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Start an online business in Belgium
The steps the government of Belgium sets for a new business that sells online, each linked to the official page that runs it, then the steps to open your store. Read from the official sources on October 14, 2026.
Set up your business in Belgium
The steps in the order most new sellers take them. Each is read from the official page linked under it.
1. Choose a legal form
business.belgium.be compares the eenmanszaak (sole proprietorship) and the besloten vennootschap (BV), described as the basic company form.
2. Register the business
A sole trader or company registers in the Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) through an approved ondernemingsloket (business counter), fee EUR 111,50.
3. Get your tax number
The 10-digit ondernemingsnummer from the KBO doubles as the VAT number with prefix BE, activated by FOD Financien (FPS Finance).
4. Check when you must register for VAT
When a business in Belgium must register for VAT is on the taxes page, with its official source.
5. Follow the rules for selling online
FOD Economie page "Verkoop op afstand" sets out distance-selling rules including the 14-day withdrawal right.
Open your store in Belgium
What Tanqory sets up for a store based in Belgium. You change any of it in Settings.
- Tax
Your store starts with a tax entry for Belgium, collecting off, until you confirm the rate or connect a tax service.
VAT in Belgium- Card payments
Through your own Stripe account, which Stripe opens for businesses in Belgium. Tanqory adds no transaction fee; Stripe charges its own rate.
- Shipping labels
DHL Express and Easyship, bought in your admin, with the customs declaration sent with each label for parcels that cross a border.
What stays with you
- Registering the business and choosing its legal form. Tanqory does not register a business for you.
- Registering for VAT, filing returns and paying the tax authority.
- Licences or permits your products need in Belgium.
- Legal or tax advice. This page points to the official sources; an adviser in Belgium can apply them to your business.
Questions about starting a business in Belgium
Which legal form should I choose in Belgium?
The official page in step 1 lists the forms a business in Belgium can take. Your choice decides how you register, how you are taxed and whether your own money is kept apart from the business, so an adviser in Belgium is worth asking before you decide.
What does Tanqory set up for a store in Belgium?
A tax entry for Belgium with collecting off, card payments through your own Stripe account, and DHL Express and Easyship labels you buy in your admin. You change any of it in Settings.
Does Tanqory file my VAT return?
No. Your store works out and charges VAT at checkout and keeps a record of every order. You register, file and pay the tax authority yourself, or through your accountant.
What do I have to tell buyers when I sell online in Belgium?
The official page in step 5 lists the information and rights a buyer in Belgium must get before and after they order. Put that information on your store before your first sale.
How current are these steps?
Each was read from its official page on October 14, 2026. Rules change; the official page is the authority, so open it before you act.
How we checked
Each step on this page was read from its official page on October 14, 2026. The store facts come from Tanqory's tax settings, payments and shipping setup.
- Tanqory's tax settings, payments and shipping setup
- business.belgium.be
- business.belgium.be
- economie.fgov.be
Open your store in Belgium today
Build your store while you set up your business, and switch on tax collecting when your registration is in place.