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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Ichtegem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Association internationale des Ecrivains africains · Liège · since 1986
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Joinery installation · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2010
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Oostende · since 2012
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Other business support services · Lochristi · since 2025
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Brecht · since 1974
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 2015
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · since 1983
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gavere · since 2008
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2026
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Trade name of HULP AAN DE GEHANDICAPTEN VAN SUB-SAHARAANS AFRIKA · Geraardsbergen · since 1995
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION INTERCOMMUNALE POUR LE DEMERGEMENT ET L'EPURATION DES COMMUNES DE LA PROVINCE DE LIEGE · Afvalwaterafvoer · Saint-Nicolas · since 1928
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Abbreviation of Bureau d'Ingénieurs Conseils - Automatique, Informatique, Développements, Etudes · Ukkel · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Association Inter-réseaux des Directions d'École · Nivelles · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Association internationale de Droit économique · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1982
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION CONTRE L'INJUSTICE, LADICTATURE ET LES EXCLUSIONS · Oudergem · since 1994
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Etobicoke · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Assistance, Instruction, Développement Enfant · Elsene · since 1998
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE D'EMPLOYEURS · Anderlecht · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION INTERCULTURELLE DE DIALOGUE ET D'EDUCATION · Schaarbeek · since 2002
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 1992
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Vermogensbeheer · Zedelgem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of AIDE À L'INTÉGRATION ET AU DÉVELOPPEMENT · Asse · since 2010
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2024
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Namur · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Entraide, Solidarité, Solitude · Brussel · since 1978
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Brussel · since 2001
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Anzegem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'ESTIME DE SOI ET DU SOI · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2009
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Abbreviation of TREFPUNT DE RAAF · Aartselaar · since 1973
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Development of residential building projects · Middelkerke · since 2002
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Abbreviation of DESIGN EVENTS RENOVATION ARCHITECTURE · Activities of building architects · Elsene · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Association internationale de Documentation et d'Expertise · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ukkel · since 1946
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Abbreviation of Association internationale d'aide aux entrepreneurs · Waterloo · since 1984