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.
“ALCOTA”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Menen · since 2001
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Gent · since 1991
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Roofing work · Estaimpuis · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Kontich · since 1981
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · Mons · since 2004
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Activities of notaries · Comines-Warneton · since 2007
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Combined facilities support activities · Roeselare · since 1982
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Willebroek · since 1983
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Begijnendijk · since 1987
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Ukkel · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Seraing · since 2014
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Schilderen van civieltechnische werken · Schoten · since 2015
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · since 1978
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Temse · since 2004
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Brussel · since 1993
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Beerse · since 1985
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Hasselt · since 1985
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Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen · Mechelen · since 1986
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1991
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Computer programming · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1992
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · Bornem · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of VERTIS BRUSSELS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2013
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2023
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Joinery installation · since 1969
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2005
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Coating of metals · Hoogstraten · since 2007
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Freight transport by road · Staden · since 2007
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 2016
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Roofing work · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Wanze · since 2020
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General medical practice · since 2005
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lier · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of COMO · Full-service restaurants · Schilde · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2020
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2019