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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2022
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Site preparation · Chastre · since 2005
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Aalter · since 1969
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Coating of metals · Liège · since 1987
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1991
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Algemene Bouwhandels- en Transportkantoor · Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Wommelgem · since 1960
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 1996
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 2024
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Freight transport by road · Koekelare · since 1980
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Abbreviation of ALL TRADING COMPAGNY · Elsene · since 1985
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Inland freight water transport · Vilvoorde · since 1988
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Niklaas · since 1995
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Joinery installation · since 2014
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Roeselare · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Atrado · Translation services · Hasselt · since 2004
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Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2006
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Namur · since 2006
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Teelt van specerijgewassen en van aromatische en medicinale gewassen · Knokke-Heist · since 2025
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luxembourg · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ACTIE VOOR SOLIDARITEIT MET DE ONTWIKKELINGSLANDEN · Oudenaarde · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of ray/ray/ · Activities of interior architects · Schaarbeek · since 2015
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Computer programming · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2023
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Lokeren · since 2015