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This guide contains public integration notes for Serbia. 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.

Serbia coverage, pricing, and sources

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

Data Sources

Serbia uses a single official registry for all entity types. All structured company attributes come exclusively from APR.

APR (Agencija za privredne registre) — Serbian Business Registers Agency, established in 2005. Maintains registers for commercial companies, sole traders, associations, foundations, and institutions. This is the primary (and only) source for all company profile data.
APR Financial Statements Register (fin.apr.gov.rs) — A separate APR portal for annual financial reports. Used exclusively for financial document retrieval. Not a structured data source for company attributes.

Entity Routing

APR organises entities into separate sub-registers. The routing is determined automatically from the entity type returned by the register:

Entity Category	Entity Types
Commercial entities	DOO, AD, OD, KD, JP, Задруга, Огранак, Представништво
Sole traders	Предузетник
Associations	Удружење, Спортско удружење
Foundations & endowments	Фондација, Задужбина
Institutions	Установа

Data comes from a single source — there is no fallback chain and no cross-registry merging.

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Format	Example	Name	Notes
8 digits (MBR)	`21837792`	Matični broj registracije	Primary company registration number
9 digits (PIB)	`113279163`	Poreski identifikacioni broj	Tax identification number

Identifiers in API Response

Identifier	Format	Example	Coverage
`mbr`	8 digits	`21837792`	All entities
`taxNumber`	9 digits	`113279163`	~90% of entities

Search Capabilities

Search Type	Pattern	Example	Match Type	Expected Results
By MBR	8 digits	`21837792`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By PIB	9 digits	`113279163`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By Name	Text (min 3 chars)	`"BOLT TEAM"`	Fuzzy (live APR)	Multiple results

Name searches query the APR registry live. Results are ordered by register relevance — the first result is not always the target company. If you know the MBR, use it for reliable exact matching.

Quirks & Gotchas

Quirk	Details
Rate limiting	APR enforces rate limits on detail data retrieval. Requests that hit the limit are retried automatically with a backoff. Avoid querying the same company repeatedly in quick succession.
Pre-2000 company gaps	Companies registered before 2000 may return partial data due to APR migration issues. Some detail sections may be unavailable.
Cyrillic names	APR stores all names in Cyrillic script. Names and addresses appear in Cyrillic in the API response. Transliteration is not provided.
No onboarding / fast mode	Serbia does not support a fast retrieval path. All profile requests use the full authoritative fetch (~1-2 minutes).
Sole trader (Предузетник)	The owner IS the business — no `legalRepresentatives` or `shareholders` are returned for this entity type.
Foundation section set	Foundations and endowments (Фондација, Задужбина) have reduced data: no shareholders, no legal representatives, no share capital.
ObjavljeniDokumenti are TIFF scans	Corporate founding documents (Articles of Association, statutes, amendments) are multi-page scanned TIFF images, not text-based PDFs. Text extraction requires OCR.
Financial statements availability	Only entities required to file financial statements with APR have data in fin.apr.gov.rs. Foundations and some smaller entities will return no financial statements.
ISIC sometimes AI-inferred	KD 2010 to NACE mapping is deterministic. NACE to ISIC uses formal tables, falling back to AI.

Mappings

Company Status

Status is derived deterministically from APR FundamentalData — no AI inference is involved.

APR Status	English	Standardized Status
Активно / Активан	Active	Active
Обрисано	Deleted	Closed
У поступку ликвидације	In liquidation	Closed
У поступку стечаја	In bankruptcy	Closed
У принудној ликвидацији	In forced liquidation	Closed

Активно is used for commercial entities; foundations and some other entity types use the masculine form Активан. Both map to Active.

Legal Forms

Legal form comes from the APR businessEntityTypeName field. Values listed in the tables below are mapped via a static lookup. Any other value is resolved by AI enrichment. The original Serbian name is always preserved in localName.

