{"id":9103,"date":"2024-02-19T11:24:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T10:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prod-migration-second.local\/?p=9103"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:34:13","slug":"change-your-business-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/blog\/change-your-business-address\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change the address of your business?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you planning to move or relocate the registered office of your business to a new address? Then there are a few important matters you need to arrange to ensure everything goes smoothly. What you need to do exactly depends on whether you are a sole trader or a company.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we will tell you everything you need to know about changing the address of your business in Belgium!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scenario 1: Changing your address as a sole trader (natural person)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are a sole trader (‘eenmanszaak’ in Dutch or ‘personne physique’ in French)<\/em>, your residential address also serves as the official address or registered office of your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you move and your residential address changes, and you must notify the city council where you are moving to. The registered office of your sole proprietorship then also needs to be transferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfe0 To change your personal address (and thus that of your sole proprietorship), follow these steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Report the address change<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Notify the civil affairs department<\/strong> of your (new) city. You must do this within 8 days<\/strong> of moving into your new home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Inspection by the local police<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A local police officer will come by to check if you actually live at the new address<\/strong>. During this inspection, they will look for indicators that you have indeed moved into your new home, such as your name on the doorbell and mailbox or the presence of furniture and personal belongings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: Changing the address on your ID card<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The local police officer informs the municipal population service of their visit. You will then be invited by the local authorities to update your ID card<\/strong>. The Crossroads Bank for Enterprises<\/a> (CBE) will automatically update your new address from the national registry<\/strong>. Et voil\u00e0<\/em>, the address of your sole proprietorship has been changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u26a0\ufe0f Note, changing your personal address only alters the registered office <\/strong>(‘maatschappelijke zetel’ in Dutch or ‘un si\u00e8ge statutaire’ in French)<\/em> of your sole proprietorship<\/strong>. You must manually update your operating or establishment address<\/strong> in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE). Step 4 tells you how to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4: Adjusting your establishment unit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An establishment unit or operating address is where you actively conduct your professional activity<\/strong>, if it’s not at the same place as the registered office. This could be the address of an office, hair salon, nail salon, bakery, shop, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have an office, shop, salon, or similar at home, then your establishment address is the same as your registered office. However, you still need to make this change yourself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To change your operating address or establishment unit, you can easily do this yourself via the official government website MyEnterprise<\/a>. Unfortunately, this address change is not free (109 euros in 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n \n

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Tip: You can also ask your social insurance fund’s enterprise counter to make the address change (for a fee).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n\n\n

Step 5: Inform the VAT administration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Notify the VAT administration<\/strong> that you have changed your address. This can be done for free and online via form 604B<\/a>. If you are (not yet) subject to VAT, you can skip this step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 6: Inform customers and partners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It’s best to also inform your clients and other entities<\/strong> about your address change. Don’t forget your social security counter, Bpost, and your telephone company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scenario 2: Changing the address of your company in Belgium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Changing the address of your company (‘vennootschap’ in Dutch or ‘une soci\u00e9t\u00e9’ in French)<\/em> is a bit more tricky and involves more administration. The official address of your company is the registered office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the address of the registered office is included in the articles of association for a company, you need to amend these articles when changing the address. You also need to notify the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises<\/a> (CBE) and the VAT administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfe2 To change the address of your company, follow these steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Amend the articles of association<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If the address of the registered office changes, the first step is to amend the articles of association: remove the old address and replace it with the new one. Then, you must publish this change of registered office in the Belgian Official Gazette. Unfortunately, this is not as straightforward as making a change in the CBE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n