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.
“BEKRI”
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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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2014
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General medical practice · Hove · since 1985
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2013
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Other business support services · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Oud-Turnhout · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2008
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Wuustwezel · since 2003
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 2005
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2006
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Name of an establishment · Full-service restaurants · Oudsbergen · since 2025
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · since 2021
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Belgische vriendenkring van Burundi, vereniging zonder winstoogmerk · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Beter Eten Kan · Aarschot · since 1997
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Risk and damage evaluation · since 2014
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Abbreviation of BEHETS EXPERTISE KANTOOR · Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Ternat · since 2014
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Abbreviation of BLAMPAIN EMILIEN - KINESITHERAPIE · Saint-Léger (Lux.) · since 2020
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Abbreviation of B-EduKids · Elsene · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Comm.V B.E.K. · Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Gent · since 2010
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Vermogensbeheer · Menen · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023