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.
“APOBEL”
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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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Zottegem · since 2006
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Elsene · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Aardappelpool België · Herzele · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beloeil · since 1990
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Brasschaat · since 1992
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Abbreviation of AROBEL CHASSIS · Joinery installation · Ukkel · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Associaçao dos Moçambicanos na Bélgica · Wichelen · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Jurbise · since 2017
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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of DKC · Machining of metals · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Association des personnes d'origine burundaise de charleroi · Charleroi · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of MANCHA · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Edegem · since 2016
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General medical practice · Thuin · since 2026
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Boussu · since 1999