Each status used in Switzerland, in English, with the standard status the Prometiam API returns and what it means for doing business with the company.
Every register words its company states differently. This guide lists the status values used in Switzerland, what each means in English, and the standard status the Prometiam API returns for it, so the same question (is this company still alive, in trouble or gone?) has the same answer across countries. The register’s own value stays available as local_status.
Coverage and limits for Switzerland: company records only (no officers, no registry-compliance signal); legal entities and branches on the commercial register only, sole proprietorships (Einzelunternehmen) and other natural persons are never served. Source: Zefix, Federal Office of Justice, Federal Commercial Registry Office (open use, source required); restructured by Prometiam, not a certified register extract.
| Register status | local_status | status in the API | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the commercial register, with no liquidation marker in the name | active | active | active |
| in Liquidation, en liquidation or in liquidazione: the register marks liquidation in the company name | in_liquidation | in_liquidation | winding_up |
| Deleted from the commercial register (gelöscht) | dissolved | deregistered | closed |
active): The register shows no dissolution, insolvency or removal. That is the normal state, but not a guarantee of solvency or good standing: check filings and payment behaviour as your policy requires.in_liquidation): The company is being wound up and no longer trades normally. Stop new credit, file any claim, and ask who the liquidator is.deregistered): Removed from the register: the legal person no longer exists (in the US: dissolved, revoked, withdrawn or no longer listed in that state). It cannot sign, be sued or be paid, so invoice a successor or the former owners and check whether it merged. Some registers can restore or reinstate an entity, so check before you treat it as final.Zefix marks a liquidation only in the company name, and there is no separate bankruptcy status; a company deleted from the register is returned as deregistered.
# companies whose standard status is in_liquidation curl -H "Authorization: Bearer rk_live_..." \ "https://api.prometiam.com/functions/v1/risk-api/companies/search?country=CH&name=<company name>&status=in_liquidation" # or filter by the register's own value # &local_status=in_liquidation
status is the same list in every country; local_status is the register’s own value. Use one or the other, not both. Outside Spain a status filter must be combined with a name or an identifier.
Switzerland company data API guide, the free UID lookup, and legal forms in Switzerland. All countries: company status meanings.
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