Using the search the register option you can find details of companies – both local companies and overseas companies registered in Tonga.

There are two search options available.

1. Standard entity search

Click on Register Search on the ‘Register Services’ tab in the top right hand corner of the screen.  This will take you to the screen that allows you to search the companies, business licence and business names registries.

Enter the name of the entity you seek, and select the applicable registry in the drop-down box.  The entity name does not have to be an exact match, and the system will also search on past names.  You may also enter the entity’s registration number.

A list of possible matches will be displayed on screen and you can click on any one of these results to view the details of that company.

Click on the SEARCH >> button to display the complete search results for your search criteria.

2. Advanced Search

There are other search criteria you can use to undertake more sophisticated searches.  Once you are on the search page, click on Advanced search.

Now you can customise your search in several ways:

Entity type and status

◦    All types (default) or
◦    only active, or only those that are no longer active

Location and activity

◦   You may search by location within the Kingdom by island group and further refine a search by business activity

Date of Registration

• You may search by date range to see what entities were registered in a certain timeframe