NACE-BELBelgium2025

Nomenclature of Economic Activities (Belgium)

Belgium’s nomenclature of economic activities, maintained by Statbel. NACE-BEL 2025 adopts NACE Rev. 2.1 unchanged at its first four levels — all 651 classes match code and title — and adds 977 Belgian 5-digit subclasses. Official titles exist in Dutch, French and German.

Browse structure Search NACE-BEL

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How a NACE-BEL code is built

Each digit narrows the activity from the broadest sector down to a specific national industry. Here's how 01.110 decomposes:

A · 01.110

SectionAgriculture, forestry and fishing

DivisionCrop and animal production

01.1

GroupGrowing of non-perennial crops

01.11

ClassGrowing of cereals, other than rice

01.110

SubclassGrowing of cereals, other than rice

Structure at a glance

Level	Digits	Count	Example
Section	Letter	22	A Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Division	2-digit	87	01 Crop and animal production
Group	3-digit	287	01.1 Growing of non-perennial crops
Class	4-digit	651	01.11 Growing of cereals, other than rice
Subclass	5-digit	977	01.110 Growing of cereals, other than rice

Browse sections

AAgriculture, forestry and fishing BMining and quarrying CManufacturing DElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply EWater supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities FConstruction GWholesale and retail trade HTransportation and storage IAccommodation and food service activities JPublishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities KTelecommunication, computer programming, consulting, computing infrastructure and other information service activities LFinancial and insurance activities MReal estate activities NProfessional, scientific and technical activities OAdministrative and support service activities PPublic administration and defence; compulsory social security QEducation RHuman health and social work activities SArts, sports and recreation TOther service activities UActivities of households as employers and undifferentiated goods – and service-producing activities of households for own use VActivities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

History

NACE-BEL has tracked each NACE revision: NACE-BEL 2003 (Rev. 1.1), NACE-BEL 2008 (Rev. 2) and NACE-BEL 2025, which brings Belgium onto NACE Rev. 2.1 while keeping a national fifth level for Belgian detail.

Usage & importance

Used by Statbel and recorded for every enterprise in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO/BCE), including for VAT. Levels 1–4 are exactly NACE Rev. 2.1, so European conversions are one-to-one.

Revision timeline

2003

NACE-BEL 2003

NACE Rev. 1.1 basis

2008

NACE-BEL 2008

NACE Rev. 2 alignment

2025

NACE-BEL 2025

Current edition (NACE Rev. 2.1)

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