List of Shoe Companies in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 2,234 shoe companies in Belgium, one in every 1,069 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: nearly all have one to four people, and only 7 firms employ 50 people or more. One in seven shoe makers and shops is based in Antwerpen, Bruxelles, Gent, Ixelles and Charleroi. Below you find the largest shoe makers and shops in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

2,234 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies2,2341 in1,069 Belgian companiesCities435Largest cityAntwerpen 102Sole traders27%Employees1-4 (94%)Revenue< $100K (56%)Email42%Phone68%Website53%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Torfs L.	Belgium	Temse	Afschrijverslaan 2	Oost Vlaanderen	9140	*****.be	1997	$199,927,035	891	Corporation	84	BE0404054092
2	Van Haren Schoenen	Belgium	Antwerpen	Meir 35	Antwerpen	2000	*****.be	2016	$72,943,920	306	Corporation	3384	BE0666679317
3	Vanchauss	Belgium	Bruxelles	Rue Neuve 36-38	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	N/A	2024	$66,766,947	16	Corporation	91	BE1012343864
4	Retail Distribution Concepts	Belgium	Forest	Rue Marguerite Bervoets 94	Bruxelles Capitale	1190	*****.be	1971	$47,434,244	94	Corporation	59	BE0411551895
5	Snipes België	Belgium	Antwerpen	Meir 35	Antwerpen	2000	*****.be	2017	$45,910,268	182	Corporation	3384	BE0683564542
6	Distri-Shoe	Belgium	Zemst	Brusselsesteenweg 129	Vlaams Brabant	1980	*****.be	1984	$21,463,487	18	Corporation	17	BE0426255612
7	Delcambe-Chaussures	Belgium	Frameries	Rue Montavaux 118	Hainaut	7080	*****.com	1971	$20,756,216	88	Corporation	20	BE0411933462
8	Medina	Belgium	Paardenstad	Eugène Bekaertlaan 8	West Vlaanderen	8790	*****.be	1988	$17,238,693	34	Corporation	16	BE0433405502
9	Germaine Collard	Belgium	Grâce-hollogne	Rue de Loncin 234	Liège	4460	*****.com	1989	$13,263,387	36	Corporation	14	BE0437289163
10	Skechers USA Belgium	Belgium	Antwerpen	Meir 103	Antwerpen	2000	*****.be	2022	$11,744,400	54	Corporation	140	BE0782889671
11	Schoenen Van Loock	Belgium	Zandhoven	Langestraat 49	Antwerpen	2240	*****.com	1969	$10,687,703	25	Corporation	2	BE0406435344
12	Centre Wallon D'orthopedie Generale	Belgium	Thuin	Rue Des Fauldeurs 1	Hainaut	6530	N/A	1988	$4,673,974	46	Cooperative	6	BE0432824886
13	Timmermans	Belgium	Sint-niklaas	Nieuwe Baan 135	Oost Vlaanderen	9111	*****.be	2009	$4,642,701	4	Corporation	8	BE0451022383
14	Ras Luxe Belgique	Belgium	La Hulpe	Avenue Reine Astrid 92	Brabant Wallon	1310	*****.be	2010	$4,230,782	67	Corporation	24	BE0828055247
15	Tod's Belgique	Belgium	Bruxelles	Boulevard de Waterloo 46	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	*****.com	2003	$3,496,561	16	Corporation	201	BE0479523260
16	Decruyenaere	Belgium	Avelgem	Doorniksesteenweg 193	West Vlaanderen	8580	*****.be	1968	$2,344,448	19	Corporation	6	BE0405401701
17	Giraldo	Belgium	Brugge	Steenstraat 84	West Vlaanderen	8000	*****.be	2016	$2,344,448	11	Corporation	5	BE0413757953
18	Verduyn L. & CO	Belgium	Kortrijk	Lange Steenstraat 24	West Vlaanderen	8500	*****.be	1975	$2,344,448	19	Corporation	6	BE0415205827
19	Pedico	Belgium	Turnhout	Pater van Mierlostraat 17	Antwerpen	2300	*****.be	2014	$2,344,448	17	Corporation	4	BE0416390811
20	Lorishoe	Belgium	Halle	Basiliekstraat 17	Vlaams Brabant	1500	*****.be	1978	$2,344,448	16	Corporation	6	BE0418270532
21	Roma Services	Belgium	Grâce-hollogne	Rue de Loncin 234	Liège	4460	*****.com	1980	$2,344,448	16	Corporation	14	BE0420524395
22	L'appuntamento Moda	Belgium	Aalst	Lange Zoutstraat 10	Oost Vlaanderen	9300	*****.be	1982	$2,344,448	16	Corporation	14	BE0422671758
23	Le Godillot	Belgium	Grâce-hollogne	Rue de Loncin 234	Liège	4460	*****.be	1982	$2,344,448	16	Corporation	14	BE0422888722
24	Steenhuyse En C°	Belgium	Knokke	Haagwinde 5	West Vlaanderen	8300	*****.be	2022	$2,344,448	4	Corporation	3	BE0424184166
25	The Buffalo Shoe	Belgium	Aalst	Lange Zoutstraat 10	Oost Vlaanderen	9300	*****.be	2022	$2,344,448	16	Corporation	14	BE0428297461

