List of Wholesale Companies in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 104,194 wholesale companies in Belgium, one in every 23 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 767 firms employ 50 people or more. One in eight wholesale firms is based in Antwerpen, Bruxelles, Gent, Ixelles and Liège. Below you find the largest wholesale firms 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.

104,194 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies104,1941 in23 Belgian companiesCities619Largest cityAntwerpen 6,085Sole traders22%Employees1-4 (91%)Revenue$100-500K (51%)Email32%Phone54%Website37%

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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	Toyota Motor Europe	Belgium	Evere	Avenue Du Bourget 60	Bruxelles Capitale	1140	*****.eu	1990	$41,736,256,392	2,755	Corporation	3053	BE0441571714
2	Pfizer Service Company	Belgium	Zaventem	Hermeslaan 11	Vlaams Brabant	1932	*****.com	2002	$36,843,976,858	292	Corporation	211	BE0478242365
3	Scabel	Belgium	Bruxelles	Square de Meeûs 23	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	N/A	2016	$7,033,508,340	38	Corporation	3	BE0655767906
4	Ucb Pharma	Belgium	Anderlecht	Allee de la Recherche 60	Bruxelles Capitale	1070	*****.com	1968	$5,358,230,746	2,112	Corporation	106	BE0403096168
5	D'ieteren Automotive	Belgium	Elsene	Maliestraat 50	Brussel Hoofdstad	1050	*****.be	1999	$4,760,896,993	817	Corporation	4670	BE0466909993
6	Bridgestone Europe NV/SA	Belgium	Zaventem	Da Vincilaan 1	Vlaams Brabant	1930	*****.com	1990	$4,512,359,074	417	Corporation	4259	BE0441192820
7	Mazda Motor Logistics Europe	Belgium	Willebroek	Blaasveldstraat 162	Antwerpen	2830	*****.be	1968	$4,452,991,075	318	Corporation	745	BE0406024281
8	Gmed Healthcare	Belgium	Machelen	Leonardo Da Vincilaan 15	Vlaams Brabant	1831	*****.com	2010	$4,185,431,695	292	Corporation	1279	BE0822358674
9	Avnet Europe	Belgium	Machelen	De Kleetlaan 3	Vlaams Brabant	1831	*****.com	2016	$3,232,539,897	282	Corporation	666	BE0464298616
10	Bmw Belgium Luxembourg	Belgium	Bornem	Lodderstraat 16	Antwerpen	2880	*****.be	1973	$2,997,481,254	174	Corporation	614	BE0413533863
11	Kuwait Petroleum (belgium)	Belgium	Antwerpen	Desguinlei 100, Internal Postal Box 8	Antwerpen	2018	*****.com	1933	$2,863,429,978	439	Corporation	2249	BE0404584525
12	Mercedes-Benz Belgium Luxembourg	Belgium	Woluwe-saint-lambert	Avenue Du Peage 68	Bruxelles Capitale	1200	*****.be	1979	$2,550,093,250	211	Corporation	970	BE0419946355
13	Belgian Shell	Belgium	Bruxelles	Cantersteen 47	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	*****.be	1919	$2,246,477,803	189	Corporation	5522	BE0403048262
14	Stellantis Belux	Belgium	Bruxelles	Avenue Du Bourget 20, Internal Postal Box 2	Bruxelles Capitale	1130	*****.com	1939	$2,243,541,910	238	Corporation	13	BE0403461107
15	Vandemoortele Europe	Belgium	Gent	Ottergemsesteenweg-zuid 816	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.com	2019	$2,229,256,237	597	Corporation	10	BE0721494116
16	Td Synnex Belgium	Belgium	Aalst	Tragel 47	Oost Vlaanderen	9300	*****.be	1989	$2,213,793,296	360	Corporation	441	BE0438282424
17	Febelco	Belgium	Sint-niklaas	Eigenlostraat 1	Oost Vlaanderen	9100	*****.be	1996	$2,073,579,635	907	Cooperative	65	BE0458780306
18	Komatsu Europe International	Belgium	Vilvoorde	Mechelsesteenweg 586	Vlaams Brabant	1800	*****.eu	1967	$2,050,746,285	346	Corporation	995	BE0404968268
19	Conway - The Convenience Company België	Belgium	Temse	Laagstraat 63	Oost Vlaanderen	9140	*****.be	1972	$2,019,269,655	313	Corporation	7645	BE0412070549
20	Circle K Belgium	Belgium	Auderghem	Rue Jules Cockx 10, Internal Postal Box 13	Bruxelles Capitale	1160	N/A	2023	$1,868,515,571	189	Corporation	6689	BE0803261750
21	Levi Strauss & CO. Europe	Belgium	Ixelles	Square Du Bastion 1a	Bruxelles Capitale	1050	*****.com	1997	$1,853,187,741	220	Corporation	718	BE0424656991
22	Varo Energy Belgium	Belgium	Gent	Wiedauwkaai 75	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.be	2010	$1,784,704,073	22	Corporation	1601	BE0832275836
23	Mobis Parts Europe	Belgium	Beringen	Neusenberg 2	Limburg	3583	*****.be	1997	$1,757,960,579	260	Corporation	152	BE0461359417
24	Itm Alimentaire Belgium	Belgium	Ottignies	Rue Du Bosquet 4	Brabant Wallon	1348	*****.be	1996	$1,662,665,360	118	Corporation	791	BE0458113776
25	Zf Cv Systems Europe	Belgium	Watermael-boitsfort	Chaussee de la Hulpe 166	Bruxelles Capitale	1170	*****.com	2001	$1,648,537,345	56	Corporation	83	BE0475956135

