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Belgian business phone number

CBE extract and Belgian address: Belgium requires a local presence, for landline and mobile alike.

Local and mobile, document by document

Required documents, local and mobile

Belgian local number

+32 · For businesses only

Required address

Local address, within the area code’s zone

The company’s address must be in the city or region covered by the area code of the chosen number. A PO box is not accepted.

To provide

  • Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE) extractDocumentBelgium’s company registration certificate: it proves the company exists.
  • Proof of address within the area code’s zoneDocumentAny of: the CBE extract if it shows this address, an energy, water or telecom bill, a tax notice, a rent receipt or a property deed. A PO box is not accepted.
  • Company numberTo enterIn the format 0xxx.xxx.xxx, proven by the CBE extract.
  • Belgian VAT numberTo enterNo document to attach.

Belgian mobile number

+32 · For businesses only

Required address

Address in Belgium

The company’s address must be in Belgium.

To provide

  • Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE) extractDocumentBelgium’s company registration certificate: it proves the company exists.
  • Proof of address in BelgiumDocumentAny of: the CBE extract if it shows this address, an energy, water or telecom bill, a tax notice, a rent receipt or a property deed.
  • Company numberTo enterIn the format 0xxx.xxx.xxx, as shown on the CBE extract.
  • Representative’s emailTo enterThe contact email address of the company’s representative.

Indicative list updated on 15 October 2026. Requirements are set by each country’s authorities and may change; the exact list is confirmed when you order the number.

Getting a Belgian virtual phone number for your business

Brussels, Liège, Antwerp: Belgium is a key export market for many European SMEs. A +32 number spares you a foreign country code, which your Belgian prospects immediately identify as a call from abroad.

Belgium requires a local address in every case. For a landline, it must even be within the area code’s zone: a 02 number requires an address in the Brussels region. For a mobile, an address anywhere in Belgium is enough.

The central document is the extract from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE, BCE in French, KBO in Dutch), Belgium’s official business register. It proves the company exists, gives its company number and can serve as proof of address.

Country code and number format

Local (landline)
+32 +32, then 8 digits, starting with the area code without the 0: 2 Brussels, 3 Antwerp, 4 Liège, 9 Ghent, 71 Charleroi. Example: +32 2 123 45 67.
Mobile
+32 +32 4, then 8 digits (04 nationally, 10 digits in total). Example: +32 470 12 34 56.

What you need to know

The company number

Assigned by the CBE, it is written 0xxx.xxx.xxx. The Belgian VAT number uses the same number preceded by BE.

Wallonia, Flanders, Brussels

A 02 for Brussels, a 04 for Liège, a 081 for Namur on the French-speaking side. In Flanders (03 Antwerp, 09 Ghent), plan to speak Dutch or English.

Mobile: the representative’s email

For a mobile, the contact email address of the company’s representative is requested in addition to the usual documents.

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Frequently asked questions about Belgian business numbers

An extract from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE), proof of address in Belgium (the CBE extract or a bill, tax notice, rent receipt or property deed) and the company number. For a landline, add the VAT number; for a mobile, the representative’s email.
It needs an address in Belgium, proven by an official document: within the area code’s zone for a landline, anywhere in Belgium for a mobile.
The address. A landline requires an address within the area code’s zone, a mobile an address anywhere in Belgium. The documents are almost identical.
The extract from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises, Belgium’s business register. It is the Belgian equivalent of a company registration certificate.