KVK Business Register Open Dataset Basic Company Information

  • Edited 6 May 2025
  • 1 min

Receive various, anonymised company data of a BV or NV from the Business Register. This dataset is updated every working day.

New dataset

KVK Business Register Open Data Set will be replaced by KVK Business Register Open Dataset Basic Company Information. The old version is available until 1 August 2025.

European legislation

  • The HVDS (High Value Data Set) does not contain any personal data. As a result, the available dataset does not contain all data fields described in Implementing Regulation 2023/138. This applies to the name of the company and the KVK number. Only the first two digits of the postcode of the business address are included in the datasets. The name of the company, the KVK number, and the business address cannot always be classified as personal data. KVK is unable to assess this on a case-by-case basis and therefore does not make this information available as part of the HVDS.
  • KVK makes data available as HVDS on the basis of legislation including the Re-use of Public Sector Information Act and Implementing Regulation 2023/138.
  • The HVDS is made available for reuse under the terms of the Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence (CC BY 4.0). This is a globally standardised public licence. These conditions apply to the use of the HVDS. By using the KVK Business Register Open Dataset Basic Company Information, the user of the HVDS accepts these conditions. It is not permitted to enrich this HVDS in such a way that the data can be traced back to an individual person.

Bulk delivery and API

On this page you can read everything about bulk delivery. You can also use an API. Read more about the KVK Business Register Open Dataset Basic Company Information API.

How can you use it?

  • Create visualisations and cross-sections.
  • Conduct analyses for benchmarking, strategy, and policy purposes. 
  • Interconnect with other data sources. 

Rates and conditions

You can use the Open Dataset Basic Company Information for free. 

View the delivery conditions. 

The company data you receive

  • Start date.
  • Active (indicator showing whether the registration is active or inactive).
  • Insolvency (bankruptcy, debt restructuring, suspension of payments).
  • Legal form (BV or NV).
  • Region zip code (first two digits).
  • SBI activities.
  • Main activities.
  • Member State
  • Place of visitor address.
  • Main office/branch.
  • Legal structure code.
  • Legal structure.
  • Main activity code (SBI code).
  • Description of main activty.
  • Secondary activity 1 (SBI code).
  • Secondary activity 1 description.
  • Secondary activity 2 (SBI code).
  • Secondary activity 2 description.
  • Distribution function import.
  • Distribution function export.
  • Date of incorporation.
  • Date of deed of incorporation.
  • Date of organisation.
  • Date of branch.
  • Date of registration at current address.
  • Dissolution date.
  • Date of continuation.
  • Indicator suspension of payments - bankruptcy - debt restructuring.
  • Financial year.
  • Date on which financial statement was filed.
Download the old datasetDownload the new dataset

Share your experiences

If you would like to share your experiences with the Open Data Set, please leave your details. We will get in touch with you at a later date. 

Frequently asked questions

Open data are usually collected by the government, scientific institutions, or government-funded organisations. You can use and analyse open data for free.

Characteristics of open data

  • the data are public
  • the owner allows others to use the data
  • the data collection is often paid for with public funds

Examples of open data

  • data collected by childcare facilities
  • geographical information and soil conditions
  • all works of art in the municipality of Amersfoort
  • country-specific trade barriers and product criteria

To find out more, download an overview (in Dutch) of some of the open data sources available to you. Or check the Dataregister van de Nederlandse Overheid.

The open dataset is provided as a ZIP file containing a CSV file. The columns in the CSV are separated by semicolons. Due to its size, it is not possible to open the entire dataset in Excel. There are more rows than Excel can handle. View the entire dataset by using a powerful text editor, a spreadsheet application, or import the dataset into a database.

With the new open datasets, KVK complies as much as possible with the European Directive. The open datasets do not contain any personal data. This means that the available dataset does not contain all data fields described in implementing regulation (2023/138).

For example, for the development of new products and services. The data does not guarantee legal certainty.
The datasets are fixed files composed of a number of selected variables. It is not possible to adjust the selection.
  • The number of employed persons.
  • The KVK number. 
  • Name of the organisation. 
  • The full zip code. Only the first two digits are provided. 
  • Data from sole proprietorships.

The use of the KVK Open Dataset(s) is free. The datasets are intended for reuse and not as a means of legal certainty. This is in contrast to other products such as an extract from the Business Register. A rate is charged for these products.