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.
“ALVO”
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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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Temse · since 1952
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Oostburg · since 1993
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1966
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General electrical installation work · Overijse · since 1989
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 1990
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Edegem · since 1992
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Moorslede · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Antwerps Liberaal Verbond · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Lesage Real Estate · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Steenokkerzeel · since 2002
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Elsene · since 2014
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Thuisverpleging Daphné Vanclooster · Nursing and midwifery · Kuurne · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Diksmuide · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of FOOD ENTERPRISE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zaventem · since 2023
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Other construction installation · Brugge · since 2010
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Plastering work · Beringen · since 2006
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 2008
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Geel · since 2024
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Raising of dairy cattle · Essen · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Aalst · since 2026
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Aalst · since 1979
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Namur · since 1989
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Oostende · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of SB Motorhomes · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Izegem · since 2020
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Other financial services · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2025
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Lasne · since 1968
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Logging · Ukkel · since 1977
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Plumbing work · Zandhoven · since 1986
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1986
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Elsene · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Lanaken · since 1990
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luxembourg · since 1992
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Production of cinema films · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudenaarde · since 2016
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Site preparation · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Bureau Albert BEAUBOIRE · Insurance agents and brokers · Somme-Leuze · since 2020
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Real estate agency activities · Oostkamp · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Other information service activities · Opwijk · since 2023
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · Asse · since 2004
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Freight transport by road · Chimay · since 2007
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Abbreviation of ASSISTANCE LOCATION VENTE AUTOCARS · TOURS · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Atletiek land van Aalst · Other sports activities · Aalst · since 2008
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Abbreviation of APARICIO- LOICQ Vétérinaires Associés · Veterinary services · Villers-la-Ville · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Balen · since 2025
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Psychology services · Duffel · since 2017
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Huldenberg · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2002
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Mechelen · since 1956
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Abbreviation of Algemeen Lenings-en Verzekeringskantoor van Gent · Gent · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Agence Liégeoise de Vente Automobile · Liège · since 1955