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.
“BELGAFROID”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Juprelle · since 2010
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Oud-Heverlee · since 1968
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Funeral services · Bertem · since 2004
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Wavre · since 1987
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Anderlecht · since 2007
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mouscron · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 1989
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Operation of fairground attractions · Blankenberge · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of TITOU · Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Brussel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Belgische Beroepsvereniging voor de invoer van voedingswaren · Oudergem · since 1935
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Brussel · since 2001
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Meise · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of GLOBAL BELGA · Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · since 2012