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The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) hereby inform all customers that, effective 11 August 2025, the CIPC will no longer dispatch voluntary deregistration notices via post.<\/p>\n
This change applies to both:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Form CoR40.4D \u2013 Notice of Investigation into the Deregistration, and
\u2022 Notice of Deregistration (Final Deregistration Letter).<\/p>\n
These documents will now be issued exclusively via email to the contact details on the companies\u2019 registry for directors of companies and members of close corporations.<\/p>\n
From this date, CIPC will continue with the voluntary deregistration for companies and close corporations who applied for voluntary deregistration and whose process for voluntary deregistration has not been completed due to this migration.<\/p>\n
Please take note of the following important information:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Objection Period:<\/strong> A period of four (4) months remains in place between the status \u201cDeregistration Process\u201d The objection period between issuing of the CoR40.4D letter to final deregistration is a minimum period of 20 business days, which must be adhered to.<\/p>\n \n \u2022 Submitting Objections:<\/strong> Objections to voluntary deregistration must be submitted via email to deregistrations@cipc.co.za<\/a>. The objection must be attached in PDF format.<\/p>\n \u2022 Verification of Status:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Legal Validity:<\/strong> Legacy System Notice:<\/strong> For further enquiries, please contact the CIPC through the appropriate channels.<\/p>\n
and \u201cFinal Deregistered\u201d to allow for objections by directors, members, or other stakeholders to the
deregistration. Due to the delay in processing caused by the migration to e-mail this process may be longer.<\/p>\n
Business owners and customers are encouraged to verify the status of their company or close corporation via the BizPortal at www.bizportal.gov.za<\/a> by navigating to: Login > Services > BizProfile.<\/p>\n
While the format and content of the letters may differ slightly due to the transition from physical to electronic communication, the legal effect remains unchanged. A company or close corporation is only considered legally deregistered once the status reflects as \u201cFinal Deregistered\u201d.<\/p>\n
Please note that the voluntary deregistration process remains a legacy system. As such, the applicant who submitted the deregistration request will not receive status updates via email. All progress must be monitored through BizProfile.<\/p>\n