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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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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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Abbreviation of AENSPECK - WELLENS STEENOKKERZEEL · Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Steenokkerzeel · since 1989
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Overige plantenvermeerdering · Kasterlee · since 1989
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Roofing work · Peer · since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · Oud-Turnhout · since 2022
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Temse · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · since 2023
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Support activities for crop production · Oudsbergen · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ART'ELEC WIRELESS SYSTEMS · General electrical installation work · Chaudfontaine · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of W.J. · Hotels and similar accommodation · Hasselt · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Algemene Werken Scheepers · Floor and wall tiling · Pelt · since 2023
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Zwevegem · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Aalst · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ALLWORKS SOLUTION · Freight transport by road · Koekelberg · since 2026
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Zwevegem · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Zwevegem · since 2024
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Water Ski Club · Antwerpen · since 1949
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Abbreviation of Agence Wallonne pour la sécurité routière · Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Namur · since 2013
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Insulation installation · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Berlare · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Knokke-Heist · since 2013
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Other printing · since 2015
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Graphic design and visual communication · Cerfontaine · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Aquaculteurs de Wallonie · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1984
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Abbreviation of ALAIN WIRTZ · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ukkel · since 1990
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Art Waves · Enghien · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Alpha Whale · Gent · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Profondeville · since 2017
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Dental practice · Brussel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Annelies Weyts · Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATIONWORLD · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ATELIERS WAUTERS · Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Charleroi · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Limbourg · since 2024
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Abbreviation of AGRIWAN · Support activities for crop production · Gouvy · since 2025
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Abbreviation of alainwine · Retail sale of wines and spirits · Braives · since 2026
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Maaseik · since 2017