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.
“ACOTE”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2026
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Waterbouw, muv baggerwerken · Aalst · since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · Zandhoven · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Deinze · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Alken · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudenaarde · since 2026
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Andenne · since 1993
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2018
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Machining of metals · Oostrozebeke · since 2025
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SAINT-MARTIN D'HERES · since 2004
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since 1969
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Beersel · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of ETABLISSEMENTS ACO · Wholesale of other household goods · Sprimont · since 1971
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 1976
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Name of an establishment of DKH · Ondersteunende diensten in verband met de bosbouw · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Mariene aquacultuur · Oostende · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Ateliers créatifs du chant d'oiseau · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Architectural Consultancy Office · Activities of building architects · Mechelen · since 2008
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of FERRI & SORRENTINO · Full-service restaurants · Oudergem · since 2011
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de verspreiding van inhoud · since 2006
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LES ROCHES-DE-CONDRIEU · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Wervik · since 1998
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Association de Coopération avec l'Etranger · Brussel · since 1968