Your registration with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises is not just a formality. It is the foundation upon which your relationships with authorities, suppliers and clients rest. One figure illustrates this reality: 1,685 administrations, services and public bodies use your CBE data daily to process your files.
A central database, multiple consequences
No fewer than 1,685 administrations, services and bodies have access to the CBE database. Every error—an outdated address, an incorrectly converted NACE code, an establishment unit not deleted—triggers a domino effect. A missed grant, a letter that never arrives or a client who cannot find you: so many avoidable frustrations by keeping your data up to date.
VAT, NSSO, regional administrations: all cross-reference their files with the CBE. Nearly one in five inspected companies presents incorrect or obsolete data. This situation can block access to subsidies, trigger unnecessary inspections or charge you taxes for activities you no longer carry out.
Automatic conversion of NACE codes: check your activities
All activities in the CBE registered with a NACE-BEL 2008 code have been converted to a NACE-BEL 2025 code. This automatic conversion, effective since 28 March 2025, does not always correspond exactly to the activity you carry out.
The problem: grants, public aid and authorisations depend directly on the codes registered in your file. Erroneous data can deprive you of a substantial subsidy. This is particularly true for regions that make the granting of certain grants conditional on registered NACE codes.
From 28 March 2025, the number of NACE-BEL codes defining a company's main activities is limited to five in the CBE, to simplify data readability. Check now that your actual activities correspond to what is registered.
Increased inspections and real penalties
The FPS Economy is intensifying its inspections. The CBE follows an approach with a strong emphasis on up-to-date and accurate data. The FPS Economy also conducts on-site inspections without notice at companies' addresses.
Penalties exist. The fine ranges from 26 euros to a maximum of 10,000 euros, or 4% of the annual turnover of the last closed financial year if that amount exceeds 5,000 euros. But beyond the fine, a classic example: an entrepreneur claiming payment for demolition work may see his claim declared inadmissible by the judge if this activity does not appear in the CBE registration.
How to act before the end of 2026
Three immediate points of attention:
Check your NACE codes. Consult your file free of charge via Public Search or My Enterprise. Register only the activities your company actually carries out, and register at least one main activity for each establishment unit, with a maximum of five main activities.
Update your address and contact details. An incorrect address prevents the receipt of official correspondence, delays procedures and hampers your commercial relationships.
Delete closed establishment units. When a secondary establishment has ceased its activities but has not been removed from the CBE, the tax remains due on the basis of administrative data.
Corrections are made through your enterprise counter. Any change must be notified within one month of its occurrence. For changes in activity, registration must be made at the latest on the day the new activity begins.
What AgiFid checks systematically
At AgiFid, we cross-reference your Odoo data with your CBE file during each quarterly closing. A NACE code inconsistent with your actual activity? A duplicate establishment unit? We detect it before the administration does.
Need a review of your CBE registration? Contact us for a diagnosis within 48 hours.