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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2000
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Retail sale of household furniture · Mechelen · since 2001
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Vermogensbeheer · Elsene · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2024
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Psychology services · since 2024
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Association Wallonne d'Animation et de Radio Diffusion · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2004
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Development of residential building projects · Dilbeek · since 1984
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2014
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Travel agency activities · since 2016
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Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · since 2012
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of BALU · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Keerbergen · since 2016
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Schilde · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2008
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Psychology services · Gent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Action et Recherche en Education · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Aangepast Wonen Antwerpen vzw · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mechelen · since 1988
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Ukkel · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION RICHARD EMMANUELLE for AFRICA · Namur · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · Verviers · since 2016
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Gent · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ACADEMIE REAL ESTATE · Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ANIOMA WELFARE ASSOCIATION · Antwerpen · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2012
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Jette · since 2006
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Abbreviation of ALLIANCE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of SHALIMAR · Other retail sale of food · Gent · since 2007
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Abbreviation of AWA PROCUREMAN · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of ARIANE REAL ESTATE · Liège · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Andries Racing Events · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
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Abbreviation of AZURE REAL ESTATE · Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Asymmetric Warfare Analysis · Market research and public opinion polling · Leuven · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · Lasne · since 1989
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Computer programming · Kontich · since 1992
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Computer programming · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2001
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2002
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Advertising agencies · since 1993
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aalst · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kampenhout · since 2024
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Computer programming · Ternat · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of TANGAIL · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of BRULIMA · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2023