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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Sint-Truiden · since 2000
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Koekelberg · since 1986
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Ukkel · since 1987
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Other maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · Zaventem · since 2024
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Dour · since 1999
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Raising of horses and other equines · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2009
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Verhuur en lease van speel-, amusement-, en verkoopautomaten · Thimister-Clermont · since 1990
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Association Belge des Médecins d'Afrique · Antwerpen · since 1960
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke vereniging van de Verwarmings-, Ventilatie-, en klimaatbeheersingstechniek · Vocational training · Elsene · since 1938
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Abbreviation of ARTHUR TRADING INVESTMENT COMPANY · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Aarschot · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Administratieve Begeleiding en Management · Valkenswaard · since 1991
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Profondeville · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Afrimpex trading and investment company · Elsene · since 2007
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP TRANSPORT & INSURANCE CLAIMS · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION TECHNIQUE DE L'IMPORTATION CHARBONNIERE · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Cafés and bars · Charleroi · since 2025
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Ath · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Farciennes · since 1991
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Ciney · since 2000
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 2023
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paris · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2007
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Brussel · since 1988