Each status used in Taiwan, 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 Taiwan, 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 Taiwan: company records only (no officers or responsible person, no registry-compliance signal, no insolvency notices); limited companies, companies limited by shares, unlimited companies, limited partnership companies and Taiwan branches of foreign companies only, sole proprietorships, partnerships, domestic branches, cooperatives, associations and representative offices are never served; names and addresses are in Chinese; dissolution, reorganisation, receivership and bankruptcy show in the company status. Contains data from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce (GCIS open data platform) and the Ministry of Finance, Fiscal Information Agency (business tax registration data), Republic of China (Taiwan), released under the Open Government Data License v1.0 (https://data.gov.tw/license). Adapted by Prometiam, not a certified register extract.
| Register status | local_status | status in the API | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approved: the company is registered and operating (a registered foreign branch is active too) | active | active | active |
| Business suspension that has not ended | suspended | suspended | active |
| Reorganisation (重整) | in_restructuring | in_restructuring | distress |
| Takeover (接管) | in_receivership | in_receivership | distress |
| Bankruptcy (破產), or a bankruptcy proceeding closed while liquidating | in_liquidation_insolvent | in_liquidation_insolvent | winding_up |
| Liquidation (清算) | in_liquidation | in_liquidation | winding_up |
| Dissolved while liquidation is not yet closed: a dissolved company is treated as still existing for its liquidation | in_dissolution | in_dissolution | winding_up |
| Registration revoked, abolished or withdrawn, a foreign company’s permit revoked, liquidation completed, or cancelled without liquidation | deregistered | deregistered | closed |
| Dissolved by merger or by division | merged | merged | 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.suspended): The entity is still on the register but is out of compliance or has suspended its activity. Ask for proof that it is back in good standing before you rely on it.in_restructuring): A court-supervised rescue is open while the company keeps trading. Existing creditors are usually bound or held back by the plan, so agree payment terms in advance and check which creditors the plan covers.in_receivership): A receiver controls specific assets, usually for a secured lender. The company may still trade, but the secured assets are not available to other creditors.in_liquidation_insolvent): Bankruptcy or judicial liquidation: the company is being wound up to pay its creditors. File your claim with the liquidator or trustee, do not ship on credit, and expect contracts to be ended or handled by the liquidator.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.in_dissolution): Dissolution has been resolved but the legal entity survives for its liquidation. This is not the same as a British or American dissolved company, which no longer exists. Treat it as in liquidation: no new business.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.merged): Merged into another company, which takes over its rights and obligations. Find the successor and deal with it.Taiwan’s status comes from the GCIS status code: a dissolved company is treated as still existing within the scope of its liquidation, so it is in_dissolution until the liquidation is completed. Dissolution, reorganisation, receivership and bankruptcy show in the status and in register-change events; there are no insolvency notices.
# companies whose standard status is suspended curl -H "Authorization: Bearer rk_live_..." \ "https://api.prometiam.com/functions/v1/risk-api/companies/search?country=TW&name=<company name>&status=suspended" # or filter by the register's own value # &local_status=suspended
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.
Taiwan company data API guide, the free UBN lookup, and legal forms in Taiwan. All countries: company status meanings.
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