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.
“ALTER SELECTION”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other education · Liège · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Sélection · Retail sale of lighting equipment · Liège · since 1950
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1960
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Vermogensbeheer · Haaltert · since 2011
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Genappe · since 2015
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zemst · since 2002
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Mixed farming · since 2013
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2022
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1996
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Ukkel · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of BEPA · Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 1992
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2017
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Computer programming · Jabbeke · since 2018
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · La Louvière · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Waimes · since 2008
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Waregem · since 1981
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1999
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General electrical installation work · Deinze · since 2014
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Genk · since 2017
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · Kraainem · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of V.I.F. SELECTION NV · Wholesale of wines and spirits · Pajottegem · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of PAN & KIM · Other specialised construction activities · Thuin · since 2007
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Gent · since 2022
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Removal services · since 2015