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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Office administrative and support services · Mechelen · since 2006
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General electrical installation work · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · Brasschaat · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van ovens en permanente verwarmingstoestellen voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Brugge · since 1981
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Painting of buildings · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zwevegem · since 1991
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Schaarbeek · since 2017
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Plumbing work · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2010
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Real estate agency activities · Overijse · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Beleko · Operation of sports facilities · Bertem · since 2021
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Other retail sale of new goods · Baarle-Hertog · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 2019
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Lochristi · since 2019
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Name of an establishment · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lokeren · since 2019
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of PRO.IT · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Etterbeek · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
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Hoogstraten · since 1977
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Leuven · since 1968
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Bilzen · since 1982
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Meerhout · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · Bocholt · since 1993
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Charleroi · since 2000
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · since 1971
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Activities of holding companies · since 2004
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Nursing and midwifery · Eeklo · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2015
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Wholesale of other food products · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Wemmel · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Boussu · since 2026
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Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 1993
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Activities of head offices · Ninove · since 2001
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Other education · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Other information service activities · Hove · since 2018
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Physiotherapy · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Juprelle · since 2018
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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Abbreviation of BELEXA ADVOCATEN · Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2021
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Wortegem-Petegem · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Tielt · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 1998
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waterloo · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Combined facilities support activities · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Name of an establishment · Computer programming · Genappe · since 2009
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Other business support services · Schaarbeek · since 2006
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Kaprijke · since 2007
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Name of an establishment · Landscape service activities · Beersel · since 2023
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Groothandel in spellen en speelgoed · since 2024
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Kortrijk · since 1970
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BT-ELEC · General electrical installation work · Oreye · since 2022