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Largest wholesale firms in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Antwerpen, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Ucb Pharma is the largest wholesale firm in Belgium by headcount. 767 firms employ 50 people or more; 332 employ 100 or more.

1Anderlecht2,112 staff
2Evere1,704 staff
3Lummen1,531 staff
4Bruxelles1,261 staff
5Kortrijk1,179 staff
6Sint-Niklaas907 staff
7Paardenstad903 staff
8Staden887 staff
9Halle861 staff
10Vaux-sur-Sûre838 staff

By employee size · 90,692 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	82,210	91%
5-9	3,944	4%
10-19	2,210	2%
20-49	1,561	2%
50-99	435	0.5%
100-199	172	0.2%
200-499	134	0.1%
500-999	20	<0.1%
1,000+	6	<0.1%

91% have 1 to 4 people; 1,561 have 20 to 49; 767 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	17,660	23%
$100K-$500K	38,323	51%
$500K-$1M	7,472	10%
$1M-$5M	7,619	10%
$5M-$10M	1,459	2%
$10M-$50M	1,818	2%
$50M-$100M	465	0.6%
$100M-$500M	429	0.6%
$500M+	98	0.1%

51% between $100,000 and $500,000; 7,619 between $1M and $5M; 4,269 above $5M.

Wholesale firms in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 6,085 wholesale companies and wholesale firms, 5.6% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 29% above the national share. Nine in ten Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; 46 have 50 or more. 144 new firms were entered in 2026, 1,114 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 4,851 · 91%
5-9: 239 · 4%
10-19: 134 · 3%
20-49: 80 · 1%
50+: 46 · 0.9%

Legal form

Sole traders: 1,332 · 22%
Partnerships: 156 · 3%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 2,875 · 47%
Other or none: 1,722 · 28%

Of the Belgian total: 5.8%
Of all Antwerpen companies: 5.6%
Against the national share: 1.3×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 144
Entered 2025: 224
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 5.2%

Old

Before 1990: 1,114 · 18%
1990 or later: 4,971 · 82%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 6.9%

Reachable

Email: 2,071 · 34%
Phone: 3,571 · 59%
Website: 2,452 · 40%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 1,082 · 24%
$100K-$500K: 2,093 · 47%
$500K-$1M: 489 · 11%
$1M and more: 814 · 18%

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Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 90,692 Belgian wholesale firms with a known headcount, 82,210 (91%) have one to four people, 3,944 have five to nine, 3,771 have ten to 49 and 767 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (38,323, 51%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 1086,154 95%
Small 10 to 493,771 4%
Medium 50 to 249741 0.8%
Large 250+26 <0.1%

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

4,269

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 2,810 more than $10 million.

