Belgium
In Belgium, the company registry is the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE), with a free public search.
- Official company register
- Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO / BCE / CBE)
- Free online search
- Yes
- Company identifier
- Enterprise number assigned by the CBE; older numbers start with 0, numbers issued since September 2023 start with 1
- Who can see beneficial owners
- Legitimate interest
- Data access for developers
- Bulk data only
- Company search
- kbopub.economie.fgov.be
- Checked on
Search Belgian companies free in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE) Public Search, run by FPS Economy; results show the registered office, legal form, directors and status. Annual accounts are filed with the National Bank of Belgium, which charges €5 per PDF copy. Since 22 November 2022 the public can see UBO data only if it meets one of three conditions. Companies are identified by the CBE enterprise number.
- Region
- Europe
- Run by
- FPS Economy (SPF Economie / FOD Economie)
- Registry website
- economie.fgov.be
- Visible for free
- Name, enterprise number, registered office address, legal form, founders and persons with a legal function (directors), status; establishment units
- Paid documents and fees
- Annual account copies from the National Bank of Belgium's Central Balance Sheet Office: €5 per document by email (PDF); €0.25 per page by post, plus postage
- Beneficial ownership register
- UBO register (FPS Finance)
- Beneficial ownership access in detail
- Since the CJEU ruling of 22 November 2022, the public can access UBO data only if one of three alternative conditions is met. Requests can be sent to ubobelgium@minfin.fed.be while FPS Finance completes its IT changes.
- Beneficial ownership register website
- financien.belgium.be
- API or data service
- CBE Open Data CSV files (full and daily update files), after registration and acceptance of the terms of use: https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises/services-everyone/public-data-available-reuse/cbe-open-data. CBE Web Services are also available.
- Search interface languages
- Dutch, French, German, English (English is an unofficial translation)
- What to know before a KYB check
- Annual accounts are held by the National Bank of Belgium (consult.cbso.nbb.be), not the CBE. The English version of Public Search is an unofficial translation with no legal value.
- Sources
Page URL FPS Economy - CBE Public Search https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises/services-everyone/consultation-and-research-data/cbe-public-search FPS Economy - Crossroads Bank for Enterprises https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises KBO Public Search (EN) https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/zoeknummerform.html?lang=en FPS Economy - CBE Open data https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises/services-everyone/public-data-available-reuse/cbe-open-data FOD Financiën - UBO-register https://financien.belgium.be/nl/E-services/Ubo-register FPS Finance - FAQ UBO register https://finance.belgium.be/en/faq-ubo-register NBB - Consultation of data https://www.nbb.be/en/central-balance-sheet-office/consultation-data NBB - Ordering copies of annual accounts https://www.nbb.be/en/central-balance-sheet-office/consultation/consult/ordering-copies-annual-accounts - Verification
- Some fields unverified
Questions
How do I search a Belgian company?
Use the CBE Public Search run by FPS Economy; it shows the registered office, legal form, directors and status for free.
Where are Belgian annual accounts filed?
With the National Bank of Belgium, which charges €5 per PDF copy.
What does a Belgian enterprise number look like?
It is assigned by the CBE; older numbers start with 0, and numbers issued since September 2023 start with 1.
Is the Belgian UBO register public?
Since 22 November 2022 the public can see UBO data only if it meets one of three conditions.
Sources: each listing is compiled from the registry’s own website, the government body that runs it, official fee schedules and legislation, and the EU e-Justice portal. Every source is linked on the listing with the date it was checked. How we compile this reference