Register a Belgian Company Remotely, From Anywhere
BV/SRL, NV/SA, branches and holding structures, handled for founders who never have to fly to Belgium. State costs published, not hidden.
- No minimum capital for a BV/SRL (Art. 5:3 CSA)
- No Belgian-residence requirement for directors or shareholders (Art. 2:147 CSA)
- Registered office available in Brussels, Flanders and Wallonia
- State incorporation costs published: from EUR 863 excl. VAT
Company Formation Services in Belgium
Every step of forming, buying or running a Belgian company, in one place.
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Professional Card
Non-EU founders who will run their own Belgian company clear this regional gate first. Company Registration Belgium: Professional Card in Belgium covers the fee, the timeline and the exemptions.
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Benelux Trade Mark Registration
Protect a name or a logo across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in a single filing. See Company Registration Belgium: Trade Mark Registration in Belgium and the Benelux for the BOIP route.
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VAT Registration
Activate VAT before the first invoice, on form 604A, free online or through a counter for a fee. vat registration in belgium walks through both routes.
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BV/SRL Formation
No minimum capital, only a financial plan and sufficient own funds against the planned activity. our BV service handles the deed, the KBO filing and the first year's obligations.
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NV/SA Formation
The public limited company: EUR 61,500 in capital and a board of directors. public limited company belgium sets out the structure and the paid-up rules.
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Virtual Office in Brussels
A Brussels business address without leasing a desk nobody will sit at. our virtual office service covers mail handling and the address on the KBO record.
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Payroll Services
Payslips, ONSS filings and the annual holiday-pay calculation, coordinated with an accredited social secretariat. belgium payroll providers explains the arrangement and its limits.
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Company Types in Belgium
BV/SRL, NV/SA, SC/CV or a partnership: one form measured against another, on founders, capital and liability. Company Registration Belgium: Company Types in Belgium is the place to start undecided.
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Registered Office
A statutory seat in the Region that matches the professional-card route and the access-to-profession checks that apply. our registered office service places it correctly the first time.
Company Forms in Belgium at a Glance
Five forms carry legal personality under the Companies and Associations Code (CSA). The table compares founders, capital, liability and deed type; for the full comparison of which form suits which use case, see Company Registration Belgium: Company Types in Belgium.
| Form | Founders | Minimum capital | Liability | Deed type |
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| BV/SRL | 1 | None (sufficient own funds plus a financial plan) | Limited to the contribution | Notarial, in person or by proxy |
| NV/SA | 1 | EUR 61,500 | Limited to the contribution | Notarial, in person or by proxy |
| SC/CV | 3 | Sufficient start-up capital | Limited to the contribution | Notarial, in person or by proxy |
| SNC/VOF | 2 | None | Unlimited, joint and several | Private deed, signed by all partners |
| SComm/CommV | 2 | None | Unlimited for the general partners, limited for the rest | Private deed, signed by all partners |
How Company Registration Works, and What Belgium Charges
- Decide the form and the seat. Choose BV/SRL, NV/SA or another form and fix the seat's Region: Brussels-Capital, Flanders or Wallonia. The Region decides which body issues a professional card and which access-to-profession checks the business counter runs.
- Open the Belgian bank account. Open an account in the company's name before the deed is drafted; the federal business portal states the account comes first. No Belgian authority publishes how long this normally takes.
- Sign the incorporation deed. A Belgian notary executes the deed: in person, by proxy (Art. 5:11 CSA), or by videoconference before two notaries. The digital platform finishes in 5 working days for natural-person-only companies, 10 otherwise (Art. 2:22/1 CSA).
- File and publish. The notary files the deed at the enterprise court registry within 30 days (Art. 2:8 CSA); legal personality begins that day (Art. 2:6 CSA). Publication in the Moniteur belge makes it opposable (Art. 2:14 CSA).
- Register with the KBO/BCE, VAT and UBO. An accredited business counter finalises the KBO/BCE entry and the activity codes. Activate VAT with form 604A before trading starts, and file the UBO register entry within 30 days of incorporation.
What Belgium Charges
Five state and tariff charges apply to a standard BV/SRL incorporation, cash-funded and filed electronically. No provider ranking on this search publishes them together.
| What Belgium charges | Amount | Note |
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| Notarial professional fee, BV/SRL cash incorporation | EUR 217 excl. VAT | notaris.be tariff, in force from 1 January 2024 |
| Notarial administrative flat charge | EUR 298 excl. VAT | same tariff; excludes search costs and the writing duty, billed separately |
| Moniteur belge publication, electronic filing | EUR 236.50 excl. VAT, EUR 286.17 incl. | tariff for filings from 1 March 2026 |
| Moniteur belge publication, paper filing | EUR 292.90 excl. VAT, EUR 354.41 incl. | same tariff page |
| KBO/BCE registration, one establishment unit | EUR 111.50 | tariff in force 2026, indexed annually |
The arithmetic is ours, not the state's: EUR 217 plus EUR 298 plus EUR 236.50 plus EUR 111.50 comes to EUR 863 excluding VAT on the electronic-filing route, about EUR 1,021 including VAT on the notarial lines. The writing duty and search costs the notary bills separately have no published amount, so this total excludes them.
