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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Plumbing work · Zwevegem · since 2024
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Computer programming · since 2008
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Machining of metals · Peer · since 2003
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Charleroi · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Asset and Liability Management International · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Grez-Doiceau · since 1989
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Land surveying · Bredene · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Association des logements à loyer modéré · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of ALMI Electricity · General electrical installation work · Zelzate · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Vorst · since 2022
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Trade name of SOGEMAT · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Namur · since 1923
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Abbreviation of ALL MARITIME SERVICES · Logistics services · Kapellen · since 1989
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Office administrative and support services · Oud-Turnhout · since 2022
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Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Brugge · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2011
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Bewerken van metaal en poedermetallurgie · Bree · since 2004
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Profondeville · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Alligator · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Gent · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Action libérale liégeoise · Activiteiten van politieke organisaties · Liège · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1999
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Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g. · Maaseik · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Pont-à-Celles · since 2019
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2021
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Abbreviation of AUTOS LEASING LOCATION · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Chaudfontaine · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · Jurbise · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Waregem · since 1980
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 1989
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Teelt van druiven · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1992
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Abbreviation of ALL MARKETS COMPANY · Business and other management consultancy · Buggenhout · since 1997
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Repair and maintenance of machinery
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Nursing and midwifery · Oudenburg · since 2016
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Freight transport by road · Brakel · since 2006
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2006
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · since 2023
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Leuven · since 2025
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Construction of roads and motorways · Herselt · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Crisnée · since 2017
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Ciney · since 1985
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Gent · since 1982