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Mauritius company search 2026

Mauritius company search: free to search, and two very different levels of disclosure

Updated 10 November 2026Fees from the CBRD, November 2026About 6 minutes to read
The short answer

Search free on the Corporate and Business Registration Department's online search, run by Mauritius Network Services. No login, no fee: a regulation says so.

What you see depends on the company. A domestic company's filings are open to inspection; a global business or authorised company shows only basics and its directors.

Open the official search Which document fits?
Free by law Rs 0 to search a Mauritius company, by regulation No login needed. Certificates cost Rs 100. Global business companies show far less than domestic ones.

Provider pages say Mauritius companies are confidential. That's half true. Here's the line between domestic companies and the global business and authorised companies most founders use.

Key takeaways

  • The online search is free, with no login, under the 2015 fee regulations.
  • A domestic company's filed documents are open to anyone who pays the inspection fee.
  • Global business and authorised companies show only basic facts and the list of directors to outsiders.
  • A certificate of current standing costs Rs 100, in up to three working days.
  • A name reservation now lasts 6 months, up from 2, since August 2026.
Chapter 1

How to do a Mauritius company search

The CBRD online searchShows | costs or hides
  • Name and number
  • Type and status
  • Address
  • Filed documentsRs 100
  • GBC shareholdersprivate
  • Beneficial ownersclosed
Searching from your country.
  1. Open the CBRD online search

    Run by Mauritius Network Services. It opens in a new tab; the address may forward to a newer domain.

    Free
  2. Search the name or business registration number

    The same search checks whether a name is free.

  3. Read the basic record

    Name, number, type, incorporation date, address and status.

  4. Order extracts or certificates

    Rs 100 each, online with a free CBRIS account or at the counter.

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Key takeaway

The search is free by regulation, with no login.

Chapter 2

What a Mauritius company record shows: domestic vs global business

Domestic company
  • Filed documents open to inspection for a fee
  • Shareholders on filed annual returns
  • Home addresses hidden where a service address is given
Global business or authorised company
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Key takeaway

Know which kind of company you're looking at before you read it.

Chapter 3

Mauritius certificate of current standing and other documents

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Key takeaway

Rs 100 buys a certificate of current standing.

Chapter 4

Is a Mauritius company name available?

-30%

The free online search doubles as the name check. A reservation now holds a name for 6 months, under the August 2026 amendment.

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    Key takeaway

    Reservations last six months since August 2026.

    Chapter 5

    Who owns a Mauritius company?

    For a domestic company, the filed shareholders are open to inspection. Beneficial owners never are: the Registrar may disclose them only to the owner, for an investigation, or by court order.

    Domestic shareholdersOn the annual returns anyone can inspect.
    Global business shareholdersClosed to outsiders; the management company holds them.
    Beneficial ownersInvestigators and courts only.
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    Key takeaway

    Beneficial owners only by investigation or court order.

    Chapter 6

    Mauritius company search questions, answered

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    Is the Mauritius company search free?
    Yes. The CBRD online search needs no login and charges nothing, under the 2015 fee regulations.
    Are Mauritius company shareholders public?
    For domestic companies, yes, through filed documents. For global business and authorised companies, no.
    How do I get a certificate of current standing in Mauritius?
    Order it online or at the CBRD counter: Rs 100, in up to three working days.
    How long does a Mauritius name reservation last?
    6 months since the August 2026 amendment, up from 2.
    Who can see the beneficial owners of a Mauritius company?
    Only the owner, investigators and courts. The Registrar can't disclose them otherwise.
    Do you form Mauritius companies?
    Yes: an authorised company at US$3,020 a year all in, with the FSC licence and management company inside.

    Changelog

    • 10 November 2026: first published.
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