2,781

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most wholesale companies in Belgium (6,085), ahead of Bruxelles (2,178), Gent (1,994), Ixelles (1,454) and Liège (1,381). Together the five hold one in eight of them. Relative to their size, Brussel, Wevelgem and Zaventem have the most: 1.5 to 1.6 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

619 Belgian cities have at least one wholesale firm; 593 have ten or more; 4 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Wholesale firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 4.36. Brussel has 1.6 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By province 23 provinces

Province	Firms	%
Antwerpen	17,259	17%
West Vlaanderen	11,581	11%
Oost Vlaanderen	11,518	11%
Bruxelles Capitale	10,789	10%
Vlaams Brabant	9,319	9%
Hainaut	7,965	8%
Liège	7,172	7%
Limburg	6,686	6%
Brabant Wallon	4,386	4%
Namur	3,298	3%

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How many wholesale companies are there in Belgium?

Wholesale companies and wholesale firms in Belgium

104,194

5 November 2026

There are 104,194 wholesale companies and wholesale firms in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 23 Belgian companies. About 13 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (2,781 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 55,470 53%
Head offices: 19,960
Branch offices: 28,764

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 code 46, identical to NACE Rev. 2 46. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 46.

38,303 of the 104,194 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (37%); 23,076 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

How reachable are they?

Wholesale firms are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 54% list a phone number and 37% a website.

Email33,685 32%
Phone56,580 54%
Website38,199 37%

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

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

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in five Belgian wholesale firms work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Two in five are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)23,07622%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)3,2363%
BV/SRL and NV/SA38,30337%
No form on record or other39,57938%

Single-site: 53%
Head offices: 19,960
Branches: 28,764

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

The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 3 Belgian wholesale firms from before 1900, 426 from before 1950 and 16,068 from before 1990.

1894
1. Antwerpen
1900
1. ForestForeign company
1908
1. Bruxelles
1908
1. Kontich
1910
1. Fleurus
1919
1. Beerse

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Belgian wholesale firms date from before 1990

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were entered in 1990

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 119 wholesale firms for every one of the cheese shops in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Wholesale Companies	104,194	37%	79%
Transport Companies	52,656	22%	78%
Sport Companies	24,106	37%	89%
Bakeries	5,236	50%	78%
Breweries	907	54%	72%
Cheese Shops	874	44%	79%

In other countries

Belgium has more wholesale firms than Sweden or Ireland, and more per company than either.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The UK	228,406	25.8
The Czech Republic	163,565	46.5
Belgium	104,194	43.6
Sweden	26,655	14.4
Ireland	17,334	43.1

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Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

2,781 wholesale firms were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about 13 a working day, after 4,150 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 2.6% of the inflow.

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4,1742023
4,3042024
4,1502025
2,7812026 so far

717 of this year's 2,781 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.

1Mechelen81 staff
2Ixelles36 staff
3Mouscron10 staff
4Hulshout10 staff
5Denderleeuw9 staff

Frequently asked questions

How many wholesale companies are there in Belgium?

There are 104,194 wholesale companies and wholesale firms in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 23 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest wholesale firm in Belgium?

Ucb Pharma in Anderlecht, with 2,112 staff.

Which Belgian city has the most wholesale companies?

Antwerpen, with 6,085, ahead of Bruxelles (2,178), Gent (1,994), Ixelles (1,454) and Liège (1,381). Relative to its size, Brussel has the most: 1.6 times the national share.

How many wholesale firms are there in Antwerpen?

6,085, which is 5.6% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 29% above the national share.

How big is a typical wholesale firm?

Small. 91% of the 90,692 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 767 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Belgian wholesale companies sole traders or companies?

One in five (23,076) are sole traders, 3% are partnerships and 37% (38,303) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many wholesale firms started in 2026?

2,781 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 4,150 in 2025. 717 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest wholesale firm in Belgium?

Group Sopex in Antwerpen, 1894, followed by Perrier Vittel France in Forest (1900) and Amp in Bruxelles (1908). 3 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers wholesale companies?

Belgian wholesale companies are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 code 46, identical to NACE Rev. 2 code 46. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 46.

Can I download the full list?

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