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.
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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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 2002
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Wholesale of timber · Couvin · since 2023
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Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · since 2025
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Dendermonde · since 1981
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lede · since 2017
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Gent · since 2018
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Development of non-residential building projects · Mechelen · since 1993
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Office administrative and support services · Gent · since 1997
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Ninove · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of BOSSUYT VASTGOED · Development of residential building projects · Brugge · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of PROMEVA · Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2003
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Mol · since 2018
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Deinze · since 2019
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Elsene · since 1972
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Dendermonde · since 2021
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LOOS · since 2004
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Aarschot · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of Satis · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Westerlo · since 2013
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Finishing of textiles · since 2016
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Site preparation · Herent · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Ichtegem · since 2011
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Performing arts by independent artists · Stavelot · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION PROFESSIONNELLE GÉNÉRALE · General construction of residential buildings · Seneffe · since 2021
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Computer programming · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION PANAFRICAINE POUR LA PROTECTION ET LA PROMOTION DES DROITS HUMAINS ET DES PERSONNES DETENUES · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Association pour la Promotion de la Culture Africaine et l'Aide aux Femmes et Enfants en milieu rural et Centres urbains défavorisés · Charleroi · since 2024
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Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · Heusden-Zolder · since 2025