For an NV/SA the notarial fee is not a fixed tariff. The Moniteur and KBO lines above still apply, and the notary quotes the deed separately.
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Prefer a Ready-Made Belgian Company?
See the full list, the transfer steps and what still needs doing after the handover in the ready-made companies guide.
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BV/SRL, available now
A pre-registered BV/SRL with a clean KBO history, ready for the ownership and management change.
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NV/SA, on request
An NV/SA shell built to order, with the EUR 61,500 capital and the board structure already in place.
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Holding-ready structures
A shelf company set up to hold shares or intellectual property, ready to onboard as a subsidiary or a parent.
Who We Help
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E-commerce and fintech founders
Selling into the EU from outside it, or running a fintech product that needs a stable EU entity. our BV service needs no minimum capital, only a financial plan.
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Holding and IP structures
Centralise shares, licences or intellectual property in Belgium. holding company belgium covers the structure and the parent-subsidiary rules that apply.
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Crypto and payment-services founders
MiCA CASP or payment and e-money licensing routes through the FSMA and the NBB. Start with the crypto licence guide.
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Non-EU founders needing a professional card
Self-employment in your own Belgian company needs a professional card: a regional approval, not a company-law rule. Company Registration Belgium: Professional Card in Belgium explains the route.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to register a company in Belgium?
The published state and tariff charges for a standard BV/SRL are EUR 217 and EUR 298 to the notary, EUR 236.50 for the Moniteur belge, and EUR 111.50 for the KBO/BCE: EUR 863 excluding VAT. That excludes the notary's search costs and writing duty, billed separately. Our own fee follows once we see what you are setting up.
Can a foreigner register a company in Belgium?
Yes. Nothing in the Companies and Associations Code ties shareholding to nationality or residence. The only nationality gate is the professional card, and it applies to a non-EEA founder who will be self-employed in the company, not to owning shares in it (Art. 2:147 CSA).
Do I need to be a Belgian resident, or have a Belgian resident director?
No. A foreign-resident director is deemed to elect domicile at the company's statutory seat for the service of writs, and a sole director, natural or legal person, is permitted (Art. 2:147, Art. 5:70 CSA). Nothing in the Code asks where a director or a shareholder lives.
Do I have to travel to Belgium to sign the incorporation deed?
No. A shareholder may appear by a power of attorney (Art. 5:11 CSA), or the deed can be executed by videoconference before two notaries, with the absent party represented by proxy. The fully digital platform is faster still, but whether a founder with no Belgian eID can log in to it is unconfirmed, so we do not promise it.
How long does it take to register a company in Belgium?
The notarial platform route completes in 5 working days for a company formed only by natural persons on the model deed, or 10 working days otherwise (Art. 2:22/1 CSA). The real constraint is usually the bank: no Belgian authority or bank publishes a service level for opening the account the deed needs first.
What is the minimum capital for a Belgian company?
None for a BV/SRL: the law asks for sufficient own funds and a financial plan instead of a capital figure (Art. 5:3, 5:4 CSA). An NV/SA needs EUR 61,500 (Art. 7:2 CSA). If a BV/SRL fails within three years on manifestly insufficient funding, the founders answer for it personally (Art. 5:16, 2° CSA).
Which company form should I choose?
It depends on the founders, the liability accepted and the capital committed. The table above compares BV/SRL, NV/SA, SC/CV, SNC/VOF and SComm/CommV on founders, capital, liability and deed type; Company Registration Belgium: Company Types in Belgium goes through each form in full.
Which Region should the registered office be in, and does it matter?
Yes. The seat's Region, Brussels-Capital, Flanders or Wallonia, decides which regional body issues the professional card and which access-to-profession checks the business counter runs at registration. The choice also affects local incentives. our registered office service places the seat and explains what changes by Region.
What does the company have to do every year, once it exists?
Approve the annual accounts within six months of the year end and file them with the NBB within 30 days of approval (Art. 3:1, 3:10 CSA), pay the annual company contribution, confirm the UBO register even with no change, and issue structured e-invoices over Peppol, mandatory since 1 January 2026.
What is the enterprise number, and where do I look a company up?
The enterprise number is the KBO/BCE identifier every Belgian company carries on its acts, invoices and website (Art. 2:20 CSA). To search an existing company instead of registering a new one, search the KBO/BCE public search directly, or read the company register page for the fuller guide.
Do I need a Belgian bank account before the deed?
In practice, yes: the federal business portal states the account must be opened before the deed is drafted. And the blocked-account duty is not NV/SA-only, as older guidance suggests: a BV/SRL's cash contributions also go to a special account at an EEA credit institution before the notary can proceed (Art. 5:9, read with Art. 5:8, CSA).
What is the annual company contribution, and who pays it?
EUR 399.73 where the balance-sheet total is under EUR 858,605.72, EUR 998.47 above it: 2025 amounts, the most recent published. It is paid to a social insurance fund, not the tax authorities, by the company, and a 1% monthly surcharge for late payment is recoverable from the directors personally.
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