What is Brønnøysundregistrene — BRREG (Norwegian Business Register)?
Norway's central business register authority, based in Brønnøysund. Manages the Foretaksregisteret (Company Register) and Enhetsregisteret (Entity Register). All AS companies must register here. Issues the 9-digit Organisasjonsnummer on registration.
Current Rate (Inntektsår 2025)
Registration fee: NOK 5,100 online (2025)
Example
A new AS registers via Altinn (Samordnet registermelding). Within 1–3 days, BRREG issues an Organisasjonsnummer (e.g. 123 456 789) and the company appears in Brønnøysundregistrene's public database. The number must appear on all invoices.
How Brønnøysundregistrene — BRREG (Norwegian Business Register) works in Norway
Brønnøysundregistrene (BRREG) is the Norwegian agency responsible for maintaining the country's business registers. Headquartered in the small coastal town of Brønnøysund in Nordland, it is the central authority for registering, amending, and dissolving business entities in Norway.
**The main registers**
1. **Enhetsregisteret (Entity Register)**: the master register of all organisations and businesses in Norway. Every entity — from an AS to a sole trader, charity, or voluntary organisation — gets an Organisasjonsnummer (9-digit, formatted NNN NNN NNN) from this register. All other registrations are linked to the Enhetsregisteret.
2. **Foretaksregisteret (Company Register)**: the statutory register for companies (AS, ASA, ANS, DA, NUF) required to register under the Companies Act (aksjeloven). Contains company articles of association (vedtekter), director information, share capital, and annual accounts.
3. **Regnskapsregisteret (Accounts Register)**: companies above certain thresholds must file their annual accounts (årsregnskap) with this register within 7 months of the financial year end. Annual accounts are publicly searchable via proff.no and regnskapsregisteret.no.
4. **Løsøreregisteret (Movable Assets Register)**: registers security interests in movable property (used by lenders for vehicle finance, inventory pledges, etc.).
**Registration process for a new AS**
1. Prepare: articles of association, share capital plan, director details 2. Submit Samordnet registermelding via Altinn.no 3. Pay the registration fee: NOK 5,100 (online) or NOK 6,797 (paper) 4. BRREG processes within 1–3 business days 5. Company appears in Foretaksregisteret with its Organisasjonsnummer
**Annual obligations via BRREG**
- Filing annual accounts (årsregnskap) via Altinn to Regnskapsregisteret — deadline 7 months after financial year end (31 July for calendar-year companies) - Notifying BRREG of changes: new directors, address changes, capital changes, amendments to articles - Dissolution: formal dissolution requires a two-step process — declaration of dissolution (oppløsningsbeslutning) followed by registration with BRREG after creditor claims period
**Public access**
All information in the public registers is freely searchable at brreg.no. Third parties (banks, customers, suppliers) routinely search here to verify a company's existence, directors, and registered address.
Related terms
Norwegian private limited company. The most common business structure for active trading. Minimum share capital NOK 30,000. Registered with Brønnøysundregistrene (BRREG). Shareholders have limited liability — personal assets are protected.
Norway's national tax authority. Manages all Norwegian taxes including personal income tax, corporate tax, MVA (VAT), wealth tax, and inheritance tax. Digital services via skatteetaten.no. Business filings use Altinn.no portal.
Annual mandatory report for all Norwegian AS companies detailing all shareholders, share transactions, dividends paid, and skjermingsfradrag (risk-free return deduction). Filed annually by 31 January via Altinn. Feeds Skatteetaten's Aksjonærregisteret (shareholder register).
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