- enter the keyword(s)
- make the selection in the geographical drop down list under "Region"
- click on "Search"
- to obtain the product/service list: click on the product/service, or if you are a paying user select the products/services that interest you and click on "View marked"
- you will obtain the list of companies that match your criteria
- click on the company that interests you, or if you are a paying user select companies and click on "View marked"
The search is made in the Kompass classification system (over 54,000 product/service entries) which covers all industrial and economic sectors.
--> What type of keywords can I enter ?
Enter the name of the product/service, not the type of company.
For example:
Not correct - “producer of plastic”
Correct - “plastic cups”
--> Should I search using UK or US spellings (e.g. colour/color)
and vocabulary (nappies/diapers)?
You may use either since we have a comprehensive thesaurus of
alternative spellings and synonyms.
--> What languages can I search in?
kompass.com is now available in 25 languages (user interface
and classification entirely translated). These languages are listed at the
bottom of the homepage. We plan to add more languages in the future.
--> What happens when a search with one keyword produces
no results?
An extended search in the nature of business descriptions of
the company profiles is automatically conducted. A search with several keywords
is first conducted with "and" between the keywords and then if there are
still no results, an extended search is conducted.
- click on "Companies"
- make the selection in the geographical drop down list next to "Region"
- click on "Search"
- you will obtain the list of companies that match your criteria
- to obtain the company profiles: click on the company name, or if you are a paying user select certain companies and click on "View marked"
- click on "More search criteria"
- enter the name next to "Trade names"
- make the selection in the geographical drop down list next to "Region"
- click on "Search"
- you will obtain the list of companies that match your criteria
- to obtain the company profiles: click on the company name, or if you are a paying user select certain companies and click on "View marked"
- click on "More search criteria”
- enter the name next to "Executives”
- make the selection in the geographical drop down list next to "Region"
- click on "Search"
- you will obtain the list of companies that match your criteria
- to obtain the company profiles: click on the company name, or if you are a paying user select certain companies and click on "View marked"
Note: You may enter your keywords or company/trade names followed by the star icon (for example "photo*"). You will get all the products/ services or company/trade names beginning with "photo". This is helpful when you are unsure about the spelling or wording.
Yes, you may search with the following systems: SIC, NAICS, NACE, and CPV Just do the following:
- click on "More search criteria” on the homepage
- enter the code(s) next to "Codes”
- select the system in the drop down list
- click on "Guided search†on the homepage (this may be combined with a geographical search)
- click on one of the industrial groupings
- click on one of the product groupings
- you will obtain various product groups
- click on the product that interests you, or if you are a paying user select products and click on "View marked"
- click on the company that interests you, or if you are a paying user select companies and click on "View marked"
- you will obtain the list of companies that match your criteria
- to obtain the company profiles: click on the company name, or if you are a paying user select certain companies and click on "View marked"
Yes, on certain company profiles there is a keyword search box on the left side.
you may select one of the following criteria:
- worldwide
- region (e.g. Western Europe)
- country
Paying users (subscribers or credit unit buyers) have access to these additional criteria (in the Advanced search) :
- city
- zip/postal code
- regions for certain countries (e.g. West Sussex for the UK)
On the company list, click on "display your search criteria”. A pop-up will appear with your search criteria which may be printed.
The Advanced search is available to paying users and provides additional search criteria.
These criteria include:
- year established
- number of employees
- Telephone
- Fax
- Quality assessment
- Registration numbers
- Trade associations
- Kompass classification codes
- Producer
- Service provider
- Exporter
- Importer
- Both importer & exporter
- Subregion (e.g. counties, provinces….)available for certain countries
- Import countries/zones
- Export countries/zones
- Full text
- Subregion (e.g. counties, provinces….available for certain countries)
- Zip/Postal code
- Town
- Revenue
- Headquarters/other location
- Phone/Fax/E-mail available
- Phone/Fax/E-mail contact preference (TPS/FPS or confidential)
- Executive function
Yes, there is a feature on kompass.com which allows downloading of mailing addresses. This feature is available only to subscribers and is an additional option.
