{"id":4994,"date":"2026-09-07T17:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T14:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/?p=4994"},"modified":"2026-09-23T18:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:39:33","slug":"counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/","title":{"rendered":"Counterparty Due Diligence in Belarus: What the Business Registry Reveals \u2014 and What It Hides (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#What_the_USR_is_and_how_to_read_an_extract\" >What the USR is and how to read an extract<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#A_step-by-step_counterparty_check\" >A step-by-step counterparty check<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#What_the_USR_reveals\" >What the USR reveals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#What_the_USR_hides\" >What the USR hides<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#Filling_the_gaps_where_the_rest_of_the_information_sits\" >Filling the gaps: where the rest of the information sits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#Who_can_sign_checking_the_signatorys_authority\" >Who can sign: checking the signatory\u2019s authority<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#Reading_the_warning_signs\" >Reading the warning signs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#A_worked_example_the_clean_extract_that_wasnt\" >A worked example: the clean extract that wasn\u2019t<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#How_much_diligence_for_which_deal\" >How much diligence for which deal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#Monitoring_an_ongoing_counterparty\" >Monitoring an ongoing counterparty<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#Reveals_vs_hides_at_a_glance\" >Reveals vs hides at a glance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/counterparty-due-diligence-belarus-registry\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before signing with a Belarusian company, most people start by pulling an extract from the <a href=\"https:\/\/egr.gov.by\">Unified State Register<\/a> (USR, known locally by its Russian acronym EGR) and assume the counterparty has been checked. The extract is genuinely useful: in minutes and at minimal cost, it confirms that the company exists and gives its legal form and name, registration date, registered address, director and \u2014 the single most important field \u2014 its status. But it is a registry record, not a due-diligence report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It tells you who the company is, not whether it is safe to deal with. It does not show whether the company is solvent, whether it owes tax or is being sued, or who actually controls it behind the registered names. It does flag whether the company has debt under enforcement and whether a bankruptcy case has been opened \u2014 but without amounts or detail, and only once a matter has reached that stage. The danger is not in pulling the extract \u2014 it is in stopping there. Proper counterparty due diligence treats the USR as the first layer and adds the ones the registry was never designed to cover. This article explains what the registry reveals, what it leaves out, and how to close the gap before you sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is general information, not legal advice. How much diligence a deal needs depends on the deal itself, so scale it to your exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_USR_is_and_how_to_read_an_extract\"><\/span><strong>What the USR is and how to read an extract<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs can be searched on the official portal by company name or by UNP, the taxpayer registration number. An extract reflects the register entry as of the date it is issued. It is fast, inexpensive and the right place to start. The register is maintained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/minjust.gov.by\/directions\/unified_state_register\/\">Ministry of Justice<\/a>. The first field to read is <a href=\"https:\/\/etalonline.by\/egr-status\/\">the status<\/a>: every entry on the record matters, but a company in liquidation \u2014 or, worse, already excluded from the register \u2014 is one you deal with very differently, if at all. Read the record; don\u2019t just download it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_step-by-step_counterparty_check\"><\/span><strong>A step-by-step counterparty check<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you like having a set order to follow, this is roughly how I&#8217;d do it, cheapest and quickest first. Pull the USR extract and look at the status before anything else. If the company&#8217;s being liquidated or has already been excluded from the register, you can usually stop right there. Still active? Then check that the basics line up with your contract: name, UNP, legal form, address, director. You&#8217;d be surprised how often something doesn&#8217;t match. After that, look wider. Tax records will show arrears. Court records will show lawsuits or a bankruptcy case. Enforcement records explain any debt the extract hints at. And the register of unreliable suppliers tells you if they&#8217;ve let other buyers down before. For bigger deals, ask for the financial statements and actually read them. If you need to know who&#8217;s really calling the shots, go past the listed shareholders to the beneficial owner. Every step takes a bit more work than the one before, so stop when the effort outweighs what you&#8217;re risking. Just don&#8217;t stop at the extract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_USR_reveals\"><\/span><strong>What the USR reveals<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Used for its intended purpose, the extract earns its place. It confirms that the company exists and gives its UNP, exact legal form and name, registration date, registered address and director, as well as the registered founders and their shares (except for joint-stock companies, whose shareholders are not entered in the register). That ownership picture is worth checking against what you have been told \u2014 especially if the counterparty presents itself as a <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/can-foreigner-own-100-percent-company-belarus\">wholly foreign-owned company<\/a>. Since September 2021, the extract has also included <a href=\"https:\/\/minjust.gov.by\/press\/news\/31082021000\/\">licences<\/a> and