Apply Online

1. To search for business activities and trade names through online, visit the following link: online portal

   • Note: Link is not working temporarily.

2. In the home page, please find the “Search business activity and trade name” section at the bottom of the home page.
3. In case of inquiring about a business activity, please keep the default option “Business Activities” selected.
4. In case of inquiring about a trade name, please keep the default option “Trade Names” selected.
5. Please enter the business activity or trade name in the search bar. Select the ‘I’m not a robot’ checkbox and click on the “Search” button
6. After clicking search button, a list of business activities and trade names will be displayed as results based on the search preferences you specified.

• Copy of Qatari ID card.
• Copy of commercial registration.

Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Head Office
Twin Towers, Lusail, Qatar
Phone: 16001
Phone:+974 4012 2222
Fax: 44945308
E-mail: info@moci.gov.qa
Website: MOCI Website

• Companies, institution and individuals who are looking for business activities and trade names can search.

• No fees are required for this service.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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The processing time is immediate.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type=’website’>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the ‘&’ inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url ‘http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M’ Video ID is ‘Y0US7oR_t3M’.

• The Ministry of Commerce and Industry enables users to search within the list of its registered business activities, and access information about each business activity, such as the activity’s code, name, classification, location, and its respective approval of government entities and fees, in addition to searching for trade names.

• Trade names.
• Commercial registration number.

• To know the registered business activities and trade name information one can make this search.

• The Ministry has the authority to abandon the candidate or take any official action against forgery or manipulation of data by the applicant.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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