KvK

English translation: Company reg. no.

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Dutch term or phrase:	KvK
English translation:	Company reg. no.
Entered by:	Sheila Hardie

13:40 Jul 9, 2002

Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial / company details

Dutch term or phrase: KvK

This is part of a German translation - the text is in German but the company is Dutch. They give the company's address in Deurne and then

KvK: 999 99 999 ( an 8-figure number)

On the next line they give the VAT number (BTW).

Many thanks in advance for any help.

Sheila

Sheila Hardie KudoZ activity Questions: 767 (6 open) (7 without valid answers) (19 closed without grading) Answers: 2978 Spain
Local time: 14:20

Chamber of Commerce

Explanation:
KvK - Kamer van Koophandel...

it's where the all companies are registered..
in India its called the 'Registrar of Companies'...

that number you see is the number assigned to the company when it registers at the KvK.

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Note added at 2002-07-10 09:36:56 (GMT)
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Registration No. probably or Company registration no.

Selected response from:

Shilpa Dawda
India
Local time: 17:50

Grading comment

Many thanks to everyone for their help. Sheila
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +12

Chamber of Commerce

Shilpa Dawda

Chamber of Commerce

Peter Thomson (X)

If you want to abbreviate it...

Chris Hopley

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

Chamber of Commerce

Shilpa Dawda
India
Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of:

French,

English
PRO pts in pair: 19

Grading comment

Many thanks to everyone for their help. Sheila

4 hrs confidence:

Chamber of Commerce

Explanation:
In the UK the companies register is centralised at national level but the Kamer van Koophandel is not, it is on a local basis. I always translate it as Chamber of Commerce because the Chambers are also organised locally.

Peter Thomson (X)
Local time: 14:20
PRO pts in pair: 7

8 hrs confidence:

If you want to abbreviate it...

Explanation:
... for example, because of space limitation, you could try "company reg. no." or simply "reg. no."

FWIW, I wouldn't leave it as KvK. Surely the point of translation is to render the text comprehensible to a readership that doesn't understand the source language? On the other hand, if this piece of information is irrelevant to the readership - bearing in mind the *purpose* of the translation - then you could always leave it out. Or untranslated if its absence would be too conspicuous.

Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 14:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2117

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