🇮🇸 Iceland Skatturinn Companies Scraper

🚀 Search Iceland's official tax registry for any registered company by name, kennitala, address, or VAT.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-06 · 📊 7 fields per record · ~30,000 active Icelandic companies · official Skatturinn (tax authority) registry

The Iceland Skatturinn Companies Scraper searches the official Icelandic tax registry (Fyrirtækjaskrá) maintained by Skatturinn, the national tax authority. The registry is the legal record of every registered company in Iceland, indexed by kennitala (10-digit national ID).

The scraper covers all ~30,000 active companies plus historical records, indexed by kennitala, legal name, address, or VAT number. Every record links back to the official Skatturinn registry URL for verification.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
B2B sales in Iceland, KYC compliance, real-estate investors, gov-tech analysts, journalists	Lead generation, KYC verification, real-estate ownership checks, regional market mapping, journalism on Icelandic firms

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📋 What the Iceland Skatturinn Companies Scraper does

Five filtering workflows in a single run:

• 🏢 Search by name. Match company name (full or partial) across the registry.
• 🆔 Kennitala lookup. Direct lookup by 10-digit national ID.
• 📍 Address search. Filter by address substring (Reykjavík, Akureyri, Hafnarfjörður).
• 💼 VAT search. Filter by VSK (VAT) number.
• 🔗 Registry URLs. Every record includes a direct link to the official Skatturinn page.

💡 Why it matters: clean, server-side filtering removes the parser-and-pagination work from your team and keeps your dataset fresh on every run.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing how to go from sign-up to a downloaded dataset.

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⚙️ Input

Input	Type	Default	Behavior
maxItems	integer	10	Records to return. Free plan caps at 10, paid plan up to 1,000,000.
name	string	"apple"	Company name (full or partial).
kennitala	string	""	Direct lookup by 10-digit national ID.
address	string	""	Filter by address substring.
vat	string	""	Filter by VAT (VSK) number.

Example: all companies named Reykjavík.

{
    "maxItems": 100,
    "name": "Reykjav"
}

Example: lookup by kennitala.

{
    "maxItems": 1,
    "kennitala": "6504231860"
}

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📊 Output

Each record contains 7 fields. Download the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
🆔 kennitala	string	"6504231860"
🏢 name	string	"Applegate ehf."
📍 address	string	"Fremri Breiðadal 2"
📮 postalCode	string	"426"
🏙️ city	string	"Flateyri"
🔗 registryUrl	string	"https://www.skatturinn.is/fyrirtaekjaskra/leit/?kt=6504231860"
🕒 scrapedAt	ISO 8601	"2026-05-06T00:00:00.000Z"

📦 Sample records

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🇮🇸	Authoritative source. Skatturinn is the legal Icelandic tax authority and operator of the company registry.
🆔	Kennitala-indexed. Stable 10-digit national IDs make joins simple.
🔄	Live registry data. Each run hits the Skatturinn search interface directly.
🔗	Verifiable. Direct Skatturinn URLs included for downstream verification.
⚡	Fast. 100 records in under 30 seconds.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Filters	Setup
⭐ This Actor	$5 free credit	~30,000 companies	Live per run	name, kennitala, address, VAT	⚡ 2 min
Manual Skatturinn search	Free	Manual	Live	Web only	🕒 One at a time
Creditinfo Iceland	€800+/year	Same registry	Live	Yes (paid)	🐢 Account setup
CT Tracker	€200+/year	Subset	Variable	Limited	🐢 Account

Pick this Actor when you want broad coverage, server-side filtering, and no pipeline maintenance.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the Iceland Skatturinn Companies Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set input. Pick your filters and maxItems.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

💼 B2B Sales Build Icelandic prospect lists Regional outbound territories Verify decision-makers CRM hygiene checks	🏦 Compliance & KYC Verify legal status before contracting Screen counterparties Daily registry monitoring KYC enrichment for Icelandic clients
🏠 Real Estate Verify property-holding companies Trace beneficial owners of properties Map ownership networks by region Cross-reference with Þjóðskrá	📰 Journalism Verify Icelandic companies in stories Investigate ownership concentration Track shell-company patterns Civic transparency on local business

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🔌 Automating Iceland Skatturinn Companies Scraper

Control the scraper programmatically for scheduled runs and pipeline integrations:

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify API documentation for full details.

The Apify Schedules feature lets you trigger this Actor on any cron interval. Hourly, daily, or weekly refreshes keep downstream databases in sync automatically.

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Iceland economy research Corporate density studies Reproducible registry pulls Course exercises on small-state company registries	🎨 Personal and creative Personal projects on Icelandic business Local-business directories Newsletter research Hobbyist civic-data exploration
🤝 Non-profit and civic Civic transparency on Icelandic firms Map social-economy enterprises Investigate corporate concentration Open data contributions	🧪 Experimentation Train name-resolution models Test compliance hypotheses Prototype agents for Iceland B2B Validate market-entry scenarios

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🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

Open a ready-to-send prompt about this ParseForge actor in the AI of your choice:

• 💬 ChatGPT
• 🧠 Claude
• 🔍 Perplexity
• 🅒 Copilot

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

🧩 How does it work?

Provide at least one filter (name, kennitala, address, or VAT). The Actor queries the official Skatturinn search interface and emits one record per company.

🔄 How fresh is the data?

Live per run. Skatturinn updates daily as new companies register and existing ones change.

📊 How many fields per record?

7 core fields plus the registry URL: kennitala, name, address, postal code, city, registry URL, scrapedAt.

🆔 What is a kennitala?

Iceland's 10-digit national identifier used for both individuals and companies. The first 6 digits encode the date of birth or registration.

⚖️ Is this data public?

Yes. The Skatturinn company registry is publicly searchable under Icelandic transparency law.

🔁 Can I schedule recurring runs?

Yes. Use Apify Schedules to monitor new registrations or close-outs.

🌍 Does it include foreign branches?

Yes. Icelandic branches of foreign entities (útibú) and afskráð (deregistered) records appear in results.

💳 Do I need a paid Apify plan?

No. The free plan covers preview runs (10 records). A paid plan unlocks higher item counts and scheduling.

🆘 What if a run fails?

Apify retries transient errors. Inspect logs in the Runs tab; partial datasets are preserved.

🏠 Does it return owners or directors?

No. The Skatturinn search returns base registry records. For director information, contact us via the Tally form below to request a companion scraper.

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🔌 Integrate with any app

Iceland Skatturinn Companies Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get run notifications in your channels
• Airbyte - Pipe data into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits and releases
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream actions when a run finishes.

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🆘 Need Help? Open our contact form to request a new scraper, propose a custom data project, or report an issue.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: this Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Skatturinn (the Iceland Revenue and Customs authority), Fyrirtækjaskrá, or the Government of Iceland. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Only publicly available open data is collected.