Commercial entities

Local Name	English	Abbreviation	Standardized	ISO 20275
Друштво са ограниченом одговорношћу	Limited Liability Company	DOO / д.о.о.	LimitedLiabilityCompany	`KIU5`
Акционарско друштво	Joint Stock Company	AD / а.д.	Corporation	`YVPW`
Отворено акционарско друштво	Open Joint Stock Company	AD	Corporation	-
Ортачко друштво	General Partnership	OD / о.д.	Partnership	`ZPOY`
Командитно друштво	Limited Partnership	KD / к.д.	Partnership	`73PZ`
Јавно предузеће	Public Enterprise	JP / ЈП	GovernmentOwnedEntity	`DEF6`

Sole proprietorships

Local Name	English	Abbreviation	Standardized	ISO 20275
Предузетник	Sole Trader / Entrepreneur	PR / ПР	SoleProprietorship	`9O67`

Cooperatives

Local Name	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
Задруга	Cooperative	Cooperative	`E7W8`
Задружни савез	Cooperative Union	Cooperative	`6UPM`

Non-profits and endowments

Local Name	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
Удружење	Association	NonprofitOrganization	-
Спортско удружење	Sports Association	NonprofitOrganization	-
Фондација	Foundation	NonprofitOrganization	-
Задужбина са општекорисним циљем	Charitable Foundation	NonprofitOrganization	-
Задужбина са приватним циљем	Private Endowment	NonprofitOrganization	-

Institutions

Local Name	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
Установа	Institution / Establishment	Other	-
Установа културе у приватној својини	Cultural Institution (Private)	Other	-
Установа културе у државној својини	Cultural Institution (State)	Other	-

Foreign entity presence

Local Name	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
Представништво страног правног лица	Representative Office of a Foreign Legal Entity	BranchOrRepresentativeOffice	-
Огранак страног правног лица	Branch of a Foreign Legal Entity	BranchOrRepresentativeOffice	-
Огранак страног привредног друштва	Branch of a Foreign Commercial Company	BranchOrRepresentativeOffice	-

Legacy

Local Name	English	Standardized	ISO 20275
Друштвено предузеће	Socially-Owned Enterprise	Other	`88TX`

APR also registers entities with type Комора (Chamber, e.g. Privredna komora Srbije). Chambers have no legalForm field in APR’s FundamentalData, so the API response returns no legal form for these entities. They are functionally similar to associations but APR treats them as a distinct entity type.

Legal Representatives

The source sections vary by entity type:

Commercial entities (DOO, AD, OD, KD, JP, cooperatives): Zastupnici (statutory representatives), OstaliZastupnici (other representatives), and Prokuristi (authorized signatories with powers of attorney).
Associations (Удружење) and institutions (Установа): Zastupnici only. Prokuristi is not used.
Foundations and endowments (Фондација, Задужбина): Zastupnik (singular). Prokuristi is not used.
Sole traders (Предузетник): no separate representative is returned. The owner is the business (see Quirks).

The role-name mappings below apply across all entity types.

APR Role Name	English	Standardized
Директор	Director	ManagingDirector
Генерални директор	General Director / CEO	CEO
Извршни директор	Executive Director	ExecutiveDirector
Председник извршног одбора	Chairman of the Executive Board	CEO
Председник	Chairman / President	Chairman
Пословодилац	Managing Director (Cooperative)	ManagingDirector
Заступник	Authorized Representative	AuthorizedSignatory
Прокуриста	Prokurista (Authorized Signatory)	AuthorizedSignatory
Ликвидациони управник	Liquidator	Liquidator
Стечајни управник	Bankruptcy Trustee / Receiver	Receiver
Остали заступник	Other Representative	Other

Each legal representative includes name (first + last), birth date, gender, JMBG (13-digit Serbian national ID), and representation mode (sole or joint). Both individuals and legal entities (companies) can hold representative roles.

Unknown role values fall back to AI enrichment. The original APR role name is always preserved in localName.