a flag showing whether the company has debt under enforcement, and it records the details of any liquidation or bankruptcy proceedings. Above all, it gives the status: active, in liquidation, in bankruptcy proceedings, excluded from the register, or ceased as a result of reorganisation (a reorganisation still in progress is shown separately). Exclusion matters most. It is a final state, not a stage in a process: a company excluded from the USR has ceased to exist as a legal entity and cannot validly enter into new contracts. An extract showing that status is a hard stop, not a detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_USR_hides\"><\/span><strong>What the USR hides<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the part that changes the whole exercise. The registry does not show the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/pages\/accounting-services-in-belarus\/\">financial health<\/a> \u2014 no accounts, no turnover, no indication of solvency. It says nothing about tax arrears or litigation. The enforcement flag tells you that a debt exists, but not how much is owed, to whom or since when, and a bankruptcy petition only appears once the court has opened a case. Nothing about the register of unreliable suppliers or links to affiliated companies. And nothing about the one thing people most often assume it contains: the ultimate beneficial owner \u2014 the real person behind the registered shareholders. A perfectly clean-looking extract can belong to a company drowning in debt, fighting a dozen claims, or run by someone you would never knowingly do business with. The registry\u2019s silence is not a clean bill of health. It is just silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/meeting-room-startup-companies-marketing-department-has-meeting-plan-marketing-summary-department-s-performance-meeting-analyze-company-s-target-customers-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/meeting-room-startup-companies-marketing-department-has-meeting-plan-marketing-summary-department-s-performance-meeting-analyze-company-s-target-customers-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/meeting-room-startup-companies-marketing-department-has-meeting-plan-marketing-summary-department-s-performance-meeting-analyze-company-s-target-customers-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/meeting-room-startup-companies-marketing-department-has-meeting-plan-marketing-summary-department-s-performance-meeting-analyze-company-s-target-customers-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/meeting-room-startup-companies-marketing-department-has-meeting-plan-marketing-summary-department-s-performance-meeting-analyze-company-s-target-customers-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/meeting-room-startup-companies-marketing-department-has-meeting-plan-marketing-summary-department-s-performance-meeting-analyze-company-s-target-customers-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Filling_the_gaps_where_the_rest_of_the_information_sits\"><\/span><strong>Filling the gaps: where the rest of the information sits<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each missing piece has its own source, and proper due diligence means the USR plus those sources, taken to the depth the deal warrants. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nalog.gov.by\/\">tax authority<\/a> holds the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/corporate-tax-belarus\/\">tax standing<\/a>; the <a href=\"https:\/\/court.gov.by\/\">courts<\/a> hold its litigation history and any bankruptcy proceedings; enforcement records give the details behind any debt the extract flags; the register of unreliable suppliers flags a poor contracting history; the company\u2019s own financial statements \u2014 which you can request, and which a serious counterparty will provide \u2014 show its financial health; and a beneficial-ownership inquiry takes you past the registered names to whoever actually controls the business. None of this is exotic. It simply isn\u2019t in the registry, so a check that stops at the extract has judged the book by its cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_can_sign_checking_the_signatorys_authority\"><\/span><strong>Who can sign: checking the signatory\u2019s authority<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One gap sits between the registry and the contract, and it regularly catches people out: whether the person signing actually has the authority to do so. The USR tells you who the director is, and a director can generally bind the company \u2014 but not always without limit. The charter may restrict what the director can do alone, and major transactions may require shareholder approval, so a signature from the right person can still fail to bind the company if the deal exceeds their authority. Where the signatory is a representative rather than the director, their authority comes from a power of attorney, which you should see and check: its scope, its date, and that it has not been revoked. Confirming that the person across the table can commit the company is part of the check the extract only half answers \u2014 it names the director, but says nothing about the limits on what they, or anyone signing on their behalf, may do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reading_the_warning_signs\"><\/span><strong>Reading the warning signs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fields themselves are only half the story; the other half is spotting the patterns behind them. Liquidation or exclusion is the most obvious warning. A recently registered company fronting a large deal is another \u2014 anything brand new asking for significant credit deserves a closer look. An address shared by dozens of other companies, or a director or founder whose name appears across a suspicious number of firms, usually points to shell companies or <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/news\/holding-structures-belarus\/\">connected structures<\/a> rather than a genuine trading business. And the most basic check of all: do the address and director in your contract match the current registry record? If they don\u2019t, either the paperwork is out of date, the person signing may lack authority, or something is being covered up. In the end, an extract is only as useful as the attention you pay to reading