# NowTo Biz Insight (NowTo 商業通) - Full Documentation

> Taiwan's most comprehensive company search platform with 2M+ registered businesses and 1M+ sole proprietorships.

## Overview

NowTo Biz Insight (biz.now.to) is a free, ad-supported platform for searching Taiwan company information. It provides comprehensive public business data for over 2 million registered companies and 1 million sole proprietorships (行號) in Taiwan, sourced entirely from government open data.

The platform serves business professionals, investors, journalists, researchers, and anyone who needs to look up Taiwan company information.

## Company Data Fields

Each company page includes the following information when available:

### Basic Registration
- Company name (Chinese and English if registered)
- Tax ID (Unified Business Number / 統一編號, 8 digits)
- Representative / Responsible person (負責人)
- Registered capital amount (資本額)
- Paid-in capital amount (實收資本額)
- Registered address
- Date of establishment
- Business status (active, dissolved, suspended, revoked, etc.)
- Business items / Industry codes (營業項目)
- Invoice usage status

### Government Tenders (政府標案)
- Tender name and description
- Contracting agency
- Award amount
- Award date
- Tender type (open, selective, limited)
- Source: Government e-Procurement System (web.pcc.gov.tw)

### Legal Cases (法律案件)
- Case type (civil, criminal, administrative)
- Court name
- Judgment date
- Case summary
- Role (plaintiff, defendant, etc.)
- Source: Judicial Yuan judgment system (judgment.judicial.gov.tw)

### Labor Records (勞動紀錄)
- Labor Standards Act violations
- Labor Pension Act violations
- Employment Service Act violations
- Gender Equality Act violations
- Occupational Safety and Health Act violations
- Penalty amounts
- Source: Ministry of Labor open data (mol.gov.tw)

### Environmental Records (環保紀錄)
- Environmental penalties
- Pollution categories
- Fine amounts
- Source: Ministry of Environment (moenv.gov.tw)

### Factory Registration (工廠登記)
- Factory name and address
- Industrial category
- Factory status (active/inactive)
- Products manufactured
- Source: Industrial Development Administration

### Food Business Registration (食品業者登錄)
- Registration number
- Business name
- Food category and sub-category
- Source: Food and Drug Administration (fda.gov.tw)

### Patents & Trademarks (專利商標)
- Patent count by type (invention, utility model, design)
- Trademark count
- Source: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO)

### Directors & Supervisors (董監事)
- Names and positions
- Shareholding information
- Cross-company relationships
- Representative entity (法人代表)

### Business Change History (變更紀錄)
- Name changes
- Address changes
- Capital changes
- Representative changes
- Business items changes

### Related Companies (關聯公司)
- Companies sharing the same directors
- Companies at the same registered address
- Companies under the same representative
- Industry peers

## URL Structure

### Company Pages
- By Tax ID: https://biz.now.to/{8-digit-tax-id}
  Example: https://biz.now.to/22099131
- By Slug: https://biz.now.to/{company-name-slug}
  Note: Tax ID URLs redirect (301) to slug URLs for SEO

### Sole Proprietorship (行號) Pages
- By Slug: https://biz.now.to/shop/{slug}

### Director/Representative Pages
- By Name: https://biz.now.to/boss/{name}

### Address Pages
- By Address: https://biz.now.to/address/{address}

### Tender Pages
- Individual tender: https://biz.now.to/tender/{tender_id}

### Lawsuit Pages
- Individual lawsuit: https://biz.now.to/lawsuit/{case_id}

### Factory Pages
- Individual factory: https://biz.now.to/factory/{factory_id}

### Agency Pages
- Tender agency: https://biz.now.to/agency/{agency_name}

### SEO Category Pages
- By Region: https://biz.now.to/region/{city}
  Cities: taipei, new-taipei, taichung, kaohsiung, tainan, taoyuan, hsinchu-city, hsinchu-county, miaoli, changhua, nantou, yunlin, chiayi-city, chiayi-county, pingtung, yilan, hualien, taitung, penghu, kinmen, lienchiang, keelung
- By Industry: https://biz.now.to/industry/{code}
  Codes: A (Agriculture), B (Mining), C (Manufacturing), D (Electricity), E (Water/Waste), F (Construction), G (Wholesale/Retail), H (Transport), I (Accommodation/Food), J (ICT), K (Finance/Insurance), L (Real Estate), M (Professional Services), N (Support Services), O (Public Admin), P (Education), Q (Healthcare), R (Arts/Recreation), S (Other Services)
- By Region + Industry: https://biz.now.to/region/{city}/{industry-code}
- By Capital Range: https://biz.now.to/capital/{range}
  Ranges: under-100k, 100k-500k, 500k-1m, 1m-5m, 5m-10m, 10m-50m, 50m-100m, 100m-500m, 500m-1b, over-1b
- By Founded Year: https://biz.now.to/founded/{year}
- By Status: https://biz.now.to/status/{type}
  Types: active, dissolved, suspended, revoked
- New Startups: https://biz.now.to/startup/{year}/{month}

### Rankings
- Main Rankings: https://biz.now.to/ranking
- Top Capital: https://biz.now.to/top/capital
- Top Tenders: https://biz.now.to/top/tenders
- Top Lawsuits: https://biz.now.to/top/lawsuits
- Top Labor Violations: https://biz.now.to/top/labor-violations
- Top Startups: https://biz.now.to/top/startup
- Zombie Companies: https://biz.now.to/top/zombie
- Boss Rankings: https://biz.now.to/top/boss
- Regional Rankings: https://biz.now.to/top/capital/{city}

