Set up your Belgian company in one to three weeks, without travelling
We write the financial plan, prepare the notary file, and see the company through publication, the enterprise number, VAT, social insurance and the UBO register. You sign a power of attorney at home. Plan your Belgian SRL or SA below and see the steps, documents and tax in one minute.
Free first consultation. Fixed quote within one business day.
Minimum capital for an SRL, backed by sufficient equity and a two-year financial plan
Corporate tax; 20% on the first EUR 100,000 for qualifying small companies
To file the beneficial owners in the UBO register after incorporation
Structured e-invoices for Belgian B2B sales, mandatory since 1 January 2026
Your Belgian company in one minute
Nine questions. You get the form we would recommend, your steps and documents, the statutory amounts we can confirm, a corporate tax estimate and the red flags to solve first.
1. What will the company do?
2. Who will own it?
3. Where do the founders live?
4. Who will manage it day to day?
5. Do you need a separate company with limited liability?
6. Who puts in the money?
7. Registered office
Indicative only, not tax advice. Assumes a small company under the Belgian Companies and Associations Code, a calendar financial year, 2026 rules, and a complete file. The notary's fees and publication costs are set by the notary and are not shown. Banks set their own pace.
Everything from financial plan to VAT number
A Belgian-resident manager, a registered address and bookkeeping are available as add-ons. The fee is fixed before we start.
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Choice of legal form
SRL, SA, SC or a branch, matched to your owners, investors and activity.
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Financial plan
The two-year plan the Code requires, written so the notary and the bank can follow it.
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Articles of association
Share classes, transfer rules and board powers in the language of the region.
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Notary file and power of attorney
Every document checked first; you sign at home, apostilled where needed.
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Bank account and contributions
File prepared for the bank's compliance team, with the certificate the notary needs.
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Publication and enterprise number
Filing at the court registry, publication in the Belgian Official Gazette, number in the Crossroads Bank.
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Enterprise counter, VAT and social insurance
Registration of the business, VAT activation and the director's social insurance fund.
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UBO register
Beneficial owners filed within one month of incorporation.
From first message to enterprise number
The notary and the registry are quick. The time goes into the financial plan and the bank before the deed, so we start both on day one.
Tell us about the company
Two or three sentences about the business, the owners and who will run it.
Get your fixed quote
Price, timeline and document list after a short call.
Plan, bank and signature
We write the financial plan; you open the account, pay in the contributions and sign a power of attorney.
Company registered
The notary executes the deed and files it; publication and the enterprise number follow within days.
Which Belgian company do you need?
Most of our clients need an SRL. Since the 2019 Companies and Associations Code it has no minimum capital, but the founders must contribute sufficient initial equity and give the notary a two-year financial plan. If the company goes bankrupt within three years and that equity was manifestly insufficient, founders can be held liable.
The SRL, SA and SC are created by notarial deed. A branch is registered by filing the foreign company's documents with the enterprise court registry. Deeds and filings are in the language of the region: Dutch in Flanders, French in Wallonia (German in the German-speaking municipalities), French or Dutch in Brussels.
What a Belgian company pays
The headline rate is 25%. The planning is in the director's pay, the small-company rate and how profits come out.
What your Belgian company files each year
Late accounts at the National Bank trigger fines and, in time, director liability. Our bookkeeping add-on keeps every date.
VAT return
With every B2B invoice issued and received in structured electronic form.
Director's social contributions
Paid to the social insurance fund the director joins at the start.
Accounts approved
By the general meeting; then filed with the National Bank within 30 days, and no later than 7 months after year-end.
Corporate tax return and UBO check
The tax return, and confirmation that the UBO register is still correct.
A Belgian company suits some businesses far better than others
A good fit if
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You sell into Belgium or France
Belgian customers, public buyers and French-speaking markets expect a local enterprise number.
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You live in Belgium and run a business
A Belgian company is usually the clean answer; a foreign one managed from Belgium is often taxed in Belgium anyway. Belgian residents with a Luxembourg company.
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You want limited liability without locking up capital
The SRL needs no minimum capital, only sufficient equity and a sound plan.
Probably not for you if
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You only need a holding for a group
The Netherlands or Luxembourg are usually simpler. Compare the three.
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A non-EU founder will manage it from Belgium next month
A professional card is generally needed first and takes around three months, unless a resident manager runs the company.
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Nobody will draw a real salary
Without EUR 50,000 of director pay, the 20% rate falls away after the first four years.
Setting up in Belgium?
Tell us who the founders are, where they live and what the company will do. We send a fixed quote covering the financial plan, notary, publication, enterprise number, VAT, social insurance and UBO filing, and tell you on the call if Luxembourg or the Netherlands fits better.
Is there a minimum capital for a Belgian SRL?+
No. Since the 2019 Companies and Associations Code the SRL has no minimum capital. The founders must contribute sufficient initial equity for the planned business and give the notary a financial plan covering at least two years. If the company goes bankrupt within three years and the equity was manifestly insufficient, founders can be held liable. An SA needs EUR 61,500, paid up in full.
Do I need to travel to Belgium?+
No. You sign a power of attorney before a notary at home, apostilled where required, and the Belgian notary executes the deed. Some banks ask for a video call or an identification step, which is usually the slowest part for non-residents.
How long does it take?+
Usually one to three weeks from a complete file to the enterprise number. Regulated activities need their own licences, and a non-EU founder who will manage the company in Belgium generally needs a professional card first, which takes around three months.
Can a non-EU citizen own and run a Belgian company?+
Owning shares needs no permit. Managing the company in Belgium as a self-employed director generally needs a professional card, unless the person is exempt, for example through their residence status. Appointing a Belgian-resident manager avoids the wait.
What tax does a Belgian company pay?+
Corporate tax of 25%, or 20% on the first EUR 100,000 for qualifying small companies. From year five, at least one director must be paid EUR 50,000 a year, or at least the taxable profit if that is lower. Dividends carry 30% withholding; qualifying VVPRbis shares pay a reduced rate, 18% on dividends paid from 1 July 2026.
Does a new Belgian company have to use e-invoicing?+
Yes, once it is VAT-registered. Invoices between Belgian VAT-registered businesses must be structured e-invoices since 1 January 2026, in practice sent over Peppol. We set this up with the accounting.
How much does it cost?+
The fee depends on the form, the founders and the add-ons. We send a fixed quote after a short call, and it does not change once we start. The notary's fees and publication costs are separate and set by the notary; the enterprise counter charges EUR 111.50 per establishment unit in 2026.
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