it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_worked_example_the_clean_extract_that_wasnt\"><\/span><strong>A worked example: the clean extract that wasn\u2019t<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is how the trap works. A foreign company is about to sign a supply contract with a Belarusian firm and pulls a USR extract: active status, a plausible address, a named director, registered a few years ago. Everything looks fine, so it signs and starts shipping on 30-day payment terms. What the extract did not show were two recent court judgments against the company that had not yet been sent for enforcement, a tax debt, and a bankruptcy petition filed the week before that the court had not yet acted on. Two months later, the counterparty is in insolvency proceedings, the goods remain unpaid, and the foreign company is just another creditor in the queue. Nothing on the extract was wrong; it simply wasn\u2019t the whole picture. Ten minutes with the court and tax records \u2014 sources the registry does not cover \u2014 would have revealed a company in trouble and stopped the deal, or at least moved it to prepayment. The clean extract was accurate and useless in equal measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_diligence_for_which_deal\"><\/span><strong>How much diligence for which deal<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last thing: how much checking is enough? It depends on the deal. If you&#8217;re making a small, one-time purchase, a fresh extract and a quick look at the status is usually plenty. Is the company real, is it active, and do the details match? Good, move on. A long-term supply deal or a big contract is another story. That&#8217;s when you do the full check, and then you do it again every so often. A partner that looked fine on signing day can end up in liquidation a few months later, and by then you might have shipped goods on credit the whole time. So think about what you stand to lose. Checking properly doesn&#8217;t cost much compared with that, and it costs almost nothing compared with trying to enforce a contract against a <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/pages\/open-company-in-belarus\">company<\/a> that turns out to be an empty <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/pages\/open-llc-in-belarus\">shell<\/a>. Small deal, check once. Big deal, check and keep checking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Monitoring_an_ongoing_counterparty\"><\/span><strong>Monitoring an ongoing counterparty<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once a relationship is under way, checking the counterparty is no longer a one-off event. A company that looked solid the day you signed can quietly deteriorate \u2014 take on debt, lose a case, drift towards liquidation \u2014 while you keep extending credit on the strength of a check you ran a year ago. Two habits protect against this. The first is to build information rights into the contract: a clause allowing you to request a fresh extract or financial statements, plus the right to suspend performance or terminate if the counterparty enters liquidation or bankruptcy. The second is simply to look again \u2014 periodically, and always before anything significant, such as a large new order or a higher credit limit \u2014 rather than assuming nothing has changed. The status field that mattered at signing matters just as much six months later; the only question is whether you are still checking it. Treat the counterparty as a moving picture rather than a snapshot, and a good relationship won\u2019t quietly turn into a bad debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reveals_vs_hides_at_a_glance\"><\/span><strong>Reveals vs hides at a glance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two columns sum it up: identity on the left, safety on the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What the USR extract shows<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>What it doesn&#8217;t show<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>That the company exists, and its UNP (taxpayer number)<\/td><td>Its financial health: no accounts, turnover or solvency<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Legal form and exact name<\/td><td>Tax arrears<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Registration date and registered address<\/td><td>Litigation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The director<\/td><td>Amounts and details of debts under enforcement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Registered founders and their shares (not for joint-stock companies)<\/td><td>Bankruptcy petitions the court has not yet acted on<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Status, including liquidation and bankruptcy<\/td><td>The ultimate beneficial owner: who really controls the company<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a general guide: exactly what a current extract shows can vary, so confirm the details against the live registry for your counterparty.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"hfaq\">\n    <div class=\"hfaq__container\">\n        <div class=\"hfaq__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t            <h2 class=\"hfaq__title title title-lg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"hfaq__items\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">Is a USR extract enough to check a Belarusian company?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>For a small, one-off deal, often yes \u2014 it confirms the company exists, is active and is correctly described. For anything larger or ongoing, no. The extract establishes identity, not safety, so it needs to be backed up by tax, court, enforcement and financial checks before you rely on the counterparty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">What does the USR show?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>The basic record: that the company exists, its UNP, legal form and name, registration date, registered address, director, registered founders (except in joint-stock companies), licences, whether there is debt under enforcement and \u2014 most importantly \u2014 its status (active, in liquidation, in bankruptcy proceedings or excluded). It reflects the register entry as of the date the extract is issued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">Does the registry show who really owns the company?