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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Waterloo · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Ardooie · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van schakel- en verdeelinrichtingen · Villers-le-Bouillet · since 2004
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Evere · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of WORKS PARTNERS · Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2016
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Plumbing work · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · since 2023
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Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · Lummen · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wommelgem · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Hasselt · since 2005
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ukkel · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of PENELOPE ANGEL · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2003
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Event catering · since 2018
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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1993
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Other business support services · Olen · since 2016
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Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2019
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · Mortsel · since 2007
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Lier · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Geel · since 2020
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN INDUSTRIAL TECHNICS · General electrical installation work · since 2023