are slower than most countries. Budget several seconds per search (see the Speed section of the pricing page). Prefer a single identifier search over repeated name queries.

Company Status

Company status is determined deterministically from the statusCode field in the CBRD data. No AI inference is involved for status mapping.

Status Code	Local Name	Active?	Notes
`LIVE`	Live	Yes	Verified from CBRD website
`ACTIVE`	Active	Yes
`DORMANT`	Dormant	Yes	Registered but temporarily inactive
`DEFUNCT`	Defunct	No	Verified from CBRD website
`STRUCK`	Struck Off	No
`STRUCK OFF`	Struck Off	No	May appear in either form
`DISSOLVED`	Dissolved	No
`WINDING`	Winding Up	No
`WINDING UP`	Winding Up	No	May appear in either form
`LIQUIDATION`	In Liquidation	No
`IN LIQUIDATION`	In Liquidation	No	May appear in either form

The status mapping is fully deterministic with no AI involvement. Dormant companies are still considered active (registered but temporarily inactive). Unknown status codes fall back to checking if the code equals LIVE to determine the active flag, and use the raw status code as the local name. Mauritius returns localName and active only: no statusDetails object is returned.

Legal Forms

Mauritius legal forms are determined deterministically from the combination of orgCategoryCode and orgTypeCode fields in the CBRD data. No AI enrichment is used.

By Organization Category

Category Code	Local Name	Standardized	Notes
`DOMESTIC`	Domestic Company	Varies by org type	Most common; see type table below
`FOREIGN`	Foreign Company	Branch or Representative Office	Foreign companies registered in Mauritius
`GLOBAL BUSINESS COMPANY`	Global Business Company	Limited Liability Company	Licensed under the Financial Services Act
`GLOBAL`	Global Business Company	Limited Liability Company	Legacy/abbreviated form
`GBC`	Global Business Company	Limited Liability Company	Abbreviation sometimes seen in API
`AUTHORISED COMPANY` / `AUTHORISED`	Authorised Company	Other	Unless the organization type sets the form

By Organization Type

Type Code	Combined Local Name	Standardized	English Translation
`PUBLIC`	Public Company (Domestic Company)	Corporation	Public Limited Company
`PRIVATE`	Private Company (Domestic Company)	Limited Liability Company	Private Limited Company
`CIVIL`	Civil Partnership (category name)	Partnership	Civil Partnership
`COMMERCIAL`	Commercial Partnership (category name)	Partnership	Commercial Partnership

The legal form is constructed by combining the organization type and category (e.g., “Private Company (Domestic Company)”). The standardization logic is fully deterministic: PUBLIC maps to Corporation, PRIVATE maps to Limited Liability Company, CIVIL and COMMERCIAL map to Partnership, FOREIGN maps to Branch or Representative Office, and GBC/GLOBAL/GLOBAL BUSINESS COMPANY maps to Limited Liability Company. When neither category nor type matches a known code, the standardized form falls back to Other.

Legal Representatives

Legal representatives are extracted from the office bearers listed in the CBRD company details. The extraction is deterministic — no AI is used for role mapping.

Role Mapping

Designation (from CBRD)	Mapped Role	Classification
Contains `DIRECTOR`	Director	Legal Representative
Contains `SECRETARY`	Secretary	Legal Representative
Contains `AUDITOR`	Auditor	Legal Representative
`GERANT` / `GÉRANT`	Manager	Legal Representative
Contains `CEO` or `CHIEF EXECUTIVE`	Chief Executive Officer	Legal Representative
Contains `CFO` or `CHIEF FINANCIAL`	Chief Financial Officer	Legal Representative
Contains `CHAIRMAN`	Chairman	Legal Representative
Contains `PRESIDENT`	President	Legal Representative
Contains `MANAGER`	Manager	Legal Representative
Other	Original designation (verbatim)	Legal Representative
(no designation)	Officer	Legal Representative

All office bearers are classified as legal representatives. There is no distinction between “legal representative” and “other key person” for Mauritius — the CBRD does not provide enough role granularity to make this split. The role mapping uses substring matching on the designation field (case-insensitive).