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Shoe makers and shops in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 102 shoe companies and shoe makers and shops, <0.1% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and on the national share. Nine in ten Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; 3 have 50 or more. 2 new firms were entered in 2026, 16 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 74 · 86%
5-9: 5 · 6%
10-19: 4 · 5%
20-49: 0 · 0%
50+: 3 · 3%

Legal form

Sole traders: 29 · 28%
Partnerships: 0 · 0%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 30 · 29%
Other or none: 43 · 42%

Of the Belgian total: 4.6%
Of all Antwerpen companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 1.0×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 2
Entered 2025: 6
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 3.6%

Old

Before 1990: 16 · 16%
1990 or later: 86 · 84%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 3.6%

Reachable

Email: 31 · 30%
Phone: 58 · 57%
Website: 46 · 45%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 37 · 59%
$100K-$500K: 11 · 17%
$500K-$1M: 11 · 17%
$1M and more: 4 · 6%

Largest

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Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most shoe companies in Belgium (102), ahead of Bruxelles (66), Gent (50), Ixelles (46) and Charleroi (39). Together the five hold one in seven of them.

Cities by number of firms

435 Belgian cities have at least one shoe makers and shop; 57 have ten or more; 136 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

How many shoe companies are there in Belgium?

Shoe companies and shoe makers and shops in Belgium

2,234

5 November 2026

There are 2,234 shoe companies and shoe makers and shops in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 1,069 Belgian companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every week this year (56 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 894 40%
Head offices: 408
Branch offices: 932

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 codes 1520 and 47721, NACE Rev. 2 1520 and 4642. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 1520, 47721.

606 of the 2,234 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (27%); 604 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Largest shoe makers and shops in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Antwerpen. Click a name for the record.

Torfs L. is the largest shoe makers and shop in Belgium by headcount. 7 firms employ 50 people or more; 3 employ 100 or more.

1Temse891 staff
2Antwerpen306 staff
3Antwerpen182 staff
4Forest94 staff
5Frameries88 staff
6Brugge74 staff
7Charleroi62 staff
8Antwerpen54 staff
9BruxellesForeign company50 staff
10Verlaine46 staff

By employee size · 1,729 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	1,619	94%
5-9	66	4%
10-19	25	1%
20-49	12	0.7%
50-99	4	0.2%
100-199	1	<0.1%
200-499	1	<0.1%
500-999	1	<0.1%
1,000+	0	0%

94% have 1 to 4 people; 12 have 20 to 49; 7 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	732	56%
$100K-$500K	220	17%
$500K-$1M	302	23%
$1M-$5M	35	3%
$10M-$50M	8	0.6%
$50M-$100M	2	0.2%
$100M-$500M	1	<0.1%

56% under $100,000; 35 between $1M and $5M; 11 above $5M.

Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 1,729 Belgian shoe makers and shops with a known headcount, 1,619 (94%) have one to four people, 66 have five to nine, 37 have ten to 49 and 7 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (732, 56%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 101,685 97%
Small 10 to 4937 2%
Medium 50 to 2496 0.3%
Large 250+1 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 11 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 0 Belgian shoe makers and shops from before 1900, 7 from before 1950 and 440 from before 1990.

1900
1. Brussel
1940
1. Charleroi
1942
1. Schilde
1943
1. Ranst
1947
1. Tongeren
1949
1. Herenthout

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1990

440

Belgian shoe makers and shops date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

56 shoe makers and shops were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about one per week, after 96 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

572022
672023
1022024
962025
562026 so far

9 of this year's 56 are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Herzele4 staff
2Ranst2 staff
3Turnhout1 staff
41 staff
51 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 6 car dealers for every shoe makers and shop in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Car Dealers	12,815	41%	83%
Fashion Companies	6,683	33%	82%
Shoe Companies	2,234	53%	72%
Toy Companies	1,930	40%	87%
Leather Companies	497	34%	86%
Workwear Companies	93	42%	72%

In other countries

Only Spain and the UK have more shoe makers and shops than Belgium.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Spain	12,754	2.3
The UK	5,109	0.6
Belgium	2,234	0.9
Sweden	701	0.4

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Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in four Belgian shoe makers and shops work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Only one firm in four is a BV/SRL or NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)60427%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)552%
BV/SRL and NV/SA60627%
No form on record or other96943%

Single-site: 40%
Head offices: 408
Branches: 932

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How reachable are they?

Shoe makers and shops are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 68% list a phone number and 53% a website.

Email948 42%
Phone1,508 68%
Website1,195 53%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many shoe companies are there in Belgium?

There are 2,234 shoe companies and shoe makers and shops in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 1,069 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest shoe makers and shop in Belgium?

Torfs L. in Temse, with 891 staff.

Which Belgian city has the most shoe companies?

Antwerpen, with 102, ahead of Bruxelles (66), Gent (50), Ixelles (46) and Charleroi (39).

How many shoe makers and shops are there in Antwerpen?

102, which is <0.1% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and on the national share.

How big is a typical shoe makers and shop?

Small. 94% of the 1,729 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 7 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Belgian shoe companies sole traders or companies?

One in four (604) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 27% (606) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many shoe makers and shops started in 2026?

56 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 96 in 2025. 9 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest shoe makers and shop in Belgium?

H & M Hennes & Mauritz in Brussel, 1900, followed by Chaussures Lachapelle in Charleroi (1940) and Vollebergh in Schilde (1942). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers shoe companies?

Belgian shoe companies are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 codes 1520 and 47721, NACE Rev. 2 codes 1520 and 4642. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 1520 and 47721.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 2,234 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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