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.
“ALCA”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Poperinge · since 1985
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · La Louvière · since 1998
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlecht · since 1999
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Retail sale of footwear · Kruisem · since 2017
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Other construction installation · Soignies · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2025
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Other business support services · Temse · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1981
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Activities of holding companies · Seraing · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Seraing · since 2021
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Machining of metals · Ravels · since 1991
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1998
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Activities of head offices · Koksijde · since 2013
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Bussum · since 2010
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Activities of bailiffs · Gesves · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Amicale des Loisirs du Cheminot · Travel agency activities · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1974
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Vervaardiging van civiele lucht- en ruimtevaartuigen en van toestellen in verband daarmee · Haacht · since 1975
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Abbreviation of AUTOHANDEL LAMBRICHTS - CLAESEN · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Diepenbeek · since 1987
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Abbreviation of ALCONSULT · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beersel · since 1988
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General electrical installation work · Brugge · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 1992
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lessines · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Leather Company · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Logistic Consult · Freight transport by road · Brussel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR L'ACCOMPAGNEMENT DES LOCATAIRES - C.P.A.S. · Schaarbeek · since 2002
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since 1994
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Other business support services · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Aarschot · since 2016
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brugge · since 2016
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalter · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zaventem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE LOODGIETERIJ CLAES · Plumbing work · Aartselaar · since 2012
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tienen · since 2004
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Other retail sale of new goods · Evere · since 2006
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Bewerken van diamant · Berlaar · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Temse · since 2024
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Archery Club Libersart · Walhain · since 2026
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Liège · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 1995
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Name of an establishment · Buying and selling of own real estate · Arendonk · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2012
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Name of an establishment · Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ATELIERS LOUIS CARTON · Vervaardiging van andere tanks, reservoirs en bergingsmiddelen, van metaal · Tournai · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Anderlecht - Loisirs - Culture · Anderlecht · since 1996
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Waregem · since 2011