Extraction Logic

Field	Notes
Full name	Individuals: split into firstName (all words except last) and lastName (last word)
Role	Mapped to standard role names via substring matching
Start date	DD/MM/YYYY format converted to ISO (YYYY-MM-DD)
Nationality	Country code (e.g., `MU`)
Address	Parsed into a structured address when available

Corporate office bearers are returned with type: "company" and their legal name.

Resigned officers are excluded. Office bearers with a resignationDate are automatically filtered out. Only currently active officers are included in the response.

Other Key Persons

Mauritius does not distinguish between legal representatives and other key persons. All office bearers from the CBRD are returned as legal representatives. The otherKeyPersons array is not populated.

Shareholders

Shareholders are extracted from the shareholder list in the CBRD company details using AI parsing for type classification (individual vs. company).

Extraction Logic

Source	Data Extracted
CBRD company details (shareholder list)	Shareholder name, type, number of shares, share value, share percentage, address

Ownership Fields

Field	Description	Source
`sharePercentage`	Ownership percentage	CBRD
`numberOfShares`	Number of shares held	CBRD
`type`	Individual or Company	AI-classified from shareholder details

Shareholder type classification (individual vs. company) is AI-inferred. The structured fields (number of shares, percentage, value) come directly from the CBRD. If the register publishes shareholders but they cannot be parsed, the shareholders datapoint fails as unavailable while company and legalRepresentatives still succeed. An empty array means the register published no shareholders, which is common for Global Business Companies.

Activity Code Mapping

Mauritius does not return activity codes. The CBRD records the nature of business as free text, which is returned in activityDescription (multiple activities are separated by semicolons).

The CBRD does not use a standardized activity classification system, and no NACE or ISIC codes are returned for Mauritius. The activities object is not populated.

Data Availability Matrix

Data Type	Domestic Companies	Foreign Companies	GBC Companies	Notes
Company Profile	✅ Async	✅ Async	✅ Async	Full data from CBRD portal
Legal Representatives	✅	✅	✅	From office bearers (resigned officers filtered)
Other Key Persons	❌	❌	❌	Not distinguished from legal reps
Shareholders	✅	⚠️ Limited	✅	AI-parsed from the CBRD shareholder list
Ultimate Beneficial Owners	❌	❌	❌	Not available from CBRD
Establishments	❌	❌	❌	Not available from CBRD
Activity Codes	❌	❌	❌	Free-text nature of business in `activityDescription` only
Documents	✅	✅	✅	Company Details Extract (PDF)
Onboarding Profile	❌	❌	❌	`mode: "onboarding"` returns `fast_source_unavailable` (422, not billed). Mauritius cannot be answered inside the onboarding deadline

Legend: ✅ Available | ❌ Not Available | ⚠️ Conditionally Available | Async = Asynchronous processing (~30-60 seconds)

Documents by Company Type

All Companies (File Number)

Document Type	API Category	Format	Availability	Notes
Company Details Extract	`tradeRegisterExtract`	PDF	✅ All registered companies	Generated from CBRD

The Company Details Extract is generated from the CBRD’s printable company details view. This is the only document type currently available for Mauritius. Estimated delivery time is approximately 60 seconds.

Example API Responses

All examples use placeholder data. Query: POST /v2/company with { "id": "<id>", "countryCode": "MU", "dataPoints": ["company", "legalRepresentatives"] }

