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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Roofing work · Destelbergen · since 2025
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Anderlecht · since 2012
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Other specialised construction activities · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Site preparation · Gent · since 2020
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2025
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Temse · since 2006
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Samenstellen en uitzenden van televisieprogramma’s en distributie van video’s · Mol · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Harelbeke · since 2005
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Plastering work · Balen · since 2019
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Other legal services · Gent · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · Roosdaal · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Degroote Real Estate Construct · General construction of residential buildings · Oostende · since 1991
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Groothandel in vloer- en wandtegels · Oostende · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zwalm · since 2006
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Mechelen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of RDG MANAGEMENT · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Trooz · since 2022
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Painting of buildings · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Rumst · since 2009
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Groothandel in installatiemateriaal voor loodgieterswerk en verwarming · Antwerpen · since 2024