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Start with KBO/BCE for Belgium. Use the legal name or supported identifier, compare the exact entity and inspect available fields. Company registration and VAT checks are separate tasks; coverage and official access requirements vary.
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- Depends on the register, entity type and available integration; a missing result is not proof of non-registration
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- Data freshness
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Belgium company records
Every record below has its own page with the registered name, registration number, registered address, legal form and status, plus free change monitoring. Records are mirrored from public open data (GLEIF LEI, CC0), which sources them from the national register.
Belgium: choosing and checking the right record
- Choose the correct source
- Use KBO/BCE Public Search to identify the enterprise and its establishment units. Open the enterprise record first, then inspect any establishment unit relevant to the address you were given.
- Confirm the entity
- Compare the enterprise number, legal name, legal form and status. Distinguish the enterprise from a local establishment; the latter can have a different address without being a different contracting entity.
- When the search returns nothing
- Search by enterprise number if the trading name is ambiguous, and check former names or establishment details. A failed or unavailable search should be recorded separately from a confirmed absence.
- What the record cannot establish
- Enterprise registration and VAT validity are different checks. A Belgian enterprise-number match does not guarantee a valid intra-EU VAT response. Missing officer fields should stay missing, not be inferred from a contact name.
Check current access and document options on the official KBO/BCE site. Keep the exact entity identifier, source URL and retrieval date with your evidence. A LemReveal record PDF is not a government-certified extract.
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Belgium — by the numbers
- Records indexed
- 1,830
- Last updated
- 2026-08-04
- Top entity type
- GENERAL
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About KBO Public Search (KBO / BCE)
KBO Public Search — known in French as the BCE public search — is the Belgian government's free lookup for the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises. Every Belgian business has a 10-digit enterprise number registered there. Use this page to search KBO/BCE by company name, VAT (BTW/TVA) or enterprise number and pull the official record: legal form (BV/SRL, NV/SA, VOF/SNC), establishment units, NACE-BEL activities, start date and active/ceased status.
KBO/BCE at a glance
- What it publishes
- Enterprise number (10-digit), Company name (NL/FR/DE), Legal form
- What it costs
- Searching here is free
- How current it is
- Our mirror of this register was last refreshed 2026-08-04
- Can we monitor it
- Not currently offered for this source; lookup availability does not imply change monitoring
Access Belgian company data from the KBO/BCE (Crossroads Bank for Enterprises). Search by company name or enterprise number.
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1.2M+
Active Enterprises
Brussels
EU Capital
#24 Global
GDP Rank
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Data Access
Registry Overview
Belgium's Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen / Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises (KBO/BCE) is the central company register. Every Belgian business receives a unique 10-digit enterprise number. Belgium hosts the EU institutions and NATO headquarters, making it a hub for international organizations and lobbying firms.
Entity Types
- •BV/SRL (Private limited)
- •NV/SA (Public limited)
- •VOF/SNC (General partnership)
- •CV/SC (Cooperative)
- •Eenmanszaak/Entreprise individuelle
- •VZW/ASBL (Non-profit)
Data Available
- ✓Enterprise number (10-digit)
- ✓Company name (NL/FR/DE)
- ✓Legal form
- ✓Registered address
- ✓Start date
- ✓Activities (NACE-BEL codes)
- ✓Active/ceased status
- ✓Establishment units
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How to search the KBO/BCE
- 1
Access KBO Public Search Portal
Navigate to the official KBO Public Search web application. This portal allows for searches by enterprise number, name, or activity code.
- 2
Execute Search by Entity Identifier
Enter the 10-digit enterprise number (starts with 0 or 1). If the number is unknown, use the 'Advanced Search' to filter by name and legal form (e.g., BV/SRL).
- 3
Review Public Data and Links
The public record provides basic status, address, and NACE codes. For official acts and financial statements, use the direct links provided to the Belgian Official Gazette (Staatsblad/Moniteur) and the National Bank (NBB).
Who uses this data
Due diligence teams tracking EU-adjacent entities, tax compliance officers managing VAT (BTW/TVA) registrations, and multinational firms monitoring subsidiaries in the Brussels region.
