Registered Address and Contact Person in Estonia

Every Estonian company has its address in the commercial register, and a company whose address is abroad must designate a contact person in Estonia. For most e-residents and foreign owners both are provided by a licensed service provider. This guide explains the legal requirements, what the service includes and what happens when the term ends.

The guide is general information, not legal advice.

The legal requirements

Address. The commercial register records the company's registered office and address in Estonia. Official letters from the Tax and Customs Board, courts and other authorities are sent there, and the address must be one where the company can actually be reached.
Contact person. A company may designate a contact person to whom its procedural documents and the declarations of intent addressed to it can be delivered in Estonia; it must do so if its address is abroad (Commercial Register Act § 24). In that case only a notary, an advocate, a law firm, a sworn auditor, an audit firm, a non-resident's tax representative or a provider of trust and company services may be designated (§ 24(4)). The contact person is entered in the register.
Who may provide it. Providing the address and the contact person service to companies is a regulated trust and company service under the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act. LexorCorp Global OÜ holds the activity licence FIU000117 of the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit.

A company without a valid contact person, when one is required, can be deleted from the register by the registrar. Missing an official letter at a non-functioning address can mean missing a deadline set by an authority.

What the service includes

a registered address in Tallinn entered in the commercial register;
a licensed contact person entered in the register;
receipt of official mail, scanning and forwarding by email;
the agreements required between the company and the provider.

With a ready-made company or a new company the address and the contact person are included for the first 12 months. After that the extension for a further 12 months costs €350 / year (the same for a company we formed: €350 / year).

For an existing company that comes to us from another provider, the registered address (€250 / year) and the contact person service (€200 / year) can be ordered separately; the register entry is made with a resolution of the management board.

What we need from you

the registry code and the names of the management board members;
client due diligence documents: passport or ID card and proof of address of the board members and beneficial owners, as the licensed service requires;
a digital signature (Estonian ID card, e-residency card, Mobile-ID or Smart-ID) for the register application.

When the term ends

We remind the company before the end of the term. If the service is not extended, the company must enter a new address and contact person in the register; otherwise we resign as contact person as the law allows, and the registrar may start the deletion procedure. Keeping the term aligned with the company's corporate calendar avoids that risk.

What you receive

an address and contact person that meet the Commercial Code, entered in the register;
every official letter scanned to your email;
a reminder before the term ends.

No VAT is added to the prices. The entry of the address and contact person in the commercial register, with its state fee, is included in the price. All communication takes place by email.

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Official sources

The laws this article names, each linked to its official text, as read on 9 October 2026. For the Estonian acts we read the English translation in Riigi Teataja (opens in a new tab); the legally binding text is the Estonian one.

Commercial Register Act (opens in a new tab) — Riigi Teataja (opens in a new tab), English translation
Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act (opens in a new tab) — Riigi Teataja (opens in a new tab), English translation
Commercial Code (opens in a new tab) — Riigi Teataja (opens in a new tab), English translation

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Frequently asked questions

When does an Estonian company need a contact person?

When the address of the company is abroad (Commercial Register Act § 24). The contact person receives in Estonia the procedural documents and declarations of intent addressed to the company and is entered in the commercial register; where a contact person is mandatory, only a notary, an advocate, a law firm, a sworn auditor, an audit firm, a non-resident's tax representative or a provider of trust and company services may be designated. If a company that must have a contact person has none, the registrar sets a time limit with a warning and may then delete the company from the register (§ 62).

What happens when the 12-month address and contact person term ends?

We remind the company before the end of the term. If it is not extended, the company must register a new address and contact person; otherwise we resign as contact person as the law allows and the registrar may start the deletion procedure.

Is a registered address enough for a licensed company?

Usually not. Supervisory authorities assess whether a licensed company's management is really in Estonia; a registered address alone does not show that. Office space and staff in Estonia do.

Does the extension include both the address and the contact person?

Yes. The extension continues both the registered address in Estonia and the licensed contact person for the next 12 months, at a combined price that is lower than ordering the two services separately.

Can a foreigner be the management board member of an Estonian company?

Yes. The law does not require Estonian citizenship or residence: a management board member must be a natural person with active legal capacity (Commercial Code § 180(2), checked 16 October 2026) who is not banned from acting as a board member (§ 180(3¹)). A company whose address is abroad must have a contact person in Estonia (Commercial Register Act § 24(2)). Being a board member gives no right to live in Estonia; a non-EU national who wants to live here and manage the company needs a temporary residence permit for enterprise or a visa.