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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE ROOFING DAKWERKEN · Roofing work · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Tienen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Ambassadeurs du Royaume de Dieu · Anderlecht · since 2020
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Forging of metal · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Roller Derby · Sports and recreation education · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Atelier Rebuild · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
Names that resemble it 61 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Compass Group Belgium · Contract catering and other food service activities · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1971
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kalmthout · since 1985
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen · Ardooie · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Aviation Research and Development Institute · Brussel · since 1989
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Andenne · since 1989
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since 1989
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Support activities for crop production · Theux · since 1991
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Wholesale of other household goods · Mouscron · since 1996
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Evere · since 1999
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Antwerpen · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schoten · since 2014
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Gourin (Morbihan) · since 1977
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2016
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Other specialised construction activities · Charleroi · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Atelier d’Architecture Roufosse Delgrange · Activities of building architects · Herve · since 2019
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Abbreviation of ANESTHESIE - REANIMATION DAMIEN KEMPENEERS · Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of A&D Works · Business and other management consultancy · Wielsbeke · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Adviesbureau renovatie,dak en gevel · Activities of building architects · Nijlen · since 2021
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Harelbeke · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Oupeye · since 2022
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Removal services · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Libre comme l'Art · Wavre · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of StraVIS · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Herzele · since 2007
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Abbreviation of AU ROYAUME DES MOTS · Translation services · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2024
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2024
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Ath · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Agriwerken Ronny Declercq · Support activities for crop production · Tielt · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Arduinna Vzw · Gent · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1946
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION ROYALE DES INGÉNIEURS DIPLOMÉS DE L'INSTITUT MEURICE · Anderlecht · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Association Régionale des Directeurs et Ingénieurs communaux · Namur · since 1977
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General electrical installation work · Oudergem · since 1982
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Activities of holding companies · Maaseik · since 1989
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wichelen · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of ARDIS Information Systems · Computer programming · Aalter · since 1990
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Abbreviation of ANALYSE-RECHERCHE-DEVELOPPEMENT POUR L'INFORMATIQUE ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1993
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Other photographic activities · Mechelen · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ARDENNES ACCUEIL · Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Ferrières · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · Lendelede · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2020
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Gent · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Computer programming · Wingene · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Estinnes · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zaventem · since 2009
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Activities of building architects · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Hove · since 2012
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Other specialised construction activities · Dendermonde · since 2004
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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · since 2009
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Blankenberge · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Name of an establishment · Media representation · Sint-Truiden · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Association régionale pour la Diversification des Entreprises et le Développement industriel · Seraing · since 1983
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Abbreviation of AU ROYAUME DES DRAGEES & DE LA DECO · Elsene · since 2011
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2006