Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations

Delaware business entity search

Office facts, status meanings and filing rules for Delaware. The steps below show how to search Delaware's official registry.

Federal filings only here. Delaware registry records are on the official site.

Delaware registry at a glance

Registry agency: Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Office: Secretary of State Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez; Source: sos.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Phone: (302) 739-3073 (option 2 for general information, option 3 for franchise tax); Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address: John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901 (in-person help by appointment only); Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Mailing address: Division of Corporations, PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903; Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Hours: Operators available 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding state holidays; Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Official search: General Information Name Search →; Source: icis.corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number: File number; Source: icis.corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06

How to search the Delaware registry

The General Information Name Search searches by entity name and file number.

Open the General Information Name Search on the Division of Corporations site.Source: icis.corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Enter the entity name or the file number; use quotation marks for an exact name match.Source: icis.corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Complete the image check and run the search.Source: icis.corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Select the entity name to see its file number, formation date, and registered agent.Source: icis.corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
To see whether the entity is in good standing, use the paid Check Entity Status service ($10, or $20 with tax and filing detail) or order a certificate.Source: icis.corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Source: icis.corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Open the official Delaware search →

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN: Internal Revenue Service; Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.; Source: irs.gov
File number: Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations; Identifies the entity's record in the Delaware registry.; Source: icis.corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Delaware business license number: Delaware Division of Revenue; The Division of Revenue issues business licenses and handles state tax registration, separate from the Division of Corporations file number. The federal EIN is issued by the IRS.; Source: revenue.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation: $110 (Certificate of Formation, domestic LLC); Source: corpfiles.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation: From $109 (Certificate of Incorporation; the amount rises with authorized shares); Source: corpfiles.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing: Annual Franchise Tax Report (corporations); annual tax only for LLCs, LPs, and GPs; Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC: None. LLCs file no annual report but pay a $400 annual tax.; Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation: $50 annual report fee for a non-exempt domestic corporation ($25 if exempt), plus franchise tax (minimum $175 under the Authorized Shares Method or $400 under the Assumed Par Value Capital Method); Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due: Domestic corporations file the annual report and pay franchise tax for the prior year on or before March 1. LLCs, LPs, and GPs pay their annual tax for the prior year on or before June 1. Foreign corporations file by June 30.; Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing: $200 penalty plus 1.5% interest per month on tax and penalty for a late corporation report or a late LLC, LP, or GP tax. Foreign corporations pay a $250 penalty.; Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with: Delaware Division of Corporations, online; Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Franchise tax (corporations) and annual alternative entity tax (LLCs, LPs, GPs): Delaware Division of Corporations. Corporations: on or before March 1. LLCs, LPs, and GPs: on or before June 1. Every domestic and foreign LLC, LP, and GP formed or registered in Delaware pays $400 a year. Corporation franchise tax runs from a $175 minimum (Authorized Shares Method) or $400 minimum (Assumed Par Value Capital Method) up to $200,000, or $250,000 for a Large Corporate Filer.; Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note: Fee schedule revised August 1, 2026. Foreign corporations file a $250 annual report by June 30. Optional expedited service costs extra.; Source: corpfiles.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06

As published by the Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Delaware

Registered agent: Every Delaware entity has a registered agent on file, and the free entity search shows the agent's name, address, and phone number.; Source: icis.corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Name availability: Check whether a name is available in Delaware →; Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Business forms and fees: Official Delaware business forms and fees →; Source: corp.delaware.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Delaware businesses on file

EIDP, INCEIN 51-0014090
ENOVIS CORPORATIONEIN 54-1887631
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATIONEIN 51-0064146
DELTA APPAREL, INC.EIN 58-2508794
DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC.EIN 81-1224539
ASHLAND INC.EIN 81-2587835
INCYTE CORPORATIONEIN 94-3136539
INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INCEIN 23-6050131
OPTIMIZE MANPOWER SOLUTIONS, INCEIN 46-1443702
TAGHLEEF INDUSTRIES, INC.EIN 51-0295865
FLORIDA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPANYEIN 59-0539080
INTERDIGITAL, INC.EIN 23-1882087
INTEGRATED DATA CORPEIN 23-2498715
HERCULES INCEIN 51-0023450
WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY INCEIN 51-0107088
LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC.EIN 20-3842867
KENDAL CORPORATIONEIN 23-2688382
LL FLOORING HOLDINGS INC.EIN 27-1310817
SLM CORPORATIONEIN 52-2013874
SEARS AUTHORIZED HOMETOWN STORES, LLCEIN 26-2779641
NICHINO AMERICA INC.EIN 13-3952043
DELAWARE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INCEIN 51-0011975
COMMUNITY SYSTEMS INCEIN 51-0281350
ZEARNEIN 37-1665745

All 39 Delaware businesses on file →

Sources

A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.

https://sos.delaware.gov/checked 2026-10-06
https://corp.delaware.gov/contact/checked 2026-10-06
https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/ecorp/entitysearch/NameSearch.aspxchecked 2026-10-06
https://corp.delaware.gov/directweb/checked 2026-10-06
https://corpfiles.delaware.gov/Fee_Schedule/AugustFee2026.pdfchecked 2026-10-06
https://corp.delaware.gov/paytaxes/checked 2026-10-06
https://corp.delaware.gov/alt-entitytaxinstructions/checked 2026-10-06
https://revenue.delaware.gov/business-tax-forms/checked 2026-10-06
https://corp.delaware.gov/checked 2026-10-06