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.
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2004
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Inland freight water transport · Antwerpen · since 2003
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since 1981
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · since 2009
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2013
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2015
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since 2018
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2021
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Bredene · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Bierbeek · since 2026
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since 1988
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since 1983
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Aviation Research and Development Institute · Brussel · since 1989
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since 1989
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Wholesale of other household goods · Mouscron · since 1996
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Ath · since 2024
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Abbreviation of AMELIORATION ET RECUPERATION DE TECHNOLOGIES OBSOLETES - DOORBREKEN VAN INGEBEELDETECHNOLOGISCHE VEROUDERING · Elsene · since 2000
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · since 1989
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · since 1989
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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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Gent · 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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General electrical installation work · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2009
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · since 1985
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ardooie · since 1981
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Ninove · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 1997
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Beersel · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Namur · since 2024
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Association régionale pour la Diversification des Entreprises et le Développement industriel · Seraing · since 1983