Other Key Persons

Board members appear in otherKeyPersons. Three board types are covered: Each board section is mapped to a single standardized role; the position within the board (member or chairman) is preserved verbatim in localName. Supervisory Board (Надзорни одбор) — joint stock companies (AD):

APR Role Name	English	Standardized
Члан надзорног одбора	Supervisory Board Member	SupervisoryBoardMember
Председник надзорног одбора	Chairman of the Supervisory Board	SupervisoryBoardMember

Executive Board (Извршни одбор) — joint stock companies (AD):

APR Role Name	English	Standardized
Члан извршног одбора	Executive Board Member	BoardMember
Председник извршног одбора	Chairman of the Executive Board	BoardMember

Board of Directors (Управни одбор) — foundations, institutions, and associations:

APR Role Name	English	Standardized
Председник управног одбора	Chairman of the Board of Directors	BoardMember
Члан управног одбора	Board of Directors Member	BoardMember
Члан органа управе	Governance Organ Member	BoardMember

Shareholders

Shareholders come from the APR Clanovi (members) section. Available for: commercial companies (DOO, AD, OD, KD, JP, Задруга), including state-owned enterprises. Not available for: sole traders (Предузетник), foundations, associations, and institutions. Each shareholder entry includes:

sharePercentage — ownership percentage (e.g. 100.0)
nominalCapitalHeld — subscribed (“Уписан”) capital in RSD
paidInAmount — paid-in (“Уплаћен”) capital in RSD
For individuals: name, JMBG, gender, residence address (city, region)
For corporate shareholders: legal name, MBR (if a domestic Serbian company)

For public enterprises (Јавно предузеће), the state (Република Србија) appears as a shareholder with role “Оснивач” (Founder) and 100% ownership. The state’s APR registration code is 07020171.

Cooperative members (Задругари) appear in shareholders without a share percentage. Each entry shows the paid-in capital amount only.

Activity Code Mapping

APR provides a KD 2010 code (e.g., 6920) for each entity. KD 2010 is the Serbian national classification and is equivalent to NACE Rev. 2. The mapping pipeline:

APR provides the 4-digit KD 2010 code + Serbian description
KD 2010 is reformatted to NACE Rev. 2 (e.g., 6920 → 69.20)
NACE Rev. 2 is mapped to ISIC via standard UN mapping tables

When APR provides only a description without a code, AI inference is used to determine the NACE classification.

Data Availability

Data Availability Matrix

Datapoint	DOO / AD / JP	OD / KD	Предузетник	Удружење	Фондација
Legal name	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Status	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Legal form	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Registration date	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Registered address	✓	✓	✓	-	-
Tax number (PIB)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Share capital	✓	✓	-	-	-
Activity code (NACE)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Legal representatives	✓	✓	-	✓	-
Prokuristi	✓	✓	-	-	-
Shareholders	✓	✓	-	-	-
Supervisory board (AD only)	AD only	-	-	-	-
Board of directors	-	-	-	✓	✓
Establishments (branches)	✓	-	-	-	-
Trade register extract	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
APR documents	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Financial statements	✓	✓	✓	-	-

Documents by Company Type

All document types are listed for free. Download fees apply.

Document	Available For	Format
Trade Register Extract (Извод из АПР)	All entities	PDF
APR Documents	All entities	PDF (registrar decisions), TIFF (founding docs)
Financial Statements	Commercial companies, sole traders	PDF

APR Documents include two categories:

ObjavljeniDokumenti: Articles of Association, statutes, amendments, shareholder notices, merger plans (scanned TIFF images)
OdlukeRegistratora: Registrar decisions (решења) — structured PDF (2023 onwards) or Word document (pre-2023)

Financial statement forms available per filing:

Balance Sheet (Биланс стања)
Income Statement (Биланс успеха)
Statistical Report (Статистички извештај)
Notes to Financial Statements (Напомене уз финансијски извештај)
Cash Flow Statement (Извештај о токовима готовине)
Statement of Changes in Equity (Извештај о променама на капиталу)
Other Comprehensive Income (Извештај о осталом резултату)

Report types: Annual (Редовни годишњи), Consolidated (Консолидовани), Extraordinary (Ванредни). Available years: 2022—2025 (varies per company).

