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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van draad en van kettingen en veren · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Association des Commerçants et des Artisans de la Ville d'Aubange · Other membership organisations · Aubange · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of LE SANGLIER DES ARDENNES · Hotels and similar accommodation · Durbuy · since 1976
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Trade name of Velu Masure · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1980
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES COMMERCANTS DE L'AVENUE JEAN VOLDERS ET ENVIRONS · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1985
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Cafés and bars · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · since 1989
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Full-service restaurants · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of V-AR · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Leuven · since 2017
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Dental practice · Westerlo · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Treffi · Web portal activities · Wervik · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of JASBIR MEHLA · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of CENTRAVINS · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Charleroi · since 1983
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Oudenaarde · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2014
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Roofing work · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Alliance Commerciale et Artisanale · Brussel · since 1977
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Abbreviation of ATHLETIC CLUB ANVAING · Operation of sports facilities · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Atletiekclub Alken · Alken · since 1984
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1986
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General electrical installation work · Zoersel · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Added V@lue Engineering · Market research and public opinion polling · Ukkel · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Association pour la Coopération Académique - Academic Cooperation Association · Other information service activities · Brussel · since 1993
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Herzele · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Active Company Antwerp · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ALLONS VIVRE ENSEMBLE · Other membership organisations · Liège · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Archives et Centre culturel d'Arenberg - Archief en Cultuurcentrum van Arenberg - Archiv- und Kulturzentrum von Arenberg · Activiteiten van archieven · Enghien · since 1997
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIAZIONE CLUB AZZURRI · Genk · since 2001
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Abbreviation of AUTO CLUB ASSIST · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brussel · since 2001
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Other education · Hasselt · since 2014
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Kalmthout · since 2013
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Vorst · since 2014
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Abbreviation of L'Amant Vert Editions · Detailhandel in boeken · Quévy · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Aikidoclub Aarschot · Aarschot · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Aimer C'est Agir · Vorst · since 2017
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Abbreviation of AVENIR DE NOS ENFANTS · Lede · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Airline Catering Association · Brussel · since 2018
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Abbreviation of ACTIONS CHRETIENNES POUR L'AFRIQUE · Seraing · since 2019
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Overijse · since 2019
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Abbreviation of L'ASBL AKANDJO CITE DES ANGES · Liège · since 2020
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Abbreviation of AUTO CONCEPT ANTWERPEN · Grimbergen · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · since 2000
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Other technical testing and analysis · Roeselare · since 2009
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION CYCLOS ANDENNE · Andenne · since 2012
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Vocational training · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of ACA Epuration des Eaux · Baggerwerken · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Animation Village ETHE · Virton · since 2005
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Abbreviation of ALARME VIDEO EXPERTISE · General electrical installation work · Namur · since 2006
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Abbreviation of ARTISTIQUE CLUB ACADEMIE · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2007
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION CULTURAL AFRO-CUBANA · Brussel · since 2007
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Pajottegem · since 2007
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Activities of head offices · Schelle · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ANTOINE CUVELIER AVOCAT · Activities of lawyers · Etterbeek · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Agence Continentale et Anglaise · Zaventem · since 1927
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Abbreviation of ALL COMPUTER AFFAIRS · Zandhoven · since 1985
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Abbreviation of APPRENDRE A VIVRE ENSEMBLE · Ganshoren · since 2001
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Freight transport by road · Temse · since 2018