Attention: Application for Company Re-registration has ended as of midnight on 30 November 2023.

Companies which failed to apply for re-registration will undergo removal process commencing 1 December 2023. Company Directors and persons with Authority will receive an email notification advising on the removal status of their company.

If you submitted a re-registration application prior to the deadline, it will be processed.

Existing Companies wishing to apply for restoration or reinstatement are encouraged to contact our office ipaonline@ipa.gov.pg for assistance. More information will be available on our website soon.

More information:

Investment Guidebook

New entities.The new system is fully functional for the creation of new business entities. You can submit an application to form a company, register a business name or file a notice of intent to form an association online today. You may also still submit paper filings to create these new entities.

Existing entities and data migration.The data migration from the old legacy system for companies and business names is now complete. If you search for an existing company or business name, you should see the full entity history in the database.
For further details about the data migration and its impact on your company or business name, click here.
Date for associations, business groups and foreign investment registrations will be completed soon, please watch for an update on this site.

Account information. If you have an existing online account, that information has been migrated into the new system.

Online filing. The new system allows for every single filing to be submitted online. For this reason, paper filings will no longer be accepted except for the initial application to incorporate a company, register a business name, or file a notice of intent for association.

Online payments. Online filing fees are paid from your client account. See information below about how to establish a free client account. You may fund the account in various ways, including using a new feature, BSP Online. You may also use credit card or via cash or cheque at BSP.

Re-registration of Companies. New legislation requires all companies and overseas companies to re-register in this new online system. Re-registration is free and takes the place of the annual return due in the year you re-register. When you re-register you will be able to update all your company details for free, but failure to re-register will result in your company being struck off the register. THE DEADLINE FOR RE-REGISTRATION IS NOVEMBER 30.
In order to assure that your re-registration is completed before the deadline, you must submit authority requests prior to November 20. Once you obtain authority over your company, you must then file your re-registration prior to November 28.

Expired Business Names. Business Names that have failed to file their annual renewals have been removed from the active register and their status have been changed to Lapsed. The business owners can apply to revoke the Lapsed status by filing a J53 and paying a penalty fee of K250 and when successful they can proceed to apply to renew their business name. The normal renewal fee of K150 will then be applicable.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Office of the Registrar of Companies advises that the companies listed in this link have been removed from the Register effective 10 January 2025, in accordance with Section 366(1) of the Companies Act 1997 (the Act). Before their removal, multiple notices were sent out to the defaulting companies via their respective registered email addresses through which process ample time was given for those companies to file annual returns as required by the ‘Act’. If you wish to restore a removed company, please follow the prescribed restoration process outlined in the HOW TO GUIDES.