Manufacture of wearing apparel
In NACE division 14, 8.5 companies per 100 started in the past twelve months, against 7.5 nationally; that is higher than that of 64% of the 86 other NACE divisions. Comparison: as of 12-10-2026 05:30.
Key figures for NACE division 14
financial year 2025 · median over 335 filed annual accountsForeign control in NACE division 14
450 registered companiesStaff cost per FTE in NACE division 14
75 employers| Size | Median | Middle half | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| fewer than 10 FTE | €53,700 | €41,200 to €75,700 | 40 |
| 10 to 49 FTE | €57,200 | €47,000 to €68,300 | 23 |
Employers with the highest staff cost per FTE in this division All sectors by staff cost In the Analysis workbench
Bankruptcies
past five yearsNationally, 1.60% of current registrations have a published bankruptcy opening in the past five years. This sector's historical share is lower than that of 72% of the 87 other NACE divisions. The median bankruptcy probability in NACE division 14 is 0.3%, against 0.2% nationally, over 503 scored companies. Comparison: as of 12-10-2026 05:30.
Regional split
by region · 542 of 2,016 enterprises with a registered office on fileRecent bankruptcies in this sector
8| Date | Company |
|---|---|
| 22-06-2026 | BURO QUATTRO
BE 0421.830.432 |
| 13-04-2026 | Van Luchene, Valerie
BE 0717.909.767 · sole trader · Kortrijk |
| 18-02-2026 | Wardenburg
BE 0785.664.069 |
| 05-11-2025 | TONICKX
BE 0452.402.456 |
| 03-11-2025 | AFK COMPANY
BE 0742.678.718 |
| 17-09-2025 | NOUKIES
BE 0446.229.791 |
| 09-05-2025 | Talia
BE 0758.485.857 |
| 07-05-2025 | Kunoka
BE 0699.902.114 |
Geographic distribution
by province · based on the establishment addressWhere are this sector's balance sheets registered? By municipality, down to the address
Subsidies in this sector
per register · legal entities with an enterprise number- Flemish subsidies €34.1m awarded
- Federal transfers 342,193 amount as published
- Wallonia-Brussels Federation €96,354 paid
- EU budget €3.5m attributed share
- EU research €3.6m eu contribution
How these figures are counted
Current enterprise registrations are counted through their registered main activities; establishment units are excluded. Counted in the KBO's NACE 2025 nomenclature, the one in which code 14 exists.
Share of currently registered companies with a published bankruptcy opening in the past five years. Registered main activities in the selected classification can overlap. This retrospective share is not a future bankruptcy probability.
The comparison with the country and with the other NACE divisions comes from a nightly overview of every division, each counted in the nomenclature in which it exists. A standing such as "higher than 80%" counts the other divisions that have the figure. The bankruptcy probability is the median of our nightly score over the division's companies that have one; the count is stated.
The middle company of the sector, based on all filed annual accounts.