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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP TRADING INTERNATIONAL COMPANY · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Kontich · since 1997
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Maldegem · since 1995
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Laakdal · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of ARCHITECTEN ASSOCIATIE ATRIO · Activities of building architects · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Geel · since 2014
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Socio-cultural adult education · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Gembloux · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Bornem · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Atria Vitea · Brussel · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van sportartikelen · Dilbeek · since 2015