Belgium voice guidelines
Voice calling guidelines for Belgium (BE), covering reachability, caller ID formats, DTMF support, and emergency services.
Locale overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Belgium |
| ISO code | BE |
| Region | Europe |
| Dialing code | +32 |
Reachability
Belgium supports inbound calling for domestic, international, and toll-free number types. Outbound calling is supported for international numbers; however, outbound calls from domestic (national) numbers and toll-free numbers are not permitted.
| Number type | Inbound | Outbound |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Supported | Not supported |
| International | Supported | Supported |
| Toll-free | Supported | Not supported |
Caller ID
| Call type | Direction | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Inbound | +E.164 |
| Domestic | Outbound | +E.164 |
| International | Inbound | E.164 (non-guaranteed) |
| International | Outbound | +E.164 |
| Toll-free | Inbound | +E.164 |
| Toll-free | Outbound | +E.164 |
DTMF support
DTMF signaling uses RFC 2833 format and is supported for both inbound and outbound calls.
Emergency services
Outbound calls to emergency services numbers are not supported in Belgium.
Compliance note
These guidelines summarize carrier requirements at the time of publication and do not constitute legal counsel. Verify that your implementation complies with all applicable telecommunications regulations in Belgium.