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.
“BALKO”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Manufacture of outerwear · Waregem · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of PREDALCO · Vervaardiging van artikelen van beton voor de bouw · Lokeren · since 2004
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Lokeren · since 2016
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten op het gebied van persoonlijke dienstverlening · since 2025
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2009
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Schaarbeek · since 1977
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1540Sofia · since 1989
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Elsene · since 1997
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Koekelberg · since 2006
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Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2020
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Logistics services · since 2020
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since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2015
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Landscape service activities · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Balkans Spirit · Beyne-Heusay · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of FACTORY 24 · Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2020
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General medical practice · Vorst · since 2021
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Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Roofing work · Gent · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Blankenberge · since 1988
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Development of residential building projects · Oosterzele · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of AL-KO KOBER BV · Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Hengelo · since 2000
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Machining of metals · Willebroek · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of ÖZ MIDYAT · Cafés and bars · Jette · since 2018
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since 2009
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Abbreviation of Bouwmaatschappij Antwerpen-Limburg · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1966
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2017
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Temse · since 2020