Active Domestic Private Company

{
  "company": {
    "id": "C117853",
    "countryCode": "MU",
    "identifiers": { "brn": "C117853" },
    "legalName": "Example Mauritius Ltd",
    "registrationDate": "2015-03-20",
    "activityDescription": "Information technology consulting services",
    "status": { "localName": "Live", "active": true },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Private Company (Domestic Company)", "standardized": "Limited Liability Company", "englishTranslation": "Private Limited Company" },
    "capital": { "amount": 100000, "currency": "MUR" },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "10 Cybercity, Ebene", "countryCode": "MU" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    { "type": "individual", "role": { "localName": "Director" }, "startDate": "2015-03-20", "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Rajesh KUMAR", "firstName": "Rajesh", "lastName": "KUMAR" }, "nationality": "MU" } },
    { "type": "individual", "role": { "localName": "Secretary" }, "startDate": "2015-03-20", "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Priya DEVI", "firstName": "Priya", "lastName": "DEVI" } } }
  ],
  "shareholders": [
    { "type": "individual", "sharePercentage": 60, "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Rajesh KUMAR" } } },
    { "type": "company", "sharePercentage": 40, "company": { "legalName": "Holding Group Limited" } }
  ]
}

Active Domestic Public Company

{
  "company": {
    "id": "C117000",
    "countryCode": "MU",
    "identifiers": { "brn": "C117000" },
    "legalName": "MCB Group Public Ltd",
    "registrationDate": "2010-06-15",
    "activityDescription": "Investment holding and financial services",
    "status": { "localName": "Live", "active": true },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Public Company (Domestic Company)", "standardized": "Corporation", "englishTranslation": "Public Limited Company" },
    "capital": { "amount": 5000000, "currency": "MUR" },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "9-15 Sir William Newton Street, Port Louis", "countryCode": "MU" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    { "type": "individual", "role": { "localName": "Chairman" }, "startDate": "2010-06-15", "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Jean-Pierre DALAIS", "firstName": "Jean-Pierre", "lastName": "DALAIS" } } },
    { "type": "individual", "role": { "localName": "Director" }, "startDate": "2012-01-10", "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Alain LAW MIN", "firstName": "Alain", "lastName": "LAW MIN" }, "nationality": "MU" } }
  ],
  "shareholders": [
    { "type": "company", "sharePercentage": 45, "company": { "legalName": "National Insurance Holdings Ltd" } },
    { "type": "individual", "sharePercentage": 15, "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Pierre GIRAUD" } } }
  ]
}

Global Business Company (GBC)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "C091940",
    "countryCode": "MU",
    "identifiers": { "brn": "C091940" },
    "legalName": "Global Ventures GBC",
    "registrationDate": "2008-11-05",
    "activityDescription": "International trading and investment activities",
    "status": { "localName": "Live", "active": true },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Global Business Company", "standardized": "Limited Liability Company", "englishTranslation": "Global Business Company" },
    "capital": { "amount": 1000, "currency": "USD" },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Suite 301, Tower A, Business Park", "countryCode": "MU" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    { "type": "individual", "role": { "localName": "Director" }, "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "John SMITH" } } }
  ]
}

Note: GBC companies commonly use USD as their stated capital currency. Legal form standardization maps to Limited Liability Company.

Foreign Company

{
  "company": {
    "id": "F005000",
    "countryCode": "MU",
    "identifiers": { "brn": "F005000" },
    "legalName": "International Corp (Mauritius Branch)",
    "registrationDate": "2018-09-01",
    "activityDescription": "Representative office and regional management",
    "status": { "localName": "Live", "active": true },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Foreign Company", "standardized": "Branch or Representative Office", "englishTranslation": "Foreign Company" },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Royal Road, Port Louis", "countryCode": "MU" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    { "type": "individual", "role": { "localName": "Manager" }, "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Marie DUVAL", "firstName": "Marie", "lastName": "DUVAL" }, "nationality": "FR" } }
  ]
}

Note: Foreign companies are mapped to Branch or Representative Office. Shareholder data may be limited or unavailable.

Defunct Company

{
  "company": {
    "id": "C050000",
    "countryCode": "MU",
    "identifiers": { "brn": "C050000" },
    "legalName": "Old Mauritius Trading Ltd",
    "registrationDate": "2000-06-15",
    "status": { "localName": "Defunct", "active": false },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Private Company (Domestic Company)", "standardized": "Limited Liability Company" }
  }
}

Note: Defunct companies have active: false. Limited data may be available compared to active companies. Legal representatives and shareholders may be empty.

