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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of AUTOMOTIVE INVEST · Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Mechelen · since 1968
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Abbreviation of AUTO RETRO MOSAN · Villers-le-Bouillet · since 1988
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Activities of lawyers · Liège · since 2022
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Manufacture of jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Anti-racism Movement · Elsene · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Mortsel · since 2025
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Insulation installation · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Automobile - Renting - Moving · Removal services · Antwerpen · since 2020
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Immo Herckenrode · Hasselt · since 1961
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Abbreviation of Association royale des meuniers belges · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 1913
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1970
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Messancy · since 1983
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Ans · since 1986
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Activities of building architects · Kasterlee · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van andere tanks, reservoirs en bergingsmiddelen, van metaal · Seraing · since 1993
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Herk-de-Stad · since 1996
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Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Association des Ressortissants de Mali en Belgique · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES RESSORTISSANTS MAURITANIENS EN FLANDRE · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Retail sale of antiques · Brugge · since 2015
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Seneffe · since 2015
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Activities of head offices · Beernem · since 2016
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Groothandel in schoeisel · Nivelles · since 2012
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since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Hannut · since 2004
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Abbreviation of ARMA FRUIT · Mixed farming · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of CMA-Immo · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Jodoigne · since 2007
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Chaudfontaine · since 2025
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Other cleaning activities · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Other business support services · Ternat · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van andere niet-metaalhoudende minerale producten, n.e.g. · Bastogne · since 1972
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Antwerpen · since 1974
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Tremelo · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of MUJKANOVIC · General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 1996
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Zaventem · since 1997
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Hairdressing and barber services · Meise · since 2002
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Ganshoren · since 2002
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2014
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Materials recovery from waste · since 2019
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lennik · since 2016
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Namur · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Evere · since 2017
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Limbourg · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Ninove · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2023
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Geraardsbergen · since 2012
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Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Geel · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2025
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Other business support services · Kampenhout · since 2026
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Amsterdam · since 1978
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Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1989