Example API Responses

Active DOO (Limited Liability Company)

{
  "company": {
    "legalName": "EXAMPLE SOFTWARE DOO BEOGRAD",
    "status": {
      "active": true,
      "localName": "Активно"
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Друштво са ограниченом одговорношћу",
      "standardized": "LimitedLiabilityCompany"
    },
    "identifiers": { "mbr": "21837792", "taxNumber": "113279163" },
    "registrationDate": "2001-10-04",
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "Булевар Михајла Пупина 10",
      "city": "Нови Сад",
      "postalCode": "21000",
      "countryCode": "RS"
    },
    "activities": {
      "NACE": [{ "code": "62.01", "description": "Рачунарско програмирање" }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6201", "description": "Computer programming activities" }]
    },
    "capital": { "amount": 1000000, "currency": "RSD" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "INDIVIDUAL",
      "role": { "localName": "Директор", "standardized": "ManagingDirector" },
      "representationMode": { "mode": "sole" },
      "individual": {
        "name": { "fullName": "Јован Петровић", "firstName": "Јован", "lastName": "Петровић" },
        "birthDate": { "year": 1975, "month": 3, "day": 15 },
        "gender": "Male"
      }
    }
  ],
  "shareholders": [
    {
      "type": "INDIVIDUAL",
      "sharePercentage": 100.0,
      "nominalCapitalHeld": { "amount": 1000000, "currency": "RSD" },
      "paidInAmount": { "amount": 1000000, "currency": "RSD" },
      "individual": {
        "name": { "fullName": "Јован Петровић", "firstName": "Јован", "lastName": "Петровић" },
        "residenceAddress": { "city": "Нови Сад", "countryCode": "RS" }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Акционарско друштво (Joint Stock Company) with boards

{
  "company": {
    "legalName": "PRIMER AKCIONARSKO DRUSTVO BEOGRAD",
    "status": { "active": true, "localName": "Активно" },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Акционарско друштво",
      "standardized": "Corporation"
    },
    "identifiers": { "mbr": "17162543", "taxNumber": "100001234" },
    "registrationDate": "1991-06-03",
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "Таковска 2",
      "city": "Београд",
      "postalCode": "11000",
      "countryCode": "RS"
    },
    "capital": { "amount": 10000000000, "currency": "RSD" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "INDIVIDUAL",
      "role": { "localName": "Генерални директор", "standardized": "CEO" },
      "representationMode": { "mode": "sole" },
      "individual": {
        "name": { "fullName": "Марија Јовановић", "firstName": "Марија", "lastName": "Јовановић" }
      }
    }
  ],
  "shareholders": [
    {
      "type": "COMPANY",
      "sharePercentage": 58.11,
      "company": {
        "legalName": "REPUBLIKA SRBIJA",
        "registrationNumber": "07020171",
        "countryCode": "RS"
      }
    }
  ],
  "otherKeyPersons": [
    {
      "type": "INDIVIDUAL",
      "role": { "localName": "Председник надзорног одбора", "standardized": "SupervisoryBoardMember" },
      "individual": {
        "name": { "fullName": "Немања Стефановић", "firstName": "Немања", "lastName": "Стефановић" }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Предузетник (Sole Trader)

Note: sole traders have no legalRepresentatives or shareholders — the owner is the business.

{
  "company": {
    "legalName": "ИВАН ЈОВАНОВИЋ ПРЕДУЗЕТНИК",
    "status": { "active": true, "localName": "Активно" },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Предузетник",
      "standardized": "SoleProprietorship"
    },
    "identifiers": { "mbr": "65179059", "taxNumber": "123456789" },
    "registrationDate": "2010-05-20",
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "Краља Милана 5",
      "city": "Крагујевац",
      "postalCode": "34000",
      "countryCode": "RS"
    },
    "activities": {
      "NACE": [{ "code": "47.91", "description": "Трговина на мало путем поште или интернета" }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "4791", "description": "Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet" }]
    }
  }
}

Фондација (Foundation)

Note: foundations return no shareholders, legal representatives, or share capital.