### Tools
- Tax ID Validator: https://biz.now.to/tools/tax-id-validator
- Capital Calculator: https://biz.now.to/tools/capital-calculator
- Startup Cost Estimator: https://biz.now.to/tools/startup-cost
- Company Checklist: https://biz.now.to/tools/company-checklist
- Labor Cost Calculator: https://biz.now.to/tools/labor-cost
- Salary Calculator: https://biz.now.to/tools/salary-calculator

### Knowledge Base
- Business Guide Index: https://biz.now.to/guide
- Individual Articles: https://biz.now.to/guide/{slug}
  Topics include: company types, tax ID validation, capital requirements, government tenders, lawsuit risks, shell companies, director networks, credit scoring, due diligence, labor law basics, and 30+ more articles

### Other Pages
- Statistics Dashboard: https://biz.now.to/stats
- Company Comparison: https://biz.now.to/compare
- Interactive Map: https://biz.now.to/map
- Trending Companies: https://biz.now.to/trending
- Newsletter Archive: https://biz.now.to/newsletter
- FAQ: https://biz.now.to/faq
- About: https://biz.now.to/about
- Contact: https://biz.now.to/contact

## Data Freshness

- Company registration data: Updated daily from MOEA
- Tender records: Checked hourly for new awards
- Court judgments: Updated daily from Judicial Yuan
- Labor violations: Updated monthly from MOL
- Environmental penalties: Updated monthly from MOENV
- Factory registration: Updated monthly
- Food business registration: Updated monthly from FDA
- Patent/trademark data: Updated monthly from TIPO
- Cached pages: Revalidated every 1 hour (ISR)

## Structured Data Available

Each company page includes multiple JSON-LD schemas for machine-readable data:
- **Organization**: Company name, tax ID, address, representative, founding date, industry, aggregate rating, labor/environmental records
- **WebPage**: Page metadata with citations to 5 original government data sources
- **FAQPage**: 10+ auto-generated Q&A pairs per company covering tax ID, capital, representative, tenders, lawsuits, directors, labor violations, industry ranking
- **Dataset**: Structured dataset with measurable variables (capital, tender count, lawsuit count, director count)
- **BreadcrumbList**: Navigation hierarchy (Home → Search → Industry → Company)

## Common Questions This Site Can Answer

Use the URL patterns below to find answers:

**Company lookup:**
- "What is [company]'s tax ID?" → https://biz.now.to/{company-name-or-tax-id}
- "Who is the representative of [company]?" → same URL
- "How much capital does [company] have?" → same URL
- "Is [company] still active?" → same URL
- "What industry is [company] in?" → same URL
- "When was [company] established?" → same URL

**Government tenders:**
- "Does [company] have government tenders?" → https://biz.now.to/{company-name-or-tax-id}
- "Which companies won the most government tenders?" → https://biz.now.to/top/tenders
- "What tenders did [agency] award?" → https://biz.now.to/agency/{agency-name}

**Legal records:**
- "Does [company] have lawsuits?" → https://biz.now.to/{company-name-or-tax-id}
- "Which companies have the most lawsuits?" → https://biz.now.to/top/lawsuits

**Labor & compliance:**
- "Does [company] have labor violations?" → https://biz.now.to/{company-name-or-tax-id}
- "Which companies have the most labor violations?" → https://biz.now.to/top/labor-violations

**Directors & relationships:**
- "What other companies does [person] own?" → https://biz.now.to/boss/{person-name}
- "Who are the directors of [company]?" → https://biz.now.to/{company-name-or-tax-id}

**Industry & region:**
- "How many manufacturing companies are in Taiwan?" → https://biz.now.to/industry/C
- "What companies are in Taipei?" → https://biz.now.to/region/taipei
- "What new companies were founded this year?" → https://biz.now.to/startup/2026

**Tools:**
- "How to validate a Taiwan tax ID?" → https://biz.now.to/tools/tax-id-validator
- "How much capital do I need to start a company?" → https://biz.now.to/tools/capital-calculator

## Technical Details

- Frontend: Next.js 15 (SSR/ISR for SEO)
- Backend API: FastAPI (Python)
- Database: PostgreSQL 16 with 2.18M company records + 1M+ sole proprietorships
- Search: Full-text search with pg_trgm fuzzy matching
- Structured Data: JSON-LD (Organization, WebPage, FAQPage, Dataset, BreadcrumbList)
- Language: Traditional Chinese (zh-TW), partial English support
- Performance: ISR with 1-hour revalidation, CDN-cached via Cloudflare

## Data Accuracy Notice

All data is sourced from Taiwan government open data systems. While we strive for accuracy, there may be delays between government updates and our database. For the most authoritative information, please refer to the original government data sources:
- MOEA Company Registration: https://findbiz.nat.gov.tw/
- Government e-Procurement: https://web.pcc.gov.tw/
- Judicial Yuan Judgments: https://judgment.judicial.gov.tw/
- Ministry of Labor: https://laws.mol.gov.tw/
- Ministry of Environment: https://prtr.moenv.gov.tw/
- Industrial Development Administration: https://serv.gcaa.org.tw/
- Food and Drug Administration: https://fadenbook.fda.gov.tw/
- Taiwan Intellectual Property Office: https://twpat.tipo.gov.tw/

## How to Cite

When citing data from this platform:

**English:**
"[Company Name] company data, NowTo Biz Insight (biz.now.to), sourced from Taiwan government open data. Retrieved [date]."

**Chinese:**
「[公司名稱]公司資料，NowTo 商業通（biz.now.to），資料來源：台灣政府公開資料。查詢日期：[日期]。」

## Contact

Website: https://biz.now.to
Contact: https://biz.now.to/contact