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.
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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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of building architects · Nieuwpoort · since 1989
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Turnhout · since 2006
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Activities of lawyers · Vorst · since 2016
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Production of cinema films · Elsene · since 1988
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Zaventem · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Other information service activities · Herenthout · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Liège · since 2020
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Dental practice · Zoersel · since 2020
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Retail sale of household furniture · Büllingen · since 1978
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Association pour la promotion de la langue Afar · Brussel · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · Etterbeek · since 1989
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Office administrative and support services · since 2014
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Diensten in verband met de luchtvaart · Izegem · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of LetsBuild Belgium SA · Computer programming · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of VLOT! PROJECTS · Floor and wall tiling · Willebroek · since 2004
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Diksmuide · since 2005
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Other business support services · Hulshout · since 2000
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Lochristi · since 2025
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Other sports activities · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Air Products Limited · New Malden /Surrey/ · since 1974
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Abbreviation of ASFALT PRODUCTIE LIMBURG · Vervaardiging van andere niet-metaalhoudende minerale producten, n.e.g. · Heusden-Zolder · since 1997
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Abbreviation of AUTOMOTIVE PARTS LOGISTICS · Freight transport by road · Zele · since 2002
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Specialist medical practice · Edegem · since 2022
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Joinery installation · since 2005
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP PACKAGING and LOGISTICS · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of A PASTRY LAB · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · since 2020
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
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Brussel · since 1959
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Waterloo · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1991
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Diepenbeek · since 2003
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 1990
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General construction of residential buildings · Glabbeek · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ganshoren · since 2016
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2018
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Name of Yilmet · Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Isaplan Training · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Asse · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Damme · since 2010
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WILTZ · since 2004
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Other software publishing · Liège · since 2024
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Wichelen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Asse · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van communicatieapparatuur · Oudergem · since 2001