Haiti: searching business names and obtaining company evidence

Search and document delivery at a glance

Search online: The portal offers public name checks. Select the relevant company category and complete the security check. [1]
Search language: French. [1]
Digital documents: MCI describes emailed certificates for registering entrepreneurs and a digitalised CIP. Confirm format and third-party access separately. [4] [5]
Document language: Not specified
Paper and collection: The SNC/SCS procedure describes return of a signed and sealed constitutive document. Confirm delivery of a third-party copy separately with DAJ. [3]
International delivery: Not specified

Fees at a glance: Public search form; obtain third-party inquiry and copy prices from MCI
Access: Name search with bot verification; document requests through MCI

Choose the right register

MCI means Ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie, the ministry of commerce and industry. Guichet is its digital service portal. According to the form, Recherche d’antériorité checks whether a commercial name, trademark or business designation is already registered. It is not itself a complete company extract. [1]

Names and abbreviations explained

CIPCarte d’Identité Professionnelle: Professional or commercial identification for the registered trader, issued within the remit of the Direction du Commerce Intérieur. [2]
DAJDirection des Affaires Juridiques: MCI’s legal affairs department, which handles the described SNC and SCS registration procedure. [3]
SNC / SCSSociété en nom collectif / société en commandite simple: Partnership forms with different liability structures. The MCI procedure distinguishes them from sociétés anonymes. [3]

Search step by step

Identify the business and request the right evidence

Search the name and type
Open “Recherche d’antériorité” and enter the name. If needed, select the company category: “Société anonyme”, “Société de personnes” or “Société étrangère”. Trading names (“Nom commercial”), trademarks (“Marque”) and patents (“Brevet”) are separate categories. Complete the portal’s security check to continue. [1]
Collect identifiers
Ask the business for its full legal name, legal form, registry number and, where relevant, CIP number. The SNC/SCS procedure identifies the date, register, folio and number. Include these details in the authority request. [2] [3]
Request specific evidence from MCI
For a company file or copy, contact MCI and identify the document and purpose of the inquiry. Official contact: communication@mci.gouv.ht, +509 2810 3629 or +509 2810 3648. Ask specifically about third-party access, authorisation, price, language and electronic or postal delivery. [2] [3]

Documents and fees

Document / information	Contents and purpose	Fee	How to get it
Registered SNC/SCS constitutive document [3]	Notarised formation text with registration endorsement, signature and seal following the described registration procedure.	Request the current copy price from DAJ. Formation charges are not the tariff for a third-party request.	Contact DAJ through MCI and supply register, folio and number. Format / delivery The procedure describes paper originals and return of a signed, sealed copy to the applicant. It does not offer a third-party PDF. [3]
Carte d’Identité Professionnelle (CIP) [2] [5]	Commercial identification for the applicant. Not a complete company-file extract.	Ask MCI for the current issuance or confirmation fee.	DCI/Service de Réglementation Commerciale. The official requirements distinguish individuals and entity forms. Format / delivery Digitalised CIP announced and launched in December 2025. The specific output format and third-party access are not described. [5]

What is offered digitally

In October 2024 MCI announced a platform for name registration and prior-name checks. Applying entrepreneurs were to receive certificates by email. The digitalised CIP was also launched in December 2025. Both statements concern administrative services for applicants. The announcements do not promise a specific file format such as PDF. [4] [5]

Which documents show registration

For SNCs and SCSs, MCI describes a notarised constitutive document whose details are registered by DAJ. Following the required newspaper publication, a signed and sealed copy carrying the registration endorsement is returned. The CIP instead certifies commercial identity. A registered name, a CIP and a registered constitutive document answer different questions. [3] [2]

Foreign applicants and authorisation

The CIP guidance lists a passport and residence document for foreign applicants. An application in the holder’s absence requires a notarial mandate. These are requirements for issuance of the applicant’s own CIP. MCI must separately confirm the requirements for obtaining another entity’s file copy. [2] [1]

Avoid common mistakes

A match under Marque concerns a trademark. Check whether the same name is also registered as a company before drawing further conclusions. [1]
Use the registry’s information or copy service for records about another company. Digital registration of your own business is a separate procedure. [4]

Frequently asked questions

Is the search available in English?

The search interface is in French. [1]

Can I immediately download a company certificate as a PDF?

MCI describes emailed certificates for registering entrepreneurs and a digitalised CIP. The competent office must confirm access and output format for other entities’ documents. [4] [5]

Original sources

Sources reviewed: 16 September 2026. The guidance is based on the linked information published by registers and public authorities.

Guichet MCI: Recherche d’antériorité Ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie, Haiti
Carte d’Identité Professionnelle: requirements Ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie, Haiti
Procédure d’enregistrement: SNC et SCS Ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie, Haiti
Launch of digital commercial-name registration, 31 October 2024 Ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie, Haiti
Digitalised CIP launched, 15 December 2025 Ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie, Haiti

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