{
  "company": {
    "legalName": "PRIMER FONDACIJA BEOGRAD",
    "status": { "active": true, "localName": "Активно" },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Фондација",
      "standardized": "NonprofitOrganization"
    },
    "identifiers": { "mbr": "28829639", "taxNumber": "112345678" },
    "registrationDate": "2012-03-15",
    "activities": {
      "NACE": [{ "code": "88.99", "description": "Остале услуге социјалне заштите" }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "8899", "description": "Other social work activities without accommodation" }]
    }
  },
  "otherKeyPersons": [
    {
      "type": "INDIVIDUAL",
      "role": { "localName": "Председник управног одбора", "standardized": "BoardMember" },
      "individual": {
        "name": { "fullName": "Александар Николић", "firstName": "Александар", "lastName": "Николић" }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Available documents list

{
  "tradeRegisterExtract": {
    "id": "f7d9eed0-5de2-53d9-80b5-e31542af25d8",
    "name": "Trade Register Extract",
    "description": "Trade register extract from APR",
    "format": "pdf",
    "price": 2
  },
  "financialStatements": [
    {
      "id": "a1b2c3d4-0001-0001-0001-000000000001",
      "name": "Balance Sheet",
      "description": "Annual Financial Report 2024 · FIN 24642/2025",
      "format": "pdf",
      "period": { "startDate": "2024-01-01", "endDate": "2024-12-31" },
      "price": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "a1b2c3d4-0001-0001-0001-000000000002",
      "name": "Income Statement",
      "description": "Annual Financial Report 2024 · FIN 24642/2025",
      "format": "pdf",
      "period": { "startDate": "2024-01-01", "endDate": "2024-12-31" },
      "price": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "a1b2c3d4-0001-0001-0001-000000000003",
      "name": "Statistical Report",
      "description": "Annual Financial Report 2024 · FIN 24642/2025",
      "format": "pdf",
      "period": { "startDate": "2024-01-01", "endDate": "2024-12-31" },
      "price": 2
    }
  ],
  "articlesOfAssociation": [
    {
      "id": "b2c3d4e5-0001-0001-0001-000000000001",
      "name": "Articles of Association",
      "date": "2001-10-04",
      "format": "pdf",
      "price": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "b2c3d4e5-0001-0001-0001-000000000002",
      "name": "Amendment to the Articles of Association",
      "date": "2018-06-12",
      "format": "pdf",
      "price": 2
    }
  ],
  "officialPublications": [
    {
      "id": "c3d4e5f6-0001-0001-0001-000000000001",
      "name": "Resolution on adoption",
      "date": "2024-03-15",
      "format": "pdf",
      "price": 2
    }
  ]
}

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Table of Contents

Data Sources

Entity Routing

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Search Capabilities

Quirks & Gotchas

Mappings

Company Status

Legal Forms

Commercial entities

Sole proprietorships

Cooperatives

Non-profits and endowments

Institutions

Foreign entity presence

Legacy

Legal Representatives

Other Key Persons

Shareholders

Activity Code Mapping

Data Availability

Data Availability Matrix

Documents by Company Type

Example API Responses

​Start here

Serbia coverage, pricing, and sources

​Table of Contents

​Data Sources

​Entity Routing

​Company Identifiers

​Query Identifiers

​Identifiers in API Response

​Search Capabilities

​Quirks & Gotchas

​Mappings

​Company Status

​Legal Forms

​Commercial entities

​Sole proprietorships

​Cooperatives

​Non-profits and endowments

​Institutions

​Foreign entity presence

​Legacy

​Legal Representatives

​Other Key Persons

​Shareholders

​Activity Code Mapping

​Data Availability

​Data Availability Matrix

​Documents by Company Type

​Example API Responses

Start here

Table of Contents

Data Sources

Entity Routing

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Search Capabilities

Quirks & Gotchas

Mappings

Company Status

Legal Forms

Commercial entities

Sole proprietorships

Cooperatives

Non-profits and endowments

Institutions

Foreign entity presence

Legacy

Legal Representatives

Other Key Persons

Shareholders

Activity Code Mapping

Data Availability

Data Availability Matrix

Documents by Company Type

Example API Responses