Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (Belgium) (BE-BCE_KBO)

List Type: primary

How to use

The code for this list is
BE-BCE_KBO. When you have located the organization you wish to identify in this list, you should either:

Enter it in an identifier database field prefixed with BE-BCE_KBO.

BE-BCE_KBO-[ IDENTIFIER ]

Examples

              
BE-BCE_KBO-0521.749.439
              
BE-BCE_KBO-0518.884.078
              
BE-BCE_KBO-0505.665.156

Alternatively, use it within a two-part identifier, with BE-BCE_KBO as the 'scheme', and the identifier you have located as the 'identifier' field.

Description

The Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (BCE, ECB, CBE) is the registration office for companies in Belgium. The ECB compiles a list of business identification numbers, maintains the database and provides the list in an available format.

"The following companies must register with the ECB:

1. legal persons under Belgian law
2. institutions, organizations and Belgian law services which perform tasks of general interest or related to public order and that have a distinct financial and accounting autonomy from that of the legal person under Belgian public law governing them;
3. legal persons of foreign or international law which have a seat in Belgium or who are required to register pursuant to an obligation imposed by Belgian law;
4. to any individual as an autonomous entity:
a) carries on an economic and professional activity in Belgium, as usual, the main or supplementary basis;
b) or must register in fulfillment of an obligation imposed by legislation Belgium other than that covered by this Act;
5. associations without legal personality must be registered pursuant to an obligation imposed by Belgian legislation other than that covered by this Act;
6. the establishment of units of the above mentioned companies." [1]

"The Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE) is a database owned by the FPS Economy containing all the basic data concerning companies and their business units. The purpose of the CBE is twofold: 1) increasing the efficiency of public services; and 2) simplifying administrative procedures for companies." [2]

"The CBE centralises the basic data of companies and business unit and disseminates it to several competent authorities. The CBE assigns a unique identification number to each company and business unit. This identification number allows authorities to exchange information." [3]

[1] https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises/registration-crossroads-bank
[2][3] https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises

Coverage: BE

Search options

Information on individual companies can be found by searching for company number, name, activity, licence or address on the following page: https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/zoeknummerform.html?lang=en

Bulk data can be downloaded for free in CSV format from: https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises/services-everyone/cbe-open-data
A simple registration and email address verification is required for this. New files are available every first Sunday of the month.

Find and use identifiers

The 10 digit registration number is displayed under the heading 'Enterprise number' ('Numéro d'entreprise' in French) in the search results table.

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