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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Bassindustry · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Bekkevoort · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Wervik · since 2017
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Other specialised construction activities · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · Arendonk · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Bij Nader Inzien · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
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Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · since 2015
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2023
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Event catering · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2021
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION FOR SLEEP RESEARCH AND SLEEP MEDICINE · Ukkel · since 1982
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Activities of holding companies · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2003
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Finishing of textiles · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Belgian Association of Snowsports in Schools, University Colleges and Universities · Brugge · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Brussels Association of the Social Sciences · Other educational support services · Elsene · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE AND SERVICES · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Menen · since 2010
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2007
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BELGIUM AIR- & SEAFREIGHT SERVICES · Logistics services · Steenokkerzeel · since 2024
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Lille · since 2025
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Deinze · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Wichelen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2011
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Anzegem · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Société Bassillienne de Gestion Immobilière et de Construction · Overige gespecialiseerde bouwactiviteiten in de constructie van gebouwen, n.e.g. · Silly · since 1996
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Development of non-residential building projects · Lokeren · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · Kruisem · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 2009
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Braine-le-Château · since 1982
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ciney · since 1989
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2021
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Insurance agents and brokers · Hannut · since 2011
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN SUPPORT FOR JEWISH PUBLICATIONS · Kontich · since 2008
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Wemmel · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Bureau d'Affaires Surquin · Héron · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Banking & Accounting System · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Haacht · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Belgian Air Support · since 1995
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Abbreviation of SECURITAS ALERT SERVICES · Investigation and private security services · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1997
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Abbreviation of BUREAU ASSURANCES SERVICES · Insurance agents and brokers · Oudergem · since 1999
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Advertising agencies · since 2014
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brecht · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BPO Accounting Support Services · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Schilde · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BAX AGRI SERVICES · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Beauraing · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BERADSYL · Office administrative and support services · Villers-la-Ville · since 2010
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2025
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Vlieg- en vaaronderricht · since 2012
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Name of an establishment · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Geel · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN AUDIO-VISUAL-SERVICES · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 1982
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Abbreviation of BLACK ANGELS SECURITY · Jodoigne · since 1999