Tills & Belgian law
What the law expects from your till
Belgian rules in plain English: who needs a certified cash register, what applies to every shop, and how Kassavera helps you comply.
Certified cash register systems (SCE/GKS, the “black box”): who needs one?
In Belgium, the certified cash register system (SCE in French, GKS in Dutch) with a fiscal data module (FDM, the “black box”) and VSC card is mandatory for hospitality businesses whose revenue from meals eaten on the premises exceeds €25,000 excl. VAT per year (drinks excluded), and for caterers under the same conditions.
The government has announced that the obligation will be extended to other sectors in the coming years. The rules change: always check your situation with your accountant.
Kassavera is not an SCE-certified system
Today, Kassavera is for businesses that are not subject to this obligation: retail, grocers, bakeries with no on-site eating, boutiques, florists, takeaway and delivery, services… A certified version is planned: Kassavera was designed from day one to accommodate it.
Rules that apply to every shop
- 5-cent rounding of cash payments (since 1 December 2019). Electronic payments are not rounded.
- Mandatory electronic payment: since 1 July 2022, every business must offer consumers at least one electronic payment method.
- €3,000 limit on cash payments.
- VAT at 21 %, 12 %, 6 % or 0 % depending on the product, with prices displayed including VAT.
- Retention of accounting and VAT records for 10 years.
- GDPR for your customers’ data.
What Kassavera handles for you
Already built in
- 5-cent rounding on the cash part only, shown on the receipt
- Card and QR transfer to meet the electronic payment requirement
- Cash payments over €3,000 refused automatically
- VAT at 21, 12, 6 and 0 % broken down on receipts and reports
- Continuous, gapless receipt numbering
- Justified cancellations, managers only, plus an audit log
- Sales never deleted, backups and CSV exports
- Customer consent and anonymisation (GDPR)
Not yet
- Fiscal data module (FDM) and VSC card
- SCE certification for hospitality with on-site dining
- Built-in Peppol e-invoicing
This page summarises the rules as known in November 2026 and doesn’t replace advice from your accountant or the FPS Finance.
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