Activities
Wholesale trade
Overview
In brief
65,248 active companies in Belgium have this as their main activity, about 1 in 21. Few newcomers: 2,748 were founded in the last 12 months (4%, against 8% on average). Most are in Antwerp (19%).
NACE-BEL 2025
Breakdown active companies
46.1Wholesale on a fee or contract basis17,89346.4Wholesale of household goods12,13346.8Other specialised wholesale9,67846.3Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco8,73146.6Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies6,51546.7Wholesale of motor vehicles, motorcycles and related parts and accessories3,90046.2Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals2,79146.5Wholesale of information and communication equipment2,06346.9Non-specialised wholesale trade1,544
Provinces
By province
- Antwerp12,275
- East Flanders8,122
- West Flanders7,971
- Flemish Brabant6,000
- Brussels5,652
- Limburg4,577
- Hainaut4,498
- Liège4,268
- Walloon Brabant2,559
- Namur1,814
- Luxembourg808
Municipalities
By municipality legal entities with registered office or establishment
New businesses
Newest start-ups
- 7 Nov 2026Symons, GillesSint-Gillis (bij-Brussel)1044.481.152
- 2 Nov 2026Care For PetsOpwijk1044.794.324
- 2 Nov 2026FRIEDRICH WOLFARTH GmbH & Co.KGWEIKERSHEIM1044.811.942
- 1 Nov 2026De Toledo, DavidAntwerpen0506.567.652
- 1 Nov 2026Ghesquière, SvenOostende1043.240.641
- 1 Nov 2026Naessens eenheidWielsbeke1043.277.065
- 1 Nov 2026Michel Oprey Slabs B.V.Oisterwijk1044.146.107
- 1 Nov 2026Nobilis Benelux B.V.Amsterdam1044.409.787
Source: CBE, main activity under NACE-BEL 2025, active companies only. Updated every night. Sole traders are counted but not shown by name. What is a NACE code?