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Cornerrr in Belgium
An online shop for Belgium, with Bancontact at checkout
Describe your business in Dutch, French or German and Cornerrr writes your shop in that language, with products, pages, a request form and a Stripe checkout that takes Bancontact. Here’s what to know about selling online in Belgium.
- Free to build and preview
- Payments by Stripe
- No transaction fees from Cornerrr
Selling online in Belgium
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- Standard VAT rate
- 21%
- Popular ways to pay
- Bancontact, Credit and debit cards, Apple Pay
- Web address
- Free yourname.cornerrr.com, or your own .be
- Languages
- Dutch, French, German
- Payments
- Your own Stripe account
Payments
How people in Belgium pay online.
Bancontact is Belgium’s own payment method: most Belgian bank cards carry it, and customers pay with the card or with the Bancontact app on their phone. Visa and Mastercard credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay are common for online orders too, Klarna’s “Pay later” lets customers pay after delivery, and SEPA Direct Debit suits regular payments from a Belgian account.
Before you start
Selling online in Belgium: what to know.
Your enterprise number on the site
Belgian businesses show their enterprise number (ondernemingsnummer, numéro d’entreprise) on their website, with their name, address and email. Your VAT number is that same number with BE in front, so one line in the footer covers both.
VAT, or the small-business franchise
Standard VAT is 21%, with reduced rates of 6% and 12%. With annual turnover up to €25,000, the franchise regime lets you charge no VAT, but you still register and get a VAT number. Ask your accountant whether it suits you.
E-invoices for business customers
Since 1 January 2026, invoices between Belgian VAT-registered businesses must be structured e-invoices, usually sent through the Peppol network. Sales to consumers aren’t covered. If you sell to Belgian companies, ask your accountant how to send them.
The 14-day right of withdrawal
Consumers can withdraw within 14 days of delivery without giving a reason, and you refund within 14 days. EU rules that apply from 19 June 2026 also call for a clearly labeled online withdrawal function. Cornerrr adds one to your store’s footer and emails the customer an acknowledgement of receipt; your adviser can tell you what your terms should say about it.
Three languages, one country
Belgium has three official languages: Dutch in Flanders, French in Wallonia, both in Brussels and German in the east. Product labels and instructions generally need the language of the region where you sell, so check what applies to your products.
Privacy and fair prices
GDPR applies, overseen by the Data Protection Authority (GBA/APD), so publish a privacy policy. Show consumer prices including VAT, and when you announce a discount, compare it with your lowest price of the last 30 days.
General information, current as of October 2026, not legal or tax advice. Rules and rates change, so check them with an accountant or adviser, or the official sources, before you rely on them.
Cornerrr
Built for businesses in Belgium
Prices in euros
Set your store’s currency to EUR and your products, shipping rates and checkout use it. Cornerrr works with about 140 currencies, one per web address.
VAT at checkout
Turn on Stripe Tax in your Stripe account and Cornerrr asks it to work out VAT for each order at checkout, on any paid plan. You can collect business customers’ VAT numbers too.
Your words in Dutch
Describe your business in Dutch and Cornerrr writes your pages in Dutch. Stripe Checkout shows in Dutch too. A few built-in cart and account labels are still in English today.
Local ways to pay
Checkout is Stripe’s own, so the local payment methods you turn on in Stripe show up for the customers who can use them, next to cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Local tips
Make it feel local
Pick the language most customers read
Cornerrr writes one language per website. A shop in Ghent will usually choose Dutch and one in Liège French. If many customers speak the other language, add one short page in it with your delivery, returns and contact details.
Make Bancontact easy to spot
Belgian shoppers look for Bancontact before they type a card number. Mention it on your payment and FAQ pages so they know they can pay the way they always do.
Ship with bpost or to a parcel point
bpost, PostNL, DPD and GLS all deliver in Belgium, and parcel points and lockers are widely used. Say which carrier you use and when you ship, and add the tracking number to each order for the shipping email.
Price your neighbors separately
Many Belgian shops sell into the Netherlands, France and Luxembourg. Every fixed rate is offered at checkout, so name them by destination, such as “Belgium” and “Netherlands and France”, with a delivery estimate each, and check that orders used the right one.
How it works
From a few words to your website, live.
Step 1: Describe your business
A sentence or two is enough: what you do, who it’s for and how people buy from you.
Step 2: We build it while you watch
Cornerrr writes your pages, adds your products or services, and picks the colours, fonts and look. It takes about a minute.
Step 3: Connect payments
Link a Stripe account, or create one in a few minutes. Your customers pay you directly.
Step 4: You’re live
Publish on your free Cornerrr web address, or use your own. Change anything later by asking.
Pricing
Free to build. Simple plans to go live.
Build and preview for free, no card needed. Every paid plan starts with a 14-day free trial, and Cornerrr adds no transaction fees. Plan prices are in US dollars; your customers pay you in EUR.
Starter
Go live and start selling.
$19a month
Most popular
Growth
For growing businesses with subscriptions and deliveries.
$49a month
Pro
For several stores and bigger catalogues.
$99a month
Questions
Good to know
Can my website be in Dutch and French?
Not both on one website today: Cornerrr writes one language per website. Describe your business in Dutch or French and the AI writes every page in it, and Stripe’s checkout page is translated too. A few built-in cart and account labels are still in English; the add-to-cart and checkout buttons can be renamed.
Can customers pay with Bancontact?
Yes, for one-time orders. Turn on Bancontact in your Stripe Dashboard and it appears at checkout for euro payments, by card or with the Bancontact app. For subscriptions, offer cards or SEPA Direct Debit instead.
Do I need a VAT number under the franchise regime?
Yes. The franchise means you charge no VAT up to €25,000 of annual turnover, but you still register with the tax authorities and get a VAT number. This is general information; check with your accountant or the FPS Finance.
Can I sell to the Netherlands and France?
Yes. Add them to the countries you ship to. Once your sales to consumers in other EU countries pass €10,000 a year in total, you charge their VAT (21% in the Netherlands, 20% in France) and can declare it in one return through the One-Stop Shop.
Do I need any technical skills?
No. You describe your business in your own words and Cornerrr builds the website. Afterwards you change things by clicking, or by asking the assistant in plain words.
How much does it cost?
Building and previewing your website is free, with no card needed. To go live and take payments, choose a plan from $19 a month. Every paid plan starts with a 14-day free trial; a card is needed to start it.
Payment methods used in Belgium
All payment methodsStart your website in Belgium.
Describe your business and see your website in about a minute. It’s free until you go live.