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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Association belge napoléonienne · Nivelles · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Association belge de Narcolepsie · Arlon · since 1997
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Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ABN Architectes · Activities of building architects · Orp-Jauche · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Amana Business Network · Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Antwerpen · since 2022
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of ASSAYERS BENELUX · Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Stabroek · since 1986
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Advanced Bureautics Network Center · General electrical installation work · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Media representation · Schoten · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Denderleeuw · since 2023
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2026
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Somme-Leuze · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Lochristi · since 2021
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of IM Ultrasonic Belgium · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1972
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Name of an establishment of SABCO · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Etterbeek · since 1985
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Abbreviation of ARCHITECTES BATISSEURS- ARCHITEKTEN BOUWERS · Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of ANDRE BENS · Buying and selling of own real estate · Geel · since 1988
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Abbreviation of ARTISANAT DU BATIMENT · General construction of residential buildings · Ukkel · since 1989
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Putte · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of TWIN PETROLEUM · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Schaarbeek · since 2000
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Wichelen · since 2001
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Support activities for crop production · Linter · since 2003
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Abbreviation of ALGOBAT · General electrical installation work · Koekelberg · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Brasschaat · since 2013
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Abbreviation of AS BEAN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2019
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Abbreviation of AUROBINDO · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Jette · since 2019
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Abbreviation of De Antwerpse Bouwmeester · Other business support services · Schilde · since 2020
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2022
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · Hamont-Achel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Artsenbelang · Gent · since 2008
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Abbreviation of ANTONIADIS E. & BELMIRA R. · Glaszetten · Anderlecht · since 2009
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Waterloo · since 2009
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Abbreviation of ADVIES+BESTUUR · Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2004
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2004
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Abbreviation of "AFTER BURN" · Neufchâteau · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ALAFIA BENIN · Seraing · since 2025
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Site preparation · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Antheia Belgium · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Brussel · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Vorst · since 2011
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Joinery installation · since 2020
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Abbreviation of AB Consult · Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Merchtem · since 2020
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2022