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>It shows the registered shareholders, who are not necessarily the people in control. The ultimate beneficial owner \u2014 the person behind the registered names \u2014 is not visible on the portal, so if it matters to your deal who really controls the counterparty, that requires a separate inquiry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">Can I see a counterparty\u2019s debts or court cases in the USR?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>Only partly. The extract shows whether the company has debt under enforcement and whether a bankruptcy case has been opened, but not the amounts or the creditors. Tax arrears, litigation and bankruptcy petitions the court has not yet acted on are not in the registry at all \u2014 for those you need the tax authority\u2019s records, court records and the enforcement system. A clean-looking extract tells you little about whether the company is being sued or owes money.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">What does \u201cexcluded from the register\u201d mean?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>It is a final status: the company has ceased to exist as a legal entity and cannot validly enter into new contracts. It differs from \u201cin liquidation\u201d, which is a process still under way. If an extract shows a counterparty as excluded, that is a hard stop \u2014 there is no longer a company to contract with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">How do I check a company\u2019s financial health?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>Not through the registry, which holds no financial data. Ask the counterparty for its financial statements \u2014 a serious business will provide them \u2014 and review them for debt, turnover and solvency. On a significant deal, treat missing or refused financials as a warning sign in themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">How often should I re-check an ongoing counterparty?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>Periodically, and always before any major step, because a company that was sound at signing can deteriorate \u2014 into liquidation or bankruptcy \u2014 while the relationship continues. For an ongoing credit relationship, build in regular re-checks rather than relying on the extract you pulled at the start.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">How do I know the person signing can bind the company?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>The USR names the director, who can generally bind the company \u2014 but the charter may limit what the director can do alone, and major transactions may require shareholder approval. If a representative signs instead, ask for the power of attorney and check its scope and date, and that it has not been revoked. A signature from someone without authority may not bind the company at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">What documents should I ask the counterparty for?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>You can pull the extract yourself; everything else you ask for: the charter, evidence of the director\u2019s appointment (or the power of attorney, if someone else is signing), any licences the work requires and, on a significant deal, recent financial statements. How the counterparty responds tells you almost as much as the documents themselves \u2014 a solid company provides them readily, and foot-dragging is a warning sign in its own right.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n                        <div class=\"accordion__head\">Can a clean USR extract still hide a company in trouble?<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordion__body\">\n                            <div class=\"accordion__inner\"><p>Yes, easily. An extract can show active status and all the right details while the company is sitting on recent judgments not yet sent for enforcement, a tax debt or even a bankruptcy petition the court has not yet acted on \u2014 none of which appears in the registry. A clean extract confirms that the company exists and is correctly described; it says nothing about whether it is solvent or being sued. That gap is exactly why you check the other sources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <script>\n        document.querySelector( '.hfaq__items' ).addEventListener( 'click', function ( e ) {\n            if ( e.target.classList.contains( 'accordion__head' ) ) {\n                let root = e.target.closest( '.accordion' );\n                let body = e.target.nextElementSibling;\n\n                if ( body.style.maxHeight ) {\n                    body.style.maxHeight = null;\n                    root.classList.remove( 'accordion--expanded' );\n                }\n                else {\n                    body.style.maxHeight = body.scrollHeight + 'px';\n                    root.classList.add( 'accordion--expanded' );\n                }\n            }\n        } );\n\n        document.querySelectorAll( '.hfaq' ).forEach( node => node.querySelector( '.accordion__head' ).click() );\n    <\/script>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USR is the right first step and a poor last one. It confirms who a Belarusian company is \u2014 existence, legal form, address, director, ownership and status \u2014 not whether it is safe to deal with. Read the status, use the extract for what it does well, then fill the gaps the registry leaves: tax, courts, enforcement, financial statements and the real owner, to a depth that matches the deal. A clean extract is a starting point, not a green light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are about to contract with a Belarusian company and want to know who you are really dealing with, tell us about the counterparty and the size of the deal. We will <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/pages\/official-company-check-in-belarus\">run due diligence<\/a> to the depth it needs \u2014 and keep an eye on the counterparty for as long as the relationship lasts. <a href=\"https:\/\/opencompanyinbelarus.com\/eng\/contacts\/\">Get in touch<\/a> and we\u2019ll take it from there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before signing with a Belarusian company, most people start by pulling an extract from the Unified State Register (USR, known locally by its Russian acronym EGR) and assume the counterparty has been checked. 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