Available Documents

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

API Category	Document	Notes
`tradeRegisterExtract`	Company Details Extract (PDF)	All registered companies, ~60 second delivery

Quirks & Gotchas

Quirk	Details
Full profiles require additional processing	Full company details and document generation take about 30 to 60 seconds.
The File No. is not the BRN	They are different numbers of different lengths (RT Knits: File No. `C067973`, BRN `C07068818`), exposed under two separate radios on the CBRD search. `/v2/company` takes the File No.; search resolves a BRN to it.
Licence numbers are not identifiers	An FSC global-business licence reference such as `61811 C1/GBL` comes from a different regulator, and the Category 1 licence class was abolished in the 2018 reform. Search resolves it (`C61811`); `/v2/company` rejects it with a 400.
Searches are slow	Mauritius lookups take several seconds, slower than most countries. Prefer one identifier search over repeated name queries.
Date format is DD/MM/YYYY	The CBRD API returns dates in DD/MM/YYYY format, which is converted to ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD) internally. Invalid dates (wrong number of parts) return `undefined`.
Currency defaults to MUR	If no currency is specified in the stated capital, Mauritian Rupee (MUR) is used as the default. USD is also common for GBC companies. Capital is summed across all share types when multiple `statedCapital` entries exist.
Shareholder type is AI-inferred	The CBRD provides shareholder names but classifying them as individual vs. company requires AI parsing. If published shareholders cannot be parsed, the `shareholders` datapoint fails as unavailable; `company` and `legalRepresentatives` still succeed.
No activity codes	The CBRD does not provide standardized activity codes, and no NACE or ISIC codes are returned. The free-text nature of business is in `activityDescription`.
Resigned officers are filtered	Office bearers with a resignation date are automatically excluded from the legal representatives response.
Single document type	Only the Company Details Extract (PDF) is currently available. No financial statements, articles of association, or UBO documents.
No onboarding mode	`mode: "onboarding"` returns `fast_source_unavailable` (422) and is not billed. Mauritius cannot be answered inside the onboarding deadline, so request it in the default verification mode.
No UBOs, no establishments	The CBRD does not expose ultimate beneficial owner data or establishment/branch listings. These fields are always empty.
Status codes may appear in multiple forms	Some status codes appear in both short and long forms (e.g., `STRUCK` and `STRUCK OFF`, `WINDING` and `WINDING UP`). Both forms are handled identically.

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Mauritius coverage, pricing, and sources

Data Sources

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Search Capabilities

Company Status

Legal Forms

By Organization Category

By Organization Type

Legal Representatives

Role Mapping

Extraction Logic

Other Key Persons

Shareholders

Extraction Logic

Ownership Fields

Activity Code Mapping

Data Availability Matrix

Documents by Company Type

All Companies (File Number)

Example API Responses

Quirks & Gotchas

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Mauritius coverage, pricing, and sources

​Data Sources

​Company Identifiers

​Query Identifiers

​Identifiers in API Response

​Search Capabilities

​Company Status

​Legal Forms

​By Organization Category

​By Organization Type

​Legal Representatives

​Role Mapping

​Extraction Logic

​Other Key Persons

​Shareholders

​Extraction Logic

​Ownership Fields

​Activity Code Mapping

​Data Availability Matrix

​Documents by Company Type

​All Companies (File Number)

​Example API Responses

​Quirks & Gotchas

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Data Sources

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Search Capabilities

Company Status

Legal Forms

By Organization Category

By Organization Type

Legal Representatives

Role Mapping

Extraction Logic

Other Key Persons

Shareholders

Extraction Logic

Ownership Fields

Activity Code Mapping

Data Availability Matrix

Documents by Company Type

All Companies (File Number)

Example API Responses

Quirks & Gotchas