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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE ONDERNEMING VAES · Site preparation · Zonhoven · since 2000
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Travel agency activities · since 1988
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Hasselt · since 2016
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Avocat Ronan VILAINE · Activities of lawyers · Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 2020
Names that resemble it 50 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of VORMINGSINSTELLING VOOR ARBEIDERS · Office administrative and support services · Zemst · since 1995
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Charleroi · since 2014
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Destelbergen · since 2018
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Activities of lawyers · Gent · since 2020
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Haaltert · since 2020
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Landscape service activities · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of IF AMENAGEMENT · Landscape service activities · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van zuivelproducten · Esneux · since 2010
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Name of DR.CLAIRE APER,PEDIATER · Specialist medical practice · Halle · since 2008
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Real estate agency activities · Opwijk · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Herent · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Brugge · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · since 2026
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Combined facilities support activities · Mechelen · since 1988
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Ukkel · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of ARVAL BELGIUM · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Zaventem · since 1989
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Houffalize · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 1991
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Hamont-Achel · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of SALHI · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2001
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Mixed farming · Riemst · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Arche de vie · Wavre · since 2014
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Templeuve · since 2016
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Mons · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Malle · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Herve · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Eeklo · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Bredene · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Leuven · since 2019
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2021
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Activities of building architects · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kortenberg · since 2021
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Computer programming · Herselt · since 2022
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Insurance agents and brokers · Jabbeke · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of HNC Performance · Retail sale of bicycles · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tremelo · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of AL MALIKI · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Amay · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Mortsel · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Beernem · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Beernem · since 2026
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Hemiksem · since 2026
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Animal Racing · Zoersel · since 2024