Guides to Estonian company data

Each guide explains one part of the public data behind the company pages: what the fields mean, where they come from and what they leave out.

• How to look up a company in Estonia
  Find an Estonian company by name, registry code (registrikood) or VAT number, read what a company page shows, and check it against the e-Business Register.
• Estonian legal forms explained: OÜ, AS, MTÜ, SA, TÜ
  What the Estonian legal forms OÜ, AS, TÜ, UÜ, MTÜ, SA, TÜH and FIE mean, how they differ in liability and governance, and which appear on this site.
• How to read an Estonian annual report: müügitulu, ärikasum, omakapital
  The main lines of an Estonian annual report in English and Estonian: revenue, operating profit, equity, liabilities, headcount and the report year label.
• EMTAK industry codes explained
  What an EMTAK activity code is, how its five digits are built, why a declared activity can differ from what a company earns, and the two versions in the data.
• What Estonia's quarterly tax, turnover and employee data shows
  The quarterly figures the Estonian Tax and Customs Board publishes for each company, how they differ from annual report figures, and how to use them.
• Due diligence on an Estonian supplier: what public data can and cannot tell you
  A checklist for vetting an Estonian supplier with public register and tax data, and the questions that this data cannot answer for you.