German B2B lead lists for companies selling into Germany
You know your ideal customer. We find them among around 2.3 million active German companies — filtered by industry, federal state, size, revenue and legal form, with managing directors and contact data, delivered as an Excel file. Start with a free sample of 20 companies.
How it works
- 1
Describe your ideal customer — in English.
Industry or product, regions, company size, revenue band, legal form, companies to exclude (e.g. competitors or existing customers). A few lines by email are enough.
- 2
Get a free sample of 20 companies.
We translate your criteria into German register and industry filters (NACE/WZ codes plus German keywords) and send 20 matching companies so you can check the fit before you pay anything.
- 3
Receive the full list as Excel.
You get a quote based on the number of matching companies. Packages start at €249 for up to 500 companies.
What you can filter by
- Industry
- NACE/WZ codes (up to 3 per company) and the company's registered business purpose
- Region
- federal state, postal code area or radius
- Size
- EU SME size class; headcount and revenue where the company publishes them
- Legal form
- e.g. GmbH, GmbH & Co. KG, AG; founding year, share capital
- People
- managing directors, owners, authorized signatories (Prokura)
- Contact
- phone, email, website, LinkedIn
- Exclusions
- named competitors, group companies, your existing customers
Why a German search beats an English one
German companies describe themselves in German. A search for "label printing" returns over 1,000 companies, most of them only through the broad code "Other printing"; "Etikettendruck" returns 383, and they are far more precise. We do this translation for you, so your list contains the companies you mean — not every printer in the country.
What the data can and cannot do
- The register lists merchants and companies, not every small trade business. Very small sole traders are often missing.
- Revenue and headcount are published by larger companies; for many small GmbHs only the balance sheet is public. Where figures are missing, we use the EU size class.
- Equipment, machine or technology signals (e.g. which printing presses a company runs) are not in the register. We can research such criteria per company with AI Lead Scoring. AI Lead Scoring
- Data refers to the registered office, not every site.
Frequently asked questions
Can I order in English and pay from abroad?
Yes. Briefing, sample, quote and support are in English. All data products are priced in euros.
Is the sample really free?
Yes. You receive 20 matching companies with no obligation, so you can judge the fit before you order.
How is the price calculated?
By the number of unique companies matching your criteria. Lead lists start at €249 for up to 500 companies; optional data modules such as contact data, people or key figures are priced per package.
Which companies are included?
Around 2.3 million active German companies from the commercial, partnership and cooperative registers (HRA, HRB, PR, GnR) — all legal forms and industries. Registered associations are not included.
Can I research the companies myself?
Yes. The Implisense Platform is free to start: search German companies, view profiles and build lists in your browser.
Further reading: How to find German companies by industry — NACE codes, German keywords and register data.