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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zandhoven · since 2018
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Elsene · since 1988
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Personenvervoer door de lucht · since 1991
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General electrical installation work · Zemst · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ukkel · since 2003
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Seraing · since 1986
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Mixed farming · Genappe · since 1991
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Personenvervoer door de lucht · Ramillies · since 2017
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Plombières · since 2006
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Turnhout · since 1977
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Name of an establishment of AVIMMO HOME CONSULTING · Real estate agency activities · Esneux · since 2002
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Abbreviation of AV - INVEST & MANAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · Beringen · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Juprelle · since 2026
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Aalter · since 2016