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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Fosses-la-Ville · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Anders Kan Best · Sint-Niklaas · since 1969
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Antwerpen · since 1994
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Other membership organisations · Gent · since 1996
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Interior design · Knokke-Heist · since 1999
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2000
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Retail sale of household furniture · Mechelen · since 2001
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Leopoldsburg · since 2013
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Web portal activities · Andenne · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Elsene · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2023
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Abbreviation of association bangou du benelux · Anderlecht · since 2008
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General electrical installation work · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2024
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Nijlen · since 2024
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Ichtegem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Centre Culturel Swahili de Belgique · Liège · since 2025
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Aangepast Wonen Antwerpen vzw · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of NEPTUMAR · Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1985
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vorst · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of INVULNERABLE · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Colfontaine · since 1989
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Ukkel · since 1994
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Abbreviation of APERS BRAM ELECTRICITEITSWERKEN · General electrical installation work · Lier · since 2002
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Hairdressing and barber services · Verviers · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Brussels Agentschap voor Ondernemerschap · Overheden van gemeenschappen en gewesten · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Gent · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Advanced Belgian Engineering · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ALLERGIENET · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Lebbeke · since 2008
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Abbreviation of ANIOMA WELFARE ASSOCIATION · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of ART DU BATIMENT & DE L ENERGIE SA · General electrical installation work · Fleurus · since 2011
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2004
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Jette · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of SHALIMAR · Other retail sale of food · Gent · since 2007
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Abbreviation of AWA PROCUREMAN · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Asymmetric Warfare Analysis · Market research and public opinion polling · Leuven · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Anorexie Boulimie Ensemble · Liège · since 2025
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Other legal services · Brussel · since 2000
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Assesse · since 2011