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.
“BEFICOM”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Charleroi · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Schaarbeek · since 1976
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brussel · since 1996
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Walcourt · since 1984
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · since 2018
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Beerse · since 2006
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · De Panne · since 1999
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Herve · since 1973
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Advertising agencies · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Edegem · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Liège · since 1979
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Vorst · since 1982
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Herentals · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Business Intelligence for Companies and Managers · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Schaarbeek · since 2015
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Fitness centres · Aalter · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2016
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Other sports activities · since 2023
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Libramont-Chevigny · since 2010
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Fitness centres · since 2006
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Physiotherapy · Alken · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Becommerce · Other non-specialised retail sale · Brussel · since 2007
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Sports and recreation education · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Leuven · since 2013