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
31 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Merchtem · since 1997
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Pijnacker · since 1976
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1988
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Putte · since 1990
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Development of residential building projects · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Marvida International · Elsene · since 1977
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Blégny · since 1990
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Plumbing work · Duffel · since 1991
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Comblain-au-Pont · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Animation, Formation, Information, Cöordination · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Namur · since 1999
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Logistics services · Keerbergen · since 2003
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Psychology services · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Les Vieux Compagnons · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Materials recovery from waste
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Activities of holding companies · Eghezée · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Maaseik · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Herent · since 2021
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Other business support services · Mechelen · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Dentergem · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ADVICE MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY · Public relations and communication consultancy · Elsene · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2006
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2023
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Durbuy · since 2024
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Abbreviation of AC Inox Company · Business and other management consultancy · Ganshoren · since 2025
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Pet boarding · since 2025
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Oostende · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 1979
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE BILJARTCOMPAGNIE · Brussel · since 1985
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Anderlecht · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Assistance en Gestion Informatique et Connexes · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1997
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Warehousing Investment · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1974
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATED WEAVERS INTERNATIONAL · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Ronse · since 1984
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Abbreviation of ADGN WORLD INVEST · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mons · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Art World Institute · Stavelot · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 2002
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Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of KATHOLIEK SECUNDAIR ONDERWIJS SINT-WILLIBRORD · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Pelt · since 1991
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Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1993
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Oud-Turnhout · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2002
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Machining of metals · Kuurne · since 2018
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Land surveying · Balen · since 2024
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