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.
“ALKAWE”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other building finishing work · Zandhoven · since 2024
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Machining of metals · since 2021
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Erpe-Mere · since 1992
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Avelgem · since 1997
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Ukkel · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Genk · since 2001
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Vermogensbeheer · Overijse · since 2011
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Nijlen · since 2021
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Other building finishing work · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 2026
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Other printing · Leuven · since 1979
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Duffel · since 1982
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General construction of residential buildings · Brasschaat · since 1990
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Joinery installation · Ranst · since 2015
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Groothandel in voedsel voor huisdieren · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Algemeen Kantoor voor Zakenbeheer · Rumst · since 1968
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Gent · since 1990
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Dental practice · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2015
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Dental practice · Brussel · since 2019
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Waterloo · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of T&Mihmat · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Genk · since 2019
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Zottegem · since 2010
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2003