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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Luxembourg · since 1913
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Luxembourg L.2930 · since 1986
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Brussel · since 2002
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Site preparation · Roeselare · since 2014
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Plumbing work · since 2021
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Arlon · since 2024
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Herentals · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Athénée Royal de Binche Ecole Primaire · Binche · since 1995
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · since 2012
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Joinery installation · Avelgem · since 1995
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Jabbeke · since 2000
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Operation of sports facilities · Brussel · since 2014
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Site preparation · Brasschaat · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Brecht · since 2015
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Brussel · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Brussel · since 2013
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Activities of building architects · Rixensart · since 2023
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Gent · since 2007
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oudsbergen · since 2025
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Namur · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Assistance Radio Bruxelles · Jette · since 1981
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Abbreviation of MASSON EN Co CONSULTANTS · Other building finishing work · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Waregem · since 1990
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Abbreviation of ART - REPARATION - BETON · Other building finishing work · Herstal · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Chateau de Vierset · Activities of building architects · Destelbergen · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of ANTOING RECYCLAGE BETONS · Materials recovery from waste · Antoing · since 1998
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Other specialised construction activities · Brecht · since 1999
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Abbreviation of L'alliance des roumains en Belgique · Evere · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Les Archers des Remparts de Binche · Binche · since 2023
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Joinery installation · since 2024
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ardooie · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 2015
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Trade name of Abeco · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2012
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Activities of building architects · Elsene · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Habay · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Pelt · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Vertoning van films · Brussel · since 2007
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES RESSORTISSANTS DE BEGUEDO EN BELGIQUE · Arlon · since 2026
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Maaseik · since 2020
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Damme · since 1978
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Abbreviation of ADVIES EN REORGANISATIE BUREAU · Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 1989