🇧🇪How to verify a supplier in Belgium
To verify a supplier in Belgium, look the company up for free in the official Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO / BCE) and confirm it is registered and currently active. The registry returns enterprise name, enterprise number, status, registered address, and NACE activity codes.
The official registry
- Registry
- Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO / BCE)
- Company ID
- enterprise number (10 digits)
- Cost
- Free basic lookup
- Active status
- Status reads "active" or "stopped"; the NACE code shows whether it manufactures or trades. Validate the number via the free EU VIES check.
Verify it in four steps
1. Open the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO / BCE)
Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO / BCE) is the official government record of companies in Belgium. Basic name or number search is free.
2. Search the exact legal name or ID
Search the supplier's registered name or its enterprise number (10 digits). If the name does not match cleanly, treat it as a red flag, it may be a trade name, a different entity, or wrong.
3. Confirm it is active, not struck off
Status reads "active" or "stopped"; the NACE code shows whether it manufactures or trades. Validate the number via the free EU VIES check.
4. Check it makes what it sells
A real factory carries a manufacturing activity code and a consistent trade history; a middleman reselling everything is the most common mismatch. For an EU company, also validate the VAT number in the free EU VIES system.
This is a factual pointer to public records, not legal advice. For the full method, see the 7 checks that separate a real supplier from a scam.
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On every Belgium company we list, we show what the open record says, each linked to its free public source so you can re-check it yourself, no paid badge. And we go past the big directories to the local and craft makers who are too small for them but real, then verify and sort them, so you find genuine Belgium suppliers, not just the loudest.
Questions
Is checking a Belgium supplier free?
Yes. A basic name or number lookup in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO / BCE) is free. Some full official extracts are paid, but confirming a company exists and is active costs nothing.
What ID does a Belgium company have?
Its enterprise number (10 digits). Ask the supplier for it, then confirm it in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO / BCE) and check the registered name matches.
How do I know a Belgium supplier is a real manufacturer, not a reseller?
The registry's activity code is the tell: a manufacturing code means a real maker, a wholesale or retail code means a trader.