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.
“BELFO”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Lokeren · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Bureau Belge d'Etudes Techniques de Fonderie · since 1965
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Development of residential building projects · Deerlijk · 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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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kuurne · since 1988
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Vocational training · Zaventem · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Liège · since 2023
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Belgian Lung Foundation · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Stad Brugge · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Brugge · since 1899
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Abbreviation of Belgian Food Industry · Brussel · since 1966
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1995
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Brugge · since 2015
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Other retail sale of food · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Belfremu · General construction of other non-residential buildings · Kasterlee · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Brakel · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Lubbeek · since 2006
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Wholesale of other household goods · Lanaken · since 2006
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Leuven · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Keerbergen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BELFORMA & Associés · General electrical installation work · Mons · since 2010
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Liège · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Restaurant Grill BELFORT · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 1985
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Ronse · since 2003
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Zemst · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Koksijde · since 1993
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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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Other business support services · Schilde · since 1996
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Waasmunster · since 2017
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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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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BUREAU EBEN FRANCIS · Real estate agency activities · Neupré · since 1990
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Hasselt · since 1992
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION BELGO-BIELORUSSE POUR LES ENFANTS DE TCHERNOBYL - ASSOCIATION BELGIUM-BELARUS FOR CHILDREN OF CHERNOBYL - BEL · Gembloux · since 1999
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Brunehaut · since 2000
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Lubbeek · since 2013
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Abbreviation of LE BALLET DE L'EVEIL · Etterbeek · since 2013
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Activities of building architects · since 1999
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Pont-à-Celles · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BRAVEL · Ukkel · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 1984
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2023
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Ukkel · since 1968
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE FEDERATIE VOOR ORGANISCHE MESTSTOFFEN · Advertising agencies · Tielt · since 2004