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.
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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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Koksijde · since 1993
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Vorst · since 1985
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Vocational training · Zaventem · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Zemst · since 1991
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Waasmunster · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Alken · since 1996
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Freight transport by road · Lasne · since 1984
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Gent · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Destelbergen · since 1988
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Ath · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Pelt · since 2008
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Pig breeding farms · Staden · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of EMEIS VLAANDEREN · Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Belgian Lung Foundation · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Belgian Fireball Association · Antwerpen · since 1972
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Antwerpen · since 1997
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Other business support services · since 2014
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Lo-Reninge · since 2009
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Activities of building architects · Chaudfontaine · since 2006
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Verstrekken van verbruikskrediet · Frameries · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kuurne · since 1988
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Development of residential building projects · Lokeren · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Liège · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Chaudfontaine · since 1987
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Plastering work · Neufchâteau · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Bureau Belge d'Etudes Techniques de Fonderie · since 1965
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Oud-Turnhout · since 1995
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Roeselare · since 1995
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Development of residential building projects · Deerlijk · since 1996
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Other business support services · Schilde · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Dokter Tom Foidart · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Geel · since 1997
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Brussel · since 2018
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Development of residential building projects · Verviers · since 2019
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Jette · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Hooglede · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2006
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Beernem · since 2007
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Lanaken · since 1982
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Weven van textiel · Izegem · since 1982
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2009