Ireland and the Netherlands at a glance
- Stamp
- Apostille, Hague Convention in force for Ireland since 9 March 1999
- Issued by
- Department of Foreign Affairs, Apostille section (Dublin and Cork)
- Language
- English, accepted as it is
- Register
- Companies Registration Office (CRO) (online)
- Tax treaty
- Signed 2019, in force 2020 (Rijksoverheid, 1 October 2026)
- EU trade
- EU single market and customs union
- In the Netherlands
- 265 companies controlled from Ireland in 2024, 250 in 2021 (+6%), about 20,000 jobs, €10.3 billion turnover, 1.3% of all 19,995 foreign-controlled companies (CBS, 9 October 2026)
- Moving here
- EU free movement
Documents from Ireland
Passport copy, certified by a notary in Ireland.
Proof of address in Ireland, at most three months old.
Power of attorney. Sign the power of attorney before an Irish notary public.
Ownership statement, one page from us.
The apostille. Department of Foreign Affairs, Apostille section (Dublin and Cork). The department apostilles the signature of the notary.
Good to know. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) apostilles the notary’s signature. A plain CRO printout must first be certified by a notary.
If a company from Ireland becomes a shareholder
Register extract, at most three months old: Companies Registration Office (CRO). Order a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation and a company printout. Plus articles, signing authority and ownership chart.
Ireland: business register and trade
The Companies Registration Office keeps Ireland's Register of Companies and is the central repository of public statutory information on companies in Ireland. The Companies Act 2014 and related legislation are the statutory basis on which companies provide information for registration and publication.
Access to basic company information is free of charge: the address, the date of incorporation and the date of the last annual return filed. All documents filed by companies under the Companies Acts are publicly accessible.
Company profiles may be purchased, with an extract covering company officers, charges and a list of the documents filed. A fee applies to the retrieval of any other information.
In 2024, Dutch goods exports to Ireland were worth €8.4 billion, and imports from Ireland rose by 18% to €14.0 billion. In 2023, Ireland sent around 8.5% of its goods exports to the Netherlands.
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