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.
“ABEC BV”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of ADVANCED - BIO - ENVIRONMENT - CONSULTING · Seraing · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Association Benelux pour les Eleveurs de Cervidés - Vereniging voor Hertenfokkerij voor de Benelux · Avelgem · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Association belge pour l'Etude du Cancer-Belgische Vereniging voor de Studie van de Kanker · Jette · since 1965
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Liedekerke · since 1997
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Other specialised construction activities · Genk · since 2009
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Hasselt · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Translation services · since 1990
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Vermogensbeheer · Deinze · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Zonhoven · since 2010
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Abbreviation of ABECO, advies bouw, expertise en coördinatie · Activities of building architects · Deinze · since 2003
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Abbreviation of NEPTUMAR · Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1985
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vorst · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of INVULNERABLE · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Colfontaine · since 1989
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Abbreviation of APERS BRAM ELECTRICITEITSWERKEN · General electrical installation work · Lier · since 2002
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Photography, excluding press photography · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Brussels Agentschap voor Ondernemerschap · Overheden van gemeenschappen en gewesten · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Advanced Belgian Engineering · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Evergem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ALLERGIENET · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Lebbeke · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of ART DU BATIMENT & DE L ENERGIE SA · General electrical installation work · Fleurus · since 2011
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Anorexie Boulimie Ensemble · Liège · since 2025
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Herstal · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Abeele-Corporate Finance · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Association Belge d'Etudes Philateliques · Brussel · since 1962
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Abbreviation of Association belge des Experts-Associatie van Belgische experten · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Ukkel · since 1952
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Abbreviation of Antwerps Bevrachtings-, Expeditie en Stouwerijbedrijf · Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Antwerpen · since 1976
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Gent · since 1981
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Cordoba · since 1982
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Abbreviation of ABES EDEGEM · Activiteiten van atletiekclubs · Edegem · since 1984
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Abbreviation of ARBRES-BOIS-EAUX-FORETS · Ondersteunende diensten in verband met de bosbouw · Silly · since 1986
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IJsselstein · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Association belge des Eleveurs de Chevaux lusitaniens · Ciney · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Association bruxelloise d'Entraide et de Formations et d'accompagnement scolaire · Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Antwerpse Beleggingen en Leningen · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Gent · since 2000
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE VERENIGING AANNEMERS FUNDERINGSWERKEN - ASSOCIATION BELGE DES ENTREPRENEURS DE TRAVAUX DE FONDATION · Brussel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Association pour promouvoir le bien-être à travers le sport · Ukkel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Association belge des parents des Enafans Drépanocytaires · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2015
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Abbreviation of ACADEMIE BELGE POUR L'EDUCATION ET L'ENSEIGNEMENT · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Abbreviation of AU BIEN-ETRE PERMACOLE · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Association Belge pour l'environnement et la Santé · Liège · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Association Belge de l'Entreprenariat · Other business support services · Waterloo · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ASSISTANCE ET BIEN ETRE POUR TOUS · Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Office administrative and support services · Ravels · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Chastre · since 2022
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Torhout · since 2023
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Braine-le-Château · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of RUITENWASSERIJ ABECO · Other specialised construction activities · since 2002