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.
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Saint-Nicolas · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Harelbeke · since 2017
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Other business support services · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2005
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Kontich · since 1996
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Elsene · since 1979
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Kapellen · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Association culturelle d'Activités Dansantes et sportives · Tournai · since 1986
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Etterbeek · since 1995
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Other information technology and computer services · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Awans · since 2014
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2015
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Lanaken · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of OPENLANE Europe · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tienen · since 2004
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 1995
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1986
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Malle · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Association de didacticiens en Sciences · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Association pour la Coopération et l'Auto-Développement · Ciney · since 2020
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 1998
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Abbreviation of ACAD MANUTENTION LEVAGE · Overige vrachtbehandeling, exclusief in zeehavens · Flémalle · since 2005
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Abbreviation of LES AMIS DE L'ACADEMIE · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2005
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Koekelberg · since 2008
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Painting of buildings · since 2011
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Izegem · since 2012
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Abbreviation of AGHEM CULTURAL AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION BELGIUM VZW · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Computer programming · Wissen · since 2025