Access, fees & notes
Data is available in Dutch, French, and German. While the KBO provides entity statuses, annual accounts are filed separately with the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) and legal publications are found in the Moniteur Belge.
Cost & access
Basic search and entity profiles via KBO Public Search are free of charge. Full bulk data sets and API access require formal application and payment.
Local-language glossary
- Ondernemingsnummer (BE)
- The unique 10-digit identification number for any legal person or entity registered in Belgium.
- Besloten Vennootschap (BV/SRL)
- A private limited liability company; the most common legal form since the 2019 reform.
- Maatschappelijke zetel
- The registered office or official legal headquarters of the company.
- Vestigingseenheid
- An establishment unit; any place of business geographically located at a specific address where company activities are carried out.
- NACE-BEL
- The Belgian version of the European NACE classification system for categorizing economic activities.
Common mistakes to avoid
✗ Confusing the enterprise number with the VAT number.
✓ In Belgium, the enterprise number and VAT number are identical, but the VAT status must be checked specifically for 'active' status.
✗ Relying solely on KBO for financial health assessments.
✓ KBO does not host balance sheets; you must consult the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) Central Balance Sheet Office.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Belgian enterprise number?▾
Every Belgian business receives a unique 10-digit enterprise number (formatted as 0XXX.XXX.XXX) from the KBO/BCE. This single number replaces the old VAT, commercial register, and social security numbers.
Is Belgian company data available in multiple languages?▾
Yes. Belgium is trilingual, so the KBO/BCE provides data in Dutch, French, and German. Company names may be registered in any of the three languages depending on the region.
How do I access Belgian company data?▾
The KBO Public Search (kbopub.economie.fgov.be) provides free access to basic enterprise data including name, address, activities, and status. For detailed financial filings, check the National Bank of Belgium's Balanscentrale.
What is a BV in Belgium?▾
BV (Besloten vennootschap) is the Belgian private limited company, similar to a Dutch BV or UK Ltd. Since the 2019 Companies and Associations Code reform, BVs can be formed with no minimum capital (previously €18,550), making them the most flexible Belgian entity type.
How do I search for a company in Belgium by name?▾
Use the available lookup or the linked official KBO Public Search service. Start with the legal name, then compare the exact KBO number and available identity fields. Name matches are candidates; source coverage and partial-name support vary.
Is the Belgium company register free to search?▾
Basic company lookup is free on LemReveal. The official Belgium register has independent access rules and may require an account or charge for searches, extracts or particular documents. Check the source's current terms.
Can I search Belgium companies by registration number?▾
Where the source supports it, use the exact KBO number together with its register or jurisdiction. Preserve prefixes and leading zeros and compare the returned legal name. A number alone does not guarantee coverage or a successful lookup.
How do I check whether a company is registered in Belgium?▾
Search the exact KBO number or legal name above, then confirm the entity's identifier and source. An empty result can reflect coverage limits, a source outage, spelling or a different jurisdiction; it does not prove the business is unregistered. A fuzzy candidate is not a confirmed identity.
How can I tell if a Belgium company is still active?▾
Read the status and effective date where the KBO Public Search supplies them. Active registration does not establish trading or financial health. Monitoring is available only for supported sources and confirmed records; verify the actual watch state.
How do I find a company's KBO number?▾
Identify the legal entity using the available lookup or official KBO Public Search route. Record the KBO only where supplied, with its source and jurisdiction. Do not infer missing identifiers from a similar name.
What is the difference between KBO and BCE?▾
Both identify a business on the KBO Public Search, but they are issued for different purposes and are not interchangeable. A company can appear under either — searching by name returns both where they exist.
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Platform-wide: 5,926 decision-makers indexed across 734 companies. Distribution by seniority:
- C-Suite331 · 6%
- VP31 · 1%
- Director173 · 3%
- Manager18 · 0%
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- Other899 · 15%
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LemReveal. (2026). Belgium — KBO/BCE Dataset. Source: KBO/BCE. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://lemreveal.com/data/belgium
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