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Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel, KVK)
Maintains the Commercial Register of all Dutch businesses.
What this authority does
Registers companies, sole traders and associations in the Handelsregister, issues the registration number used across government, and publishes company data and annual accounts.
Services for the public
- Business registration
- Commercial register search
- Annual accounts filing
- Company data
Before you contact this authority
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