Belgium KBO/BCE Company Scraper - Directors, VAT & NACEBEL Activities

Extract official company data from Belgium's KBO/BCE (Crossroads Bank for Enterprises / Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen / Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises) - the national company register. Get enterprise & VAT number, status, legal form, registered address, NACEBEL activity codes and, crucially, the named directors and managers of each company. Look up by enterprise/VAT number or by company name, in bulk. There is no official public API for the KBO/BCE public search - this actor is the API.

No login, no API key, nothing to configure - a number or a name in, structured JSON out.

Goes deeper than the GLEIF index

Most "Belgian company" tools just echo the shallow GLEIF index - enterprise number, name, address, legal form - and stop. This actor reads the official KBO/BCE detail page and returns the data the others omit:

• Named directors / managers (the Functions block) - with role and appointment date.
• NACEBEL activity codes - VAT, NSSO, and EC schemes, across the 2025 / 2008 / 2003 versions.
• Full registered-seat address, status, legal situation, start date, and establishment-unit count.
• All registered names and abbreviations with language and "since" dates.

That makes it a real KYC / KYB / due-diligence source for Belgium, not just a lead list.

What data do you get?

One record per company:

{
  "enterpriseNumber": "0417.497.106",
  "vatNumber": "BE0417497106",
  "name": "Anheuser-Busch InBev",
  "status": "Active",
  "legalSituation": "Normal situation",
  "startDate": "August 2, 1977",
  "entityType": "Legal person",
  "legalForm": "Public limited company",
  "address": { "full": "Grand-Place 1, 1000 Bruxelles", "street": "Grand-Place 1", "postalCode": "1000", "municipality": "Bruxelles", "country": "Belgium" },
  "establishmentUnits": 5,
  "activities": [ { "code": "70.100", "description": "Activities of head offices", "scheme": "VAT", "version": "2025", "since": "January 1, 2025" } ],
  "functions": [ { "function": "Director", "personName": "Van Damme, Alexandre", "since": "April 24, 2024" } ],
  "source": "KBO/BCE Public Search (kbopub.economie.fgov.be)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonondernemingps.html?ondernemingsnummer=0417497106",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-28T00:00:00.000Z"
}

How much does it cost?

Pay per result - you are not charged for Apify platform usage, only per company record. See the Pricing tab on this page for the current figure. The free Apify plan returns a small preview. No subscription, no minimum.

Is it legal, and where does the data come from?

Data comes from the official KBO/BCE Public Search at kbopub.economie.fgov.be, operated by the Belgian FPS Economy. This actor reads the free public-search interface only - it does not bypass any login or paywall, and it does not access the non-public Belgian UBO register. Company-officer data is published by the register by law for transparency (see CJEU Manni, C-398/15). Use the data lawfully (KYC/AML, due diligence, B2B); the registry's reuse terms prohibit reuse of personal data for direct marketing.

How do I use it?

Click Try it and look up companies by enterprise or VAT number (any format: 0417.497.106, 0417497106, BE0417497106):

{ "searchMode": "byNumber", "enterpriseNumbers": ["0417.497.106", "BE0400378485"] }

Or search by name: { "searchMode": "byName", "searchQuery": "Colruyt", "activeOnly": true, "maxResults": 25 }.

Input options

Field	Type	Description
searchMode	string	byNumber (exact lookup, best for KYC/enrichment) or byName (phonetic name search). Default byNumber.
enterpriseNumbers	array	Enterprise / VAT numbers (any format), used in byNumber mode.
searchQuery	string	Company name, used in byName mode.
language	string	Label language: en, nl, fr, de (data is identical). Default en.
activeOnly	boolean	Name search: return only active entities. Default true.
maxResults	integer	Cap on records extracted (0 = no limit). Default 0.

What you can do with it

• KYC / KYB onboarding - verify a Belgian counterparty's existence, status, and directors from the VAT number.
• Due diligence & credit risk - check the legal situation (e.g. bankruptcy), activity codes, and management.
• B2B data enrichment - resolve enterprise/VAT numbers to legal name, address, and NACEBEL sector.
• Sales & market research - build a sector map of active Belgian entities by name.

Run it from code

# cURL - start a run and get the dataset back
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/regdata~belgium-kbo-company-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "searchMode": "byNumber", "enterpriseNumbers": ["0417.497.106"] }'

// Node.js - apify-client
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('regdata/belgium-kbo-company-scraper').call({ searchMode: 'byNumber', enterpriseNumbers: ['0417.497.106'] });
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

# Python - apify-client
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("regdata/belgium-kbo-company-scraper").call(run_input={"searchMode": "byNumber", "enterpriseNumbers": ["0417.497.106"]})
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items

Integrations

Runs anywhere Apify does: call it from the REST API, schedule recurring enrichment, pipe results into n8n / Make / Zapier, or use it from any MCP client (Claude, Cursor) via mcp.apify.com.

FAQ

Is it legal? Yes. It reads the free public KBO/BCE search; officer data is published by law for transparency (CJEU Manni). It does not touch the non-public UBO register. Respect the registry's reuse terms (no personal-data reuse for direct marketing).

Do I need an account, API key, or proxy? No - none of them. Just an Apify account.

byNumber vs byName? byNumber is an exact lookup (best for KYC / enrichment); byName is the registry's phonetic search (refine common names with a place or legal form).

A company has no directors listed - why? Some entities (VAT units, dormant subsidiaries) legitimately have no listed directors, so functions is empty. That is a correct answer, not a miss.

What export formats are supported? JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML, or read live via the API.

Related actors

Part of a suite of official government registry actors - no public API, pay per result, no keys to supply.

Country	Actors
Poland	REGON/GUS · KRS financials · KRS board · CRBR UBO · KRZ debtors · MSiG gazette · KNF · PEP · EKW land · UOKiK · BDO waste · Premises
Germany	Handelsregister · Insolvency
Spain	Company directory · BORME acts · Concursal
Italy	Registro Imprese · PEC lookup
Austria	WKO directory · Ediktsdatei
France	Societe.com
Belgium	KBO/BCE (this actor)
Czechia	ISIR insolvency
Slovakia	RPVS UBO
UAE	ADGM register
USA	California SoS · California UCC liens
Global	Adverse media

Common combination: KBO/BCE (this actor) for identity + directors -> adverse media for a Belgian KYB flow.

Full suite: apify.com/regdata · Callable from any MCP client via mcp.apify.com