How to search for a Company Belgium by BCE number

In brief

The BCE number (or KBO number in Dutch) is the unique 10-digit identifier assigned to every company, association or organisation registered in Belgium. It gives instant access to official information via the Company Belgium API: status, legal form, address, NACE activities and contact details. It is the essential entry point for any Belgian company verification.

What is a BCE number?

The BCE number (Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises / Crossroads Bank for Enterprises) is the unique identifier assigned to every company, association, or organization registered in Belgium. It's also called KBO number (Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen) in Dutch.

BCE number format

The BCE number consists of 10 digits, usually presented as:

• 0XXX.XXX.XXX (with dots)

• 0XXXXXXXXX (without dots)

• BE0XXXXXXXXX (European VAT format)

The first digit is always 0 or 1.

Where to find the BCE number?

You can find the BCE number:

Search via the API

Our API offers several ways to search for a company:

By exact BCE number

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const response = await fetch(class="code-string">'/api/companies/0202239951', {
  headers: {
    class="code-string">'X-API-Key': class="code-string">'your_key',
    class="code-string">'X-API-Secret': class="code-string">'your_secret',
  },
});

By company name

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const response = await fetch(class="code-string">'/api/companies/search?q=Proximus', {
  headers: {
    class="code-string">'X-API-Key': class="code-string">'your_key',
    class="code-string">'X-API-Secret': class="code-string">'your_secret',
  },
});

Available information

For each company, our API returns:

• Official and commercial denomination

• Legal form (SA, SRL, ASBL, etc.)

• Address of the registered office

• Creation date

• Status (active, ceased, etc.)

• NACE activities (economic activity codes)

• Establishment units

• Contact details (phone, email, website)

Use cases

• Partner verification: validate the existence and status of a supplier

• Due diligence: obtain legal information before a partnership

• CRM: automatically enrich your client records through our commercial prospecting pipeline

• Accounting: validate BCE/VAT numbers on invoices — essential for Peppol electronic invoicing compliance

Conclusion

The BCE number is the key to accessing all official information about a Belgian company. Read our guide on the BCE/KBO register to understand the full structure. Explore companies by city on pages such as Brussels or Liège. Our API makes this search simple and instant.