Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
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An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of ANTWERPSE BUURTRADIO · Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of ALL BELGIAN RECYCLING · Groothandel in ijzer- en staalschroot en in oude non-ferrometalen · Ternat · since 1988
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Abbreviation of AB RENT · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Meise · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Amicale belgo-rwandaise · Jette · since 1994
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Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · Oud-Heverlee · since 1995
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE BOUWWERKEN REMMERY · General construction of residential buildings · Kortrijk · since 1996
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Abbreviation of ADVANCES IN BUSINESS en RESEARCH · Business and other management consultancy · Sprimont · since 1996
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General construction of residential buildings · Jette · since 1997
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Abbreviation of L'Alliance belgo - roumaine · Elsene · since 1997
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Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of Roelandts at work · Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2003
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tervuren · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Animal Behaviour Rescue · Jodoigne · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Apple Bike Rachecourt · Other sports activities · Aubange · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Aannemingen Brend Roos · Proefboren en boren · Hoogstraten · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Andreas Bral Research · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Computer programming · Halen · since 2012
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Hoogstraten · since 2015
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Association des Actuaires, issus de l'Université libre de Bruxelles · Elsene · since 1950
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Abbreviation of Advisor Belgium Real Estate Promotion · Real estate agency activities · Waterloo · since 1988
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Abbreviation of AMERICAN AND BELGIAN REAL ESTATE · Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Evere · since 1991
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Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Zonhoven · since 1995
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Other business support services · Overijse · since 2001
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Stabroek · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Algemene bouw & renovatiewerken Lemmens · Painting of buildings · Zoersel · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 2022
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Abbreviation of A&B Roofing and Renovation · Roofing work · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2022
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Abbreviation of AB REAL ESTATE · General construction of residential buildings · Waterloo · since 2003
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Activities of building architects · Schoten · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Algemene Bouwonderneming Rudi Blockx · General construction of residential buildings · Glabbeek · since 2006
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Cafés and bars · since 2008
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Insulation installation · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2025
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Activiteiten van historische locaties en monumenten · Zoersel · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Lier · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · Gent · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIACAO DE BRASILIANISTAS NA EUROPA · Brussel · since 2026
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1971
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES DOCTEURS ET LICENCIES EN BIOLOGIE MEDICALE APPLIQUEE DE L'ULB · Elsene · since 1985
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General construction of residential buildings · Temse · since 1992
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Development of non-residential building projects · Oostkamp · since 1992
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Waregem · since 1996
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Groothandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Sint-Truiden · since 1997
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · Oudenaarde · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2013
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Computer programming · Aartselaar · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Bertem · since 2019
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Waterbouw, muv baggerwerken · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Schoten · since 2010
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · since 2023
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Sanering en ander afvalbeheer · since 2024