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.
“ABB”
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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Transmissie van elektriciteit · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Achterbaks Bekeken · Peer · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Association des Boudhistes Linh Son · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of Reynassur · Insurance agents and brokers · Lochristi · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES BURKINABE DE BELGIQUE · Lessines · since 2002
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Abbreviation of De vrienden van de bonobos in België · Elsene · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE BOUWWERKEN BELIËN · Site preparation · Hamont-Achel · since 2021
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Logging · since 2010
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Abbreviation of ALLIANCE BARUMBU Belgique · Elsene · since 2011
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Abbreviation of NKWONGNE POH TE -Association des Batiés en Belgique · Anderlecht · since 2012
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since 1988
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since 1991
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since 1984
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Name of an establishment of Algemene bouwwerken Braeckmans · Other specialised construction activities · Lille · since 2003
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION BAMOUN DU BENELUX · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Advocatenkantoor Betül Belkiran · Activities of lawyers · Wommelgem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ANYANG BEBEZAN BENELUX · Gembloux · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Brass Band · Willebroek · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Adviesbureau voor Bedrijfsbeheer · Buying and selling of own real estate · Kortrijk · since 1983
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Abbreviation of ANGOLAN BUSINESS BEYOND BORDER · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Abbeyfield en Wallonie · Other membership organisations · Namur · since 2013
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · HELSINKI · since 2009
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Other information technology and computer services · Västerås, Västmanland · since 2018
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Stad Kortrijk · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Kortrijk · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Agency in Belgium for Burners Import · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Anderlecht · since 1964
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Abbreviation of Association bruxelloise de Gestion des Bornes théléphoniques · Ukkel · since 1977
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Abbreviation of Ateliers BUZE Bobinage Moteurs · Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · Seneffe · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Association des Brevetés B de l'A.D.E.P.S. · Herstal · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Association Belg(isch)e Bobath Vereniging · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1995
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE BRAND BEVEILIGINGSSYSTEMEN · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Leuven · since 2000
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2010
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Graphic design and visual communication · Heusden-Zolder · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Association Belgo-Basse Guinée · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · Brasschaat · since 2011
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Insulation installation · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of Lotte Guffens · Physiotherapy · Asse · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2024
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association Bassiloise de Bonne Volonté · Schaarbeek · since 2026
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Knokke-Heist · since 1985
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Ganshoren · since 1986
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Leuven · since 1988
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Name of an establishment · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Gent · since 1990
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Essen · since 2000
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2013
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Logging · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Florennes · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Association Belgo-Béninoise des Aveugles et Mal-voyants · Namur · since 2003
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION BELGE DE MASSAGE POUR BEBE · Koekelberg · since 2005
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Name of an establishment · Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · Schaarbeek · since 2006
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Freight transport by road · Landen · since 2006
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Oupeye · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kortemark · since 2019
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Name of an establishment · Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Temse · since 2019