How do I get a K or Kbis extract?

Verified 20 March 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Extract K or Kbis can be used to prove that a company is registered in the Trade and businesses Register (RCS). It can be obtained online and for free. Find out before making an administrative step, the K or Kbis extract is no longer requested by the administration to make your steps.

Warning  

A COMPANY handcrafted or liberal is not registered in the Trade and businesses Register (SCR). Instead, it is entered in the National Register of companies (RNE). In this case, it is possible to obtain a proof of registration with the NNE (or RNE extract). Just download it for free on the websiteCompany Directory.

Companies with a commercial activity may still be concerned by a request for K or Kbis extract. In most cases, the requested Kbis extract must be dated less than 3 months.

  • The extract K concerns sole proprietorship (EI), i.e. natural persons. It therefore also concerns micro-entrepreneurs. The extract is called L if it is the creation of a secondary establishment.
  • The extract Kbis concerns legal persons, i.e. all forms of commercial businesses. It is called Lbis if it is the creation of a secondary school.

Warning  

A COMPANY handcrafted or liberal is not registered in the Trade and businesses Register (SCR). Instead, it is entered in the National Register of companies (RNE). In this case, it is possible to obtain a proof of registration with the NNE (or RNE extract). Just download it for free on the websiteCompany Directory.

The K or Kbis extract proves the legal existence of a commercial company. It represents an up-to-date "identity card" of a company on the Trade and Company Register (SCR).

It must be provided during procedures such as opening a professional bank account or purchasing equipment from a supplier.

It is no longer necessary to attach a K or Kbis extract in order to accomplish many administrative procedures. Simply communicate the unique identification number (Siren) or a proof of registration to RNE: titleContent (which is an equivalent of extract K or Kbis).

This proof of registration with the RNE is free download on theCompany Directory.

For example, it is no longer necessary to provide a K or Kbis extract in the following steps:

Extract K or extract Kbis shall be an official document proving the registration of the commercial company in the SCR: titleContent.

It provides information on the company's activities and includes all the information listed in the SCN:

  • Name of the registrar of the commercial court (who signed the registration)
  • Name (name) of company, abbreviation, sign
  • Siren Number
  • EPA code (or NAF code))
  • Legal form (SARL, SA, GIE, SCI...)
  • Amount of share capital
  • Addresses of head office and principal place of business and any secondary establishments in the European Union or the European Economic Area (EEA)
  • Age of business (lifetime) 
  • Date it was created
  • Detailed activity (text)
  • Domain name of the company's website(s) 
  • Position, surname, forename, date of birth, municipality of birth, nationality and address of chief executive officer, directors and auditors
  • Reference of compulsory authorizations for regulated professions

It also includes all decisions of the commercial court in the field of collective proceedings: safeguard, recovery and liquidation.

Please note

Many administrative procedures no longer require a K or Kbis extract. The Siren number or proof of registration in the RNE: titleContent (which is an equivalent of the extract K or Kbis) can then be transmitted. It is downloadable for free on theCompany Directory.

The means of obtaining are different depending on whether it is desired to obtain the Kbis of its company or that of another company.

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Get the Kbis from your company

Online service monidenum.fr

The head of a commercial company may obtain for free an extract K or Kbis of its company thanks to the online service monidenum.fr.

This authentication service is managed by commercial court registries. You must first create a personal account and then log in using an ID. After entering the name of the manager, the company name or the Siren number of the company, a Kbis extract of the company concerned can be downloaded.

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Company Directory

The company Directory allows you to for free proof of registration with the RNE (or RNE extract), which is an equivalent of the Kbis.

FYI  

Every company has the right to restrict dissemination public address personal data. Thus, only can be seen on the RNE: titleContent and on the company Directory, the name of the company, its legal form, its activity, its staff. The identity of natural persons, address and geolocation data may remain hidden if the entrepreneur requests to make them non-diffusible. The procedure is also possible for legal persons (businesses).

Infograft

The K or Kbis extract of a company registered in the RCS can also be ordered via the Infograft site. Just fill in the Siren or the name of the company you are looking for.

The Kbis can then be obtained in paper or electronic format.

Obtaining the Kbis is paying. The rates depend on how the document is transmitted:

  • Electronic transmission: €3.20
  • Sending by mail: €3.85
Registry of the Commercial Court

It is also possible to go directly to the registry of the court where the company is domiciled to obtain a Kbis.

Who shall I contact

Get the Kbis from any other company

Infograft Site

The K or Kbis extract of any company listed in the RCS can be ordered via the Infograft site.

Simply fill in the Siren or the name of the company you are looking for and the Kbis can be obtained in paper or electronic format.

Obtaining the Kbis is paying. The rates depend on how the document is transmitted:

  • Electronic transmission: €3.20
  • Sending by mail: €3.85
Registry of the Commercial Court

You can also to return directly to the Registry of the court in which the company is domiciled to obtain a Kbis.

Who shall I contact

FYI  

Caution, every company shall have the right to restrict dissemination public address personal data. Thus, only can be seen on the RNE: titleContent and on the company Directory, the name of the company, its legal form, its activity, its staff. The identity of natural persons, address and geolocation data may remain hidden if the entrepreneur requests to make them non-diffusible. The procedure is also possible for legal persons (businesses).