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.
“BCEC”
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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Abbreviation of ARCH & TECO ENGINEERING · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gent · since 1991
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Mons · since 2016
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BUREAU COMPTABLE EUROPEEN · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Schaarbeek · since 1989
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General electrical installation work · Charleroi · since 2013
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Abbreviation of BRAND COOPERATION EUROPE · since 2014
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Abbreviation of België-China economische & culturele ontwikkeling vereniging · Wijnegem · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Brussels Chamber Ensemble · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Aubel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BUSINESS CLUB EUROPE · Oostende · since 2005
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Demolition · Sint-Laureins · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ML Consult · Business and other management consultancy · Ramillies · since 1975
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Leuven · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Badminton Club Enghien Silly · Enghien · since 2003
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Abbreviation of BUREAU CONSEIL EMILE BERNARD · Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Stichting tot Behoud van Cultureel Erfgoed Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ABC EDUCATION CANINE · Pet training · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BELGISCH CENTRUM VOOR CERTIFICATIE, CENTRE BELGE DE CERTIFICATION, EUROPEAN CERTIFICATION COMPANY · Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 1993
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Abbreviation of BALCAEN CONSTRUCTION ENTREPRISE · since 1978