NACE-BEL 2025 Code Lookup

How NACE-BEL codes are built

NACE-BEL is the Belgian version of NACE, the European classification of economic activities. Since 1 January 2025 the KBO uses NACE-BEL 2025, which replaced NACE-BEL 2008; activity codes of existing companies were converted. The list bundled here is the official FPS Economy version for the KBO with 3,259 entries in four languages, organised in levels:

• Section - one letter (22 sections), e.g. K telecommunication, computer programming, consulting and information services.
• Division - two digits, e.g. 62.
• Group and class - 62.1, 62.10 (European level).
• National subclass - five digits, e.g. 62.100 (Belgian level).
• KBO subclass - seven digits for some activities, e.g. 56.11101.

Sample searches

62.100    → Computer programming activities
           K › 62 › 62.1 › 62.10 › 62.100
restaurant → 56.111  Activities of full-service restaurants
           56.11101 Traditional restaurants
           56.11105 Coffee shops (taverns)
kapper     → 96.210  Hairdressing and barber activities

Search accepts a code with or without dots and words in any of the four languages, so boulangerie, bakkerij and bakery lead to the same codes. Each result shows its full hierarchy.

Edge cases

• 2008 codes. A NACE-BEL 2008 code can look identical to a 2025 code yet mean something else, because sections were reorganised (computer programming moved from section J to K). Convert old codes with the NACE-BEL migration helper rather than reusing them.
• Dots matter in exports. 62.100 and 62100 are the same code; spreadsheets that read 62.10 as a number drop the trailing zero.
• VAT activity vs main activity. The KBO stores activities per source (VAT, RSZ/ONSS, entity). A company can have several codes, and the "main" one differs per source.

To see how many VAT-registered companies are active in a code over time, open Sector Pulse. To decode legal forms and statuses from the same KBO files, use the KBO code lookup, and see the company identifiers guide for context.